wackyracer Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Fanbloodytastic Ralph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Cheers Gents. Roy's wheels... Tamiya's grey surface primer from the little square bottle thinned with their lacquer thinner... 1:1 XF-1 Flat Black and XF-85 Rubber Black for the hubs; 1:1 XF-27 Black Green and XF-86 for the tyres... X-22 Clear Gloss, some EagleCals stencil decals, and some "highlights"... Rough overspray with XF-52 Flat Earth followed by XF-55 Deck Tan... Radial direction wet sanding with 3000 grade Micromesh. Even that took the nice sharp points off Roy's hub bolts. Sanding water left in the recesses... A smidge more sanding followed by watery washes made from Vallejo Model Colour 70826 German Cam. Medium Brown and Panzer Aces 321 Highlight British Tker. Bolt heads and bright highlights touched in with a 2B pencil. Small darkish scribbles added from Vallejo Model Colour 70822 German Cam. Black Brown and 70950 Black. Forgot to do the tail wheel... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Forgot the tail wheel............ good on ya! I'm up to the wheels on the Ed E1 and was scratching my head as what to do with them. Hmmmm, now let me see....... Bevan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted November 23, 2015 Members Share Posted November 23, 2015 The only thing I've mastered to the degree that Ralph has on his weathering is profanity. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Decided to try some HGW wet transfer stencils after the positive results on the Mk.XVI Spitfire. The HGW set (232009) is meant for the G-6, so the stencilling on this one is a mishmash of HWG wet transfers, kit decals, and left-over Eagle Cals decals. Eagle Cals dotted line with HGW text... HGW stencil - cut to allow easier placement. HGW stencils - loosely based on the stencil type/layout in JaPo's G-10/U-4 book. Hard to say if they are the correct ones though as the JaPo drawings are difficult to read. Wondered whether some of the HGW stencils were a tad over-scale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Bang on, Ralph! I've heard of people having mixed results with the HGW transfers, but you seem to have it down very well (as if the Spit wasn't evidence enough!). Keep up the great work. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumm Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Oops.... Hope I'm not too late with this one Ralph. The "Vorsicht biem offnen" decal is for the lower cowling, and roughly translates as "Beware when opening, radiator is contained within the cover". S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Steve: appreciate your feedback. That's where I'd usually expect to see the stencil located. The JaPo book suggests that there's a similarly-worded stencil as per the model. Couldn't work out what the stencil says, so took a punt. May have to repaint the engine cowl. The white-yellow-red triangle was another dubious choice - not come across it before - but it was closest to the one shown in the JaPo book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumm Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Cheers Ralph, But I was mistaken about the info regarding the triangle stencil I sent you. I thought you meant the starboard M/W stencil, and not the oil stencil beside the hatch on the port side... usual colour for oil was brown, if you're re-painting the front end. Teach me to reply to PM's when I'm half asleep... S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 May have to repaint the engine cowl. Why? Could'nt you use some tape to lift the stencils. Save a whole lot of work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Novacek Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Amazing job as always ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Stencils had been sealed under X-22 so decided to repaint, but l lost internet access for a few days so missed Steve's advice regarding the triangle. "She stays" this time around. Underside washes... these pics are getting all to common these days, so completely understand it they are of little interest. General AK 303 Grey Wash for Kriegsmarine Ships pin wash... A.MIG 1608 AMMO PLW Deep Brown in selected areas for a bit more grime in the rivets... AK 012 Streaking Grime for Dark Yellow Vehicles for more grime behind the engine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Topside washes... A.MIG 1602 PLW Deep Grey on the light grey areas... A.MIG 1617 PLW Blue Black around the engine panels, cockpit area, and a few random rivet lines... A.MIG 1618 PLW Deep Brown in the control surface hinge lines, and AK 012 Streaking Grime for Dark Yellow Vehicles around the engine cowls and tail wheel/rudder... 1:1 X-22 Clear Gloss and XF-86 Flat Clear sealer coat... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackyracer Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Look forward to your updates so much. These are excellent reference material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG26 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Getting closer.......keep all updates coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 That'll do. Time for a beery comestible... Thanks for following. "Cheers!" Ralph. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Damn! And you make it look so easy! John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Damn! And you make it look so easy! John Second that. I can't help my jaw dropping to the floor every time I see your paint jobs Ralph, simply amazing. Gonna try some of your methods on my Me410, but I don't have the illusion coming close to your level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 20, 2015 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2015 Oh my lord... Those little chips around the rivets. Is there a limit to your skill set? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckt5 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fantastic airbrushing Ralph! I don't know if you've covered this before or not, but would you mind sharing what your set up is for the very subtle airbrushing you do? More specifically, what kind of air pressure you spray at, how thin is the paint, how close to the model do you apply it from and anything else you can add to this topic. Thanks for sharing your work, Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Wow, that is some build Ralph and thanks for breaking it down into all the stages, tons of great ideas. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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