Thanks for the info TimThere’s a good tutorial (at least used to be) on the Wingnut wings web site for that. You can get decals for it as well.
HA!!.... Hope you're prepared for a long wit then Steve!Looking forward to the finale!
Steve
That looks impressive Dave! I'm not interested in decals for the wood effect... going to be using acrylics too.AK3 Dark Sand base coat, then panel definitions added with pencil. Gloss varnish to seal all in, so mistakes can be easily wiped off. Then streaks of thinned Vallejo Natural Wood, then New Wood added, with a small brush - it took me a few attempts, wiping all off & starting again - then sealed in with a gloss varnish tinted with orange
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Apologies for jumping in with my process, it just takes a bit of time. I didn't use retarder, the model is small enough for the paint not to dry when adding streaks.
I admit it was an experiment, as I didn't have any oils ( I tried several methods on my guinea pig P-51 before comitting to the real thing ).
The model is actually the Revell reboxing of the Eduard model, that I got at a bargain price ( surprise, surprise ) - I did look at wood decals, but that would hve tripled the total price of the model
Dave
Cheers Colin, certainly is colourful eh?!'Poor detail', as others have said, it's probably not missing any detail, the aircraft just didn't have any. Most WW1 aircraft are just covered in big sheets. But anyway, what a colourful subject you have chosen here. Nice one.
Interesting points Steve, I'll just go for the "purdy colours" approach though!As much as the 'varnished cabinet' look is in vogue, and an interesting painting exercise, is there much evidence it ever actually happened?
One of the few arguments for is that less paint or covering saved weight, whereas an interesting argument against is the misinterpretation of light coloured fuselages.
However, 'Albatri' models used to be painted yellow, but on period orthochromatic film yellow looks black. So that doesn't add-up either
Many streaky paint techniques go well for props though
Maybe every WW1 German 'plane should just be painted red!
More interesting information there Tim,thanks for that... I'm certainly learning bucket loads on this thread!!It’s a weight saving device Steve. Unfinished ply would absorb moisture increasing weight and reducing structural strength so it had to be finished. Paints of the time had no varnish content so were varnished afterwards to keep out moisture. Varnished ply would therefore give the same protection, but would weigh significantly less than a painted fuselage because there is no paint there. I read this somewhere, but can’t remember where.
...... T.B.C.....