Sometimes it’s nice to model as a kid again, with a no-fuss, no frills kit. I bought this with the express intention of keeping it out of the box with the only ‘extra’ some 0.05mm mono for the aerial. Everything else, like the solid landing and formation lights had to be worked up in paint.
Huge and refreshing fun. From orange plastic to finished:
Aeromaster decals used for Hurricane Mk I P3039 of No 229 Squadron, flown by Belgian ace Pilot Officer VMM ‘Vicky’ Ortmans, Northolt, September / October 1940 - who was actually born in London incidentally.
What a cracker of a build. I know exactly what you mean about a back to basics build. Theres something really refreshing about it. This is a beauty BTW. The paint work is fantastic.
I looked at the markings and had to go check my cabinet and my stash as i recognised it from somewhere. Then it hit me, i had an RC Hurricane in the same markings. Heres the very same plane i had (Since sold) http://www.jetstreamrc.co.uk/yt_web_site_070108_035.htm
Beautifully done Steve! I agree- your paint work is phenomenal. What you mind awfully sharing your colors/techniques for painting the tires? They look perfect in my eyes.
Have seen a couple of these kits pop up here recently, and in the right hands can be made to look as good as the more detailed kits out there. Well done! [^]
Thanks for this - the grey undercoat was automotive primer, smoothed out with some light sanding with 1500 grit wet n dry.
Camo top coats were exclusively Gunze acrylics (Dark Earth, Dark Green and Sky), cut with cellulose.
Clear coats were Xtracolour gloss varnish before and after decals (to seal them). Xtracolour matt varnish was the flat coat.
A simple Raw Umber spirit wash was gently applied, dabbed on with a piece of course sponge. It dries matt and gives the dusty, patchy finish over the camo.
Selected panel lines were ‘drawn in’ using a very thin mix of Tamiya Nato Black and Red Brown via the airbrush at 12 psi. Others were masked along one edge and drawn in. I usually mask the ‘top’ edge of a line in engraved in the horizontal and the edge facing the prop for those on the vertical. Streaks and runs were ‘flicked’ at right angles across the tape to conform to airflow and gravity. Finally, the airbrush was randomly ‘scribbled’ very fast across the whole top surface camo (around 0.5 inch from the surface) with the black / brown mix and with no concious control of where or how. There’s no pre-shading, lightening of the centre of every panel stuff involved.
Selected panels were very lightly brought up with a Prismacolour pencil.
Thanks for the comments and observations. Working to the broad proviso that tyres aren’t black per se, I go for Tamiya Nato Black acrylic as a start point. Once that’s on and dry I grind up several earth tones from my chalk pastels by rubbing the sticks on 1000 grit Wet N Dry, letting the powder settle in pools on the bench.
A square ended brush is used to scoop up some powder and dab it randomly over the tyre. The different tones are worked in until the basecoat’s covered - applications are heavier on the running surface of the tyre and lighter on the walls.
Xtracolour matt varnish is dusted on from a distance (so’s not to blow the pastels off) to seal. The effect is to ‘kill’ 85% of the colour - not a problem. Immediately re-apply as before and re-seal with matt clear, until the degree of weathering is where you want it.
If it goes too far - just dust the excessive areas with dark grey pastel and seal with matt clear to dial it back. Then re-colour as before or leave ‘as-is’ if it’s then ok.
Some excellent advice on the weathering, thanks for taking the time to explain them. I shall be using some of those in the future, especially your tire technique. [^]
Thanks Frank - looking at your fab 190, I look forward to getting under the skin of your methods too.
I’m obviously new here and the very high regard your stuff’s held in is already very apparent in the short time I’ve been around. I’m a fan already…[:)]
Steve you did a bang up job on that bird. Really outstanding. The Pegasus kits are pretty nice all things considered. I recently finished the 109 and was really surpised by the kit. Yours is beautifully executed. And Thanks for the weather info.
Hi Karl - that’s basically all I did for ages; the ‘serious’ modeller in me got in the way of buying one until I saw Jon Bius’s build over on www.agapemodels.com - Jon’s put a lot of fun back in my modelling by proving you don’t need resin, etched and whatnot to have big fun with a kit. A 109 or 262 is next up at some point I reckon.
Thanks for your thoughts on the Hurri - much appreciated.
