Brundledonk Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 I'm in with another Mitchell, going to do it as Ave Maria as I've got a few pics that show she was pretty well worn so hopefully will make it an interesting project when it comes to painting. I've got a little bit of aftermarket for it (masks and an eduard cockpit set) I may add the nose set but I'm not planning to go nuts with extras on this one, I've got a few ideas up my sleeve for a display so maybe I'll knock up a base to sit it on but I'll wait and see where this build leads me. I got the kit just after Xmas last year with my Xmas money and it seems a shame to leave it sitting in the stash and this is the perfect excuse to get it built. Obligatory box shot Hope to make a start in the next couple of days Pete 3
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted January 1, 2016 Administrators Posted January 1, 2016 Nice one! Another B-25! Godspeed!
Administrators James H Posted January 1, 2016 Administrators Posted January 1, 2016 A beautiful kit. Good luck with your build, and share plenty of updates
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Many thanks Jeroen and James ! Managed to find some bench time today so made a tentative start on this big bird. I've not built an HK kit before but was very impressed by what I saw when I first opened the box as all the parts are beautifully packed and the moulding is crispy crisp ! The instructions start with the mid gun station,so for no particular reason other than that that's where I began No flash whatsoever but the inevitable moulding seams needed removing and this was a peace of cake as the plastic sands lovely There are some pin marks in the reverse side of the floor and I don't think they will be visible after completion so to be on the safe side I removed them (nice and easy as they are very shallow so a sanding stick sorted it)
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 The reverse side has no detail to speak of and I don't think much will be visible when it's all buttoned up but I thought I could add something to give a little bit of a lift just in case. So I started to scribe some lines. I shamelessly copied the lines from a pic of the eduard etch ( I won't tell if you don't ) Next I added a few lines of rivets (only a few mind as I hate doing this lol ) And they look as rough as old boots lol, partly because they are but mostly due to the macro. Once some paint gets chucked on they should be jamjulla 1
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 It really wants more lines of rivets but I only want to suggest a bit of detail and as I mentioned none of this will probably be visible at the end And time for paint. I began by adding some shading with a bit of thinned Matt black. The keen eyed among you will spoit that I didn't prime first, I'm a big fan of primer and always prime large areas before main painting or if I use filler or resin and etch etc (to unify the surface) but for small parts and parts that won't end up getting handled much (cockpit etc) I sometimes go straight on with paint. I use "hot" thinners too and this helps adhesion a little bit also on really fine detail it's one less layer to soften the detail. Your MMV but it works for me and usually whatever tickles your tackle is the right way Im just going softly on this and spraying into recesses as all I want to do is create the illusion of shadow and don't want harsh lines showing through the top coats Same deal on this bit, spraying a fade rathe than solid lines. In the background you can see I have gone much heavier on the floor as I want to create more contrast and try and get those lines and rivets I added to show First coat of highly thinned gunze US interior green Softly softly catchie monkey doing this as its easier to add more than it is to get it off 1
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Added a couple of drops of sand yellow into the green and highlighted a little Hard to see any difference in the pics lol, but I'm trying hard to keep it subtle and further stages will blend things a bit too A dark wash to bring up the detail
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 A quick bit of wear and tear and a light flat coat I have no natural light in the Petecave so the colours look a bit off here A wash on this bit too
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Chips and scratches, seat painted and a flat coat 1
vdbo76 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Hehe, already getting out the paints :-). The interior color look very nice.
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Hehe, already getting out the paints :-). The interior color look very nice. Lol ! I'm a little rusty Fabian as I haven't done a lot of modelling for a few months so just easing gently back into things Pete
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Looking great, no need to go gentle ;-) Cheers mate, still a long way to go but at least nothing's gone wrong (yet) lol Looking forward to seeing your build too Fabian, a great choice and looks like a big bird too Pete
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 And bits up to now assembled, still got the ammo box to go on
Brundledonk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 So there we are I'm off the starting blocks, not much done I know but hey from little acorns right ? Hoping to spend the day down in the cave tomorrow so hopefully I can get stuck in and find a nice rhythm as seeing all the sprues in the box is a bit daunting lol but I'm sure it'll come together before I know it Cheers me dears Pete
youngtiger1 Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Dude, you got some made skills with you air gun. All on target...lol
Pepper-Mint Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Hi Pete Welcome in mate. Glad to see you here ! Up to a great start. Cheers ! Laurent
Brundledonk Posted January 5, 2016 Author Posted January 5, 2016 I am made humble by this! Beautiful work I appreciate the kind words mate Pete
Brundledonk Posted January 5, 2016 Author Posted January 5, 2016 Dude, you got some made skills with you air gun. All on target...lol I use a laser dot sight lol Pete 1
Administrators Fran Posted January 5, 2016 Administrators Posted January 5, 2016 Fantastic start!!! keep`t coming!
Brundledonk Posted January 5, 2016 Author Posted January 5, 2016 Hi Pete Welcome in mate. Glad to see you here ! Up to a great start. Cheers ! Laurent Cheers Laurent, I saw your post over at Genessis and thought this group build would be the perfect kick up the arse to get this kit built Pete
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