papa 695s Revell 1/48 Phantom

[papa 695]

Got some more done to this one

The petot tubes are all bent and snapping off, and I need to replace them.
And my good mate Tony ( Yakface ) made and supplied me with some.
Many thanks Tony.

They should look great.

 

[papa 695]

Petot tubes fitted and all primed up. One very bad a** looking Phantom

 

[dubster72]

Being in primer it really shows up your re-scribing skills Ian. Everything is so straight & true, top class work sir!

 

[papa 695]

Being in primer it really shows up your re-scribing skills Ian. Everything is so straight & true, top class work sir!

Many thanks Patrick

 

[flyjoe180]

It does look a real bad a** in black

 

[Kressy_13]

Nice work on the rescribing. Shows up really well under the primer. Nice work.

 

[papa 695]

Right got some more done to this one. Like I said at the start of this one, I'm going to try the black basing technique.
First of all you paint it all black

Then using the base colour ( in this case white ) thinned to around 60 thinners 40 paint you spray random patterns on the black, the tighter the better.
Then when that's done you thin the colour again to around 80 thinners to 20 paint then giving the subject several thin coats of the paint until you get the effect you want. This is after 4 coats.

And these are after around 8 coats.

I hope you can see the random mottling that your meant to get.
All this is meant to be a better effect than panel lining in black.
This being my first time doing it I think it does look better than the panel line method.
What do you guys think ?
This picture should have been first

 

[dubster72]

I like it Ian, it gives a subtle yet effective look.

 

[papa 695]

I like it Ian, it gives a subtle yet effective look.

Thanks Patrick.

 

[papa 695]

Right colour call outs,
Revell says
M= dark green 90% olive green 10%
L= olive green 80% greyish green 20%
K= beige 80% brown 20%
Anybody know a single colour call out for them.

 

[dubster72]

Right colour call outs,
Revell says
M= dark green 90% olive green 10%
L= olive green 80% greyish green 20%
K= beige 80% brown 20%
Anybody know a single colour call out for them.

For what paint Ian? The colour call-outs on my Eduard instructions are:

FS 34079 dark green
FS 34102 medium green
FS 30219 beige

HTH

 

[papa 695]

For what paint Ian? The colour call-outs on my Eduard instructions are:

FS 34079 dark green
FS 34102 medium green
FS 30219 beige

HTH

Thanks Patrick I should be able to convert the FS numbers. Thanks again mate.

 

[colin m]

Well, you've been busy since I last checked in. Great progress and looking really nice, quite ominous in black.

black basing technique

Nice idea. I have a Vixen to do sometime in the future and might try this out.

 

[papa 695]

Ready for the main camouflage colours, just ordered these from John in the shop.

Got them today, great service John, and should do the camouflage great.

 

[dubster72]

Ready for the main camouflage colours, just ordered these from John in the shop.
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Got them today, great service John, and should do the camouflage great.

Interesting choice Ian. I was going to pick that set, but instead opted for the Mr Hobby Aqueous that Eduard recommend.

It'll be good to see how both types of paint look on the model.

 

[papa 695]

Got the top camo on now.

 

[dubster72]

Very nice Ian, great tight demarcation between the camo colours - top class airbrushing.

 

[flyjoe180]

Black basing - worked a treat Ian, great job on the paint work

 

[Robert1968]

Hi Ian think I'm building the same kit near enough as you, but I'm only in the early stages ( cockpit tub etc )
I've been doing a lot of dry fitting and I don't see too many issues yet ( maybe need to put me specs on )
I notice you have the rear tail tubes ( I have noticed on the kit that they are flimsy so I may need to invest in some ( where to get?? )
I also note the afterburners are pretty basic but I want to build OOB.
I ordered my extra paints from Vallejo so I got the Federal standard right I hope
This phantom you are producing looks very kick ass and the colours are exceptional and the black basting seems to work wonders with the panel lines ( although I'm not rescribing ( or best I can get away with it. )
I'm all caught up with this build so far and will be watching to the end ( Tips tips and more tips ) hee hee

Great looking project so far.

Kind regards

Robert

 

[papa 695]

I've had a mammoth decaling session on this one 2 days at it and I still need to get the underside and tail to do.