gb_madcat_sl Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 This is coming along real nicely. Looking forward for more! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I can't wait to see her finished! She's going to look amazing! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Beauty!!! Great man!!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skii Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 Cheers fellas Airframe washed, more weathering later on, engines next Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Beautiful, beautiful! Awesome paintjob and very realistic paint chipping on the nose cone. Really makes me wanna do one in 1/72... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 John - what a magnificent paint job and weathering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catcow1234 Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Wonderful Flanker. Great paintwork :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warthoglvr Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 wow! that kind of quality work makes me want to sell all my stash and take up quilting or something that I might be good at! Really stunning work there. Something to aspire to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Very nice job on painting it. Love the work! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Armitage Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Well, i'm new here, and I think your build is outstanding! Fantastic paint job! This is a strange coincidence for me. I've been taking a 10-year break from building, and decided to get back into it and build my Academy 1/48th Russian Knights SU-27 I bought about 8 years ago on a whim so I joined ARC and came to re-learn some things in the forum, and now I feel like just canning the idea and putting the box back in the cupboard for another 10 years! Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skii Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 (edited) Thankyou very much fellas, it'll be nice to see if this build inspires a few more Russian Knight flankers, I've fallen in love with the scheme which I think complements the airframe beautifully - the hard bit of course is pulling it off in model form! after spraying the engines and klear coating the rear elevators, I took advantage of the great outdoors to take some snaps of how she currently stands. Let it sheeee-ine !! Edited January 3, 2012 by Skii Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 :) :wub: :wub: Absolutely brilliant model so far, John! Masterful work on the paint scheme. Cheers, Alby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Looking good! How did you get the mottled effect on the exhaust areas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Stunner John! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skii Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Thanks guys Looking good! How did you get the mottled effect on the exhaust areas? Hi Mark Dead easy - darken the alclad with a layer of very thinned Tamiya flat black, and rub the surface down with a 3600 micromesh cloth to achieve the heat scorched effect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Wow.... This is stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 impressive! i definitely love that bird! how did you proceed to get this effect on the exhausts? salt weathering? bye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rafal Gajek Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Fantastic paint work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Very nice! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) Very, very impressive! Absolutely stunning paintwork on the engines' nacelles metal surfaces! Would you share your painting technique you used on them? Salt airbrushing? Multiple spraying then sanding? Cheers! Alexander. :) Edited June 6, 2010 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Absolutetly stunning work John! In my opinion, this scheme would be very hard to make look un-toylike in modelling terms, (for want of a better word), but you have done a masterful job here.You have made it interesting while still keeping its Demo Team like looks, a real talent from a great modeller. Beautiful stuff mate! Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skii Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Thanks again guys, there is a lot still to do, including chipping and weathering on the leading edges, as above the engine scorch effect was very simple to do, just darken the alclad with very thinned Tamiya flat black and then rub with a 3600 micromesh cloth - as easy as that ! Thanks again for the kind words fellas John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Cheers fellas Airframe washed, more weathering later on, engines next :huh: Awesome painting job !!!!!!! Can you give us more details on how you performed your airframe washing? Did you dilute your base paint with white and solvent ? If so, can you give the %. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skii Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Awesome painting job !!!!!!!Can you give us more details on how you performed your airframe washing? Did you dilute your base paint with white and solvent ? If so, can you give the %. Thanks Hi Tonio Its the ProModeller wash - brushed on and wiped off when dry. Ideal for a glossy airframe. It was thinly applied over the white areas so as not to be so stark, and more heavily applied over the dark blue and light blue underside. There is still a bit of residue to remove around the engines however. This is the first time I've used Phil Flory's ProModeller wash and I'm impressed with it - very easy to use and suprisingly easy to vary the starkness depending on coats. cheers John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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