1/72 Italeri Heinkel HE-III H-6; 2/Kg 28, Mediterranean Sea 1942-1943 Group Build

[kgambit]

Looking good Corey.

 

[Micdrow]

Well done!!! Cant wait to see this one finished!!!

 

[lesofprimus]

Glad to see u back on top of her Corey, its lookin great.... If I might try to make ur future modeling easier, next time, spray the light coat first instead of the dark....

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful, that first coat really makes the plane jump out.

 

[Airframes]

Looking smooth mate.

 

[Maglar]

Thanks all, I believe ill be going with a paper cut-out / blu-tac approach for the mottle. We'll see how it settles..

 

[Maglar]

Ok, so here is the paper way. First I measured the planes dimensions (wing span) on the instruction sheet and realized it was 6in on the paper and 12 in on the model, then I measured every mottle and doubled the length to draw on paper in which I cut out (2:1 ratio). I then placed all the cut pieces on the wing with some tac then sprayed the sand. I was very careful with this, as I didnt want paint going under the pieces. Then, I lightly sanded the mottles down into a uniform look. With this way, the mottles will come out accurately in size but leaves me the error of drawing a 'altered' shape and being ok..

 

[B-17engineer]

Way to go Corey!!!!! Lookin awesome!

 

[kgambit]

Great job on the mottle Corey.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice work! Unorthodox approach but coming out nice.

If you're uncomfortable free-handing the mottle, the more common approach would be to do the reverse of what you're doing. Start with the sand, then cut holes in a large mask to cover the wing and spray the green over the mask. To soften the edges of the mottle, you can put little bits of rolled up tape under the mask to raise it near the holes.

Saves paint that way too.

 

[Maglar]

Very unorthodox, but math has finally payed off! The mottles are somewhat scale and it doesn't look like a crap job with a impatient airbrush session or paint brush. It only took about 30 mins to measure and cut out my pieces. I have a bit of confidence in this approach

 

[Heinz]

Looks great, makes me want to make a med based Heinkel now!

 

[Maglar]

Go for it, the challenge is exciting and the planes a beaut!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done!

 

[Wayne Little]

Done good mate, looks good!

 

[rochie]

very nice Maglar

 

[Maglar]

Thanks all, good to see you back in the scene roch

 

[109ROAMING]

Camo looks good mate 8)

 

[Airframes]

Looking good so far.