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turbo
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Many thanks for the comments guys. I can't go too much further with this build until I've built the engine plug, so time to get cracking on that. Similar to the Dora, the Folgore had a maze of hoses and wiring emanating from the engine that was visible in the undercarriage bay.
I originally wanted to do this build OOB, but the kit detail in this area is very sparse so I just couldn't let it go once I started thinking about. As I posted earlier, I picked up the Eduard undercarriage bay upgrade set - here it is unboxed.
The detail is beautiful but it is all very small so will be fiddly work. As you can see in post #90, I began by black-basing the plug, my standard practice for any interior area. It was then sprayed Verde Anticorrosione, taking advantage of the black-basing to create shadows and depth.
I decided to do an oil wash and some drybrushing at this point as subsequent addition of components will make much of the plug inaccessible. There will likely be several rounds of washing, highlighting, and weathering as more detail is added. A couple of the first hoses have been added and painted but not weathered yet. The Italian colour codes for mechanical and pneumatic equipment are yellow for fuel, green for coolant, brown for oil, and blue for air. I've left the plug on its resin casting block to use as a handle as test-fitting shows it should fit into the interior of the fuselage without having to be removed.
Thanks for stopping by folks.
I originally wanted to do this build OOB, but the kit detail in this area is very sparse so I just couldn't let it go once I started thinking about. As I posted earlier, I picked up the Eduard undercarriage bay upgrade set - here it is unboxed.
The detail is beautiful but it is all very small so will be fiddly work. As you can see in post #90, I began by black-basing the plug, my standard practice for any interior area. It was then sprayed Verde Anticorrosione, taking advantage of the black-basing to create shadows and depth.
I decided to do an oil wash and some drybrushing at this point as subsequent addition of components will make much of the plug inaccessible. There will likely be several rounds of washing, highlighting, and weathering as more detail is added. A couple of the first hoses have been added and painted but not weathered yet. The Italian colour codes for mechanical and pneumatic equipment are yellow for fuel, green for coolant, brown for oil, and blue for air. I've left the plug on its resin casting block to use as a handle as test-fitting shows it should fit into the interior of the fuselage without having to be removed.
Thanks for stopping by folks.