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cillmhor

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Here is a model I completed in the last couple of days, I finished this one a lot quicker than the dio:) It's a Hasegawa kit, which was a reasonable fit. My first model plane in 25+ years, it was good fun. I used brushed tamiya acryllics, so I'm sure the paint job could be a lot better. I'm more and more tempted to get an airbrush, as I think I'm hooked on this modelling mularkey.

Based the weathered look on the Corsairs in the pic (I overdid it a bit, and got carried away, but hey, I'll tone it down in the next one!). And I made my fair share of mistakes along the way!! When I applied the decals on the acryllic paint, without applying a gloss first, the water from the decals stained the surrounding paint! And so I used an oily wash to weather the paint a bit at certain points, and used needle files to scrape away some of the paint to reveal the tamiya spray can primer below. The bigger scale is certainly a lot easier to work with, and there weren't that many parts to assemble. Tried to use a dark wash to darken the grooves which did not work as well as I had hoped, I also roughed up some of the decals (doesn't come across too well in the pics, as the white is too flat at this camera setting) to match the worn ridges elsewhere on the fuselage. Applied a matt gloss to finish, and that helped cover up some of the worst of my painting follies:) I'm no modelling sensei, but I'm enjoying myself, and now looking forward to the group build...

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Man, you are WAY too hard on yourself! I was expecting something quite different when I scrolled down to the photo.....instead I found a model which I really liked and that shows no obvious defects. Ok, I can see the brush marks, but Tamiya paint is like that....it just dries real quick before the paint can self level; one reason why it is such a good airbrush paint. Solution is to thin your Tamiya paint using isopropyl alcholol or the Tamiya brand thinner (you can also use lacquer thinner and might see some hints to do that online...but I caution you only to do that with airbrushing). It is true that photography sometimes hides defects, but still....nice work. Good imagination, cleanly executed. Pilot is well painted too.

I'd be very proud of that! Good work!

PS the staining is probably the glue from the back of the decals...or possibly you haven't let the last coat of paint dry long enough....a full day should usually do it. The decal glue should really wash off with more water if you're careful.
 
Man, that's a great looking model. I think you did a great job on it and in my opinion, the weathering really brings it to life. I can't wait to see more of your work.
 
Yes, looks great ! I get shaking hands just by looking at the dashboard !
 
McIvan said:
Man, you are WAY too hard on yourself! I was expecting something quite different when I scrolled down to the photo.....instead I found a model which I really liked and that shows no obvious defects. Ok, I can see the brush marks, but Tamiya paint is like that....it just dries real quick before the paint can self level; one reason why it is such a good airbrush paint. Solution is to thin your Tamiya paint using isopropyl alcholol or the Tamiya brand thinner (you can also use lacquer thinner and might see some hints to do that online...but I caution you only to do that with airbrushing). It is true that photography sometimes hides defects, but still....nice work. Good imagination, cleanly executed. Pilot is well painted too.

I'd be very proud of that! Good work!

PS the staining is probably the glue from the back of the decals...or possibly you haven't let the last coat of paint dry long enough....a full day should usually do it. The decal glue should really wash off with more water if you're careful.
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Thanks for the encouragement. It actually looks better and darker in real life, as my camera with macro and super macro modes can pick up every wrinkle. I plan to invest in some thinners for my acryllics, and I have purchased some oils for faces on upcoming figures, so I'll need a thinner for them too. As for the water marks from the decals, it may have been too much decal soft which was to blame? I applied decals and decal soft to my Revell acryllics on another model and had no such problem with staining. I'm really enjoying the modelling, and as I said, I am now close to commiting to an airbrush, I've just ordered a modelling magazine to supply me with some tips and inspiration.
 
Yes Bert, I didn't know what to do with the dash, I used the drybrush technique others here have shown us, and that worked fairly well to pick out the dials in white. I didn't want to risk anything more adventurous than that. I've seen some scarily detailed cockpits on the web. I think I'll have to invest in a decent magnifying glass and a strong lamp if I want to continue trying to up my detailing.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement, it's much appreciated.
 
the scratching was done very well...drybrushing is another art...Excellent work there!
 
Great job, here is the last one I have been driving...

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The famous "Ensign Eliminator", can confirm I crashed a few times before making a carrier landing...lol
 
I enjoyed Pacific Fighters, but I could never get the hang of carrier landings:/
 
I'm not crazy about them either... Just wanted to feel what it was like. Besides that I don't like the Navy missions too much, flying over empty sea. This is why I now only fly the US Air Force and sometimes the Marines like Cactus Airfield on Guadalcanal...
 
ACSpectre said:
These are difficult even in the virtual world, heh?
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I found taking off with some of the heavier planes a task at first! I'm certainly no flightsim ace, like to dabble though, with realism at a manageable level. But with the modelling bug taking hold, I might not have much time for that now...
 
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