rieser Posted October 7, 2013 Posted October 7, 2013 Hasegawa's 32nd scale Bf109 G-14 on the way to wearing RAF colours... The "RAF Yellow" was mixed from Tamiya's XF-3 Flat Yellow, XF-4 Yellow Green and Gunze's H413 RLM04 acrylics, and sprayed over a mist coat of XF-4. This helped to minimise the amount of yellow needed to get coverage. The angled flap surfaces were painted with a dark grey in the hope that they might pick up some extra light when on wheels. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph.
BevanBrooks Posted October 7, 2013 Posted October 7, 2013 Hey mate, nice to see something different from the norm. Tell me, is there much tonal variation in the yellow..... kinda hard to make out on the monitor. Nice touch on the flaps. Looking forward to more............. Bevan
Joker Posted October 7, 2013 Posted October 7, 2013 I agree with Bevan, nice idea with the flaps...looking forward to seeing this.
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted October 7, 2013 Administrators Posted October 7, 2013 Yes! That 'Do not turn' is just too cool. Love it! Are you going to flatten the tires a little?? Cheers, Jeroen
rieser Posted October 8, 2013 Author Posted October 8, 2013 Cheers Gents. Bevan: yes there is some slight tonal variation in the yellow. Will enhance it once the roundels have been added. Not sure how the RAF went about painting the captured stuff, so will keep the weathering on the lighter side. Jeroen: the "Do not turn" was done with Vallejo and a fine brush. A friend suggested that it would be easier and perhaps even better-looking if done with a weel-sharpened coloured pencil. I've never had much luck flattening plastic kit tyres - can't seem to get them even so that the model sits well. Not a fan of filing flat spots so will live with the "high pressure' hoops. Cheers, Ralph.
rieser Posted October 11, 2013 Author Posted October 11, 2013 RAF Dark Green and Medium Sea Grey based on Tamiya's acrylic colours. The MSG was mottled with some XF-19 Sky Grey and some shadows were added using a 70:30 mix of Sky Grey and XF-54 Dark Sea Grey. The DG was mottled with XF-51 Khaki Drab and then with XF-65 Field Grey. 35 degrees C and humid. Perfect for mile-wide overspray to replicate the second repaint before going on display at Farnborough. Will see whether a filter or two can help blend it to a more acceptable scale look. First of the markings sprayed using masks by Mal Mayfield at Miracle Paint Masks. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph.
Grant Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Wow, Ralph, this is looking superb! Great choice of colour scheme by the way and wonderful painting skills too. 35c and humid .... Hmm, must be sitting just south of London then :)
rieser Posted October 13, 2013 Author Posted October 13, 2013 The rest of the marking on bar the serials, and the start of some weathering... Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph. 2
Jamme Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Hi Ralph. Really nice ! I like the camo and the weathering on the exhaust. Beautiful. Cheers, Jamme
Sensai Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Well, Ralph, my first time on this Forum and what better time than now with the WIP on "Black 8". A work of art despite the seemingly present 'gremlins' during construction. Looking forward to visiting this site more frequently!
Wingco57 Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hi Sensai, Welcome to the forums. Make yourself at home. Cees
Dave J Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Agree with Jamme and Matt.. Love the exhaust stains! Do you cut your own spray masks? I am toying with the idea of getting my own vinyl cutter...
rieser Posted October 16, 2013 Author Posted October 16, 2013 Cheers Gents. Exhaust staining is a hightly-thinned mix of Tamiya's XF-68 NATO Brown and XF-69 NATO Black - more brown than black in this brew. Dave: Mal Mayfield at Miracle Paint Masks in the UK cut these for me. Cheers, Ralph.
rieser Posted August 8, 2014 Author Posted August 8, 2014 Some progress... Turned out that the first go at gestimating the marking sizes from the profile artwork came up short. Mal Mayfield kindly agreed to recut them on new "measurements", so the first ones came off. Quick fuselage repaint... One with the new ones... Reworked wing root areas... Close to done... Thanks for looking. Cheers, Ralph. 1
BevanBrooks Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Forgot about this one, really like the look of it. Now you need a Spitfire in German markings ha ha! Bevan
Wingco57 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Ralph, Very nice choice, certainly makes a change. Cees
JG26 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Excellent, looking forward to seeing this one in the flesh, the Pitot "RBF" pennant is a nice touch of colour too-good idea! Dan M
JonathanReed Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Ok Ralph now your just showing off LOL! Awesome work!
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