Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 7, 2023 Administrators Share Posted November 7, 2023 Been picking away at this little lovely. Obviously, I’ve obviously I’ve stuck my dauber in it, and made a right mess of it. But, onward and upward with this PTO kite 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Ernie WOW, looking mighty good and you surely have made a lot of progress on the Havoc. I've been following Nigel's progress on his (Nigel's Modelling Bench) and he spent a huge amount of time on the cockpit - building it three times: stock, with Eduards upgrade PE set and then with Airscale' detail set. What's your take on the front office for detailing out of the box? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 7, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 7, 2023 35 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Ernie WOW, looking mighty good and you surely have made a lot of progress on the Havoc. I've been following Nigel's progress on his (Nigel's Modelling Bench) and he spent a huge amount of time on the cockpit - building it three times: stock, with Eduards upgrade PE set and then with Airscale' detail set. What's your take on the front office for detailing out of the box? I spent a ton of time on it as well. I started with 3D decals, stopped, and then redid it with individual Airscale instrument decals. Before Airscale brought their kit out. I didn’t go as far as Nigel, simply because I didn’t want to. But it looks good enough to me I used an ASK 3D seat, although I could have easily salvaged and doctored up the kit seat. My biggest change was to toss the kit engines and graft on the Resin2Detail engine faces. The kit parts a the same R2600s as in the B-25, and I’m no fan. My biggest goal here was to get a good sun faded blotchy brown hued exterior, and go from there. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Ernie Thanks for the info and some good decisions. never even thought about the engines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 59 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said: The kit parts a the same R2600s as in the B-25, and I’m no fan. Looking good Ernie and am I spying some modulation in that OD scheme?As to the engines I thought they worked out Nice once doctored up a bit but could see weras some 3D print could add a Nice accent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 7, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 7, 2023 5 hours ago, KevinM said: Looking good Ernie and am I spying some modulation in that OD scheme?As to the engines I thought they worked out Nice once doctored up a bit but could see weras some 3D print could add a Nice accent. We played with various lightening tones to break up the monotony without going att patchwork. I think it’s starting to look the part 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 12, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 12, 2023 Lots of progress here. Plenty of different shades of OD going on, which all disappears under a gloss coat. of course, we painted most of the markings, so why I cleared the entire thing is beyond me. after this we get dullcoat, then oils and powders. the stares and bars almost look too vivid, but they’re actually a very light grey. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 13, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 13, 2023 Tonight, I did some messing around with oils on the top of the closest wing 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted November 13, 2023 Administrators Share Posted November 13, 2023 Lovely! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Great weathering and overall paint work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 15, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 15, 2023 Thanks folks! We’re just having fun, trying a few pastels on the center section to see what we have happening here. obviously I haven’t yet messed with the cowls or anything but the center section. That seems to have often taken a beating in service. I think it’s a fair bit heavy handed and too broadly based, but the nice thing about pastels is that you can take them off, plus they tend to disappear under a clear seal coat. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 the surface detail is really coming alive, great work ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 16, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 16, 2023 This is getting really ugly! 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 16, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 16, 2023 Tomorrow we do some more pastels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 That's an ugly most of us appreciate! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Impressive, certainly breaks up the monotone Olive Drab nicely. Cheers Dennis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Smoke and mirrors 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 17, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 17, 2023 3 hours ago, smitty44 said: Smoke and mirrors Yes, smoke and mirrors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 That’s a might fine makeup job! Having the vision to see this before doing it is a real sign of a true artist. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman1 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Looks great! Again, a learning example for guys like me!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 meticulous layering work, joy to follow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 19, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 19, 2023 Is it light at the end of the tunnel, or simply an approaching locomotive? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 19, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 19, 2023 Oh wow, my bench is a disaster zone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted November 19, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted November 19, 2023 I really wasn’t happy with the upper finish on the elevators. They were fabric covered, so I respected the base in a much more faded OD, and then got after it with the powers. i really like how they turned out. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 17 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: Oh wow, my bench is a disaster zone! Still better than mine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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