Spanner's Revell 1/72 NH-90 TTH

[Allen Dewire]

Small update.

Honestly Ron, at 1/72 scale, I couldn't see you posting a large update on this. She is looking mighty fine though Sir!!!

Prost
Allen

[Jim R]

Nice progress Ron. Painting light grey must be easier over the white you put on at the beginning. I never thought of you as a "forward planner" though.
Jim

[spanner570]

Thanks Allen and Jim.

Nice progress Ron. Painting light grey must be easier over the white you put on at the beginning. I never thought of you as a "forward planner" though.
Jim

Jim, yes it is. The white I put on looked awful, but that was applied purely to hide that green plastic. With me choosing white, I knew the first 'Proper' coat (the light grey), being a tad darker, would obliterate it more or less in one go.

Having rit the above, I'm not a forward planner, far from it, but I've learned which way up is the easiest, simplest and quickest way to achieve a result I'm happy with.:thumb2:

I hope that waffling makes some sort of sense.

Thanks for your input.

Ron

[Tworrs]

Great progress, Ron, I like your practical take on the build.

[spanner570]

Thanks Gary.
For me anyway, simplest, easiest and quickest is bestist!

I divided the model into small squares and brushed in the cammo. This is the just the preliminary coat to start with, then I can see where I need to brush on more.

Each coat that follows will sharpen up the cammo. edges, but the main pattern is now laid down.



Cheers.
Ron

[Ian M]

Nice work with the hairy stick Ron.
(and I thought long and hard about that sentence considering this is a chopper thread).

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Already looking good.

For me anyway, simplest, easiest and quickest is bestist!

..... and you forgot cheapest :tongue-out3:
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start on the Camo Ron. That can’t be too easy.

[The Smythe Meister]

Good stuff there Ron
Looks very much like a helicopter!!
Andy

[boatman]

HI 570 very nice paint work this is in my opinion a form of asztekeing like used on the star ship enterprise very well done indeed Sir
chris

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.
I've brushed on a second and poss. last coat. See how the cammo. is starting to pop a bit. Anyone wanting to have a go at this sort of thing with a brush, don't worry when the first coat is a bit wishy washy, subsequent coats will put matters right....Hopefully!

Also, to break things up a bit, I've added some pretty blue to the nose and back bit.

Looking at these photos, I might yet darken the light grey a tad as it looks a bit 'bluey'. Might even go for broke and go sand yellow! Oh, what fun!:upside:







Thanks for looking in....

Ron

[eddiesolo]

Nice camo, this scheme is harder than you think, you have to get the pattern and colours right or it looks, well, naff.

Very nice work Ron.

[spanner570]

Thanks Si.
I've added some Vallejo U.S. Sand to the equation.


I'll give the whole pattern a wash of summat, to try and get rid of the blue/grey bits. Otherwise I will think about re-painting that particular colour.

There again, I might just muck it up with a bit of a dusting and leave it. :upside:

Your friend and his...

Percy Veere

[scottie3158]

Lovely brush work Ron.

[Mini Me]

Yeah.......don't stop now, this is better than drugs......makes me eyes go funny looking at it! Gonna be a winner when she's all painted up 570. :thumb2: Rick H.