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And that was the painting part (of the weathering) done.

I painted around panellines and faded here and there and made irregular bettering painting spots here and there with a light grey, FS35475.


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Then I used FS36329 for darker spots and bettering painting.

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Next I will gloss coat the whole thing and then decals, after that I´ll go in with filters, washes and pigments :D

Cheers!

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2 hours ago, Mr.Happy said:

Wow 😳 Aigore‼️👍

 

That stressed panel line paint job kicks alpha sierra sierra😎

 

Can't wait for the next update 🙏🤓

 

Brovo Zulu✅

 

Cheers,

 

Mr.Happy (In name only)

Thanx Mr.Happy :D

Just got to finally decide on the marking!

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Getting to the decals...


Ok, first a gloss varnish...Pledge/Klear/Future per usual.

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Then a bit of masking for detail painting...

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White in the wells and metal around the gun muzzle

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And finally I decided on VA-37 "Bulls", mostly because I like USS Forrestal :P

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Next I´ll seal the decals and then it´s time for washes, filters and pigments :D

Cheers!
 

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31 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said:

Wanna paint a 1/18th scale Tomcat for me ?   :worship:

 

Steve

 

Hahahaha....would probably take a while with my small 0.3mm nozzle.....not to mention the massive ammounts of paint! :P

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Weathering!


well it´s down to washes and pigments :D


First a panel wash...dark brown, I want to play with the blue tones of the paint and add earth tones to give it warm weathering.

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Wipe it off, sits really subtly in the panels doesn´t bother the eyes at all :D

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Then a brown filter....

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I stopple it with a spunge.

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And get an uneven tan tint.

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Next pigments, I used 3 different pigments, umber, grey brown and black to accentuate oil spill, dirt and streaks.

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Then I sealed the weathering with a matte coat....really like how it came together....really grimy and dirty  :P

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To do are under carriage, doors, pylons, antennae, position lights, weapons and final assembly :D

Cheers!

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1 hour ago, A-10 LOADER said:

WOW, looks really good especially now that you have unmasked the canopy. Keep up the great work.

 

Steve

Thanx Steve :D

Kind of pleased myself....think my next build will be a TPS scheme too, was really fun doing it!

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Aigore,

 

Great tutorial on your weathering process! I saved this build as a bookmark so I can reference it when I get to that point on my current build. Also, contrary to what I've heard other people suggest, you used a dark brown wash as opposed to a bluish black for a TPS scheme. I'm thinking the brown works really well as the end result look outstanding!

 

Regarding the pigments that you're using, are they just a re-branded version of pastel chalks, or something different? I've noticed manufacturers that cater to this hobby will take a common item and re-brand it, then charge twice the amount of money, or more for it. Case in point, I bought Loctite super glue at Walmart for 3 US dollars; at a local hobby shop a bottle of super glue was 8 dollars.

 

Anyway, great job on this build!

 

Elmo

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47 minutes ago, Finn said:

Very well done, it looks very realistic. In case you want to add a little extra touch, when the cleaning the windscreen the Plane Captain would use the refueling probe to stand on:

 

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6349739

 

no doubt a few dirty foot prints and scuffs would be in that area.

 

Jari

 

Thanx Jari :D

Good point! think I could manage something there :D

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