Hans Rudel project Complete

Thanks guys.

Hunter, all paints are Xtracolour enamels. Fortunatly, once the washes were done and the flat coat on, you can't see where the decal issues were.

I have never heard of Xtracolour...which doesn't mean much LOL. Is this your go to brand of paint, or do you have acouple of brands you like to work with? Also, did you mask off or use putty when applying the camo pattern? I was looking at it closely, the colors are so well blended.

Xtracolour is one of Hannants own brand products. They also have Xtracrylix, Xtradecal, Xtrakit and Xtraparts. Xtracolour has been my primery paint brand for well over 20 years. Its colours are matched to specific ranges, FS, RLM, RAL etc and they are fgloss paints, so decal ready. I do use other brands, Tamiya, vallejo and a few Humbrol mainly. But Xtracolour is my main one for camo schemes.

The 32nd 190 was done free hand without masking, something i do quite often on 35th armour. I am really pleased with the results, this is probably the best demarcation i have got while doing free hand. I have been practicing getting very fine lines, somthing i really need to master for some of the 72nd German camo schemes i have in mind.

I used their Xtradecal sheet for the Tonka. Xelent decals LOL.

Good pun Steve. I do like their decals, i have quite a few of their sets.

Bish

The 32nd 190 was done free hand without masking, something i do quite often on 35th armour. I am really pleased with the results, this is probably the best demarcation i have got while doing free hand. I have been practicing getting very fine lines, somthing i really need to master for some of the 72nd German camo schemes i have in mind.

Is this the brand? I found this online at SprueBrothers.com. I have been useing Tamiya, Vallejo and Mission Model Paints.

14ML can is $3.49

Ye, thats the one. Not many stores sell them, the small shop in Bury St Edmunds have a small selection. I have heardof a couple of guys on here useing them. But i think the old enamels like those are going out of fashion.

Bish

Is Xtracolor anything like Humbrol enamels? I've used Humbrol and they are great. 

Ye, pretty much. I have heard that Xtracolour, Humbrol and Colourcoats are all made in the same factory, which might explain the tins.

Bish, really great all around! Love the paint job you pulled off!

Thanks Andy.

Bish

Ye, pretty much. I have heard that Xtracolour, Humbrol and Colourcoats are all made in the same factory, which might explain the tins.

 

I figured the same cuz of the tins. I read  somewhere that Humbrol switched production to China and some quality control issues  have been reported.

I still have some Humbol  tins  that are nearly 25 to 30 years old and they are still good but  I believe they were made in the UK .

I had not heard of them switching to China. I have bought some tins recently and they are just as good as always, so not sure if they switched back. Will have toi check the tins.

Great paint scheme on the bird Bish.

Thanks MM, much appreciated.

Got a big project going on here everything looks great. I really love your bases it's nice to have everything uniform

Thanks Clint. The bases have become a bit of a signature, and i do much prefer haveing everything on a base.

Rambo

Me too, I always like to have my models on a small base with at least one figure to show scale and tell a little story.

 

On smaller scale aircraft i usually do a diorama, so helps give an idea of scale. But on the larger ones i have tended not to. But i have been thinking about adding a figure or piece of groiund equipment on future builds. I like adding the base as it means i don't have to handle the model plus i can add a small bit of info about it.

How in the world did I miss this all year???

What an ambitious project, and you're really sticking with it, Bish. Some truly great work going on here.

It's fun to see you building the bigger scales, too. 

Thanks Greg, glad you found it, still plenty more to go yet.

Got this wrapped up a couple of days ago with the adition of the spinner. I do like these spiral masks, much better than decals.

So here are the final pics.

And i decided to try out a different coloured background which came with the photo set up i got last month. Unfortunaly the different cloths only cover the back and botom, but just wanted to see what the blue looks like.

And there is it, stage 2 complete. 6 down, 4 to go. I am really pleased with the 190, less trouble than the 32nd Ju 87 and i think it turned out as the better build.

And here is one shot of the 6 builds completed so far. And no, the shelf is not wonky, as least not that much. I must have been standing lop sided when i took this.

Thanks to all who have been following along. I have 3 builds to do before getting to the 3rd and final stage, which should be around mid March.

For now, all comments are welcome as always.

Very nice Bish those spiral masks look like they do a great job. So whats next?

You mean in general or this project.

The former, its my AS90. On this project it will be 2 more Ju 87G-2's, one in 48th and one in 144. And added to this wil be a 1/10th resin bust and a 1/32nd metal figure.

Sorry I ment in this project. That bust will look good sitting in the middle of all of them, keep it up

Thanks Clint, i hope so.

That's a massive project Bish and they all look awesome. The Dora really came out great!

Bish, awesome job on the 190. I have a 1/48 coming soon and hope it turns out half as good as your work. Would appreciate any pointers from you when time comes. Mike

Cheers guys. Its been a long time in the planning, so glad to finally get it going.

Mike, amything i can do to help, i'll do what i can.

Now that is one mighty fine looking 190. Well done, Bish. Your work always inspires me to do better. I love it.

BK