Paint brush challenge. Never ends EVER

I think I may join this group build. I have 3 in the works, so it'll be a while before I can get started (hey, the deadline is never, so I can participate and build as I please)

Let's see now: I don't have any kits I can do for now, but I may be able to go to Michaels (since I have a 50% off cupon) and get the Revell/Monogram 1/32 scale MACK pumper, as well as a Testors 1/72 scale F-4U Corsair of my own.

Yep, I guess go ahead and sign me up. No garuntee on an end date

Oh, by the way:

I have really never used brushes that much for any more than small (I mean, small) details, leaving almost everything else to spray cans ever since I started building (as long as I could remember)

Would that be O.K., or is it 100% brush painting?

Well heres my Mig21, all hand painted. (except the decals of course)

Suhhweet!! Looks great. Cant wait to see your next one.

Thar she blows, The image on the stand is the squadron logo with creation and disbanding dates. The stand is from a Zvezda Mig21PFM kit (which is also brush painted) Let me know what yall think

Have to dig around the stash,and see if i've got subject material. Hmmm

completed shots are just fine.

In the words of the immortal Hawkeye Pierce- " The mortar merrier!" HA HA HA

heh, funny thing about that. i kinda finished it before i got any WIP shots. I can post completed shots if you want?

castelnuovo that looks great!!

Scorpiomikey bring on the Mosquito!!

Konigwolf13  the Phantom is fine, load that brush up sir!!!

And anyone who still wants to join can, like the front page says, This never ends! Its the Official stress reliever of the plastic modeling world....

Well heres the start, no actual paint yet but better than nothing.

Andrew

Saw this thread last week and thought hmm sounds good but I didn't have anything I wanted to sacrifice incase I have issues. Took the kids into a toy shop last friday and they were selling off a bunch of kits that had been lost in their storage basement (some looked lost for 20+ years), so I picked up a 1/72 Italeri F-4S for $10 that I thought great fun this build, cant get to building right away but in 3 or 4 weeks I'll post some WiP shots

Andrew

I might just enter this with my DH Mosquito NF MkII, give me an excuse to actually finish it. Ive decided to go gear up since the gear in the kit are so utterly rubbish. Just gotta work out some way to mount it on a stand.

Ooops, I almost forgot about this GB. And myu Puma has been finished for a while. Here are some pics...

Cheers...

Is this still going on

If so can I still get in

Thanks Suppressionfire for bringing this one back up. I had almost forgotten about it, and gave it  up for dead. Anyone can still join it's end date is NEVER!!

The original rules on page 1 still stand, with even the scale request removed. The only requirement is FUN!! ----build whatever you wish- car, ship, plane, train, sci-fi, you name it.

Just remember- no PE or bmf...

For everyone who posted since I last did, those are some good looking builds!!!! Keep them coming

Wow. It's been almost 3 years...

kustommodeler1

OK folks, the Corsair is finished, here she is. All colors brushed, freehand, no masking." /> The decals in this Revell re-issue Monogram kit are awesome too. They are very high quality. You can clearly read every stencil.

 

 

 

Come on folks, ready for stress relief? Just grab one and smear some paint!! Sure takes the edge off. This one helped me. Now I can tackle the 1/500 photoetch on my Revell Saratoga!! 

Wow! Your finish looks like glass, impressive indeed. I agree 100% that everyone should drop the airbrush for a build now and then to 'get back to basics' and relearn forgotten skills. The girl friends kid and I are building a Panzer IV, well he is and I am just helping him along. Its his first build and I would like him to complete it with a brush so he can appreciate the basics before breaking out sprays. Maybe I will enter him in this GB, I can't as my NMF P-51 is somewhere 1/2 complete and needs a big effort to finish by the deadline of May 1st. With the contest season soon upon us I would like to enter it in a few as well.

Hey you guys , Is this challenge still going?

I do a lot of my stuff with a brush too. About the only models I regularly paint with a spray can are cars. I do have an air brush (I've had it about 10 years) but never have really gotten the hang of it.

