Don that looks awesome! Whole lotta work in the launcher and bombs.
Kevin, looking forward to some pics.
I've been working on weathering the Tornado a bit. Doing a little experimenting. Doesn't show a lot in the first set of pics but did a little panel wash. Don't have any oils yet so I just used MM Raw Umber. I've tried using mineral spirits but it just doesn't seem to mix with Model Master enamels for me so I just use enamel thinner. One of these days I'll get some oils.
Yeh, you have to look for it but that's ok. There's more to come. I did a little experimenting with a satin clear to seal it. I've had problems shooting Future lately, must have to do with temperature. Wants to dry too quickly and not level. Got another bottle but it did the same so, I tried thinning with different alcohols. That may have worked but I didn't shoot any of it because it all turned cloudy. So, I finally reread a post and found that someone just thinned it with distilled water and that worked great. Mixed right up and stayed clear. That's what I used on this build before and after decals. Anyway, since I had some setting around, I mixed it about 50/50 with some MM Acryll semi-gloss and it worked real well. Shot at about 6 - 7psi and it layed down pretty as you please. And don't worry, I picked off the lint you see in a couple pics.
Was gonna order some Alclad II exhaust manifold to shoot the cans and nozzles but thought what the heck, let's use what's on hand. Was gonna use all Acryll and some Alclad on this build but went with Tamiya for this. They were already primed so first I shot some Alclad stainless hoping that later I could rub down to it but don't think that's gonna work. Anyway, put a little Tamiya red brown in a bottle and added a couple drops of gunmetal for a metallic look and then added flat black to darken. That looked ok. Then I misted on some Metalizer burnt iron and then Metalizer exhaust. The pic doesn't do it justice but I'm happy with it. Will have to do a little drybrushing and burnishing but in the end it should be just about right.
Then it was on to the next stage of weathering. I'd said before I was thinking about doing an overspray on the whole airframe. Wasn't quite sure how I was gonna go about it. Decided that since weathering was in stages it may as well be in layers too. So, I mixed up some really thin MM enamel dark sea gray and misted it over everything except the radome.
Just enough to get a little color on it. A little heavy in a spot or two. Then I held my breath for a few minutes(and not because of the odor), took a brush and dipped it in enamel thinner and proceeded to drip and streak it all over that gray mist coat.
Looks pretty rough huh? lol I was freakin' a bit but what the hell, I wanted it to look used. But, after my little decal fiasco I already had some idea of what would happen once I shot some clear on it. Some of you may too.
Not exactly what I wanted but close. I'll refine it next time. I hope. Still got most of the streaking/faded effect I wanted and the next couple of steps will make it better. These birds use thrust reversers and blow a lot of soot back on the vertical stab and very top and bottom of the airframe. I'm gonna repeat this process on the spine with some black and then spray Metalizer exhaust after the final clear. It shouldn't be long now...
Tony