The Hurri is nearing completion, so here are a few pics.
I applied the washes today, enamel over Future. I don’t use a generic color for this. I mix each of the colors with black, which means there are seven washes here, in distinct areas. The underside Sky, topside Brown and Green, nose Blue, fuselage code Gray, and roundel Blue and Red. Once dry, I sprayed Testor’s Dullcote and removed the masks. The canopy is dryfitted, just for looks.
Next, I’ll be preparing the wheel wells, flaps, landing gear and covers for Alcad. I hope to be done by Monday or Tuesday.
Thanks woodbeck !
Doing the washes that way is a lot more involved, but I really like the results. I mix them on the thick side so they don’t travel into an adjacent area by mistake. I apply it with a #000 brush, touching the panel line every 1/4-1/2 inch. The thicker the wash, the less time there is to remove it. I usually clean it after I’ve done the last line in that color. Cleanup is done with a #000 brush, dipped in thinner and patted on a paper towel to remove most of it. You want it damp, not wet. I run it along either side of the line, and around rivets. When it stops removing the wash and just moves it around, I touch the brush to the paper towel. This removes the paint, and I can usually resume cleaning up the more delicate areas with this drier brush. Once all those lines have been cleaned up, I move on to the next color, applying the wash and removing it.
Since there is a narrow window in which the wash can be removed, it teaches you to be careful applying the wash. The more careful you are applying it, the less cleanup is involved. You can’t slop it on like acrylic washes, but it’s more controlled and, to my eye, more effective.
Hiya Bill, SWEET… Man she is really turning out to be a fine lookin Hurri. The wash is just right my friend.
Cant wait to see her finished in all her glory.
Flaps up, Mike
Thank you yardbird, Butz, pingtang, tho, Brian, Rick, and Mark !
yardbird - not quite done yet. Monday or Tuesday is my target date.
pingtang - you have to make sure that you have enough Future (or Austrailian equivalent) between the wash and the underlying paint. I use MM airbrush thinner to mix and clean the wash. I never tried it with generic thinner, so I don’t know the results for that. Of course, try this ONLY on something you can afford to lose until you get used to the amount of thinner you need for the wash and cleanup.
tho - all of those seven colors were mixed with black until they reached a shade that matched the shadows I see on the model. I’m trying to replicate shadows, rather than dirt or rust.
