Done : Bf-109K-4 IV./JG 53 Gruppe Build
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109ROAMING
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Cheers Wojtek! 
coming along nicely mate keep it up
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Benevolens Magister
Looks OK to me Daniel. Remember, it'll darken when the clear coats are applied.
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109ROAMING
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Looks sh!t to me Terry! 
Thank you though for your kind words Karl and Terry!
Thank you though for your kind words Karl and Terry!
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Benevolens Magister
Nah! It'll be fine. I thought my '110 looked wrong when I first did the RLM76, but I left it, rather than mess about. Good job, as the shade turned out OK in the end. Let it settle, and when you do the gloss coat, then the decals, you'll notice a big difference.
If you are really unhappy with it, then you could give it a light rub-down, then a thin re-paint, but that might make things worse. Let the clear coats do their job, and I think you'll be pleased mate. Put this one down to the learning/experience gaining thing - it'll still be good enough, and the next one will be better still.
If you are really unhappy with it, then you could give it a light rub-down, then a thin re-paint, but that might make things worse. Let the clear coats do their job, and I think you'll be pleased mate. Put this one down to the learning/experience gaining thing - it'll still be good enough, and the next one will be better still.
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109ROAMING
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Rightio Thanks Terry!
Don't be so hard on yourself Daniel, you're doin' ok mate!
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Thanks for the encouraging words guys
Will get some RLM 82 on later today-Pics tonight!
Will get some RLM 82 on later today-Pics tonight!
Heinz
Captain
Can't wait
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109ROAMING
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Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
Mottling seems pretty good to me mate!
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109ROAMING
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Thanks mate hopefully with abit more paint and heavy weathering it shouldn't look too bad
hopefully with abit more paint and heavy weathering it shouldn't look too bad
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Getting closer Daniel, and lookin good...
One thing for next time, u might want to try and add the mottling slowly in small steps rather than just doin it with a paint brush, it ends up lookin slghtly heavy if u dont... Start small and build it up.....
Try usin a q-tip cotten bud like Terry has done on a couple of his, it comes out quite realistic....
One thing for next time, u might want to try and add the mottling slowly in small steps rather than just doin it with a paint brush, it ends up lookin slghtly heavy if u dont... Start small and build it up.....
Try usin a q-tip cotten bud like Terry has done on a couple of his, it comes out quite realistic....
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109ROAMING
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Will do! Thanks for the tips!
Cheers guys
Cheers guys
Not bad for a first effort...
Dan's tips a good one though!
Dan's tips a good one though!
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Cheers Wayne
got to touch it up abit eh
got to touch it up abit eh
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Benevolens Magister
Not at all bad for a first attempt Daniel! Before you go any further though, try this. Using the base colour for the fuselage (RLM76?), very LIGHTLY go over the mottling with a dry-brush technique. You need to have the brush so that you can hardly tell there's any paint there at all. Just 'dust' it over, creating a diffusion, until you see the mottle 'softening' a bit. If you think you've done it too heavy, then do the reverse; that is, lightly dry-brush the camouflage colour of the mottling over the mottling.
If you are in any doubt about how to do this, or think you can't manage, have a practice on something first. You'll be surprised how (relatively) simple it is to do. After time, and with practice and experience, you can achieve some rather realistic and convincing effects. The mottle on my Dora was partly done this way, the rest was a slightly different brush technique.
Good luck.
Terry.
If you are in any doubt about how to do this, or think you can't manage, have a practice on something first. You'll be surprised how (relatively) simple it is to do. After time, and with practice and experience, you can achieve some rather realistic and convincing effects. The mottle on my Dora was partly done this way, the rest was a slightly different brush technique.
Good luck.
Terry.
