lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Ur insane Wayne, maskin off that canopy....
Patience is a virtue some of us truly cannot comprehend...
Patience is a virtue some of us truly cannot comprehend...
SWEET!!..Size doesn't matter! or does it?
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Heinz
Captain
Woah thats insane Wayne!
Much respect
Great signature btw mate!
Much respect
Great signature btw mate!
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Thanks Guys...and Becca!
Let me tell you it was not a simple task, thats for sure.....
Catch the wood deck was first painted dark yellow (airbrushed), then added a bit of white to the Dk. yellow and painted random wood planks with a brush, then added khaki to the Dk.Y and repeated again.(Tamiya acrylic colours)
...and the grey edge to the lift was painted first and masked off.
Once the painting was done....the pencil came out and I ran a sharpened pencil "chisel tip' around each and every plank to highlight them, the tie down points were also picked out with black pastel chalk, using a fine cut down brush. Sections were done and then carefully a rubber was rubbed over each section to remove the excess chalk and pencil, the rubber was rubbed on another surface to remove the chalk and pencil rubbings so they didn't build up with the black and grey and smudge the decking.It is important to keep the rubber clean and only do a little bit at a time. If you do get black/grey smudges you just move on and keep going... a quick respray and touch up will fix it later...
Let me tell you it was not a simple task, thats for sure.....
Catch the wood deck was first painted dark yellow (airbrushed), then added a bit of white to the Dk. yellow and painted random wood planks with a brush, then added khaki to the Dk.Y and repeated again.(Tamiya acrylic colours)
...and the grey edge to the lift was painted first and masked off.
Once the painting was done....the pencil came out and I ran a sharpened pencil "chisel tip' around each and every plank to highlight them, the tie down points were also picked out with black pastel chalk, using a fine cut down brush. Sections were done and then carefully a rubber was rubbed over each section to remove the excess chalk and pencil, the rubber was rubbed on another surface to remove the chalk and pencil rubbings so they didn't build up with the black and grey and smudge the decking.It is important to keep the rubber clean and only do a little bit at a time. If you do get black/grey smudges you just move on and keep going... a quick respray and touch up will fix it later...
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Heinz
Captain
top work mate!
Truth is you got a team of hamsters working on this zero project right?
Truth is you got a team of hamsters working on this zero project right?
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
I can't get over that canopy!
evangilder
"Shooter"
How much time did the deck take? The effort you put into it is amazing, real artistry at it's finest. 
Catch22
Major
Holy crap. That's a lot of effort Wayne, very nice!
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How much time did the deck take? The effort you put into it is amazing, real artistry at it's finest.
Initial Grey and Dark yellow about 60 min. mask and spray the white lines another 45 min..that is prep airbrush, mix paint, spray and clean up.
Painting the 'odd' coloured planks was about 90 min, start to finish. The plank lines and tie down points was about 2 hours.
..and guess what! the flight deck won't even be part of the judging process when I take it to Melb in June, only the aircraft.
evangilder
"Shooter"
Wow, about 4 hours just for the deck! You are definitely an artist with these. It looks good already, and you haven't even gotten to the airplane yet.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
All I can say is ... Wow
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Well here is the finished product.... I didn't take any progress shots of the Zero 'cause It was already built. I just got stuck into the painting and decals over the past week, so a lot of the work was already done when I started the deck and I switched between them as I went along.....
Enjoy.....I still have FIVE more...but only 1 more carrier deck set.!
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Wildcat
Major
Wayne, how the sh*t do you do the panel lines on something so small?? Bloody awesome model mate!
Heinz
Captain
Truly awesome Wayne
Superb work on the Zero! The panel lines are awesome but the canopy is fantastic
Superb work on the Zero! The panel lines are awesome but the canopy is fantastic
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Same method as the deck, the 'click' pencil, and a piece of 600 grade sandpaper to keep a fine chisel point, AND most importantly a very steady hand....!!! Let me tell ya it was not difficult but...strewth oh so small!!!
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
Maybe some closeups of the Zero Wayne, so we can see the insane detailing???
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More to come mate, keep yer pants on...
evangilder
"Shooter"
Beautiful, Wayne! If the photo was cropped just right, it would be difficult to tell it is a model.
If the photo was cropped just right, it would be difficult to tell it is a model.
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Was my Amazing Pics thread moved? Wayne, that masked canopy is too much!!!
I have acouple 1/144 that I'm not even gonna touch! That stuff is just insane. Great stuff as usual!!
I have acouple 1/144 that I'm not even gonna touch! That stuff is just insane. Great stuff as usual!!
