GB-45 1/48 Macchi C.205 - BoB/Foreign Service

[Crimea_River]

Yes I knew that but same unit. If Bill is going to do the smoke rungs EXACTLY as in photos then I will settle for no hugs.

 

[Wurger]

I see. Anyway I'm sending my friendly hugs for you.

 

[N4521U]

Hugs all around.
I never expected all I've gotten!

 

[fubar57]

Good choice Bill. Could cheat a bit on the decals...MIKE GRANT DESIGN DECALS-1:48 scale

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[fubar57]

Tauro as well...1:48 Tauro - Italian Camouflage Macchi Smoke Rings - TU48454

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Aw man, I wanted to see him suffer!

 

[N4521U]

I could scan it an cut my own masks!
Wonder what size that sheet is?????

 

[N4521U]

Aw man, I wanted to see him suffer!

So you are one of Those................................
The ones who want to se e old men cry!

 

[Crimea_River]

Aaaaarrrrr!

 

[fubar57]

Bill, this is just a quick job and I'm sure you can do waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. You need some clear decal paper off the get go. Scan your paint instructions and put them on your photo editor, for me paint.net.

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Enlarge the photo, add a layer and custom make your smoke ring colour, in this case your Verde Oliva Scuro 2 ( Dark Olive Green 2 ) - FS 34052 becomes RGB 123F30...

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Use the paint brush and paint around the smoke rings....

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Remove the background layer and you have this...

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Once you have all surfaces done you can print them on the clear decal paper

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[fubar57]

I should mention that I enlarged the photo to make it easier to trace around and then reduced to leave the smoke rings

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

good luck with that Bill......

 

[N4521U]

I don't think I could do all them decals.
I had already started doing the patterns in Corel.
One of the IPMSNSW members has one of the little plotters that can cut a Corel file.
So it will be masks I will cut and spray.
The blue lines will be finished on the side view of the AC.

I do my decals the same way, but the image is printed.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

 

[Wurger]

With Andy.

 

[N4521U]

Meeee tooooo!

However, thinking on it...... I have two ways I cam do this.
First the most difficult.Paint the light color. Mask, but I would have to cut the mask into postage stamp size sections with the cloud openings to paint green. This would mean I would have to cover the openings of the postage stamp size cracks, too fiddly.
Second, the easiest...... would be to paint it overall green! Then place the cloud part of the mask, simple, then spray the Light color.
Easy peasy................

 

[Wurger]

What about the Blu Tack plasticine? It is easier to make plasticine rollers than cutting masks.

Here used for making Hurricane and Spitfire soft edges of the camo spots.. also it may be used for making all wavy/snaky lines including the smoke rings.

the pic source:

the pic surce: Modelarstwo z pasją • Zobacz wątek - Spitfire Vb, Zumbach (Tamiya 1/72)

 

[N4521U]

Ah but Wurger,
I have access to a cutting machine from my drawings!!!!!
It would be ike canopy masks, but with a vinyl film.
Ho Ho Ho.......