Arado 196B by Danstream - FINISHED - Revell - 1:32 - PLASTIC

[Danstream]

Dear all,

seen the many positive feedback that I received from you about my Spitfire 1/48 in my previous post (thanks again), I decided to upload another build of mine finished  a couple of years ago (I am a slow builder not only for ships, but also with aircraft) for your consideration.

 

 

As written in the title, the subject is the Arado 196B, a much less known version than the Arado 196A, built from the good Revell kit in 1/32 scale. With few additions, the kit builds into an impressive model. This time I included also few picture from the build log.

 

 

 

This time, the challenge was to make an interesting rendition of an aircraft with a dull uniform grey livery. I riveted the panels and applied a pre-shading as shown in the following. 

 

 

 

 

The mottled pre-shading was followed by several light coats of a Tamiya grey mix that reproduced the RLM 02.

 

 

After assembly, I used washes of oil colors to weather and highlight panels and surface details. Exhaust stains were airbrushed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you like it. Comments and critiques are welcome.

Greetings to all,

Dan.

[Ryland Craze]

That is a fantastic build.  It is so lifelike.  You are a master at building these planes.

[Javlin]

Very Nice work Dan like the effect on the overall grey scheme I have this one in the stash Kevin

[lmagna]

Like your last build Dan, there is no need for any critiques on this build either! It is obvious that you are a very skilled and accomplished builder in this medium. Looking forward to your next show-and-tell!

[Egilman]

It is absolutely refreshing to see one as adept as you in properly weathering aircraft.... there are a number of them in this forum, and I for one (of many I'm sure) that would just love to see an in-progress build...

 

That being said, anything you proffer would be appreciated as we not only appreciate the finished object, we appreciate the work and skills it take to do it.... Some of us actually try to replicate such given our feeble skills using examples like yours as inspiration....

 

Please share more.....

 

EG

[Old Collingwood]

Superb work,  I back up what my collegues have said  - "Please show us a build log when you start a new build"

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

agreed......it would be interesting how you lay the paint    stellar look'in plane you have there!

[Landlubber Mike]

Beautiful work Dan, love the subject and your work.  Was the engine aftermarket?  It looks incredible, especially how you finished it.

 

I think I'm going to go hang up my airbrush and sell my kits.  The skill level out there is so high.  

[Javlin]

1 minute ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Beautiful work Dan, love the subject and your work.  Was the engine aftermarket?  It looks incredible, especially how you finished it.

 

I think I'm going to go hang up my airbrush and sell my kits.  The skill level out there is so high.  

Dare you Not you are coming along just fine brother

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

I think I'm going to go hang up my airbrush and sell my kits.

I sincerely hope this was an attempt at humor....

 

Remember those few people I mention that are capable of matching his abilities?

 

Your one of them....

[Danstream]

Dear all,

first of all let me to collectively thank you all for your benevolent comments about my model, I am really flattered by them 🙏.

Few answers:

 

@Egilman, @Old Collingwood, @popeye the sailor, as I wrote in my other build, I will restart with my planes when I have finished with the 'dirty' sanding job on my ship. When I will start a new build, it will be only a pleasure to share it with all of you.

 

@Javlin, one advise for when you will start your kit; the kit is very good, but the transparent pieces are broken down in several parts in an odd way and I could not assemble them satisfactorily. Eventually, I sourced an aftermarket replacement set.

 

@Landlubber Mike, the engine is the one coming with the kit. It is a good reproduction and need only some cleaning. The metallic parts are painted with Vallejo metallic of various shades and then details are highlighted with Tamiya panel liner. I thank you for your comment, but don't be too harsh with yourself 😉, everyone has his own way of enjoying the hobby and there is not a right or wrong way of doing that. In my case, I start with looking carefully at period pictures of the subject trying to understand the way a specific aircraft ages and then trying to copy that. Furthermore, practice, as for any other field, from playing an instrument to making drawings or doing mathematics, is a key for skill improvement.

 

Greetings to all,

Dan.

[rkwz]

I thought I was looking at the real thing for a moment! I admittedly don't know much about planes, but is that a BMW engine I see? 😄

[Danstream]

1 hour ago, rkwz said:

I thought I was looking at the real thing for a moment! I admittedly don't know much about planes, but is that a BMW engine I see? 😄

Yes, the engine was a radial BMW 132, one of the engines that have a place in the aviation history.

Thanks for your comment.

Dan.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Danstream