CarlRF
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Post by CarlRF on Jan 22, 2019 0:46:20 GMT
Looks great under the primer  |
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 22, 2019 0:52:12 GMT
Thanks Carl!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Jan 22, 2019 11:47:22 GMT
Clean build Ian  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jan 22, 2019 11:47:38 GMT
Coming along very nicely I think  |
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Post by Marco on Jan 22, 2019 15:10:02 GMT
Great start Ian! The tiny office looks great!
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Post by Boots on Jan 22, 2019 18:07:58 GMT
Great job Ian...........the camo will really bring this to life for sure bud |
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Post by SteveM on Jan 23, 2019 18:13:39 GMT
Looks nice and neat in primer fella, how will you mask the camo?
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 24, 2019 1:45:26 GMT
Thanks, everyone! Steve, since it's a hardline camo I will mask it with Washi Rice Paper tape, cut to the appropriate pattern.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by dukemaddog on Jan 24, 2019 21:25:30 GMT
I just caught up with this. I built one of these last year, but mine was in Australian markings. I masked my tree-tone pattern with Silly Putty and I also had it fully assembled before I painted it. This is looking great so far; you are going to enjoy the rest of this build. Just for fun, here's the one I did:
I'm sure yours will turn out far better.
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 25, 2019 0:38:40 GMT
Duke, that looks great and thanks for sharing! That will be a good motivator to get some paint on mine. These Tigers are kind of deceiving.....doesn't look like a large airframe when in fact it is really a pretty big gunship.
Best wishes,
Ian
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Post by dukemaddog on Jan 25, 2019 19:14:23 GMT
Thanks Ian! I'm glad I was able to motivate you. Yeah, these are big birds for attack helicopters. I know yours will rock more than mine! Looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 27, 2019 17:19:25 GMT
I started the camo on the Tiger. I am depicting a French Tiger and they carry a three-tone almost like the NATO Tri-Color tank scheme. I decided to used Enamel Model Master Pale Green which is a very close match. This is the green used in the Israeli AF Desert Camo. I will let this set up and then start masking for the Brown and the Black. Best wishes, Ian  |
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Post by Paul B on Jan 27, 2019 17:24:47 GMT
You certainly can't beat those Model Master enamels . With this picture you have shown us just how smooth and well covering they are (were) |
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Post by Ian H. on Jan 27, 2019 17:36:35 GMT
Thanks Paul! Yes, the paint lays down nicely. It is a shame most of the Model Master line is now defunct and they are down to basic color only. I am down to maybe 15 bottles in my Model Master stash. Good memories with their paint.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Boots on Jan 27, 2019 18:04:18 GMT
Smoooooooooooth!!!!!, that looks a terrific base for the other colours |
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Post by JEFF on Jan 27, 2019 19:59:51 GMT
Super spray job, Ian. Most of the MM stuff is still available over here, still. Won't be long before they get scarce, I'm thinking.
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CarlRF
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Post by CarlRF on Jan 28, 2019 5:04:18 GMT
that green looks good to me .
I used the MM enamels for many a year . My only problem with it is the clean up process but it is good paint .
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Post by dukemaddog on Jan 28, 2019 18:30:01 GMT
I still use the model Master enamels and usually have no issues with cleanup. This is looking great and that is a similar color I applied to my Australian one. I like it, keep this coming man!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jan 28, 2019 20:14:10 GMT
Like that colour very smooth and even |
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Post by Ian H. on Feb 16, 2019 17:12:22 GMT
Thanks for stopping in, Plastic Floggers! I added some post-shading to the green, although I didn't post that. I then masked off the rest of the helo with Washi Tape and sprayed the brown portion of the camo. I used Vallejo Rust, FS30111 and it went on just fine. I will let that cure up, post shade that and then add the black. Regards, Ian  |
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