1/48 Dragon Ju 88R-2

[Crimea_River]

Looking great.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[turbo]

Coming along really nicely Steph

 

[Robert Porter]

Surgery was a success!

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
After some hours to searched the type of camo scheme of my Ju 88R-2, I finally found what I looked for in: "Flugzeug: Die erste authentische Typen-Dokumentation. Junkers Ju88C und R". It appears that Ju88R-2 was the last of the series to be painted in RLM70/RLM71/RLM65 (or 76) at the factory. this camo was often (if not always) repainted over with RLM76 in form of meanders or clouds. The first Ju88 to be painted in RLM76 with RLM75 blotches at the factory was Ju88G-1.
So, here is the start of painting:

I wonder how to succeed in making beautiful clouds or meanders with airbrush... I'm afraid with this work of painting
I thought to paint RLM76 first and to mask in form of meanders or clouds before to apply RLM70/71 but too much work in this case... First, I'm going to paint the RLM70/71 camo and try to find the correct setting with airbrush if I decide for meanders (not decided yet: clouds ? Meanders ?) ...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Steph.
Do you mean the 'welle' (wave) pattern ?
If so, there is no easy way to do it, apart from spraying it freehand. I did my Bf110, spraying close in to the model, on a fairly low pressure.

 

[le_steph40]

Yes Terry, it's something like that ... In my case, the waves or the meanders are closer to each other

or

Or a little more nebulous...

 

[Wurger]

 

[SANCER]

What good photos Steph, and I think like Terry, that the best choice will be freehand, even though the waves or the meanders will be closer to each other, as your model indicates.

I'm sure you'll have it resolved to your liking.

Salutations à la belle France
Luis Carlos

 

[Robert Porter]

Low pressure freehand for sure.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Robert Porter]

My test dummy is an unfinished 1:48 Scale B-17G. I use it to test my painting abilities. Currently the port wing is in German Splinter camo, the starboard wing is a test of gloss black. The port fuselage is two tone blue and white like the US Navy colors and the starboard fuselage is mostly a test of different primers and pressures. About to coat the whole thing in a single primer color and start over!

But I find having a test dummy is a great way to experiment on an actual model without risking botching my actual work in progress. I don't tend to cry as much if I fudge it up.

 

[Crimea_River]

Agree that it is best to practice. Thin paint at low pressure was my choice for doing my Ju88G-6 freehand:

 

[Wayne Little]

good stuff.

 

[Robert Porter]

It does take a lot of practice and those are some great examples of it! I am not at that level yet but I can see my way there now!

 

[SANCER]

It does take a lot of practice and those are some great examples of it! I am not at that level yet but I can see my way there now!

I agree, I did not even come across that camu need; the closest thing was the camu of my Me-262.
I must give myself the time to practice this technique.

Saludos a todos y feliz Martes.

 

[JKim]

Great work on the Ju88, Steph! The BMW engines look great! Will this be a mottled scheme or one of those crazy "scribbled lines" patterns?

 

[at6]

It will take a lot of practice to achieve that pattern. I don't think that there is such a thing as a mask set for that. I practice trying on my "paint mule" with left over paint from my airbrush after painting on a model before cleaning the airbrush. Sometimes I get it fairly close to what I'm hoping to do one day.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
The "factory camo" is done... Sorry but the green RLM701 turns grey on the photos

Now, it's time to find the right setting with airbrush for the meanders. If it's not possible, it will be more nebulous...