Eduard 1/48 Mirage IIIC, Djibouti - Work in progress

After salt filtering...

Next is the yellow filter to tie it all together a bit better followed by a clear coat.

After that come the washes, some more post tinting and shading, and all that jazz.

The decals are very thin and a bit fiddly to work with, so of course I messed up one of the musketeer tail fin decals after masking (was stupid enough not to clear coat after decals even though I know that I should, just lazy) and am now waiting for another sheet to arrive.

Decals look great after a clear flat coat is put on as the carrier film cannot be seen at all.

Best,

Nikola

Hi gents,

It's a slow progress so gotta post something 

Added black, brown and gray washes followed by a flat coat. I initially washed it with black only but to me it was too vivid, strong and too uniform colour wise so I tamed it with grays and brown. It still is a bit strong in some areas.

Next: Scuff marks, some minimal chips, maybe gunk wash in some areas, some streaks...

Thanks for looking!

Best,

Nikola

looks spot on with camo 

Nikola,

Very impressive paint work. Can you describe in a bit more detail your complimentary post-shading? Sounds interesting. Also, when you said you filtered the cockpit, did you do a dot filter or some other technique?

This kit is out of my usual area of interest, but I just wanted to compliment you. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful paint Nikola.

This.....is coming together rather nicely.

Hey;

 Panel Lines and all-I like it!

Mopar Madness

Beautiful paint Nikola.

 

Thanks Chad! Appreciated!

Best,

Nikola

mustang1989

This.....is coming together rather nicely.

 

Thank you very much Mustang! I am very glad that you like it so far!

Best,

Nikola

Tanker-Builder

Hey;

 Panel Lines and all-I like it!

 

Thank you TB! Much appreciated!

Best,

Nikola

crown r n7

looks spot on with camo 

RadMax8

Nikola,

Very impressive paint work. Can you describe in a bit more detail your complimentary post-shading? Sounds interesting. Also, when you said you filtered the cockpit, did you do a dot filter or some other technique?

This kit is out of my usual area of interest, but I just wanted to compliment you. Thanks for sharing!

 

Hi RadMax,

For some reason FSM won't let me reply to you with a longer text stating  ''403 forbidden''. Maybe it's the link which is included in the text, no idea.

I have sent you an email regarding your question to the address provided in your profile information.

Best,

Nikola

And to answer RadMax's question publicly:

By filter I mean a very thin layer of paint sprayed over the base coat to slightly modulate the color, especially if the color is lifeless as black. In this case I used intermediate blue in ratio 1:20 paint to thinner and sprayed over the black, varying the number of passes in various areas of the cockpit. This gave it a very slight hint of blue.

As for my complementary pre(post)-shading, below is the link to the thread I started since I first tried out the method (scroll through it all the way as I cover a number of builds):

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/18/t/183439.aspx

I am still experimenting with the method and it's far from perfect, but I like how it gives richer colour variations/modulation and richer greys. As I said in the thread, I borrowed this method from painting and color theory.

Best,

Nikola

Got wheels and Matras baby!... And a gloss coat before final weathering touches. 

Thanks for looking guys!

Best,

Nikola

O.O 

She's purdy! 

I love how that violet preshade set that tonal shift! That's amazing how well that works. I'm going to have to try that! 

M. Brindos

O.O 

She's purdy! 

I love how that violet preshade set that tonal shift! That's amazing how well that works. I'm going to have to try that! 

 

Hi Mike,

Thanks! Appreciated! I am very glad that you like my Complementary Pre/Post-Shading method! Still got to go a long way to master it though. :)

Playing with colours is great! :)

Best,

Nikola

Some streaks and grime added with a flat clear on top...

Almost there...! 

Best,

Nikola

Hi guys,

She is RFI at:

cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/187622.aspx

Thanks for taking an interest and following along.

Best,

Nikola