Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 Oh, Here ya go. Wheel assemblies are glosscoated, and work continues on the nozzles.. Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GAntonio Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 HelloPig, I've been following this build for quite some time now, and I must say that you are doing an immaculate Job!! BTW if your looking for a new airbrush I'd like to recommend an Iwata HP-C Gravity feed. Very nice paint atomization, which produces very fine lines, just my two cents. Cheers, GAntonio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Hey Pete here is a photo of one of the GBU's on a A-10 here at Bagram for your files look at the rust on thebomb body thought you might could use this Erick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Gudbergsson Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 BTW, what airbrush do you have, that preshading looks awesome, would like to try some of that on my Four 1/32 Phantoms, but I'm afraid my Paasche H wouldn't be able to do that, or maybe it's just me.What ratio of paint/ thinner do you use. Cheers Hey Frank, I started the tires with Floquil grimy black, with a touch of rust. Once that dryed I sprayed the tread area with a dusting of concrete.. Thats it! Regards, Pig Andy G Hey Andy, Well, I've gor a Badger 100 side feed, with the fine needle and tip. I use it for all of my oil based paint work. I use a Paashe H just for spraying Future. Thinking about a new airbrush..What do you guys recommend for nice, fine lines and detail work? As far as the thinning goes, I start out about 50:50...then mess with it from there. Seems like atmospherics play a huge role. Temp. & humidity...I'll dink with the thinning, air Px, and brush settings until I'm happy with it on that day. My cardinal rule is never point your airbrush at anything unless you are completely satisfied with the way it is spraying. If I just cant get it right, I'll quit for the day and have a beer. I learnded this one the hard way. Over..and over... ;) Regards! Pig Hey Pig. I have the Badger 150 and the 100 G, I guess that's the same one you have. I bought them just last year, never seemed to get the hang of them. Granted, I'm not the worlds most patient man, maybe I didn't give it enough time to get used to them. I guess I'm just not used to the pull back push down trigger, I suppose it takes a little getting used to. It's not like the Paasche H just press down and paint, which I've been using for Five years now since I got back into the hobby. Maybe one of these days I'll take a few hours with the 100 G, use different brands paints, enamels and acrylics, PSI's, airbrush settings, a beer or Three and see how things go. BTW what brand paint do you usually use and any pointers on the use of the 100. Cheers Andy G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doctorpepper Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 great job pete... let's how your nieces and nephews stay clear of this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Hey Pete here is a photo of one of the GBU's on a A-10 here at Bagram for your files look at the rust on thebomb body thought you might could use this Erick Thanks Erick,...That is a great picture! Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Hello Gents! Made a little progresson this beast...Here are a few looks at the wheel assemblies. Now, ordinarily, I hate rubber wheels that come in most kits, but these are pretty nice. I paint mine, however. To get the paint to stick, you just need to take your time, and follow the right dance steps. These are washed and flat coated, but not yet dry-brushed... Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 I only use Floquil paints, thinned with Dio Sol....The gloss coat is Future in light coats to avoid cracking. The wash is artis'ts oil paint thinned with mineral spirits. The flat coat is PolyScale thinned 50:50 with the manufactures thinner... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Here's a look at the tread section. This part of the tires were painted with a dusting of Floquil Concrete. This is important in that this model will be on a simulated concrete pad..I'll use the same concrete paint for the basecoat of that hardstand...Continuing the color up from the ramp onto the tires will tie the model visually to the base in the same way that armor modelers will dust the ground color on a figures boots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 OK, last one... Here is the backside of one of the mainwheels. The brake assemblies get NA-STY dirty.... Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richy Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 just art pig....... I keep your post with me for my next step on the bug. :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 More wheels..Dry brushed and done. Anytime you paint vinyl tires, you have got to be really careful when you handle them..the finish is more fragile than painted styrene. I wear gloves if I have to touch them/hold them. I set them on wax paper only, or leave them impaled on sticks like you see here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 ...Getting closer on the GU-12's. These are freshly flat-coated. Still need a drybrush, and the seaker head assemblies installed.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 ...Here's a different angle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 The arming wires on the GBU-12's were made with paint brush bristles. Work forges ahead on the nozzles.. These have been base coated, washed, and flat coated. The next step; dry brushing, will really liven these up... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Hornet Fan Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Nice work on the nozzles Pete! What colour are you using as a base colour on them? Keep those photos coming! Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 No, you're my hero! :D Kickazz work Pig! You're an artist... :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 very impressive the detail job you put on a simple piece like those GBU...... you're working slowly Pig, but gosh.....what's going to be when it's finished !! see ya Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkhornet Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 man the amount of weathering you do is unbeleivable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 manthe amount of weathering you do is unbeleivable ..I don't know if that's good or bad!.. As long as it doesn't come out looking like a tank .. Cheers! Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Nice work on the nozzles Pete! What colour are you using as a base colour on them? Keep those photos coming! Jason Hi Jason, I start with ModelMaster Jet Exhaust (not a metalizer) and manipulate the color by adding various browns / greys / black to get what I need... Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SukhoiPilot Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Every time I look at this thread I feel like I am going to Barf cause I feel that I am not worthy, Pig your level of excellence is what I strive for (may never reach it) one can hope for miracles. Keep em coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wing_Nut Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Thanks for taking us along for the ride. . . truly inspiring! It's fun to see the madness behind the masterpiece Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Pig, got a question when reading about the weathering....good or bad, maybe we can have a forum on that subject,usually we are weathering the weapon load...but mostly it is " brand new".......it looks like we are all going to what i call " the Spanish school", where visual effects are given to all the piece ? it looks great, but is it real ? most of the time we are cheating with the colours or light effects.......any comments ? pat.....waiting to paint its su.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 (edited) Hey Pete here is a photo of one of the GBU's on a A-10 here at Bagram for your files look at the rust on thebomb body thought you might could use this Erick Good question patrick! Take a look at this picture that Erick passed along of this GBU-12. Look how nast & weathered it is. In the case of the GBU's, the "meat " of the weapon is the Mk 82 bomb case. These things are pretty safe without the explosive train in place, and as a result get man-handled, bumped, scratched, moved with heavy equipment, etc..they also rust. The fin and guidance assemblies might come out of a crate, and look pretty new when bolted on, as you suggest. But take a look even at this picture, and see how the "new" parts on this one are beat-up as well. I think it's safe to say that the air to air missiles wouldn't/ shouldn't look so weathered; at least thats my opinion from my own personal experience. Having said all that, I wll still use washes to deepen the shadows, and dry brushing to emphasize the high points..on every part of the kit..how much to do and when to stop is very subjective! :( ...And besides, I can't speak Spanish! Regards, Pig Edited July 21, 2005 by Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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