BastianD
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Thanks guys.
Now spending time on making the grills as smooth as possible with the skin of the bird, before giving her a round of primer and start the real paint job.
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And final step for the exhausts: the burner cans.
After a dark wash to fill up the gaps, and a matte coating, I’ve glued them both in place.
WAYYYYYY different then it used to be! 🤩
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Awesome appearance! Would be a very nice livery for Dutch Airforce on their F-35s
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And the afterburner cans work in progress:
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First and 2nd section of each engine exit weathered and glued in place.
Third piece work to be done on weathering with metal and copper colours, and burnt iron. It should be the finishing touch of the rest end.
Getting there 😄
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Working on the interior of the exhausts, thanks to some great suggestions on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/cM0nHtFBfJI?si=1Mfxv-Ym7yuFdf41
The burner cans have a soft white fading, after first a matte black primer which was scribed off the metal etched parts partly. I want to recreate the worn look of the cans themselves, and finish them later with soft layers of metal and copper mixed.
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A simple solution to solve the see-through behind the grills, but still keep the depth behind the grill: a piece of paper rolled to a pipe and inserted in the engine bay.
If I spray the front part in black, or perhaps dark grey, then it will give the right effect.
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Nice kit, looking forward to follow your progress.
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Marvellous on details, well done!
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12 minutes ago, ExchefAndy said:
I can see what you are talking about with the see through effect, any ideas in regards to filling the void?
The Revell kit comes with both the engines for display on the base as you probably know, and I haven't used them. Would they be of any use, as I could ship them off to you with the instructions
Andy
Thanks Andy for offering, but I think I’ll try to fill them an easy way: a piece of paper folded to a long pipe, spray it dark and insert it inside to prevent the see-through.
In the end, the exhausts of the Italeri kit are closed anyway.
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And bottom right engine bay done with grills too. Next step to clean and smooth the edges before a next primer.
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12 hours ago, ExchefAndy said:
You're braver than me, as I hate PE. I've just never had the skill to deal with it.
But those grills will add a really nice depth once everything is finished!👍
Andy
Thanks Andy, it works so far, let’s see what the end result will be.
for sure I need to fill up inside the two engine bays otherwise it’s a see-through.
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Slowly advancing to the last grill: just need to do the last grills on the lower side of the right engine 😅
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Great level of detail, look forward to see the progress.
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The beast is getting shape, nice work.
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Nice work so far!
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Hello Gwendoline, thanks for your
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when I look now through the grills, it’s just open space 😁
So I need to insert something that is dark and takes out the emptiness. No idea what normal the view is through the grills.
For your question on the Revell kit, I have no idea cos I’ve never had it in my hands.
i would me carefull of putting two brands together, as the fit and set-up can be totally different.
for the Italeri I have not been able to find ResKit exhausts.
cheers Bastian
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Small update: passed the 50% mark of opening the surface behind the grills and reinstalling them 😅
Right engine to go.
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2 minutes ago, ExchefAndy said:
Unfortunately I never created a build thread as the small collection of pics that I took were really to show my brother what I was up to. He's my go to whenever I need painting tips or colour advice. He creates 3D graphics for poker machines for work and paints Warhammer stuff as a hobby, his painting skills are light years ahead of mine. The tips for the weathering came from YouTube builders like Primedmodelworks, Model Airplane Maker, and the greys instead of black came from watching one of Doogs Models videos.
I've been following your restoration Bastian and love the idea of giving an old kit a new lease on life... it's going really well!
These three are the only other images that I've got...
Andy
Many thanks for the information, and great to read where you got your inspiration from.
ill try to make it a slender but mean looking black lady 😎
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Can you link the build thread?
Working on restoring my Italeri Blackbird, and your weathering looks very cool.
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Smashing good! Very nice result
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Pretty interesting work you’ve done on the Black Beast. Love the weathering effect!
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It did work! First grill glued in place and looks quite flat!
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Now we’re talking! A nice open space behind the grille.
Now lower the side areas so the grill can flush with the skin of the beast.
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Awesome details, looking good.