wouter
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Post by wouter on Jul 24, 2021 10:41:32 GMT
Hi chaps, I'm quite busy lately  . Besides my Panther F shelf queen I have another one which I revived. Couple of years I bought the Eduard Messerschmitt BF109 G6, together with some minor goodies like AM seatbelts, pitot tube and Brassin wheels.  I built the cockpit and weathered it, attached it to the fuselage, and after building the plane the project stalled.     Untill now...while the paintwork on the Panther was drying I started painting the G-6. Priming was done at the same timeframe as the Panther, and I used the same primer because...it rocks  This time I will try something new. The one wingy I built many many years ago (1/32 BF109 E-4) was preshaded, painted and weathered. Now I will try something new for me: the blackbasing technique. Together with post shading in later stages. Let's see if we fly this wingy to the finish.
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Post by Paul B on Jul 24, 2021 11:05:50 GMT
How dare you stall a Messerschmitt  . At least it's now back, and in style too  . The office looks most exquisite Wouts, well done on that part That primer will defo make the Lichtblau pop right out 
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Post by PorcoRosso on Jul 24, 2021 11:12:42 GMT
That seat is very nicely done.
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 24, 2021 12:13:44 GMT
You’ve really got all the equipment. Never seen that stand before.
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Post by Robbo on Jul 24, 2021 13:43:26 GMT
Great build Wouts, do like the shape of these planes
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Post by SteveM on Jul 24, 2021 16:18:08 GMT
Looks like a great build of an iconic aircraft is on its way
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 25, 2021 0:29:07 GMT
Beautiful build! I always loved the ominous look of the G-6 with those breech bumps on the nose.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Jul 25, 2021 10:17:05 GMT
Lovely work old chap.
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wouter
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Post by wouter on Jul 26, 2021 9:36:48 GMT
I'm glad to have you gents in the 109 factory. I can use all the help I need  Progress and a problem I'm facing. But first, the progress. In the past when I painted my first wingy I used the preshading method to create fake shadows underneath the paintwork. Recently I came across a technique called 'black basing'. It's there for years it seems and after watching some youtube videos I thought this was worth a try. So basically on top of the black primer you paint very diluted light paint blotches and lines in order to get a much more interesting mottled paint finish in stead of a uniform opaque layer. For each camouflage area I used different paints. Basically diluted white and white mixed with the color which was going to be on top.   This sure looks interesting and peculiar indeed.  Before I started with the basecolors I took another photo of the cockpit before I added the canopy. I'm depicting the 109 with a closed canopy, because I think that shows the great line of the plane. Often models of planes are depicted with the canopy open, and while that makes a lot of sense (interior clearly visible), I didn't want to go that way.  Now then, the basecoat was Gunze RLM76 Hell Grau (light blue). I diluted this with my usual Mr. Levelling Thinner 400. Of course I tried to add thin layers in order to keep some of the effects of the black basing. The effect is very subtle.   This particular plane had the wingtips on the underside colored yellow, together with black and yellow band on it's tail. The areas which needed to be yellow were masked and first sprayed white.  Followed by an application of RLM04 Yellow (Gunze)   Meanwhile I've had a 'OH NO!' moment. The wheel wheels were sprayed before applying the basecolors, and I masked the wheel wells with blu-tack. When I removed them....well, I won't remove easily...this is quite frustrating...  not sure how I can remove all of the residu in the wheel wells. So lesson learned: never EVER use blu tack for this! Any thoughts or suggestions on this  
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 26, 2021 9:47:04 GMT
Maybe you could use this  I got VMS masking solution on order. Paul has used it to great effect in the past.
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wouter
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Post by wouter on Jul 26, 2021 9:52:13 GMT
Maybe you could use this  I got VMS masking solution on order. Paul has used it to great effect in the past. Thanks for the tip chap, I reckon these are quite similar to the masking putty which arrived to me today and which I used on the Panther. A lot better than the blu tack. The blu tack is binned by now...can't understand how people used that succesfully in the past.
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Post by tommygunn on Jul 26, 2021 9:55:40 GMT
Yeah, just seen your other post.
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Post by Paul B on Jul 26, 2021 12:57:10 GMT
Wouts this technique looks very effective, I might even try this myself  . As for the blu-tack misfortune, well I have had similar happen to me also. I found that if I used some new blu-tack, stuff that hasn't been used on models before, I could push small pieces onto that which was left on the model and use it to pull the offending left overs off. You need to be patient with it and use some blunt tweezers, to help you get into the depths of the model. Hope it helps ole chap. Tommy, if you mean me, then I'm afraid your wrong there fella. I have never used silly putty, or panzer putty, or that which you have shown 
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Post by Boots on Jul 26, 2021 20:25:39 GMT
That looks frikkin` fabulous Wout`s   As for the Blu-tac issue....i`m with Paul, some fresh stuff in some tweezers may well remove it.....i`ve used that method before matey 
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Post by dukemaddog on Jul 26, 2021 20:26:45 GMT
I've used Silly Putty a lot! I found it works excellent; can be re-used extensively and does not ever leave a residue on any of my models. I still have a huge ball of about seven or eight egg's worth of Silly Putty all in one l'eggs Egg. I have used that on at least 20+ models both armor and aircraft and it is still going strong. Personally, I've never understood people's preference for Blu Tack over Silly Putty; I've always heard people have had far more issues with Blu Tack.
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Post by Boots on Jul 26, 2021 20:31:02 GMT
I think Tommy means you`ve used the VMS masking solution Paul............could be wrong.........if you havn`t used that either then Tommy`s gone mad 
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Post by Paul B on Jul 26, 2021 20:40:39 GMT
I have used the liquid stuff from VMS, that is true  . Edit: Yep, you're right Boots. I just re-read what Tommy posted, my mistake there. Although, if Tommy isn't mad then he doesn't belong here 
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Post by Boots on Jul 26, 2021 20:49:10 GMT
True dat 
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Post by Ian H. on Jul 27, 2021 1:40:48 GMT
Wouts, the -109 looks superb! Sorry about the wheel bays. Can you use other blobs of blue tack or some other medium to "grab" the blobs that are in there?
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Post by SteveM on Jul 27, 2021 6:59:15 GMT
I’ve had the same issue with Blutak, as the fellas have said dabbing a blob of new stuff will pull the old out.
I now only use it for soft edge camo lines and use sponge for cockpits and wheel wells.
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