1/72 Sm 82 Marsupiale; 205 Sq, 12 Stormo B.T.; Gadurra, Rhodes, 1940 MTO Group Build

[kgambit]

Thanks everyone.

In progress camo shot. Haven't played with the birghtness on this one so the colors are a tad off. Just to show you guys what it looks like.

Cutting those masks was time consuming. I LOVE blue-tac!

 

[B-17engineer]

Awesome Dwight

 

[dirkpitt289]

Looks great so far. That looks like one big bird for a 1/72. Very kewl

 

[kgambit]

Thanks Harrison and Dirk.

Rear section isn't finished as I'm trying to sort thru an issue of the "three-color dilemna".

 

[Maximowitz]

Nice use of wine corks too.....

 

[Matt308]

Looks great. How did you get your masking to raise? Double sided tape or folded tape?

 

[kgambit]

Nice use of wine corks too.....

Getting them was half the fun ......

 

[Maximowitz]

Getting them was half the fun ......

So the key to good model making is a decent Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon?


*Opens bottle*

 

[Airframes]

Looking sharp Dwight.

 

[kgambit]

So the key to good model making is a decent Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon?

*Opens bottle*

It doesn't hurt. Just don;t get caught AUI - Airbrushing Under the Influence.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful!!

 

[Heinz]

Wow that's looking awesome mate!

 

[kgambit]

Looks great. How did you get your masking to raise? Double sided tape or folded tape?

Sorry Matt - somehow missed this one.

I drew the masking template freehand on semi-transparent graph paper. I traced the wing outline first, then drew the camo "squares" and cut them out with a sharp exacto. After that was done, I flipped the template over and stuck small thin pieces of Blue-Tac in between the camo shapes and at the template wing edges. Then I simply flipped the template back over and stuck it to the wing - I only had to use a little pressure at the wing edges to make the template was secured. Once the template was on, I simply airbrushed away - making sure that the surface of the wing was perpendicular to the paint spray to prevent underspraying between the wing and the template. (The only time I altered that was when I did the slight wrap-around on the leading wing edge.) When the airbrushing was done, I carefully peeled off the template and removed the blue-tac. Any pieces of blue tac that wouldn't come up off the paint I removed by simply rolling a little ball of blue tac over them.


Thanks Heinz and VB.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice work Dwight. Looking forward to the unveiling.

Corks are all Shiraz varity for me, Paul.

 

[109ROAMING]

Nice work mate!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Fine effort Dwight.....

 

[kgambit]

Camo is taking a LOT longer than I thought.

Here's the latest shot with all three colors on the main and rear wings. Needs a bit of tweaking still. Not sure that this one is going to be done in time.

 

[Wurger]

Another excellent job Dwight.

 

[piet]

excellent cammo job 8)

piet

 

[Airframes]

Beauty Dwight!