spitfire FR IX "pink" father daughter build

[Airframes]

Looks about right Karl. Don't add any more, remember it'll go a bit darker with the clear coats. Good job mate.

 

[Lucky13]

I was thinking more like red lips etc. Found decals for those and eyes for a '109. You want them?




Looking forward to more progress pics man!

 

[Wayne Little]

The new camera then?

Good work you Guys......

 

[Wurger]

Looking very good Karl.

 

[rochie]

tried a pastel wash on mine, not sure if i've ruined it though !

 

[Wurger]

I think she looks good.Are you going to apply one more layer of the pink paint?

 

[Airframes]

The wash looks OK Karl. I reckon, in that colour, they'd get pretty grubby, as the colour pic from the book, and the B&W shots suggest.

 

[rochie]

ok Terry i just think the wash has stained the paint a bit !
might be ok with some klear then the decals on and a bit of gunsmoke and exhaust stains

 

[Airframes]

I think it'll be fine mate. Don't overdo the gunsmoke streaks, the slipstream tended to whip most of it away, and most people really do make the streaks too heavy, and far too long. Bear in mind they wouldn't be black or dark grey, as most modellers represent. You've seen the muzzle and flash suppressor of a 'Jimpy' - the smoke deposits are a mid-grey colour if you remember. Any smoke stains around the cannons would be confined to the muzzle area, and those from the mg's would stretch back no further than the main spar on the top surface of the wing, a little further back, growing feint, on the undersurface.

 

[rochie]

cheers Terry

my apologies Wojtec, i wasn't planning on putting any more paint on as its had 4 coats already ! and i want to retain as much detail as i can

i thought yellow paint was hard to get right but pink is a nightmare !!!!

 

[GrauGeist]

Reds and Yellows can be nightmarish to deal with, your pink is turning out nicely!

Great job!

 

[marek]

Pink is good and wash looks O.K. to me too. Good job Karl!

 

[Wurger]

my apologies Wojtec, i wasn't planning on putting any more paint on as its had 4 coats already ! and i want to retain as much detail as i can

i thought yellow paint was hard to get right but pink is a nightmare !!!!

It's OK Karl.I asked about it because looking at all shots I got the impression that the pink colour is too transparent and that's way the grey background can be seen slightly.

I can suggest , for the future of course, using ( applying ) a gloss cote firstly .These yellow, red, pink and white paints like the kind of a primer.

 

[rochie]

thanks Wojtec i "primed" it with flat white first never thought of gloss white

 

[Wurger]

Any time Karl.

 

[Wayne Little]

Your Pastel wash looks good Karl!

 

[rochie]

started on the decals last night
aprils first then mine

 

[Lucky13]

Is this you getting in touch with your feminin side Karl?




Looks great btw!

 

[rochie]

Is this you getting in touch with your feminin side Karl?

dont know what you mean ........ ......

 

[Airframes]

Looking great Karl. I have to say, April's done a cracking job for her first model!