These were painted with a brush.

I would potentially be interested in a brush only GB.

kustommodeler1,

 I like the idea, I guess I am one of few who don't own an airbrush. I just saw your post...I have a half finished Italeri's Puma in 1:35.  Any chance I join with it? If not, that's OK, I'll then join when I get something new.

Cheers...

Jagdwolf wrote:

kustommodeler1, I will ask my better half, Urbanlamb, if she will want to give this a go. She's a fairly recent convert to modelling, and her main interest is the Bristol Beaufighter. I've gotten her a number of kits in various scales on this aircraft, and several more of other twin-engined fighters. Her schedule is pretty hectic, but when she has time, I'm sure she'll love to participate. Knowing her, she'll probably want me to join as well, as she constantly points out I have a LOT of Fw190D-9s and Ta152s in my stash. By the way, I have three airbrushes..and used only one of them maybe twice since I got them between 10-20 years ago. I much prefer brushing by hand, no matter what scale.

Are you really a brush-painter, Jagdwolf? Shocked, because I thought I was one of the only few brush-painters on the forums. But overall it's great to meet a fellow brush-painter.

kustommodeler1, I will ask my better half, Urbanlamb, if she will want to give this a go. She's a fairly recent convert to modelling, and her main interest is the Bristol Beaufighter. I've gotten her a number of kits in various scales on this aircraft, and several more of other twin-engined fighters. Her schedule is pretty hectic, but when she has time, I'm sure she'll love to participate. Knowing her, she'll probably want me to join as well, as she constantly points out I have a LOT of Fw190D-9s and Ta152s in my stash.

By the way, I have three airbrushes..and used only one of them maybe twice since I got them between 10-20 years ago. I much prefer brushing by hand, no matter what scale.

OK folks. It's been just a few days being 2 years since I attempted to get some modellers interested in an out -of the box build, with no frustration, no hassle, and pure enjoyment! It has not enjoyed very much success.

Would someone like to add to this and share the good news that model building doesn't have to be a "rivet counting" thing all the time? I only want to bring this back to the top for one reason:

WE HAVE to get new young people in our hobby. Plain and simple. A new hobbyist Probably not want to make a Museum quality build I would say for thier first 2 or 3 kits. Let's show them how to get started and have fun with NO one judging them. Period.

If the new modeller asks for advice, please give it to them in a teaching attitude. NEVER just say thaqt looks horrible,: or say that is not accurate. Point out the positive details first, then and ONLY then Show them how to improve on thier abilities.

Again, please let me show what can be done with a brush, and nothing else but spray overcoat  to seal the decals well. Please find a person near you that would love to try one out. That would be a perfect protunity to get our next generation started.

Otherwise I'll be buried with most of my kits going to salvage 

VMF-214 circa 1951

Looking good!

Sorry, but I've been a bit indecisive lately  and perhaps involved in to many GBs, so progress have been more than a bit slow. Some issues with having to borrow a camera every now and then, is hopefully solved soon, we're buying a new camera  

Adding to the list, one F-16B and a Brewster Buffalo is coming up soon.

Azgaron

Well, I guess this one went kaput............ I was hoping for more involvement.

It's still open. So. I'll give it a little CPR here. Just finishing popping out another stress reliever. It's Revell-Monogram 1/48 sclae UH1-B/C Huey "hog" kit. Hand brushed olive drab. All I lack are the side doors, and the rotor tip stripes.

Thanks!

The wood is done in the following fashion. First I painted Hu71 or 74, then when it had dryed I painted a layer of burnt sienna. Then I used a worn brush to more or less wipe of most of the oil color leaving only the woodgrain caused by the bristles.

Azgaron

Managed to borrow a camera, but I think I need some time to get used to it. Anyway here's the latest progress.

The instructions said grey Hu27 but I opted for a more metalic look. Pehaps it should have been a brighter color.

Azgaron