jrallman Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 excellent paint work, cant wait to see her all dressed up with markings! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 (edited) Here we go. After a coat of Tamiya gloss i started with decaling. Everything was going well, until i started (tried to) to place those wing stripped decals. They were way too short, and some of them didn't even come of the backing paper even after soaking for an hour or so. So I had to paint them. Lots of masking, but the result is well worth the work. Now i can continue with decaling. Edited February 28, 2007 by gregax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodrigo Mazzoleni Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Amazing painting job on the wings! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Wow! The mottling on the fuselage looks great, and I can only imagine how long it must have taken to mask those wing walk areas. But it certainly looks a lot more realistic than decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 cool fix on those wing walks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 Decals are done, no problems here. Then i faded down decals a bit, as the were too bright. Then the weathering started. With a brown black mix i sprayed random blotches to represent camouflage paint degraded and dirty from usage/oils etc. Now the washing will begin. Comments welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Wow! Its looking great!!! I started on mine but I don't think it going to look as great as yours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 very nice indeed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonov22 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Very Very Nice Gregax ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Absolutely gorgeous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 The red markings are just bright enough to really draw the eye and add interest. It just keeps looking better and better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnsan Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Sweet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Getting there, slowly. Fianlly weathered and flat coated. Now i have to unmask the canopy, make some exhaust streaks and then the final assembly begins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 boy does that look nice! home stretch now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan T. Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Cool riveting. I am doing the same on a couple of Bf 109's for the GB. The trouble is you kinda get addicted to doing it and it is such a chore, especially when you use the MDC tool! I second this! Great model gregax, keep the updates coming. Ivan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Another gorgeous Me-410. This camo scheme looks great too. Very sharp looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Weathering is done! Now just some paint chipping with silver pencil and finall assembly. Keep your fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michaelx Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Absolutely fabulous! I’m wondering; how do you get the ultra delicate PE (such as the hand holds at the canopy) down so perfect? I’ve read many pointers on this but haven’t seen work as good as yours. I've never successfully been able to use ultra small PE, neither to place it properly nor get it to stick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 For the PE parts, i usually drill a small hole where a grab handle will be placed. But just on the one side. Then i cut the part off the fret so that the part of the handle that will be placed into the hole is slightly longer that the other end. Then i take a thin piece of wire, dip it in the extra thin superglue, place a drop into the hole and then place the part. After that i just place some more glue on the other end. For bigger parts i use two-part epoxi glue. That way i can move a part around and place it more accurate. Hope that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregax Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Finished! Now i have 9 days left..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moeggo Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Wow!!!! very nice!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelsntoys Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Fantastic Job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 fantastic job! great markings and the gear bays turned out really nice too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Finished! Outstanding looking build! I like everything about it. Big :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Just incredible, gorgeous, you name it! :( :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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