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  • Member since
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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 9, 2005 9:50 AM
cool thanks Swanny! I am looking forward to it!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Monday, May 9, 2005 6:32 AM
Thanks for all the honest opinions, I do appreciate it. I felt the lines might be a little too heavy myself but was not sure. I think I will add some lighted base color to the centers to give a little more color variance and may tone some of the lines down a little further. After this is all done the model will be sealed with Future then I'll run a darker wash into the heavy lines around the control surfaces. I've been working on this project since Christmas and it still has a few weeks to go. I'll post completed pictures when it gets there.
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  • From: Southern California, USA
Posted by ABARNE on Monday, May 9, 2005 3:15 AM
I certainly don't want to start a war on realism, or lack thereof on neatly shaded panel lines. I do agree that it is a cool effect and a testament to one's steady hand with an airbrush, and a lot of people like the effect on their aircraft these days. On the other hand, we usually seem to build in order to attain as much realism as we can get, rather than simply making something that looks cool. I just don't think that neatly shaded panel lines look particularly realistic, which I believe is what Swanny was asking about. Based on Pat Hawkey's diorama in the April FSM, I don't think that this opinion is mine alone. The fact that Swanny is soliciting input at this stage about something very specific, rather that simply posting pics of the finished model, I took as an indication that he is having his own doubts about it.

Andy
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 9, 2005 2:03 AM
Although it's true that the real wing wouldn't look quite like that, consider it is a model. Models look really really cool and are fun to look at when they are painted like that. Maybe one more mute coat like tho9900 said but I wouldn't change it much if it was mine.
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Posted by ABARNE on Sunday, May 8, 2005 8:03 PM
My own take echoes that of MusicCity and tho9900. It seems like the current trend is to airbrush along the panel lines, but from looking at photos and actual aircraft, I just don't see that weathering follows along panel lines that neatly. Certainly between weathering, shadows, and lighting, one will see color variation, both real and perceived, on a large surface, but I find that these variations and blotchiness, will cross panel lines and not particularly follow them.

Andy
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  • From: SETX. USA
Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 8, 2005 5:53 PM
that's kind of what I was thinking... maybe one more light mist of underside color to mute down the preshading a bit... just an opinion... looks better than my usual fare either way! Wink [;)]

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by MusicCity on Sunday, May 8, 2005 5:49 PM
It looks good, but I think the preshading is a little overstated. I think if it was a bit more subtle it would look better, but that's just my opinion.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Need your opinions
Posted by Swanny on Sunday, May 8, 2005 3:13 PM
I'm working on a 1/48 Koster Fw-200 Kondor and have just started to put some color on it. This is the lower wing panel pre-shaded then painted. I plan on putting a wash over the deeper panel lines later. How does it look to you guys? Be honest okay cause this is going to someone when complete and I want that guy to have a top notch piece of work.
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