Eduard Bf 109F-4

[CANicoll]

Nice build, thanks Kevin!  I also have a matte coat on the 109 - chalk does not apply well to a gloss coat.

[CANicoll]

Working on the antenna wire - sorry for the out of focus pics.

And continuing work with the chalk.  The yellow chalk definitely mutes the camo colors and does more blending.  This is not a clean aircraft, for sure.

The chalk looks heavy, but looking at some desert 109 pictures, the planes look like they were pretty dirty.

[FullArmor]

Those wires look excellent. And dusty skin is mighty realistic.👍

[KevinM]

I used alot of yellow on the 111 myself.

[CANicoll]

Thanks guys!!!  VERY much appreciate your comments.  I like the look, actually.  Now I have to get to work on the underside and mess that up...I mean, dirty the underside up...  

Edited October 5, 2024 by CANicoll
I can't spell for crap sometimes...

[Peterpools]

Chris

Chalk effects look mighty good to me - dusty and dry... just what it should be.

Looking mighty good

 

[CANicoll]

Thanks Peter!!

[CANicoll]

Just about finished!  Got the aileron counterweights attached, finally, as well as the canopy and the canopy restraint cable which is really hard to see in the photo below. 

Applied the chalk to the bottom of the aircraft as well as some black chalk where the vents are underneath.

And a teaser beauty shot before getting a proper set up tomorrow.  Oh!  I see I forgot to weather the wheels and tires!  A little too clean for this aircraft.

 

 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Looks fantastic Chris!  And yes, I'd think that in the desert, even after a scrub down, these planes would get really dusty right away.  Looks spot on to my [untrained] eye.

[CANicoll]

Thanks Mike!

[Peterpools]

Chris

WOW, looking so good and can't wait to see the beauty shots. Awesome work my friend.

🏆

[DocRob]

Your 109 looks absolutely fantastic, Chris. I like the chalked and slightly toned down appearance a lot. I used chalks often with earlier builds and liked the "steerable" effect. The only downside, the chalk emphasized the borders of the carrier film slightly on the Balkenkreuze of the fuselage side.

Cheers Rob

[KevinM]

Looking really sweet there Chris!!

[FullArmor]

On 10/4/2024 at 3:58 AM, CANicoll said:

Kept working on the antenna wires by drilling a very small hole for the down wire, then using some white glue to fill the hole, and eventually also as insulators. The ends can be hard to deal with so I usually gently tape down the other end that I'm not working with to keep the line stable.   Once everything is completely dry I'll stretch it vertically and use some CA to attach it to the horizontal line.

While waiting for the antenna glue to dry started playing with the exhaust staining (black chalk) and then also rubbed some sand-colored chalk onto the wings to see if that might also help blend in the camo. Let me know what you think.

Had this stuff for at least 20 years.  It's from "Builders for Scale"...

Used the mustard yellow chalk on the right-side wing.  The left wing in the photo has not been touched.  The chalk definitely adds to the matte/flat effect, but I think it is working to blend in the darker camo colors which is the desired effect.  Applied with a rounded thick brush, any place where it was applied too heavily, I simply wiped it off with my finger.  I figured if it was REALLY bad I would take a damp paper towel or cloth and wipe it all off.

Thoughts?

Just tested this chalk dust tecnique and it is amazing. Easy, fast, cheap and realistic. 👍🏆

[CANicoll]

8 hours ago, FullArmor said:

Just tested this chalk dust tecnique and it is amazing. Easy, fast, cheap and realistic. 👍🏆

And really easy to erase if you want to try something else!