**** DONE: GB-45 1/48 Gloster Gladiator - BoB/Foreign Service

[fubar57]

Sweet

 

[Crimea_River]

Got the bug and finished off the Giallo Mimetico 3. I used straight Tamiya XF-59 for this.

Next up, dark green chains.

 

[rochie]

Wow, paint scheme much more complicated than the picture suggests !

Great job

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Nice !!

 

[nsmekanik]

I've got a 1/72 HE 219 you could paint for me........Beauty work with the airbrush I say

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Tim. Already did one in 1/48:

1/72? No thanks!

Anyhoo, got going on the chainmail tonight. It's tough trying to freehand and replicate the camo pattern based on photos. You just get one kick at it because there's no good way to touch things up with that underlying pattern of 3 colours. I took the below shots from angles close to the pictures of the actual aircraft which I've re-attached. I got close but there are some variances that I may be able to fix, especially on the starboard side but, for now, I need a break!

 

[fubar57]

The paintwork is fantastic Andy

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Geo. Appreciate that.

 

[nsmekanik]

I call it impressionist art work and your art work leaves a pretty good impression. You got things a lot closer then I could, looks like they touched things up a bit too on the right side.

 

[rochie]

Amazing job Andy, personally I'd leave it as is, you may undo such great work trying to get it too exact !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys.

 

[Airframes]

Beauty !

 

[Wayne Little]

Real Nice Andy.

Bit late now...but a good way to help do a pattern like that (how I would do it) is to use a cut down brush with some Pastel chalk in the same or similar colour you are going to apply and lightly "paint" the pastel onto you model in a pattern of thin lines to match the photo's you have and overspray with your airbrush......

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Wayne. I now remember you telling me that when I did my JG300 109 with the wavey camo. Shows how well I listen!

 

[Wayne Little]

Ah.....stuff happens mate....

You've done well without it....

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks again Wayne. Well, I finally finished this crazy camo and sprayed on some selective matte clear to tie it together a bit. The insignia was flattened and I also went over the green pattern, trying to maintain the shine of the underlying silver. For the "433" stencil, I rummaged through my spares and found some old Kagero decals that matched almost perfectly, though the numbers are slightly oversized. The pic below shows them with setting solution on them and, after fixing up the 4s a tad, I'll give them a shot of matte coat as well to seal them in. I'm pretty happy how this all came out and will now turn my attention to the task of getting the upper wing on. Fun times ahead.

 

[fubar57]

That is a freaking awesome paint job Andy

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks George.