I just finished this one today, so I thought I’d share it with you.
Its a 1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109K-4 with an Aires cockpit & Aeromaster decals for one of the planes flown in the ill-fated “Operation Bodenplatte.” Hope you like it.
Very nice piece of work. Great job on the camo pattern and the definition on the panel lines looks very nice. How did you do the panel lines? Is that a wash or pencil job? Seat belts look like a nice touch - would like to see a shot more into the front office. Overall paint job is fantastic. Decals look good - no silvering. I would add some exhaust stains and possibly some gun blast stains. A piece of wire scavanged from an old mouse cable would make an excellent canopy retaining wire. Did you use a wash on the landing gear? They look pretty clean. Overall a beautiful piece of work. Kudos!
You know I do![:D]Good job Pix![;)][8D]
Thanks, Swanny & Woody !
Swanny - the panel lines were done with an enamel wash over Future. The camo is freehand with a Badger 150 @ about 7 psi. There is a wash (subtle) on the gear. I prefer to use it only to add depth, not dirt. I usually keep my planes clean of exhaust & stains, just a personal preference. I still have to add the canopy & antenna wire (strands of the braided shield from an old coax [cable T.V.] work well for this)
Woody - you like it even if it isn’t the “right” scale ? Just kidding.
Thanks again !
good job pix! keep 'em coming!
Pix
NICE !!!
Very nice, Pix. When’s the backdrop pics coming? It would look nice against a P-51.
demono69
Very nice job. Gives us all an example of what can be done. Keep raising the bar.
Thanks, 13b20, merlin, demono, & Dave !
demono - this one, with open canopy & nose spiral may prove tough to depict in flight, but I will try. I do have a Tamiya P-51done, & 2 Hasegawa P-51s to be built.
Dave - I just consider myself “Average Joe Modeler.” All of the techniques that I use were from FSM & this forum. If I can do this with a bad right hand (genetic), anyone can.
Swanny - here’s some shots of the Aires cockpit. I just finished this today & there’s already dust on it !
That dust can be a real PIA. I go through more compressed air… Looks great!
Pix, another great job, as usual. - Ed
Yo Pix,
Wish I could see it, but the file is so big it’s freezing me up while attempting to download. If it’s anything like the others, I feel safe in saying BRAVO once again!
Take care,
Frank
Thanks, Keywoth & Frank ! Frank - I’ve had a cable modem for a couple of years now, so I forget how long it can take to download sometimes. I reduce the images to 1024 x 768 from 2272 x 1704. Good thing I can’t post 'em THAT big !
Very Nice Pix! It looks great. One question, what are you using for lighting in your pictures?
Thanks, Model Grandpa ! For lighting, I use two 75 watt G.E. “Reveal” incandescent bulbs. These are color-corrected - they don’t have the usual yellow glow of regular bulbs, and they’re not hot like studio lighting. I really like them.
Hey there Pix…
Fantastic… So what theme are you gonna give us this time? 109 and B17s?? The possibilities are endless… Do keep building them and give us more Eye candy!!
Cheers,
Nandakumar
Pix, that is SCHWEEEET!
Thanks, nandman & J-Hulk ! The Hasegawa 109s are so nice, they practically build themselves !
nandman - this one will be difficult to depict in flight. The canopy is glued open with CA, & the spinner’s spiral is tough to depict as actually turning. According to the Aeromaster sheet, this plane was brought down by Flak, so there may be a possibility there. I will see what I can do.
J-Hulk - TANKS !
Pixel-Perfect!!
Thanks, John P ! I like the aliteration !