Completed Revell of Germany 1:32 Focke Wulf Fw 190 F-8

Jay Jay

This kit is coming along beautifully in your hands Toshi and that engine...WOW.

 

Toshi

Our Sunday plan was to go out and visit China town and have some dim sum.  Unfortunately, Mrs. Toshi is not feeling good so it's a stay home Sunday for us.  I love to stay at home on Sunday's as I get to diligently work on my Fw 190.  Here is this afternoons progress.

Toshi

Some nice work on the paint job there.

Bish

Some nice work on the paint job there.

 

Toshi

Toshi,

I'm always in awe of your committed, insanely quick builds.

Since I'm now working on my 1/48 Fock Wulf F-8 and am at the stage where I'm painting - how do you get the mottled look? I was planning on using my finest needled air brush - my Iwata HP-C Plus - and just getting close to the fuselage in my paint booth and trying to do some "splotches". Is that the way it's supposed to be done? I have no clue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mike

Toshi,

The kit is comeing along very nicely another great paint job.

Robert

Toshi, you airbrushing is really coming along nicely. This is looking very very nice.

BK

Bish

Some nice work on the paint job there.

 

Toshi

1943Mike

Toshi,

I'm always in awe of your committed, insanely quick builds.

Since I'm now working on my 1/48 Fock Wulf F-8 and am at the stage where I'm painting - how do you get the mottled look? I was planning on using my finest needled air brush - my Iwata HP-C Plus - and just getting close to the fuselage in my paint booth and trying to do some "splotches". Is that the way it's supposed to be done? I have no clue. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mike

 

I use a NEO Iwata that has a .35 needle as well as a .35 nozzle.  I dial the compressor down to somewhere at or around 8 to 10 PSI.  That means your paint must be diluted down drastically to almost a water type consistency.

To do mottleing you can get as close as you can without creating the spider look.  If that starts to happen your air pressure is too high and or the trigger is being pulled back too much.  Practice on some plastic first.  Then you'll get the exact feel for it.

Once you feel comfortable, go ahead and start to mottle the F-8.  If you make a mistake, don't worry.  You can always repaint the area and redo the mottle  until you are happy with our efforts.  

As for the splotches as you so describe, I also add into some really small squiggly mini snake looking lines.  Similar to a mini worm to break up the basic mottle sceme.  I hope this helps, if you have any more questions I am more than happy to answer any and or all your questions to rhe best of my abilities.

Toshi

P.S. By the way, your high end Iwata AB is more than capable to be able to do the job at even a higher level than my made for Iwara NEO.  Good luck sir!

Modelrob

Toshi,

The kit is comeing along very nicely another great paint job.

 

Robert

 

Toshi

BrandonK

Toshi, you airbrushing is really coming along nicely. This is looking very very nice.

BK

 

Toshi

Thanks Toshi,

That's exactly what I needed to know.

Mike

1943Mike

Thanks Toshi,

That's exactly what I needed to know.

Mike

 

Toshi

Here is the completed Revell of Germany 1:32 Focke Wpull Fw190 F-8.

Toshi

Outstanding work. Awesome !!

BK

BrandonK

Outstanding work. Awesome !!

BK

 

Toshi

Another great build Toshi, really nice work.

Wow that is a beauty. Outstanding job on the paint. 

Bish

Another great build Toshi, really nice work.

 

plasticjunkie

Wow that is a beauty. Outstanding job on the paint. 

 

Toshi

Toshi, your modeliong skills are developing like a fine wine.  Keep it up.

Awesome work as always, Toshi! Great work on the weathering!

scottrc

Toshi, your modeliong skills are developing like a fine wine.  Keep it up.

 

Toshi

allan

Awesome work as always, Toshi! Great work on the weathering!

 

Toshi

Dang Toshi! Looks like you turned out another good lookin' aircraft. I'm a big Fw190 fan especially the D and Ta-152 line up and can look at these birds all day long and never get tired of it. Good job on the paint and weathering bud.

I've got Trumpeters 1/24 scale Fw190 D-9 in the stash and hope to build it someday.

mustang1989

Dang Toshi! Looks like you turned out another good lookin' aircraft. I'm a big Fw190 fan especially the D and Ta-152 line up and can look at these birds all day long and never get tired of it. Good job on the paint and weathering bud.

I've got Trumpeters 1/24 scale Fw190 D-9 in the stash and hope to build it someday.

 

Toshi

tempestjohnny

Wow Toshi another stunning build. Santa brought be the same airbrush you have. What a difference it makes

 

Both of these AB were purchased at Hobby Lobby with the 40% discount.  Mrs. Toshi wanted to buy me a Iwata gravity feed Eclipse.  I declined that offer as I'm still learning how to use a AB.  Maybe in a few more months I'll take her up on the Iwata Eclipse purchase.  

Of course I would be ecstatic if I got the pro series top of the line Iwata Custom Micron AB.  I'd even be happy with a Harder and Steenbeck AB as well.  One can at the very least dream on something like this.  It's the price point of these high end AB that tells me not to purchase such a expensive AB.  Both of my NEO Iwata AB continues to deliver ease of use and provides me with a simple design capable of the high end AB mentioned above.  Thanks for the read and reply.

Another nice build Toshi, nice work.