Thanks Mongoose. I airbrushed flat black just in the area directly behind the stacks, then applied black pastel chalk dust to do the main streaking. I use a short, stiff brush for this, but I build it up very slowly to keep from overdoing it. I use the same brushed-chalk technique to do the gun exhaust streaking on the wings.
Thanks Timmy. Yeah, I applied some weathering to the yellow panels and fuselage stripe, but perhaps not enough. They do stand out a little as looking “fresher” than the rest of the plane.
Thank you Mike.
Thanks keavdog. I needed a “win” after struggling through that tiny C-47 build. [:)]
Thank you TJ.
Thanks 7474. It’s funny, I never cared much for the look of the 190 until just recently. After building two of them I’ve really come to appreciate the beautiful clean lines of the design.
Outstanding Mark! =] Very well done. Quite an accomplished looking winter camo. Glad I caught it. I don’t get to drop in here as often as I’d like.
Two thumbs.
One thing about the weighted wheels…I do like a lot of others and sand the bottoms slightly. It doesn’t quite produce the bulge in width like you’d see, but at 1:48…you’re not seeing it that much anyhow. Tires on a plane like a 190 are unfamiliar to me, but I don’t imagine a tire like that bowed much. Less is probably more here for future reference.
Thanks bvallot. This A4 is now sitting next to the A9 I did last year, on my display table. One has weighted wheels and one doesn’t, and it’s impossible to see the difference unless you really get close up. [:D]
But I may try the sanding idea on the next set of unweighted wheels I come across. [Y]
Thanks Greg. This is my second Eduard 190. The first was an A9 last year, which was an older tool, and was a difficult build to put it lightly. This newly-tooled (2017) A4 went together beautifully. I highly recommend this kit.
This is an exceptional build! I’ve been modeling for years and years, and this is the best example of soot trails I’ve seen. I never considered using black pastel chalk dust. Well done!