dsahling

F-14's are great for learning weathering techniques and teaching you how to control the airbrush well, because even if you mess up it still comes out convincing.

I agree with the guy above

WOW, that a really convincing effect you created with the blown-out engine and shrapnel marks on it, good job

Very nice work, good work with the alclad finish, its not an easy thing to pull off convincingly. Any thoughts on what you're going to do next?

WOW, really nicely done. I've never attempted a foil finish, but after seeing this I might have to make a go at it sometime.

So I'm presently working on a 1/32 Su-27 Flanker that I've been trying to do some extra detailing and scratching on. The forward fuselage section of the flanker has a lot of rivets, and I decided to add this on my model as I think its subtle but goes a long way towards a good finish. After looking at some reference photos, I used some dymo tape and lightly drew the lines with a pencil, after making some minor corrections I put the tape back along the lines and used my Trumpeter riveting wheel with a fair amount of pressure to give it "depth" which gave some damn fine results. After all that

Put down a brighter metallic shade as a base coat, then use various other metallics, greys,and brown for dry brushing. That should help, but remember unless they're on display you will barely see these things unless you;ve got a flashlight

I assume you know, since you've got quite a few build tricks up your sleeve, but don't put on too much of a clear coat with the masking tape on otherwise and can pull up parts of the gloss coat and underlying paint. (I learned this on a recent canopy

Some people bash the low-vis schemes as "boring," you've shown its anything but. On the contrary if you're into weathering, have confidence with an airbrush it actually can be one of the most interesting and eye catching schemes to paint.

I think everyone here is missing the point...ITS A 1/48TH SU-34 FULLBACK!!!!!!!! Unprecedented!

Damn man, nice work

Hardly any filler, really nice engineered kit

Wow! Nicely done, that's one of the best WWII Luftwaffe camo jobs I've ever seen. Would you talk a little more about the painting process you used?

Thats the one!

I said I swore off large scale planes....until I saw the new desert camo on the Mi-35 Hind used by the Cypress Air Force and decided the 1/35th Trumpeter Hind would be the perfect starting point. I only have one photo of the new paint job, does anyone else have more photos or know of a link where I can find the new Mi-35s with the desert camo? Thanks Dan

What are you 5? Get a life pal

Really convincing USN TPS work you did there, just enough touchups to keep it interesting without getting "too busy"

Post 'em up, any and all aircraft that have been heavily weathered, faded, touched up, and covered in dirt and grime. I'm always on the hunt for a new project or ideas for weathering and would love to see some new photos. Thanks

Maybe I'll do another build with Vallejo Air (it was nice having it premixed so you can just put it straight into the color cup on the airbrush) I think one of the other problems comes from the climate of where I live. Here's in Denver the air pressure and humidity are much different than sea level so water-based paints especially can start to dry up on the tip of the airbrush. Dan

No kidding!! That's quite the project, how long did it take?

This is like the craziest project ever, I say abandon it, size up the plans on the CAD and full on design and then build a full scale actual plane and fly it!

Just using the Mk.1 eyeball, I'd say a close match for the lightest grey is FS 36622 or FS 36495 (You might need to tint it slightly, but I'd do that with mist coats once its laid down).

I will have to pick up some Gunze aqueous as they provide a wider range of colors that are more accurate to many commonly used paints. I use Mr. Color which is the lacquer version and its my favorite paint. Only catch is, the strong fumes can make it difficulty after a long session. Is there a strong chemical odor with the gunze aqueous?

I thought the same thing, but I didn't see any on the block 60s. I could be wrong though.