Bf109G-6 Barkhorn Pt 2
- Thread starter Magneto
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I realise that it is beyond my Eclipse air canon to do 1/72 mottle cam. If it’s splinter or single colours it’s great - I would also guess it could manage 48 scale.
So I broke out the micron - I bodged it up a little - I need a paint mixer and perhaps another new compressor with a shorter air hose.
The working psi with a micron is right down there at 12 -15 so it is really sensitive to any variations in air flow.
Any way my new air laser was tested by none other than the man himself;
I got some serious splatter on the whole model - so had to paint over. Then the preshade is greatly reduced.
I will take this to near the end but may not bother with decals - I want to save them for a better build!
So I broke out the micron - I bodged it up a little - I need a paint mixer and perhaps another new compressor with a shorter air hose.
The working psi with a micron is right down there at 12 -15 so it is really sensitive to any variations in air flow.
Any way my new air laser was tested by none other than the man himself;
I got some serious splatter on the whole model - so had to paint over. Then the preshade is greatly reduced.
I will take this to near the end but may not bother with decals - I want to save them for a better build!
On with the slog. Something I managed to do different this build was:fit the mass weight underwing with superglue so as not to lose them
saw the single piece canopy into 3
drill hole for pilot tube and superglue
include the gunsight this time
try out some different paints - LifeColor
Its a bit of a drag and disappointment not to get the full benefit from a great airbrush but I just got to give it time
tomorrow - radio mast and decals. I’m going to go through with it even though the result is not what I wanted. I tried to improve mottle a little