hi
build already done
now it’s time to paint, first preshading with black
started with the underside, Tamiya Sky as a basis
then sprayed some Sky+Flesh , Sky+Orange and Sky+Blue to bring some life in the underside
now Tamiya tape for masking the underside, then the first top color will be Brown
hope you like it sofar
Jan
Nicely done Jan! I really like the way you’ve broken up the mono-tone under side with some color. This is easily over done, but I think you’ve nailed it. Great work.!!
Jerry
Nice work Jan. The shading came out well.
Regards, Rick
Jan-
Nice job on a not-often-modelled plane. Keep the pics coming!
A nice subtle effect…good job!
next step
underside taped with Tamiya
sprayed Gunze Dark Earth first, then highlights with Dark Earth+Orange and Dark Earth+Flesh
Jan
Very nice shading! And thanks for posting your color mixes- good information to have, and the results speak for themselves.
Nice technique and executiojn on the bottom. looks great.
Thanks for sharing your techniques, it produces a nice appearance.
hi all
the Beaufighter now has its basic comouflage colors
the green has been done the same way like the brown, (first green only, then green-flesh and green-orange very diluted), masking was done with Blu Tack
the photo’s will show you the plane before weathering
next stepsss will be the panels lines and the weathering of the plane
hope you like it sofar
Jan
Jan-
I really like the job you are doing with this one! I am going to have to remember the flesh/orange trick, very convincing!
decals done now (before and after Future)
I used Sol and Set
in progress now of making the panel lines darker before starting with oil paints and Humbrol for the weathering
you will see that some lines are still to light, so these will have to be done again
Jan
Lookin’ real nice.
The build looks great. I think you should leave the panel lines as is… it’ll give a much more random, natural look to it, something you already did with the paint! Keep up the good work!
This is a stunning build, and I must agree with RadMax8 - I really like the randomness of the lines as they are. You are a master painter, I must say! The highlighting is superb! Thanks for sharing!
Brian [C):-)]
Beaufighter ready now
nice kit , what else can you expect from Tamiya
hope you like it
Jan
Jan-
Outstanding! I tried your “flesh” and “blue” trick yesterday on my FAA Corsair, worked a treat! Thanks for sharing the tip, and the exquisite phots of a beautiful airplane.
Very nicely executed, Jan! Beautiful Beaufighter!
Very nice Beaufighter, Jan. The panel lines and subtle fading look great!
Mark