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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 7, 2021 19:02:49 GMT
 Jaw dropping gorgeous!
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Post by Armorguy on Aug 7, 2021 21:01:16 GMT
What's not to like?! You are a helluvva skilled airbrusher Wouter!
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Post by wouter on Sept 13, 2021 10:41:41 GMT
Seems I've been a rude boy, not saying thanks for the great comments  . So many thanks for the great comments chaps ^^ Progress has been a lot slower than I anticipated. Partly because VMS' satin varnish is a lot more matt than I hoped for. Maybe I did something wrong application wise (though I applied it wet as it should be). Anywhoo, I like the look of it, but the matt properties make that you can't do a 'normal' pinwash using capillary action, because that just won't work, it floods the surface. So I had to change my way of working. I painted oil paint on the details and nooks and crannies (sometimes the oil paint was diluted, sometimes it wasn't. Oil paints used were W&N Raw Umber and 502 Abteilung Industrial Earth  Then I feathered the edges using a clean brush slightly dampened with thinner. I like the result but it's very time consuming. Also, you can't avoid tide marks of the thinner. It's not really visible on the photos but they are there. I hope further weathering will tone them down.  you can notice the effect on the right wing (left on the photo), the other wing hasn't been treated yet. One advantage of this technique is that while removing the oil paint it also acts a bit as a filter. Here's a photo on the underside where the difference is even more noticeable  After many hours the initial 'pinwash'/ filter has been done  And I dryfitted the undercarriage to make it look like a bird (wheels aren't placed correctly in these photos   Now I need to think of what's next. Some oil dots here and there perhaps?
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Post by tommygunn on Sept 13, 2021 11:00:08 GMT
I can’t help. You are far more advanced than I am.
Just one question, the nose looks a strange green. I am thinking it is a liquid mask. Am I right?
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Post by wouter on Sept 13, 2021 11:25:32 GMT
I can’t help. You are far more advanced than I am. Just one question, the nose looks a strange green. I am thinking it is a liquid mask. Am I right? Do you mean the green on the prop hub? It's painted green and the white spinner is a decal. I must say there's some debate on the color of the hub though, some state that it was green, others black, but I opted to use some colour.
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Post by tommygunn on Sept 13, 2021 12:17:36 GMT
Yes, that’s what I was referring to.
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Post by Paul B on Sept 13, 2021 12:33:40 GMT
Looking awesome Wouts  . I'm going to get some of that satin varnish and give it a try  . Might just add a bit of gloss to it and see what happens 
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Post by wouter on Sept 13, 2021 13:08:13 GMT
Looking awesome Wouts  . I'm going to get some of that satin varnish and give it a try  . Might just add a bit of gloss to it and see what happens  darn, that I didn't come up with that. Let me know how that works out ^^
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Post by Paul B on Sept 13, 2021 13:18:08 GMT
Will do Wouts, got to order the Satin first though 
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Post by PorcoRosso on Sept 13, 2021 16:50:04 GMT
Looking awfully good Wouts. Very nice indeed.
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Post by dukemaddog on Sept 13, 2021 18:08:11 GMT
Finally caught up with this and wow! What stunning work! Yeah, I'll never be that good!
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Post by SteveM on Sept 13, 2021 19:54:02 GMT
Stunning work! I'm nowhere near your ability but oil dots sounds like a plan 
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 13, 2021 22:54:29 GMT
Wouts, that's a stunning G-6 you have there! Well done, sir.
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Post by wouter on Sept 15, 2021 12:39:35 GMT
Thanks a lot guys, your comments make me blush 
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Post by Snipersmudge on Sept 15, 2021 16:07:34 GMT
Looks damn good old chap.
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Post by Boots on Sept 15, 2021 18:52:13 GMT
That is feckin` gorgeous Wouts  
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Post by Robbo on Sept 17, 2021 16:44:21 GMT
Weathering is looking the business, I'm enjoying leaning about oils
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Post by wouter on Sept 18, 2021 11:05:00 GMT
Smudgie, Bootsey, Robbo, many thanks chaps Robbo: yeah oils are great, aren't they? Basically they can simulate pretty much everything. For modelers on a budget they are the first thing one should buy I think. Much cheaper than the bottled products, last longer, much more versatile and so forgiving to use. Well then. After the oils I decided to do some preshading. Something which I hadn't done before really. In a way quite scary because you can mess up. So, very thin paint (Tamiya Smoke, semi gloss black and Mr. Hobby Cocoa Browns thinned with Mr. Leveling Thinner) was sprayed on seam lines and around details. As well as at the exhaust of the radiotor to simulate oil/smoke. It sure enhanced the 'pin washes' although I sure didn't do a perfect job. I find it hard to control. But, we can hopefully fix that with oil paints later on. The post shade is also way too glossy. I'm not a fan of adding varnish layers on top of my weathering, but I think an application on the center of the underside is needed to tone down the gloss (it's not really clear on the photos)     Next step is adding some paint chips (hopefully I won't get carried away  )
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Post by Paul B on Sept 18, 2021 11:47:42 GMT
This is a rather stunning 109 Wouts  Keep up the good work fella, she's a beauty
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Post by Boots on Sept 18, 2021 12:47:35 GMT
Totally agree with my esteemed colleague above..........truly stunning work Wout`s..........a well earned Duvel if ever 
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