Ira Kepford's F4U-1A - Tamiya 1/48

[Wayne Little]

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[zaxos345]

Guys good morning, yesterday i sprayed the last color and i tried to do the first part of weathering. Enjoy the pics and i will be waiting for your comments, John

 

[Vic Balshaw]

From my prospective John, you have done a good job and the slightly lighter overspray for shading looks good. Had it been me and I'm not saying this is the correct way to do it, but I would have initially sprayed the panel lines only with the darker colour and then over sprayed the whole area with the lighter colour a couple of times, the theory being that the darker colour will still show through the lighter sprays as a shadow.

It will be interesting to see what the others say.........

 

[Tony Hill]

I'm just constantly amazed at the artistic talent here. Those sorts of conversations weren't even heard of in the years BC when I made models.

Either way, I think it looks fantastic..but I think I see what Vic means.

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks for the coments guys. Vic maybe you are right, this is a new tecqunique i should try. What i thought was to take the things as real life. Brand new aircraft worn out by the weather, of course based on the available photos of the specific aircraft. Anyway i have alot way ahead treating this baby!!!
John

 

[Lucky13]

Looks great John!

 

[Crimea_River]

I think it's coming along very nicely. A flat coat after the decals are on will finish it nicely.

 

[Airframes]

Agree with all above. Personally, I don't like the 'pre-shading' method, as it's easy to go 'overboard' and get carried away, and it often looks too artificial. I tend to use a paint brush, and treat individual panels and joints as required. However, each to their own, and I've seen some pretty good results ftom pre-shading.

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks pretty darn good....once it is decalled and flat coated, it's appearance will change again...

 

[zaxos345]

Guys good evening, sorry to keep you waiting, but if you combine summer time with Greece and sea, you dont have much time to deal with models
Well i have finished with the decals and the first part of wash+weathering. Next part is future again, and the appliance of dot filters with oils. Wish me luck....

 

[Lucky13]

Stunning work mate!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great John, looking forward to the next batch. What's this dot filter you mention?

 

[Wurger]

 

[zaxos345]

Crimea, thanks, it is going to be the first time to do it. The whole idea is to apply dots of different shades of oils randomly, directly without diluting them, and to spread and mix them into a thin film moving from front to buck in order to accentuate the base colors. Anyway i will try to take some photos of the procedure. Of course i dont know if it is going to be successful or not.

John

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks John, first I've heard of that. I need to get out more....

 

[Wayne Little]

Very Nice...

 

[zaxos345]

Guys good evening, the dot filter process has finished. I used Mig oils, light mad, basic earth,faded navy blue, classic raw amber and titanium white, in order to show a really dusty airplane. I think that i have succeeded a bit. Now next comes the flat varnish, pigments, chipping etc. Hope you like it, John

 

[Lucky13]

Magic!

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks Lucky 13, glad you like it, john

 

[T Bolt]

Excellent work! The weathering looks fantastic!