Peterpools Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Martin Awesome research photos as always. I just have no idea how you are able to find such gems so consistently, regardless of the subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 20 hours ago, DocRob said: Great finish on the foiled Mig, Gary, the shine is outstanding. Love to see, what you do with the figures, it's 48 scale, right... . Cheers Rob Thank you! The finish will change as weathering progresses. Yep... 1/48. I don't imagine that these guys will get the attention that a 1/35 guy does. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 17 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Awesome figures and imagine a Jeep being included as part of a steering wheel kit 😉 Looking forward to seeing the dio come together and leave it to Martin to come up with fantastic detail photographs Thank you! Yep, Martin is the king of research photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Wow... 15 days since my last update. Well... there was a model show one weekend. All weekend. And a club meet... and another club meet. Anyway... Today I weathered the Gaz 67B. I'll matte coat it tomorrow. Tonite the decals dry... All three of them. The dirt shows up better in person. I didn't want to go crazy with it. It is an air unit after all. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Gaz Well used and worn and surely earning her money. Looking mighty good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz Well used and worn and surely earning her money. Looking mighty good Thank you, Peter! Not really sure about the seats yet. They look a little too speckly for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Gaz I see what you mean with the speckly look. The seat fabric needs a bit more uniformity in the finish and all will be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Your Mig looks amazing! So does the little Gaz. I have Tamiya's 1/35 version, Tamiya Includes one with their Korean war Easy Eight Sherman. I built the kit in the early 80's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: Your Mig looks amazing! So does the little Gaz. I have Tamiya's 1/35 version, Tamiya Includes one with their Korean war Easy Eight Sherman. I built the kit in the early 80's Thank you! It's a cool looking little jeep. I hear they are as dependable as you could want. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Nice grimey GAZ, Gaz , I like the wiped areas on the windshield, but where are the wipers? Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 10 hours ago, DocRob said: Nice grimey GAZ, Gaz , I like the wiped areas on the windshield, but where are the wipers? Cheers Rob An American and a Russian meet Satan at the gates of Hell. He asks both of them if they want to go to American Hell, or Russian Hell. The American asks what the difference is between the two. Satan replies:: In American Hell you eat one shovel full of shit in the morning and are then free for the rest of the day. In Russian Hell you eat two shovels full of shit. The American says: "Easy... I'll take American Hell." The Russian says he will take Russian Hell. Some time later, the American and the Russian meet by chance. The Russian ask the American how he is doing. The American replies: "I'm doing great. I eat my shovel of shit, and then I'm free for the rest of the day. How about you?" The Russian replies: "In Russian Hell is better. Some days no shit. Some days no shovel" Today... no wipers. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 Hi Everyone, Since the one detail I had consciously decided to omit was the first question brought up by DocRob... I added windshield wipers made from stretched sprue. And... for added detail... An edition of Pravda... carefully shrunk down to 1/48 scale. I also painted up our figures... sadly the driver photos turned out to bad to show. Not that the pilot photos are perfect. While painting my pilot, I discovered he was molded with a cleft pallet. Way to be inclusive, CZPlusmodel! Here are some more jeep photos. It;s been matte coated, so Ima call it done. Happy modelling! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Gaz, just catching up, wow and wow the foiling is stunning and the jeep used but not abused……….btw I use a tiny amount of the Autosol to wipe my airbrush needles, cleans them superbly ……. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 9 hours ago, GazzaS said: Since the one detail I had consciously decided to omit was the first question brought up by DocRob... I added windshield wipers made from stretched sprue. That ties it together Gary, the wipers look great. There can't be an effect without a reason . The pilot is very well depicted, your constant work with figure painting sure pays off, he looks extremely good in 48 scale. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Gaz, just catching up, wow and wow the foiling is stunning and the jeep used but not abused……….btw I use a tiny amount of the Autosol to wipe my airbrush needles, cleans them superbly ……. Thank you Phil. 11 hours ago, DocRob said: That ties it together Gary, the wipers look great. There can't be an effect without a reason . The pilot is very well depicted, your constant work with figure painting sure pays off, he looks extremely good in 48 scale. Cheers Rob Thank you, Rob. I figured I could get away with some things in 1/48. But the macro photos kinda screwed that. I was 50/50 whether I would leave the windscreen up, or lay it over the hood. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 And here we are again.... No matter how I tired I couldn't be satisfied with the way the canopy looked. So, I took an unusual step. I employed Soviet pink caulking. of course.... macro photos again. And very rough. I would strip the whole thing if I wasn't ready to move on. So, I'm just gonna keep rolling. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Gaz The negative of macro shots .. you see what normally wouldn't be seen. How about a few photos from a normal distance and I'm willing to bet the Mig looks just fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 Hi Everyone! Let the pictures do the talking! I hope you like it! Gaz 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 58 minutes ago, GazzaS said: I hope you like it! I do Gary, what a fine display. The foiling looks very realistic and there is the very slight ribbing in the foil, which makes the Mig look even more metallic. Foiling one, painting nil . The figures and Gaz fit like a glove. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Gaz WOW, just love your dio. The Mig's NMF couldn't be any more accurate being a beautiful foil finish - the jeep and figures looks brilliant. Beautiful work and presentation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 6 hours ago, GazzaS said: Hi Everyone! Let the pictures do the talking! I hope you like it! Gaz Well done Gaz! Sure is purty. Foiling isn't my cup of tea but you've done a great job of it! Very nice work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy M. Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Nicely done. Love the foil job. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Holy cow Gaz, that is spectacular! Very nice job! Thanks for sharing your foiling tips. I have a P-47D on the shelf, and I've considered foiling it. Is it hard to paint on top of foil and apply decals? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 19 hours ago, DocRob said: I do Gary, what a fine display. The foiling looks very realistic and there is the very slight ribbing in the foil, which makes the Mig look even more metallic. Foiling one, painting nil . The figures and Gaz fit like a glove. Cheers Rob Thank you, Rob! Once you foil... you can never go back! 16 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz WOW, just love your dio. The Mig's NMF couldn't be any more accurate being a beautiful foil finish - the jeep and figures looks brilliant. Beautiful work and presentation. Thank you Peter! Very kind words. 14 hours ago, JohnB said: Well done Gaz! Sure is purty. Foiling isn't my cup of tea but you've done a great job of it! Very nice work. Thank you, John. 14 hours ago, Troy M. said: Nicely done. Love the foil job. Thank you, Troy. 13 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Holy cow Gaz, that is spectacular! Very nice job! Thanks for sharing your foiling tips. I have a P-47D on the shelf, and I've considered foiling it. Is it hard to paint on top of foil and apply decals? HI Mike, Thank you! My first foiled model was a P-47. You can paint and decal over foil. To decal, you must apply a layer of clear coat for the decal to adhere to. I use Future as it sprays easily and is self-levelling. Masking is fraught with perils, just as if you were masking over decals. Much care must be given to de-tacking your mask as well as lifting it off with the most care as foil will lift as easily as a prom dress when you don't want it to and will hold on like besieged infantry when you want to remove a panel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 wonderfull model you show here. I like it a lot and nice dio. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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