BlrwestSiR Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Reading this got me motivated to spend more money. Just ordered masks (Eduard though) for the He 111, Ju 87 and my last T-6 Texan kit. On a plane like the He111 I would definitely consider masks if they're available. So many tiny windows.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Okay, canopy was giving me fits with the uh, fit. Solved it with some chopping and ripping out of bits. Much better now. It will still need a smear of filler but way better than before. I also threw some paint at it and of course, I shouldn't have unmasked the canopy yet so I'll have cover it up again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 repetitio est mater studiorum , almost there, can't wait for the squiggly squiggles 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 37 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: can't wait for the squiggly squiggles Me too! Just need to mask the canopy off again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Carl Nice work on cleaning of the canopy fit for sure. Looking mighty good. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Time for an update on the 262. I went back and forth on getting new masks for the canopy when I decided to just do it the old fashioned way and cut my own. Hopefully they work okay. I then sprayed the touch-ups and the right side of the fuselage in RLM76. I then started on the mottle camo. With the wings unmasked. Next up will be the undersides and engine nacelles. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Carl Cammo is looking mighty good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Thanks Peter. My first real try at mottle camo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Time for more paint. This time I masked the upper sides off and sprayed the black lower sides. I used NATO black to help give it a weathered look. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Sweet Carl, I never have attempted a mottling camo myself, but hope to do soon. I would be lucky, if it comes out like yours. Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Carl Good call on using Nato Black, as it has the faded look that seems to be weathered right out of the bottle - my favorite. black. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Thanks @DocRoband @Peterpools! I'm happy with the mottle and the black undersides. I have done a bit of post shading on the underside though to hopefully bring some more contrast to it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Looking good Carl. I was wondering, wouldn't make sense to paint it together with the nose cone? That way you have consistent camouflage pattern. I understand that the radar bearing arms are in the way. Perhaps just to tack the cone in gently without antennas and attach the whole assembly afterwards ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Nice work Carl! I only tried to do the mottle thing once.....on my Pegasus 1/18 V-l....just a few spots... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Looking good Carl. I was wondering, wouldn't make sense to paint it together with the nose cone? That way you have consistent camouflage pattern. I understand that the radar bearing arms are in the way. Perhaps just to tack the cone in gently without antennas and attach the whole assembly afterwards ? It would have been easier if I had remembered it wasn't on yet. Same goes with the rudder. It'll be easy enough to paint them to match. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 That's looking awful good there Carl! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Whatever is giving me the motivation to keep plugging away at the model is still going so I'm making some great progress. I started cleaning up the brass gear legs. They're by Aerocraft. There was some flash so I had to use a Dremel to grind it off. They were then primed and painted. Oleos still need to be done. Then I painted the remaining control surfaces. I'll probably wait until the gear is on before adding these. Next up, I touched up around the cockpit opening. I attached the rudder and painted that along with the nose which is temporarily stuck in place. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 I did a quick test fit of the tailplanes. One thing I noticed looking at pics is that the tailplanes tend to be pointing up rather than down. I've given them a bit of this to add some visual interest. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Nice work Carl! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Very good looking airframe 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Markings time. I used masks for the main markings as I get along better with those than decals. The other side. Then I did the wings. The right upper wing is slightly back from the left so I'll need to re-do it once things are dry. Oh and the landing gear legs are on. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 That looks really good! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 He's making it look easy peasy 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Carl No question you're on a roll and making fantastic progress. Nive work on cleaning up the gear as metal gear does take extra work to whip them into shape. Mask work looks perfect as well. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 some motivational pictures 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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