Hi all
A trio of sneak peek pics of my just finished Zvezda 1:72 Kamov Ka-27 Helix ASW Helicopter. I took these whilst the Kamov was residing in it’s new home. I am pretty pleased about how it turned out, as it is difficult oft times to get a convincing finish with a single colour model, without creating a pathwork quilt effect.
Flat coat was finished on Sunday morning using Pollyscale clear flat acrylic and in the afternoon I did final detail painting and added replacement fuse wire step-rungs (the kit offerings were out of scale, chunky and entirely wrong!)
Canopy and side window masking was removed and the blunt end of a shaped toothpick used to clean up some errant paintwork. The window wipers then needed to be painted as well.
I had to use a brass tube section to correct the sit of the rotor head, this has really improved the final look of the model.
The whole model was then treated to some selective pastel chalk weathering, which really lifted the model more.
The flat coat reduced the wash effect somewhat, even removing a little here and there, but nothing really bad and certainly something I am not annoyed about.
Still, here it is, so I hope you like what you see. I will post better pics later this week when I can set up my photo corner.
Time to get on with my BoB and SF Ground Assault GB entries.
cheers
MikeJ