CruZz Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi Peter, I´m starting with corsair this weekend. Dountless is amazing. I have more photos, from LIFE magazine and it´s big inspiration for weathering. Good luck to finish :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper-Mint Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Very, VERY good paint and weathering work. Inspirational & brilliant style. Cheers, Laurent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thankyou Laurent ! Honza, have fun with the Corsair and please post your build pics cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 A small update..... Aircraft numbers have now been sprayed on and I've added some weathering to the star and bar, rear fuselage and tailfin. This was done with different mixtures of sand, brown, white and black oil paints washes. I've used lighter tones on the top of the fuselage to sujest sun bleaching although it may not show up to well in these shots There's still more panel line and rivet washes to add to blend it in with the work thats on the forward fuselage. But ........little by little, layer by layer its coming together. Thanks for looking, happy modelling, Cheers, Peter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beychevelle Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Beautiful builds like this make me feel humble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artro219 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper-Mint Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 A "little by little" (quoting you) state of the art painting process ! That's how life works on things... Keep'm coming Peter. Enjoy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hi all,Not much time for modelling lately, but never the less here's a small update.To complement my Metalizer chipping I wanted to depict some traces of yellow green chromate primer and some salmon showing through on the airframe. The chips were painted on with my own made up mixes of Vallejo paint applied with a small brush. The effect is not entirely finished here, so I will continue with it subtlety on the other appropriate areas of the airframe along with additional weathering processes. Please check it out in the following shots below.......A selection of some of the undercarriage parts in the weathering and assembly process.....The wheels are from Barracuda Studios and Eduard Brassin, both very nice products !Here are the undercarraiage doors if you wish to pose your model 'in flight'. I won't be using them on the finished model obviously, but they did come in handy for practising various weathering techniques before committing them to the model. You can see the two different tones of washes I used on each door. On the right is AK Interactive's Streaking Grime and on the left is my own custom mix of artists oils including lamp black, burnt Sienna and smidge of a dark navy blue colour. I ended up incorporating both tones into the model anyway. You can also see where I 'warmed up' with the cromate chips before applying them to the project.In the next shot below you can see that I've blended the upper surface markings in with the rest of the weathering. A quick hello to Brisbane modeller NZDavid who was asking a question on his Facebook page a while back about why I sprayed my markings after weathering the airframe. Well, as you can see it's really not to problematic to do so afterwards, it's just a simple matter of repeating ones own steps again. I hope this helps. Hopefully that Brisbane winter isn't treating you blokes to unkindly down there this time of year Nothing compared to the grey murk of Vienna each December though !The undercarriage legs will receive a dry brush and some specks and scratches with coloured pencils before spraying the numerals and painting the brake lines.Well, thats it for now, happy modelling and thanks for dropping in.Cheers,Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 She's looking great, Peter! I really dig the staining coming off the main fuel tank and on the underside - getting very near to that phase with mine and really hope I can match what you've achieved. This is definitely one of those aircraft that's wide open to different interpretations. That's something I love about this period in the Pacific and late war in Germany - references aren't always the greatest and often contradictory so it's impossible to fully ascertain what was going on. Opens up lots of room for subjectivity (or putting up with rivet counter fussiness)... I love both of your work, they are pure art. I agree with you though, I am of the opinion the high demarcation over the wing didn't exist. I feel it was wear from crushed coral going over the wings. And the main wells were not left in salmon, the Technical Order called for them to be overpainted in light gray. Both of you are the elite of our modeling community. Fabulous work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm not sure about the colour scheme theory but its interesting to say the least. Thank goodness I didn't paint mine bright fluro pink with pokerdots ( just like Steel Panther ) The photos are awesome, thankyou for posting them. The picture from front on provides plenty of artistic inspiration, I'll definitely use it. Cheers, Peter P.s whats up next on your modelling bench ? I'm with you on the color scheme theories. There were blue/gray Corsairs modified in the field with dark sea blue painted on the upper surfaces, but I am of the opinion there were no four color scheme versions. There was the factory applied tri-color scheme and the tri-color scheme I have just mentioned. Your work is fabulous and awe-inspiring!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks Scooby, very much appreciated, Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Not sure how to depict the left front undercarriage door (which is the one on our right when viewing the picture ) Whether the "126" just didn't turn out in the photo or perhaps there was another number that was over sprayed. There vaguely appears to be three numbers, the middle number could be a 1 and the last number could be a 6 or a 3 but who the heck knows ? I'm hoping the "126" simply didn't turn out in the photograph. Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 A bit more weathering on the right wing now......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi everyone, finally got the fuselage and tail weathered in to match the rest of the airframe. Artists oils were mixed with enamel thinner and set up over night then blended and stained into the finish with coton bud sticks and a small dry flat brush. Colours were different mixtures of Black, Burnt Sienna and Phthalo Blue. I hope you like the photos below ........... Starting to come together now ....... I might have to brighten up that "1" again, it seems to have gone missing in the weather. Good time for whale watching off the Queensland coast Thats it for now, let me know if you're enjoying my progress. Cheers, Peter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruZz Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Amazing weathering job you did. Like it a lot! Applause. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Thanks Honza,very much appreciated. Any news with your corsair ? I was really enjoying your start to it.... Cheers, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted July 26, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 26, 2015 Truly amazing work.... The weathering is just to real Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks Jeroen All the best for your Mossie. cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruZz Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Peter, I´m out of my table last months. I bought a motorbike in spring and now only riding. (I have something in progress, but it goes very slow ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophthoidoug Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Superb weathering! I just layed down Mr Surfacer 1500 on my corsair last night Now pondering a US vs FAA scheme since I have markings for both (?) I will be using your excellent pictures as a reference when I weather mine Thanks for posting Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Love your use of oils Pete, anymore updates? Cheers Bevan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted September 2, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 2, 2015 Wow.... fantastic weathering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Indeed, amazing the way the weathering just looks real. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thankyou for the comments guys, very much appreciated Bevan, sorry no updates recently as life's been a bit full on at the moment with exams and so forth If I get some spare time I might be able to get an update happening. -till then , Cheers, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Take your time Pete, you are not in a hurry, though we are an impatient bunch here heheh.... Good luck with the exams. Cheers Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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