Jack-Swiss Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Absolutely beautiful work Davide...awesome!!!!! PS: I finally saw you in some pics on modellismopiù, where you "help" a friend of yours by weathering his F-15 with the airbrush!Awesome mate Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Looking good there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Absolutely beautiful work Davide...awesome!!!!!PS: I finally saw you in some pics on modellismopiù, where you "help" a friend of yours by weathering his F-15 with the airbrush!Awesome mate Cheers ...........Unfortunately I'm not a beautiful girl Jack..... check better in the following pics..... :blink: nice to meet you friends....that's my face. :blink: Stop "gossip" and back to the Mig....... I step up to the wings.......and at frist I paint and details wheel bay But flaps and ailerons nedd to be very thin, so I cut away lot of plastic from it.... I check by dryfit that wings join to the fuselage perfectly, but small surprise wait for me, underwing surface absolutely don't fit well, there is a at list 0,5mm space.....look! Upper side is much better.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 I solve the problem in the more easy way I know.....putting a evergreen barrel between the gap. Later I will glue together, but first a small detail more realistic by palsticard And finally the Mig is totally visibile..... Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I love this build, beautiful stuff. I also love Calimero! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hey dude....great pics indeed!!! It's nice to see the faces of the people you maybe know "online" since 2 years and such... The mig is coming along really nicely! Keep it up Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drake64 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Simply fantastic Confess us, Calimero is the modeler and you are his assistant Ciao Roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martinsson Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Very nice craftsmanship Davide! 1/32 is a good scale, I couldn´t use the Dremel for my air scoop! Even the smallest bit is too big. Cheers Martinsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Oh Wow, this is an amazing job your doing here. Just saw this thread and I think I will be following it closely because I have the same kit in my collection and will like to build it soon. So, keep up the good work. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dkobayashi Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Beautiful is all I can say Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 He he he my friends, you discover the secret!!! All work is done by Calimero.......I am just a poor assistant So, going on to giving attention to details, I take care ot wheell "legs", just take look at the pics..... Now just a couple of small details.. If I am not wrong I should be ready fo painting session..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Usually I like to spry primer on the model to check possible missing finishing problem....... in fact......I found panel lines disappear................. ..............also I forget to sand one joint.... .......wing and fuselage joint problem..... So, that's why I like primer, but more work needed now to fix that problem.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 We can "jump" now to the painting session......starting from the metallic part. Normally I prefer to paint all metallic surfaces in advance, in this case I spry "burnt metal" Testor Metalizer on the air inlet ring. On the exhaust I used Alcald aluminium as a base also on the afterburner.... then cover zones I don' want to change again..... ...and I "play" with Alclad "copper" "pale burnt metal" "jet exhasut" to give different shadows between burnt dark area and lighter zones.... By oily paint I dirt the panel lines and create small dirty stripes..... later I try a new and courageous technique......by small tamper just humid by nitro solvent I "played" carefully, in order to remove random the dark esternal paint and let the aluminium came up again. I confess I was swetting during this exercise......I was scare to destroy painting work just done....but I was lucky. Probably I will retouch again at the end of painting job, to see the effect in the whole finishing context. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Now is the preshading time......I like to use different preshading color in this case for the undesurfaces respect upper. For the undersurfaces the main color will be an RLM76 grey/azur, so I like to use similar but darker tone, in particular, very dark blue nigth from Gunze. The mixing I use is about 80% solvent (Gunze) 20% color and spry between 0.8 and 1.0 bar (atmosphere) by freehand..... That's all for today.....I will be back when the upper surface preshading will be done. Ciao to everybody and happy modelling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonio Argudo Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 this proyect will end beatifull!!!! cant wait to see more progress, gracie per compartire questa figatta di Mig! saluti di la spagna! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martinsson Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Good stuff Davide! I had to redo almost the same joints as you. I like your style of pre-shading. I think you manage to get it just right, and not like a chess board! Do you use Gunze Acrylics or Lacquer? Your landing gears are so very nice! This will be one very good looking Iraqi -21! Martinsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sc2f100 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Great stuff! I really like your approach on the exhaust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Supeeerb dude...supeeerb!!!!! I love it! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Good stuff Davide! I had to redo almost the same joints as you. I like your style of pre-shading. I think you manage to get it just right, and not like a chess board! :lol: Do you use Gunze Acrylics or Lacquer?Your landing gears are so very nice! This will be one very good looking Iraqi -21! Martinsson Thank you Martin, as I usally did on my other models (F-16 NASWC for example) I adopted my "standard" tecnique to paint also on this Mig. First step; gray primer as you did on your Mig, second; preshading by Acqueous Gunze or Acylics Tamiya, third; base color camouflage by Enamels Lacquer (only gloss) by Xtracolor and before this layer dry I apply base color more lightened around very random, to avoid the "chess board" I ate it!! Since Lacquer need several hours to be dry I realize that if I apply ligthened base color just immediately, all layers blend together creating very nice shadow between the base and light zones. At the end I get a very shine surfaces where apply directly decals and washing avoiding transaprent glossy step of painting, that's another reason why I choose Laquer instead Acrylics. In the past I used lot Vinylic and Acryilic paint, ad also was nice, but with Laquer I get the better effect I look for. Bye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Among other things, one that impresses me of your builds is when you show pics of your pre-shading jobs: it´s amazing how precise, consistent, uniform, straight and precise it is! Really incredible. /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martinsson Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hello Davide, Lacquers are probably the best colors to paint with. The only reason I avoid them is the smell and long drying time! But lacquers airbrush better than acrylics. Gunzes acrylics are in my opinion the acrylic colors that has the greatest similarity in characteristics to lacquers. Cheers Martinsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph' Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Ciaoo David, Very impressive work!!! Cockpit, gears... all! WOW! i hope to see it to Euroma! Congrats! see you. Stéphane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starflyer Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hi ARC'ers, also upper surfaces done by preshading. I use very dark brown mixing Gunze Acrylics Mahogany and Black....that's all. You can see better the different color between the upper preshading and the lower... I hope soon to start with Xtracolor laquer, stay tuned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martinsson Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Looking really good Davide! You have a fantastic ability to airbrush straight and even lines freehand. Very good! Martinsson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Beautiful work so far. Simply great! :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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