**** DONE: GB-55 1/48 Bf 109E-7 - MTO III

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks good Greg.

 

[fubar57]

Nice wing fit

 

[Jock Tamson]

Thanks all.

Got some paint on....

Some touch up required and another coat of yellow on the nose. Just the dreaded mottle to add

Thanks for looking, cheers Greg

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Ah yes, we all love to mottle! Beginning to look the part though.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Beauty. I prefer the early war camo

Ah yes, we all love to mottle!

I just walk around the house all day saying mottle, mottle, mottle..............

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks good Greg.

 

[Snautzer01]

Beauty. I prefer the early war camo


I just walk around the house all day saying mottle, mottle, mottle..............

Yes we know

 

[Jock Tamson]

Speaking of mottle......

As a brush painter mottle is always a challenge. The last photo is a close up, and not that flattering. However I am relatively happy with it for now. Next I'll gloss coat the whole thing in preparation for the decals. After that I will attempt a bit of weathering and a wash to try and blend it all together.

Thanks again for all your comments.

Cheers Greg

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That has come up a treat, well done.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[Airframes]

Good result.
Before I got a decent, fine-line airbrush, I used to do mottles by using a cotton bud, dipped in paint and then wiped off, similar to dry brushing. The tip of the bud was then rotated in contact with the surface to be mottled, the amount of pressure used varying the "depth", and the area of rotation varying the size of the mottle.
This worked well in both 1/48th and 1/72nd scales, and the pics below show the Hasegawa 1/48th scale Bf-109E, built 30 years ago, and brush painted with the mottle done as described.

 

[Jock Tamson]

Good result.
Before I got a decent, fine-line airbrush, I used to do mottles by using a cotton bud, dipped in paint and then wiped off, similar to dry brushing. The tip of the bud was then rotated in contact with the surface to be mottled, the amount of pressure used varying the "depth", and the area of rotation varying the size of the mottle.
This worked well in both 1/48th and 1/72nd scales, and the pics below show the Hasegawa 1/48th scale Bf-109E, built 30 years ago, and brush painted with the mottle done as described.
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Cheers Terry,

Your 109 looks great, a more subtle effect than I got with your cotton bud method. I will give that a go next time.

All the best, Greg

 

[Airframes]

You're welcome Greg.
BTW, the paints were enamels, but the method should work equally well with acrylics, if slightly thinned. Practice on a suitable, painted surface or "hack" model first, to get a feel for it.

 

[fubar57]

I've used a cut down Size 1 brush. Dip in paint, remove most of the paint on a paper towel and lightly dab on the model. I've also created mottles using Paint.net and printed it on clear decal film

 

[Jock Tamson]

Hi al

Decals on, still a few more tiny stencils to add but this is most of em.....

Undercart next, and then all the breakables

Thanks for looking, cheers Greg

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Greg.