I didn’t get to talk to your dad that much but it’s very cool for you to honor him by building his kit.
We’ll still be here so it’s good if you want to join us, not, or do so later. No big deal on how long you take or your schedule, takes me forever to get anything finished.
Cliff
Hunter,
The office (cockpit) looks great! You are making very good progress on this build! I have to admit, I’m a tad jealous you have 5 days off! lol
Hunter that cockpit looks GOOD! You are off to a great start dude. I’m looking forward to seeing this thing as it progresses. Good luck to you!
Gary
Hello hogfan -
Thank you for the kind words. I have to admit this has been a blast doing and already have two more builds in mind. The 5 days off are great but the first day will be catching up on my sleep. Thanks for looking in and I hope you have time to check back in.
Hunter
Hello Texgunner -
Thank you sir, I hope the progession goes as well as the biginning. (laughing) But this has been a great time and I look forward to many years of this. Thank you for looking in at my build and I hope you check back in. PLEASE comment if you see anything wrong, or any type of tips or suggestions are highly welcomed.
Hello everyone -
Wow…after a very long work session and life to-do’s I finally got in a late night session. I went back and finished the “pit”, assembled the engine, nose, interior "pit"panels and the fuselage. I ordered and received the 2 colors needed to paint the fuselage and hope to be painting by Saturday. Thank you again for taking the time to look in on my WIP and hope all of you are well.
Just noticed a small area that needs black applied
As always…please don’t hesitate to suggest any and all tips, techniques and what I could have done different. Again, thank you for looking
I was woundering howyou were getting on with this. Some nice work in the pit. A wash would really help out in there, if you feel ready for that.
Hello Bish -
Thank you for coming back…what is a wash? is it some type of stain or dye?
Very nice so far Hunter. =]
Hello bvallot -
Thank you sir, thank you for looking in and for the kind words. It’s been a lot of fun and can’t wait to start my next one.
She’s looking great Hunter. [H]
Hunter,
OMG man your building and painting skills are really up there.
To answer for Bish since he is probably in the rack right now, a wash is a thinned paint, usually black or some other darker color that will seep into the crevasses and add shadows and depth. This can be achieved by using acrylics, enamels or oils. I prefer oils as they seem to spread better and the Turpenoid (oil thinner) doesn’t seem to remove the base coat a readily as enamel thinner. For me, acrylics will tend to add bubbles which will dry in a strange looking pattern.
After a wash, most builders will go over that with a dry brush, where a lighter paint is applied just to the raised surfaces using a brush which has paint that is almost dry but will still transfer just the slightest amount of paint to the raised areas.
You can also do the same type of thing with pastels, which will really make your work pop. The pastels are ground to a powder, usually by rubbing them on sandpaper to file off the pastel, and brushed on. You can also buy already ground pastels.
Doing all three methods really brings out the realism of the build.
Steve, no, not quite, another hour or so.
Hunter, sorry, its easy to forget not everone knows all these terms, especially when they are new to the hobby. But Steve has got you pretty covered there. Though i do the dry brushing before the wash, just my preferance. With washes you do have to be careful at times as to what type of wash you are useing on which surface. Like Steve, i use oils, but these can’t be used on enamel paint. I also used a ready made wash by a company called Flory in the UK which are a water based chalk wash.
These are definatly things to consider for future builds and there tons of onfo on line out there. And keep an eye on the WiP threads on here as you will see many methods
Oh yeah, your 7 hours ahead of me. For some reason I was off a few hours.
7 hours, well thats more than i knew. Its just gone half 9 here, bed time for me on a work night is half 10/11 ish.
Hello Spiralcity -
Thank you for your kind comment and for looking in on my build.
Steve & Bish -
Thank you gentlemen, I am definitely going to use this method going forward. I plan on trying all 3 types of “washing” too see what works best for me. I will buy a cheap aircraft and practice on it. So I understand you correctly…I basically want the black or dark color to be watery.
You want it thin yes. For a pin wash, i would go for about 80/20 thinner/paint.
Bish -
Thank you, and I will practice this new technique for me. Also, can this be done with a airbrush or just with a brush?
For the wash use a regular brush. For a pin wash, which is used to apply the wash to very small areas such as panel lines etc, I use an 0 or 00 brush. This will alow you to apply the color right where you want it. It also depends on what your effect is as to the color. For shadows and between panel lines, I will use black. For a wash of grim and oil I use, wait for it…, grimly black or oily black. If pin washing the panel lines I will let the wash set for a minute or so, if using oils, before carefully whipping from the surrounding surface. If using enamels and acrylics, less time.
Others will have their own methods which may work better for you.
Steve