**** DONE: 1/48 Bf 109G6 - Winter War / Eastern Front WWII
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Light grey always provides excellent highlights and dulls the base dark grey rather nicely.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Thank you for the input guys. All great ideas. I will get to work on that after I get the aerial on the 196. I am thinking a ligthened shade of 66 with a RLM 02 wash.
mikewint
Captain
Looks really nice Dale
Crimea_River
Marshal
Dale, as a suggestion on the lighter colour, you might want to try and stay in the same colour ranges. RLM 66 is on the bluer side whereas I find 02 to be more yellow/green. I suggest a more blueish light grey like RLM 76 or something close to that, keeping the brush very dry in that case sice the 76 is VERY light. If you use a darker shade than 76 but lighter than 66, you can put more on. It takes a bit of fiddling until you find a result that you like so I'd suggest you experiment with different colours and see what you end up liking.
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
+1
For the dry brushes, I use the color base with some white. Dale, after the RLM66 color and some "juice", mix some white with RLM66 for your dry brushing...- Thread starter
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Andy, excellent catch. You are certainly right in the differences in the "base" color. And, Steph, I think is exactly what I will do. I will play around with some tests over the next couple of days. Once I am satisfied with the testing, I will get some highlighting and wear done on the cockpit pieces that are already painted RLM66 and upload a couple of pictures. I have to say, regardless of all the howling about the 109G-6, it is a damned nice kit so far.
Donivanp
Colonel
Good inputs and nie work.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice info guys.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
BTW, guys, I have not posted any pics of my work. Andy posted an example of his highlighting work.
I agree with the majority of the above re: lightening your base color for drybrushing but I've found that good old Flat Gull Grey FS36440 works really well as a drybrush color. I find it's neutral enough to apply over anything, so I use it for drybrushing everything. If I need more highlights, I go to flat white. I invariably overdo it, so don't apply my interior wash until after the drybrushing is done. The wash blends the highlighting into the finish, as it were.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, guys,
Well, I am slowly working up the paint on the various cockpit pieces. Lots of very patient airbrushing, lots of patient dry brushing and washing. I have run into a problem I am hoping a couple of you can help me out with. I do not have any 109G references. I found a couple on amazon, but they will not be here until mid next week. Can anyone post or PM me a few pics of the cockpit for me? Sidewalls, floor, IP, and such? That way I can get some work done this weekend. Thanks in advance for all the help, guys.
Thanks for all the input on the dry brushing and washes. I think I am getting something I like with the cockpit so far.
Well, I am slowly working up the paint on the various cockpit pieces. Lots of very patient airbrushing, lots of patient dry brushing and washing. I have run into a problem I am hoping a couple of you can help me out with. I do not have any 109G references. I found a couple on amazon, but they will not be here until mid next week. Can anyone post or PM me a few pics of the cockpit for me? Sidewalls, floor, IP, and such? That way I can get some work done this weekend. Thanks in advance for all the help, guys.
Thanks for all the input on the dry brushing and washes. I think I am getting something I like with the cockpit so far.
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fubar57
General
Backing up my laptop right now Dale and if no one has popped in with some info, I'll go through my resources.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
G-6 Cockpit pics from my reference folder:
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Exactly what I was looking for, Andy! You da man!!! Thank you.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Slam, I have to agree with you on gull gray. I use that or light/dark ghost gray quite a bit. I often use a tiny amount of lgt ghost gray when I paint on those white ID fuselage bands. And I mean tiny. It knocks down that jarring "glare" of the pure white while not altering the shade to my eye. I do the same with yellow as well.
All. 3 shades of grey are very versatile.
All. 3 shades of grey are very versatile.
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Lucky13
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Now, that's a realistic looking cockpit man...bl**dy well, wait a minute here....
Crimea_River
Marshal
The pics are from different aircraft. The one without the fuel line is incomplete but it was an excellent reference for the oxygen system. Obviously the fuel line should be there.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Guys,
Just about done with cockpit floor assembly. I need to let the rudder pedals dry in place then paint em RLM66 and scuff em up a bit and add the shoulder harness as well. Bloody PE stuff can drive me nuts some days. I finally figured out how to get that bend in the heel supports without breaking one off. I have a start on the side walls, but not enough to make it worth posting any pics. I will continue on that work this week. I sure would like to have the fuse closed up by the end of the coming week.
Just about done with cockpit floor assembly. I need to let the rudder pedals dry in place then paint em RLM66 and scuff em up a bit and add the shoulder harness as well. Bloody PE stuff can drive me nuts some days. I finally figured out how to get that bend in the heel supports without breaking one off. I have a start on the side walls, but not enough to make it worth posting any pics. I will continue on that work this week. I sure would like to have the fuse closed up by the end of the coming week.
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