MC.205 „Veltro” 1:48 Hasegawa

[Kriss]

On the workshop landed such a small and quick project Mc.205 "Veltro" from Hasegawa in 1:48. The model almost straight out of the box, the rest will come out during construction. As the model has its years this is the start of its construction. Another Italian but in JG77 camouflage.

 

[Kriss]

I enriched the interior of the cabin with some small details made by myself, as well as the pilot's belts. These accouterments are from the Eduard kit.

I made the masks for the cabin glazing using Tamiya tape, and there are also masks on the inside. The cabin will be open.

 

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Brilliant detail and paint work. Following front row all the way. 

 

[Kriss]

"Veltro" is slowly taking shape, reliable LEGO bricks are always helpful.

 

[Kriss]

The model is ready for painting, all the parts are in place and the undercarriage recesses are masked as well as the cabin. And this is the mazurka I did before laying down the color.

 

[Kriss]

I made some small parts at the ready.

[Kriss]

Forgive me, but I scored a gaff, I did not take a picture of the camouflage from underneath. It escaped me. As a consolation, I upload a photo after masking.

 

[Kriss]

So the painting continues and there is a beautiful Italian camouflage left to do. I was already doing free-hand so I decided to change things up and used masks to paint the smoke clouds. Just out of curiosity how they would come out. I hesitated whether it was worth it and acquired such a kit from LF Models dedicated to Macchi MC.205Veltro Camouflage Painting Mask Model: M4811. And this is how it looks, we will see how it fits and how the camouflage will come out.

 

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Nice progress and looking forward to seeing how the mask set works out.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

I'm really interested in how that mask set will work out. I have a Hasegawa 1/48 MC202 in the stash and I was straining my poor brain on how to paint the smoke ring scheme without spending weeks on training freehand airbrushing . I know there's a decal set too, but it sounds like cheating...... to me, at least.

[Kriss]

What should I write? The pictures show everything. The mask great but , well there is just a small but because it does not hold the scale. It's bigger than the model, I've been fiddling a bit with how to apply it and the best option is to cut the masks from the fuselage into several parts and apply them that way. I did so and the effect is below. An interesting addition.

 

[Kriss]

Camouflage painting with masks completed, as it came out you can see in the photos. I, for one, am not entirely satisfied with the result obtained, and how do you see it? Hand-painted they come out very realistic, but it is also time-consuming to apply such camouflage.

 

[GusMac]

Hi Kriss, just a thought. They look very good on the horizontal surfaces but appear less convincing on the angled surfaces such as the spine. Hard to say if it's better than you could produce free-hand

[Andy the Sheep]

Kriss, the camouflage looks convincing.

I don't think it could be better if freehand painted unless you are a real Raffaello (no, not the Turtle ) and yes, the masks do appear to be slightly overscaled.

I tried to train my hand on freehand brush painting at 1/72 scale on a "mule" MC202 with the (fill in the blank ) _________ results you can see in the picture.

Maybe 1/32 is more suitable for a free hand airbrush attempt to that camo scheme.

Andrea

 

 

 

 

[Kriss]

I painted this camouflage from masks out of curiosity, however, I prefer free-hand painting as it comes out more realistic. I once built such a "Veltro".

[Peterpools]

Kriss

The masking results do look good, but hand or air brushing seems to produce a more convincing cammo. Of course, hand work takes a lot more skill and not all of us can achieve that level of work - masks then become the only answer.

 

[Kriss]

Decals applied and pre-decals on the model are also already there. Slowly to the end, and the next ones are already waiting in the queue.

 

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Nice progress - decals and markings look very good.

[Kriss]

Just cosmetics more and you will be able to see "Veltro" in the gallery.

[Kriss]

Another model completed, so it's time to start another model. After the camouflage painting masks, this is the effect I expected. And I am not satisfied with the result obtained. There was a moment when I even felt like repainting it. And instead of wasting time repainting it, the "Veltro" stays as it is and I will make myself a "Folgore" in camouflage with smoke clouds painted by hand. Coming back to the model, the masks are "some" alternative it is a pity that the manufacturer scaled them down. They are simply too big and, in addition, have to be properly cut out taking into account the wings and stabilisers.  But coming back the MC.205 "Veltro" is completed and depicts the machine used by II./JG 77, Luftwaffe, 1943.

 

[GazzaS]

Fantastic job on that!

[DocRob]

I like the result Kriss, even if the camo is a bit overscale. You could try Gundam Markers for this type of camo. I never used them, but did a delicate paintjob on an Italian Lancia's camo with normal markers. The result was ok, albeit the Marker was a bit oily and shiny, but with a matte coat, that was gone.
I tried another technique before, which completely failed, airbrushing first the squiggle color, black in my case and used masking markers and masking fluid applied with a brush for masking the squiggles. The plan was to apply the base color after that and then rub off the liquid mask. The results were terrible with five different masking fluids.

Cheers Rob

[Peterpools]

Kriss

Bravo - to my eyes, absolutely brilliant work and love the cammo. Might be a bit oversized but for us who see an exquisite build and finish, it's perfect.