New 1/48 Eduard Spitfire MK IXC Work in Progess Build...FINISHED...

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Amazing build! Your work is top of the line! I really like the wooden plaque base idea, I may have to steal it. Is the model somehow attached to it or just set onto it?

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Thanks Marmaduke. The model is just sitting on there. By all means, steal it. Its a wooden plaque from a craft store and the terrain is real dirt and model railroad grass attached with Elmer’s white glue.

Joe

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Hello there,

I am a new user, and first I want to say that I have been really impressed by the quality of your work.

This “office” is really incredible. If I may, I would like to ask you how you raise the detail of black parts, and in general how do you execute the washes.

I attach a pic just to clarify.

Thanks in advance,

Paolo

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This “office” is really incredible. If I may, I would like to ask you how you raise the detail of black parts, and in general how do you execute the washes.

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Thanks Paolo. Its a drybrush technique. I paint the boxes Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black and then drybrush them with a gray enamel. Any gray paint will do, but I use Model Masters. I then lightly drybrush them with Floquil Old Silver to show some wear. I think they stopped making Floquil so you may have to source it elsewhere or check Ebay. The key is to go very lightly with a stubby flat brush. Reference the wash, I use “The Detailer” on my cockpits, a mixture of the black and brown. Its a waterbased wash that I have really taken a liking to. I found it at my local hobby store, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find. Here’s a tutorial on how I paint and weather my cockpits…

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/156030.aspx

Hope this helps…good luck

Joe

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Thank you very much for your answer and link, very kind of you

Paolo