War In The Pacific Group Build 2009 - 2010

Mo that looks GREAT!!!! Yes, I like the engine run pic as well!!!! Beautiful work!!!!

Stikpusher, looking forward to some pics!!!!

Didn't get on the bench last night or today, have a bit of a cold lingering and caught up with the forums last night and had a NICE sleep in today so after work tonight hopefully will get back to that blooming cowl of mine and gt it whipped and then concentrate on fuse seams. or the PE belts for the 1/48 Buccaneer I'm doing for the FAA GB. Will have planty to keep me occupied thats for sure!

Mobious wrote:

Hey Stu, If you're trying for a chipped paint effect, you may want to consider trying the salt method. There was an article in Nov '08 FSM. It looks relatively simple and has really cool results. You may want to try a search on the Forums. I've never tried it. I have enough of a time getting the paint on, not taking it off. hehe.

I may have to.  For giggles I did a quick spray over some of the masked areas and pulled the masking film off, it did pull off the top coat.  And the clear coat.  And the Alclcad.  And the Primer.  So I'm in the process of pulling off all the liquid film and will give the rex a nice light sanding and start over.  I tried the salt technique on a Corsair a few years ago and had mixed results.  I had a little better luck recently with another Corsair but this time I was using the salt to mask random spots for various sprays of smoke, and lighter tints of the overall blue.  The end result was pretty good but I was left with some salt residue on the paint that needed to be covered up.

 Hey Stu, I can understand how the residue could be a problem. It's great to get real life feedback on a technique that I've only read about. I have used Vallejo's liquid mask, but it's difficult to get all of it off. It's alot like rubber cement. There is another technique using hairspray. I've only read about it too and it's in the same FSM issue. The Armor guys use it for weathering winter white wash camo.

 Hey simpilot, thanks for the comments. When I get those six .50's I'll be making strafing runs on the cat! I did get the landing gear highlighted.

Hey Guys...

Here is a pic of my Seiran coming out of my "spray booth"...of course I already have a big greasy thumbprint on the green...boy it doesnt forgive you not wearing gloves, from now on I wont touch it without them....

Been working on the beaching dolly. I wasnt happy with any of my fake wood finish/paint on the slats.....so i figured why not go with the real thing....hey Mucker I guess not really a trick....still....I feel like Im installing wood flooring in Barbie's townhouse.!!! HAHAHA

Once im done I will stain it with some thinned down stain I used to refinish my backyard deck...cant wait to see how it turns out!! Hopefully the wood grain pops out a bit better.

Carlos

 Hey Carlos, consider the thumb print as a signature! I always do. On the wood decking you may want to consider using an oil wash, or even my favorite coffee. I'd recommend experimenting with finishes on scraps of wood planking, before committing to a stain.  Just my 2 cents friend.

Thanks Mo.. I will try all the methods..I figured regular wood stain thinned down a bit will work too..hey why not...it is real wood after all...still will test with a couple of methods see which looks better scale-wise.

 CS

 Thanks Mucker, the comments are appreciated.

 Replaced the canopy with a vacuformed one from Squadron. There are 2 in a set. One for yourself and the other for Justin. You know, Justin Case. They're pretty thin compared to the kit part and clear. I would have used the kit part if I'd planned on keeping the F4F closed, but I had to open it up and the thickness of the kit part really shows. The only problem is I should  not have installed the kit one in the first place. I had to pry it off with a small screwdriver, and the touchups seemed to never end at that point.

 A couple photo's of the VMF-223 Gaudalcanal F4F-4 Wildcat.

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 The MG's haven't been installed yet, missing the antenna, and the elevator hinges need work. I'll post a few more photo's when the whole thing is done, but until then this is what I've got.

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Mobious wrote:

(coffee, burnt umber, and a drop of detergent). After the wash was dried and sealed, a drybrushing of highlight color was added next. Exhaust and MG trails were airbrushed on. Here's what I got for the efforts.

I did a double take.....Coffee? Is that the color or the actual drink?  I've heard of people using actual coffee to weather things like scale maps and papers and was wondering if you've got another use for the wonderful black blood of life that starts so many of my days.  Care to explain?

 Thanks Guys for the comments, all are greatly appreciated. I was disappointed with how the Blue Grey finish came out on this build.  I'll be looking for another source for the blue grey other than the MM acrylics for future builds. 

 The weathering was done with acrylics. A fan brush was used to streak the washes as they dried, the coffee was just handy, hehe. There's always coffee at my bench. I would have liked to done this up with a chipped paint effect, so I'm looking forward to seeing progress on how that turns out on the Claude, Mucker.

 Hey Carlos, I signed this one with a few thumb prints too, actually more thumb prints on this one than what's in the FBI database, hehe.

 Looking forward to seeing progress from everyone,

 Mo

hey Just back from vacation and got to take a look. mo the wildcat looks great, sim the dauntless,rufe, and pete are coming along very nicely.
hope I didn't forget anyone

Jason

I would like to sign up for this one.

Mike

aboard Mike!!!!! The CO darson(Darren) will be along shortly to show you to your cabin. What do you have planned for us?

MIke dido welcome

Sim is was a good vaca sorry about the mix up but I did find some really strong beverage

Jason

The "modeling elves" paid me a visit last night, set up shop and completed the woodwork on the beaching dolly....the wood stain needs another coat but I like their work so far....

at least they cleaned up after themsELVES... oh and they painted my prop and hub too..

Thanks guys..

Carlos

Love the sawhorses and the bucket!!!! Hehe nice touch!! Looking forward to more pics as well!!!

Jason, hehe I'll have what you had!

Hey there Mike (Recon) and to the build. Do you have any idea of what you may be building yet?

Carlos that's great looking work on the dolly, about all it needs is a few paint and oil stains.

Stu I'm looking forward to checking the Rex when that liquid mask comes off.

darson wrote:

Stu I'm looking forward to checking the Rex when that liquid mask comes off.

I'm hopeful I'll have pics up soon.  The liquid mask idea was a disaster so I re-did the aluminum and tried the salt technique.  The plane is now having it's clear-coat dry.  Once that is done I'll hit it with the last couple weathering layers and it'll be done. The salt worked  very well, though I may have overdone it a bit.  Once again, the salt left a bit of residue that was a bugger to get off, and even when you think it's off it shows through the finish like rust under paint.  So when I try this on the Pete I may use a salt substitute and go for more subtlety

simpilot34 wrote:

Love the sawhorses and the bucket!!!! Hehe nice touch!! Looking forward to more pics as well!!! Jason, hehe I'll have what you had!

hahaa thanks Jason...

its called too much time on your hands...I was bored watching the stain dry when I came up with the idea of making little saw horses with the scraps...the rest..well just silliness...oh and did you see they folded the painters tarp and left it on the bench too... funny thing is as i was putting it together I just picked a random size...almost got the scale right...just a little too big...closer to 1/35 because thats and old bucket from an armor kit and it looks right...now that I think about it its been sitting in my spares box for over 25 years!!! WOW

CS

Mobius, great job on the Wildcat.

The faded finish looks spot on.

Darren, finally made up my mind, put me down for Hase's 1/72 Ki-44 Shoki.

Karl