ghodges Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Although it's not a focus in my building, I do have a few... Revell 1/32 Bubbletop...honestly don't know who the ace is though! Just liked the markings! Lt Ken Walsh's Medal of Honor flight birdcage Corsair. This was actually a "spare" that he picked up after landing at a field with engine problems in the plane he took off in. This is a conversion in 1/48 I did many years ago with the Otaki F4U-1A and the War Eagle vac birdcage fuselage. Saburo Sakai's A5M Claude from China (before he made ace in WWII). This is the old Eagles Talon vac kit in 1/48. One of my favorite Mustang "ace" markings, "American Beauty", Tamiya 1/48 kit Bud Anderson's (P-51 WWII ace) P-39Q in the SW Pacific, prior to his assignment to the ETO and Mustangs, Eduard 1/48 kit Col. Tomb's (Vietnamese ace) Mig-17, shot down by USN ace Randy Cunningham. War Eagle 1/48 vac kit Robert L. Scott's (WWII Flying Tiger ace) F-84E in the mid 50's when he was a wing commander; Revell 1/48 kit Dr. Eric Mix's (WWI ace) Bf-109E in early WWII, Hasagawa 1/48 kit with home made markings Not entirely sure if this pilot was an ace, but this plane was part of a famous "ace flight" of Triplanes, 1/48ish Aurora kit R. Little's Flying Tiger P-40B; 1/48 Monogram kit tricked out Marsaille's Bf-109F-4trop, 1/48 Hasagawa kit with War Eagle trop conversion parts and decals There's a few more on the shelf, but I'll have to take pics, or scan in old photos of those later! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aAzZ09 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well done Gil! Great collection!. Best, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zglossip Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Amazing they look so real how do youlike know when you have added enough chipping and not to much and also how do you kepp your enamel paint from being pulled off with a wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Z: You stop chipping when you like the look ya got. The rule for washes is: OPPOSITES! If you paint the model with enamels, or have an enamel/lacquer clear coat, you wash with an acrylic. If you paint with acrylics or use an acrylic clear coat (like Future), you use an enamel or oil wash. That way, they don't react with each other. GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zglossip Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 GIL. i normally use acrylics but thought about trying enamels because i have a problem with acrylic paint not sticking to the models surface i tried hand painting a figure with enamels and then put a acrylic clear coat waited 48 hours and put a wash on and some of the enamel still got pulled off with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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