P-51 Mustang III - Vasilios Vassiliades - 'Vass' (1920-1945)

[zaxos345]

Thank you for the kind comments guys

John

 

[Gnomey]

Coming along nicely!

 

[zaxos345]

Good evening guys, i am back after some time due to slow progress as well as some minor problems i had with painting the roundels. But first things first...
The dark green of the camo was painted...

After a little treatment with micromesh...

After that, future and i started to paint the roundels and codes, everything ok except when i masked to paint the yellow of the fuselage roundels. As you can see a portion of the blue ''got up and went away'' he did not like my company... I dont know exactly what happened, i followed the same procedure to my spitfire, but anyway i corrected...

Here everything has been corrected and i have also glued in place the canopy rails and put the stencils which are Hobby decal dry transfers.

And finally after the wash...

Now i will let her rest for a day or two in order to continue the weathering process... Hope you like it so far (Wojtek what do you think about the rails? i tried to follow your comment and note on it)

John

 

[Airframes]

That's looking really smart John, nice work.

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks Terry,

John

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks the part John! Very nice.

 

[rochie]

very nice

 

[woody]

looking good.

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks guys,

John

 

[Wayne Little]

Bl**dy nicely done John!

 

[zaxos345]

Good evening guys, as i have plenty of time this week i thought to speed up a little. So, i spayed Xtracrylix matte varnish, as it is not so matte, so that to be easier to blend the oils.

After the varnish and before the oil filters

The tools for the job..

The beginning...

and here is the result of the filters after the blending. Of course i continue to play with the oils in order to weather it to the desired level. You can see the chromatic variation on the original color due to filters.

The little error on the roundel has been corrected.

Guys the oils is something else, you should try it they are very forgivable!!! Hope you like it.

Γιάννης

 

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[destrozas]

very nice

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That's nice.

 

[Wayne Little]

Love it!

 

[Crimea_River]

I've not tried that method before but am tempted. Looks good.

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks guys, glad you like it. Well, today i continued with the weathering process, a little chipping with silver pencil, mig pigments, final varnish and uncovering of the clear parts. I present it with no ''legs'' yet but i am quite near to the end.

Hope you like it,

John

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done John.

 

[Gnomey]

Coming along nicely!