mucker, Darren, Thanks guys, appreciate your comments.
Regards, Rick
That is beautiful work on the Mig-21. You should do more stove pipes.
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
Hey Rick,Great build!
I’ve seen some of your other builds as well and really like how you balance the panel line highlights with the overall clean finishes. Could you share your weathering tips for achieving this?
Please keep posting your builds. [tup]
Holly Smokes!!! What a beutiful build. The cockpit alone is a master peice but Im loving the camo sceam even more. Whell done and keep em comin. and thats only 1/48? wow.
Trevor M
Nice Fishbed! I agree with Darwin, I would like to see more jets coming out of your workshop! One question (may have already answered) the wires in the pit did you add them and what guage would you recomend for 1/48?
I think it looks great. I saw a review of this kit (unless Academy mades another MiG-21 kit) in an older issue of FSM.
Almost missed this one Rick. Another excellent job. But what’s up? This and a Komet? [;)]
Usually don’t eh? Sure looks like you have it down to an art! Great job on the 'pit and a/c. Nice paint job!
Darwin, OneUnited4ever, Trevor, Joe, PZL.P62/Marc, Jon, Thanks for your kind words guys, appreciate them.
My weathering technique is pretty straight forward. I top coat with Future & then accent panel lines with artists oils thinned with mineral spirits. I thin to about the consistency of black coffee. I use different color oils depending on the base color, but mostly Burnt Umber & Paynes Gray. I apply the oils only to the panel lines using an 05 pointed brush. After it sets for a while, I go back with an 03 brush dampened with mineral spirits & clean up any areas that spilled over the panel line. The slow drying time of oils allows this which is why I prefer them. Wouldn’t work as well with acrylics. Finish with a top coat of PollyScale flat. Any additional weathering is done with pastels after the flat coat.
Joe, the wires in the pit were part of the Aires casting. All I did was paint them.
Regards, Rick