Mark Deliduka Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Brilliant work. I wish I could get that kind of control out of my airbrush. Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Ooo, pretty stickers! Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Paint, decals and flat finish are done. Will be doing some exhaust staining next. In the mean time I'm working on the gear so I can get it on its own legs. Made some pseudo brake lines from copper wire. I can't come up with a good picture of the brakes or lines, so this is how I suppose they look. Good enough for me. Slow progress. Fall harvest is cutting deep into my hobby time! Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I was hoping for an update on this! Rick, would you mind if I bothered the heck out of you when I build this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Not at all! You'll find you can't bother me that much. I just hope I don't mess you up. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Here is one way I do exhaust staining. I start with a thin light pass of flat white. This is a good base as it represents what hot exhaust gasses do to paint. It oxidizes it, turning it chalky white. Then it's back to the pastels to blend some more custom colors for the exhaust residue. I have nice little plastic paint pallet I put a layer of foil over. Then blend the chalks with a stubby flat brush. When I'm done with them I pick the foil up and set it over a small plastic bottle about the size of a Model Master paint jar, and I cut a slot in the bottom of the foil. I chase the powder down through it into the bottle, put the lid on, and toss the foil. Clean and neat and I have the powder for the next project. Lasts forever. I use a small flat brush and wipe it on an index card to clear most of the powder. Alot like dry brushing. I use the edge of the brush to make layers and streaks of the different colors. You can take a lot of it off with a cotton swab if you don't like it and start over. This still needs some more refining but its getting there: Rick L. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Exhausting work (I'm sure!), but well worth it! Looking good! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 That's awesome. Thanks for the walkthrough on how you do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Really nice. Love the way its coming out Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks all of you. I see the light at the end of the tunnel on this project. Or it's a train. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Nice piece! Ditto the thanx for the pastel WX effect demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Tiny bit of work done. And I mean tiny. The kit tail wheel is a solid chunk of plastic because of the molding limitations for something as small as this. But Eduard was good enough to leave the necessary impressions in the part so detail nuts like me can obsess about fixing it. With the help of several different sized micro bits and the tip of a new #11 blade I was able to get it to look like a real tail wheel assembly. Working on the belly tank now. Fiddly would be how I describe that piece. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 The photo etch straps on the tank are a real pain. I wish Eduard would have left off the plastic molding and done the entire strap in etch from end to end. I probably should have re worked it myself. I think the longer this goes, the lazier I get. Hopefully I can pop the tank assembly off and paint it with no damage from my fumble fingers. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Heh. I know the feeling re: lazy. Still, FWIW, this looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Suggestion on making that engine wiring look 'skinnier': Paint it flat black, then go back & dry-brush a steel or silver 'highlight' effect, just hitting the high points.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hey, how's your Hellcat coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Chris, it's sitting there waiting for me to Git er Done. I've found very little time to model lately, and right now I'm on the road at the in laws. I'm going to Future the belly tank so I can use some oil paints to simulate.......... oil. Brilliant, I know. I've put a layer of Alclad on the prop which I will overcoat with flat black. I'll use fine wet sandpaper to polish the paint back to the aluminum on the leading edges and the outer part of the back of the blade. Simulates the paint wearing away like real life. It's hard to get the effect putting aluminum over the black. Pictures when it happens. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) That darn leaky radial engine.Puked all over my nice clean belly tank. I used really thinned drops of Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber oils which I then "blew" across the surface with my airbrush. Rick L. Edited December 11, 2013 by Spruemeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Well now we have signal lights. So we can tell the nurses which beach, and what time. Presumably. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PetrolGator Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Rick, I really, really like what you've done with this small bird. You've almost done the impossible: inspired me to build a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Liiiiisten, to the dark sssssside. Feeeeeel its POWER! Join us and together we can rule...... Oh wait. Sorry. That's the target armor/treadhead guy's thing. I, uh, look forward to... mentoring your first aviation build. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Deliduka Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 LOL! What a scream! Great one Rick and Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oh boy oh boy oh boy. It's finally on its own gear! It's really going to actually be finished soon. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruemeister Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 The signal lights were just to bright for me to leave them, so they each got a drop of Tamiya Smoke. Much better. Rick L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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