Paint looks fine from here Ian.
Pete
Pete
Kitty Hawk 1/48 Jaguar GR.1/ GR.3
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Ian, I can confirm that sometimes flying things are brush painted even in 1:1 scale.
Many many years ago I saw a Mi 17 flown by an Ukrainian private company working for the UN: the white paint layer was thick, with huge marks of a large flat brush and, here and there, stiff, detached brush hairs were clearly visible. I will not describe the crew and their approach to the tail rotor maintenance for decency :cold-sweat:, but I'm pretty sure they were the painters :astonished:.
Andrea
Dang...I should have bought the kit when I had the chance.
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
G
Probably not quite that bad, but they could have been painted quickly without much attention to cleaning it well before adding the new coat. Here’s a Buccaneer I photographed about six months after the Gulf War, that doesn’t seem to be all that well-painted:
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Nice photo Jakko. Nearly all the RAF birds in the gulf war had that temporary paint that could be pressure washed off, can't remember the name of it...
Any how... Got the weapons painted, photos in the morrow.
Any how... Got the weapons painted, photos in the morrow.
Hmm. Why have Kitty Hawk made the decals for the weapons in French?
Still trying to figure out a load out for mine.
I did get the decals on the model with only one casualty. I now have a serial number missing a number in the middle...
Still trying to figure out a load out for mine.
I did get the decals on the model with only one casualty. I now have a serial number missing a number in the middle...
Remember this?
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
Finally remembered to take a couple of photos of the progress.
How lucky am I. Turned out that I didn't have to worry about all the stencils. All but a few were overpainted and only the most important re done.
I s'pose the next step is wash and weather...and paint the MG shielding... and glue the sodding nose spike on again. (third time I have knocked it off!).
How lucky am I. Turned out that I didn't have to worry about all the stencils. All but a few were overpainted and only the most important re done.
I s'pose the next step is wash and weather...and paint the MG shielding... and glue the sodding nose spike on again. (third time I have knocked it off!).
Uhh, maybe because it was a French plane..........I don't really know Ian, but yours' is definitely looking Tres Bien Monsieur!!!
Prost
Allen
Looking excellent Ian , its been an excercise in overcoming challenges but its worth it . I used the Xtracrylix desert pink when I did my Airfix 1/48 one years ago ( same decal scheme as this ) , its a good match although as youve said ,it doesnt like anyone elses thinners - I used their own for spraying with no problems but found out it can go gloopy when cleaning the airbrush with other stuff !
Well done for battling this one. The jag has always been one of my favourite aircraft and despite its faults the kit builds up into a nice representation of it. I bought some AM decals as I’d seen one with the white rose and being a Yorkshireman it struck a chord. Looking forward to seeing the final pics now
Hi Ian
You're getting there :thumb2: . Still throwing up issues but looking very good.
Jim
You're getting there :thumb2: . Still throwing up issues but looking very good.
Jim
I do like those paints, the colours are good and 99% of the time take decals well.
Thinking about it I think I thinned them before with distilled water. Hmm.
Trouble is can't find them anywhere in Denmark...
once a Yorkshire man....
I have some decals for another pink jag. But did not want to use them on this, they are for a little project.
The fun part starts now, making it look used.
I’ve seen RAF painters applying primer and topcoat to patch up repair areas on Nimrods in the hangar at Kinloss.
Is that Buccaneer parked next to a Saab Draken?
well in my opinion yes it is as you can see the tiny twin tailskid wheels which they had fitted
chris
It will be a bit grubby and used. Which I am discovering is a lot easier on a truck or a tank than on an aircraft!
First hurdle is that paint they used absorbed moisture, thus when damp it is darker and lighter where dry. Edges and penetrations being the most susceptible places, as can be seen on the two photos of the same buccaneer that have been posted in the thread.
I must admit that I am not going to such extremes though!
I have been attacking the panels with a brown oil wash and once happy I will give is a good flat coat to kill any shine.
So Far:
Two things with close ups. They are great at showing detail but even better at showing how bad the paint is. Fortunately the shaky hand soft focus helps hide that a bit....
Still got to paint those shrouds!
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