Lt. Biggles Posted September 18 Author #61 Posted September 18 I’ve been on a few days road trip up to the north cape of NZ so this gave all the oil paint a good long time to dry in the hot water cupboard. Before I left I painted the exhausts aluminium and gave them an oil wash. These dried well while away and then I did many light misty coats of a red brown mix. Until it was enough to still have some aluminium coming through. Then I added some rust pigments and abit more highlighting with some soot pigments. Happy with these I managed to get them on the plane with only slight damage! They blended in with the whole plane which was what I was after, I didn’t want them to be super obvious and jump out in a bad way. I wanted them to look the part and just add to the over all feel. I am really happy with how they turned out! davec, Egilman, AJohnson and 10 others 11 2 Quote
Canute Posted September 18 #62 Posted September 18 Nicely done. Those pieces turned out perfectly, just the right amount of heat effect on them. 👍 AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Lt. Biggles and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Lt. Biggles Posted September 20 Author #63 Posted September 20 On 9/19/2024 at 3:39 AM, Canute said: Nicely done. Those pieces turned out perfectly, just the right amount of heat effect on them. 👍 Thanks, it was another case of not really knowing what I was doing but managed to stumble upon what I was after! Canute, king derelict, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted September 21 #64 Posted September 21 Turned out well I think, staining is not that easy to do and get right. OC. Lt. Biggles, king derelict, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Lt. Biggles Posted September 23 Author #65 Posted September 23 On 9/21/2024 at 4:31 PM, Old Collingwood said: Turned out well I think, staining is not that easy to do and get right. OC. Thanks, I’m pleased with how it’s turned out and I’ve learnt a lot from this build! king derelict, Egilman and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
Lt. Biggles Posted September 23 Author #66 Posted September 23 A little update, just doing the finishing touches now. Brass barrels are on, Resin wheels are fixed on, Opened the bomb bay doors, Most of the antennas are done, Propellors are on, Nose cone is on, All the masks are off the windows, A few stains and streaks added here and there, And a few touch ups from the inevitable things breaking while working one other things! Once these final touches are done I’ll take some good all round pics and it will be finished! AJohnson, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 10 others 7 6 Quote
Lt. Biggles Posted September 28 Author #67 Posted September 28 All finished. Thanks all for the company through this project. Had a good day to get some pictures. I’m pleased with how it turned out and I learnt a lot during this build. Thanks. mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, Danstream and 11 others 4 10 Quote
CDW Posted September 28 #68 Posted September 28 What a beauty. She looks very scale and authentic. You did an outstanding job on her. Something to be proud of. Old Collingwood, Lt. Biggles, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
AJohnson Posted September 28 #69 Posted September 28 Congratulations, that’s looks very goood! Canute, king derelict, Knocklouder and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
davec Posted September 28 #70 Posted September 28 Congratulations on finishing. The model came out beautifully. I really like the weathering. AJohnson, Lt. Biggles, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply
Javlin Posted September 28 #71 Posted September 28 That came out very Nice so for the weathering the light coat was that like a Florrys white/dust wash? Canute, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted September 28 #72 Posted September 28 Great work. The panel lines and weathering are terrific alan Canute, Egilman, Lt. Biggles and 3 others 6 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted September 28 #73 Posted September 28 Wow, that's spectacular Biggles! Nice job man!!! AJohnson, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
Old Collingwood Posted September 28 #74 Posted September 28 Outstanding work in every way - lovely work. OC. Jack12477, mtaylor, king derelict and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Danstream Posted September 30 #75 Posted September 30 Impressive model. The stance and the overall look resemble in every way a B-17. Congrats, Dan king derelict, Lt. Biggles, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64, Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart
Canute Posted October 5 #76 Posted October 5 You did a great job modeling this workhorse. Weathering is superb. king derelict, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Lt. Biggles Posted October 6 Author #77 Posted October 6 On 9/29/2024 at 12:54 AM, CDW said: What a beauty. She looks very scale and authentic. You did an outstanding job on her. Something to be proud of. On 9/29/2024 at 1:15 AM, AJohnson said: Congratulations, that’s looks very goood! On 9/29/2024 at 4:28 AM, davec said: Congratulations on finishing. The model came out beautifully. I really like the weathering. On 9/29/2024 at 4:51 AM, king derelict said: Great work. The panel lines and weathering are terrific alan On 9/29/2024 at 5:27 AM, Landlubber Mike said: Wow, that's spectacular Biggles! Nice job man!!! On 9/29/2024 at 7:19 AM, Old Collingwood said: Outstanding work in every way - lovely work. OC. On 10/1/2024 at 4:20 AM, Danstream said: Impressive model. The stance and the overall look resemble in every way a B-17. Congrats, Dan 14 hours ago, Canute said: You did a great job modeling this workhorse. Weathering is superb. Thanks all! Was nice having you along for the build! I am pleased with how it came out and learned a few more tricks. Jack12477, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
Lt. Biggles Posted October 6 Author #78 Posted October 6 On 9/29/2024 at 4:50 AM, Javlin said: That came out very Nice so for the weathering the light coat was that like a Florrys white/dust wash? I just made my own green shade of olive drab with yellow and black oil paints and just made sure it was a good few shades lighter than the plane. I should have painted with a more faded paint in the first place and darkened it but doing it the other way around still did the trick. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote
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