discussion 1/72 Bf 109 K-4

[selrach]

Dear Mates, Here is a 109 K in 1/72 that I did a number of years ago but have never posted. I forget the model brand. Instrument panel, seat belts, other cockpit detailing DF loop were added. The painting was done with masking techniques that I have developed over the years.

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[yak face]

nice job selrach, got anymore stashed away? cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Lovely job mate i love the mottled camouflage on the fuselage as well as the black and white on the propeller. lovely indeed

scott

 

[selrach]

nice job selrach, got anymore stashed away? cheers tony

I have a few more. I will have to get a better camera. Thanks, Yak Face.

 

[selrach]

Lovely job mate i love the mottled camouflage on the fuselage as well as the black and white on the propeller. lovely indeedscott

Thanks Scott for your compliments. The secret that has worked well for me is to use paper masks with torn/rough edges. The holes for mottling also have rough edges. After placing the mask where I want with tiny loops of masking tape which suspends the mask about .5 mm above the model surface, I spray 3-6 coats of thinned out paint at medium pressure until the build up is as I would like. Most of the mottle spots can be done all at once on one mask. Everybody else seems to used hard edged masks, such as vinyl, blu-tack, photo etch or even paper. My experience is you don't get the subtle diffuse effects with these. I did however use a cut edge (paper) mask for the pattern on the tail, similar to what was actually done for the K-4. This mask was placed directly on the surface.