Peterpools Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Oliver Lots of very delicate masking with neat, sharp edges - and in the end - looking mighty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Sadly you might be right about someone rushing to get this painted and possibly being sloppy however, I can't find any photos of the red and white Checkered building being weathered or showing a poor paint job. Spent few hours cleaning the white squares today and red squares are next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 8 hours ago, shark64 said: Sadly you might be right about someone rushing to get this painted and possibly being sloppy however, I can't find any photos of the red and white Checkered building being weathered or showing a poor paint job. Spent few hours cleaning the white squares today and red squares are next. Something tells me that if in real life that 'someone' was working for you, they'd be told to go back and do it again until it was right! 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Cleaned up every squares. It took a lot of masking tape. I painted the roof with Dull alu. A lot more to do on this. I will also paint on top on the vent dull alu as well. Here's how it looks so far. I am gonna let this sit for a few days before I do the next steps to make all dry. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirk Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Just as a matter of interest, what's in the (real world) little building that needs such a big vent? Generator? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 A bit of shadowing on the the building I don't think I will push it any further than this. Next will do wash and install antennas and red light on top. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 41 minutes ago, Kirk said: Just as a matter of interest, what's in the (real world) little building that needs such a big vent? Generator? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Finished. started shading effects on fence. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Oliver Brilliant work, realistic weathering is how it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirk Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 On 4/19/2024 at 11:47 PM, shark64 said: Looks like it might be one of the little buildings east of the runway. My guess would be a backup generator for the ILS and lights? And you're right: being German, there would be NO careless painting of the pattern.🤣 I hope you'll have a few flowers on your base too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Started on the ground stuff but something doesn't flow right. maybe ground too dark. I may need to add a thin layer of brown grass first. the fence has Barbwire on top but I will pass on adding that. Amazing to see the height difference between the fence and the gate. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Oliver, nothing like using photographs to zero in on the scenery and ground cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Your ground certainly seems a darker colour than your reference photos but doesn't look unnatural to my eye. I suppose it depends to some extent on how hot/dry you envisage your setting. Perhaps the issue is that the ground looks so dry that any grass would be very parched/yellowed. I suspect you'll go lighter and the scene will look magnificent. Incidentally, do you still progress the main helicopter alongside this ground work or do you tend to keep it one thing at once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 8 hours ago, Kirk said: Your ground certainly seems a darker colour than your reference photos but doesn't look unnatural to my eye. I suppose it depends to some extent on how hot/dry you envisage your setting. Perhaps the issue is that the ground looks so dry that any grass would be very parched/yellowed. I suspect you'll go lighter and the scene will look magnificent. Incidentally, do you still progress the main helicopter alongside this ground work or do you tend to keep it one thing at once? Still working on the ground,I agree a bit too dark. I plan to lighten my grass work as well. Helicopter on hold till ground work is all done, it would be too much back and forth with all the stuff i need between the helicopter and ground work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Not much to look at yet but ground in progress. Much to learn about ground work that's for sure. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 I am making a small ILS tower to go next to the building since most photos I have seen have them. I am waiting for extra grass stuff from Italy since i ran out, I have also ordered yellow flowers from Hobbyist Heaven and custom Decals for the gate from Dave Decals, I am building the tower in 4 sections to make the painting easier since it would have been impossible to get a clean line between the red and the white because of the braces up and down the post. Will post when I am further in the diorama. Oliver 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Took more work than expected to have them match...x4. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Just been reading up on ILS on Wikipedia and have absorbed enough to learn that you must be modelling the glideslope antenna found at the end of the runway facing approaching aircraft. Your mast looks very much like those illustrated. I must declare a personal interest: the guy that taught me project management many years ago was responsible for delivering the ILS systems in the major UK airports (which always seemed SO much more impressive than the poxy IT systems projects the class were battling with). I'm sure he would have been chuffed that anyone might want to model an element of such a ubiquitous system. It seems important to me that there are people in life who seem to love and excel at making things. Please don't ever stop, Oliver; your models are truly epic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 11 minutes ago, Kirk said: Just been reading up on ILS on Wikipedia and have absorbed enough to learn that you must be modelling the glideslope antenna found at the end of the runway facing approaching aircraft. Your mast looks very much like those illustrated. I must declare a personal interest: the guy that taught me project management many years ago was responsible for delivering the ILS systems in the major UK airports (which always seemed SO much more impressive than the poxy IT systems projects the class were battling with). I'm sure he would have been chuffed that anyone might want to model an element of such a ubiquitous system. It seems important to me that there are people in life who seem to love and excel at making things. Please don't ever stop, Oliver; your models are truly epic. Thanks. This is all new to me making things like that. It appears that I am getting deeper and deeper in diorama world. Thanks for the kind words and sharing your story on your ILS journey. Oliver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 Update on the tower. not quite done, need to add wires and place it correctly next to the building. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Simply brilliant! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 motivational click 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 On 5/12/2024 at 5:57 PM, Martinnfb said: Simply brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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