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Post by Boots on Nov 26, 2020 19:48:07 GMT
Nailing it again fella
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Post by SteveM on Nov 27, 2020 14:29:38 GMT
That resin is very nice indeed Ian, money well spent. Did these birds also carry Sidewinders?
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Post by Ian H. on Nov 27, 2020 16:25:59 GMT
Thanks, guys! Steve, yes I believe the Whiskeys were Sidewinder capable although they were not often carried.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Nov 28, 2020 10:27:08 GMT
Looking really good Ian.
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Post by Ian H. on Nov 28, 2020 17:02:48 GMT
Thanks, Joe!
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Post by Si B on Nov 29, 2020 19:54:06 GMT
I seem to miss all the good stuff! Nice work so far Ian....
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Post by Ian H. on Nov 30, 2020 12:33:07 GMT
Thanks, Si!
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Post by Marco on Dec 1, 2020 12:46:57 GMT
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 6, 2020 0:55:16 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Dec 6, 2020 7:31:28 GMT
You have certainly given it a rough ride Ian . I love these new and scary techniques
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Post by SteveM on Dec 6, 2020 8:10:16 GMT
That’s a great way to preshade, watching with interest buddy
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Post by Si B on Dec 6, 2020 9:31:54 GMT
Intriguing !! Can’t wait to see where this is gonna go next.
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Post by PorcoRosso on Dec 6, 2020 12:14:33 GMT
That's different. Looking forward to the end result.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 6, 2020 15:54:41 GMT
Interesting method looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 6, 2020 22:07:57 GMT
Thanks, all! Working on the top coats and I will give you the rundown of what I thought of this technique.
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 12, 2020 18:16:13 GMT
Well, I made some good progress on the Whiskey (the Cobra version, that is ) As outlined before I used a pre-shading technique from the AK USN Navy Jet e-book and generally speaking I was not very blown away by the result. Being an avid post-shader, I thought I would lose control over most of the weathering underneath and that is what happened. I did like the chip mask portion of the process using the rock salt masks and that did lend a kind of mottled effect, which is prevalent on modern USN and USMC subjects. However, I did get the camo applied and the weathering applied and most of what you are seeing is post shading. USMC Whiskeys use FS35237 on the upper portions of the helo and FS36375 for the lower 2/3rd of the airframe. I then went back and post-shaded with a very lightened shade of the FS36375 to bleach out some spots. I went back to my old standby of Tamiya Smoke and post shaded all the panel lines and recesses with a #1 airbrush tip to darken up those areas. I then went back and added oil washes of Raw Umber, Burnt Umber and Raw Sienna to dirty things up a bit. I added a pic of a Whiskey in-theater and as you can see they are very weather-beaten. I also added some Ochre Oil Washes underneath to depict sand exposure. Long and the short of it, I ended up with the finish that I wanted, just didn't get there with the AK method and ended up using my old standby techniques. Almost ready for some gloss coat and decals and then I will work on the subassemblies.FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY
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Post by Snipersmudge on Dec 12, 2020 19:11:34 GMT
Now that's an impressive bit of painting/weathering already!
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 12, 2020 19:13:30 GMT
Thank, Pete!
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Post by Paul B on Dec 12, 2020 20:18:37 GMT
That's the trouble with these new ideas, if you don't try them you can't judge them. Looks like a good learning lesson again Ian. I must say though that she does look rather splendid already
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Post by Ian H. on Dec 12, 2020 20:43:01 GMT
Thanks so much, Paul!
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