Weathering GB - 2/1/2011 - 1/31/2012

HAHAHA so true! My little jeep is hiding under a bridge praying some damn winged thing don't spot it!

I really am envious of you plane guys/gals, i simply cannot make a plane look good for the life of me and sadly (i have a bf 109-e on my bench i am building for a friend) and its slowly taking my soul away =(

I wish i could paint a tank like some oif the awesome plane schemes i have seen (like the FW 190 in the FW -190 GB with the black lightning bolt with red edging (like the one in luftwaffle's sig) ..then armor would be "hip" ...lol

TigerEP1  Don't worry, theres a few other armour builds in this GB. They are just doing what all armour should do when the skys are full, staying under cover and out of site. Ready to pounce when the skys clear.

Seems my jeep is going to get overshadowed by 1500000000 planes...lol Still i have a panzer in the wings, and thats the only time wings will come out of my mouth in a positive sense. I tell ya me + planes = gluing disaster..lol

Doogs, hate to be a thorn in your side but can you change one of my entries? I would like to omit the 1/25 Chevy Pickup and replace it with the 1/48 Revell Ju-87 Stuka...Its been sitting on my shelf, unpainted, waiting to be finished and this would give me the PERFECT excuse to bang it out! Thank you sir.

Some nice ideas. Of the 3 72nd Bodney p-51's i will be doing in the future, i'll also being useing an Aires engine. But that will be the 328th aircraft. Petie 3rd is going to have its guns bays open. They are gboing to be built as 3 dio's on one board. Somthing i have done before with other subjects and they turned out nice.

I have not worked with water yet, so that would be interesting to see.

Bish

Yep, and then life comes along and throws a spanner in the works.

I build all my armour and aircraft kits as Dio's, have done for about 20 years. I just don't feel right having a kit sat on the shelf on its own, Much better trying to put it in a setting. I am planning on doing a very few 32nd kits as stand alones, to big for Dio's.

can't wait to see what you produce when you start doing them.

Your not tempted to the falklands War GB then lol.

I'm tempted by the Falklands War GB...but I'm sticking to WWII for the foreseeable future, so I'll be watching from a distance!

Among the dios I have planned (in my mind!):

- Meyer's "Petie 3rd" of the 352nd FG at Y-29 on Dec. 31st, 1944. I'm planning on grafting the Aires engine kit onto the P-51, and think it'd be fun to put it in context of the primitive conditions at Y-29, the bitter cold, the snow, PSP, etc.

- Tamiya's Storch. Rommel waiting as the crew finishes some final maintenance before takeoff, with some 1/48 vehicles present. I'm thinking this one would be awesome as a long, narrow diorama, maybe 12x24.

- Monogram OS2U Kingfisher. On water. Not sure in exactly what form yet, but water will be involved.

Hi all.

I hope I am not to forward with my posting, but I would like to show my "weathered" A6M3 Tipe 22 Zeke.

Just want to share it with you guys, not enter the GB.

It is a 1/48 Hasgawa kit and the detail and fit is second to none! It was the first time I did the salt chipping thing.I wanted something a little different with this build so I display it as a plane that is getting a bit of an overhaul and new paint on the very "bad" spots, hence the gloss of the "wet" paint on the matt fuse and wings. If it ever actually hapenedI don't know. LOL!

Theuns (sorry for the hi-jack)

PS. that Willys is outstanding!! 

Yep, and then life comes along and throws a spanner in the works.

I build all my armour and aircraft kits as Dio's, have done for about 20 years. I just don't feel right having a kit sat on the shelf on its own, Much better trying to put it in a setting. I am planning on doing a very few 32nd kits as stand alones, to big for Dio's.

can't wait to see what you produce when you start doing them.

Your not tempted to the falklands War GB then lol.

Bish

 

DoogsATX:

 

 Just started getting all obsessed with it, and then the Way Too Many Props GB reared its head. But the PBJ will be a fantastic weathering platform, too, so may as well toss it in here as well!

 

 

Thats how i got to the point where i have kits sitting on shelves waiting for me to do the Diorama. All these GB's were popping up that i couldn't resist. Cross overs feel like cheating, but i had to go for the Too many props GB. But i can see me having to force my self not to join any more for a while.

I feel ya, Bish! I don't really do dioramas (yet...but I've got some plans), but so far all of my GB commitments have been stuff I've been planning on building anyway, that just happens to fit. Honestly, it's more a matter of shifting which builds get moved up in priority versus back. But it's still getting to the point where I may have to draw the line, especially with the groups where I have multiple builds planned (NMF, Ostfront, 8th AAF). It's fun to think "yeah, I'll build four kits for X", but there's only so much time...

DoogsATX

 Just started getting all obsessed with it, and then the Way Too Many Props GB reared its head. But the PBJ will be a fantastic weathering platform, too, so may as well toss it in here as well!

Thats how i got to the point where i have kits sitting on shelves waiting for me to do the Diorama. All these GB's were popping up that i couldn't resist. Cross overs feel like cheating, but i had to go for the Too many props GB. But i can see me having to force my self not to join any more for a while.

Casper,

That Zero came out great, he no worries on finishing, heck that why we all have multiple kits..lol I may even pick up another this week if possible (2 maybe depending)

Anywho, round 2 and 3 of weathering, still more to do but wanted to give some progress pics:

Enjoy!

Thanks Doogs, it's the 3rd model I've finished in the last 10 days so I had better be good and now limit my mancave/plane time to the weekend and get back to my work schedule during the week!

It's gonna be hard though, I have an Eduard 1/48 Special Ed. Mirage 2000 waiting!

Cheers

Casper that's a great looking Zero...I don't typically go in for the Japanese birds, but I've heard such great things about that Tamiya Zero that I may have to add a meatball to the collection!

Weathering looks really good, too. It definitely looks like its been ridden hard. Maybe not as tore up as Lindsay Lohan, but tore up nevertheless. 

I'll get the pic up on the front page tomorrow (the bench is calling...).

I'm also officially adding my planned PBJ-1J. Just started getting all obsessed with it, and then the Way Too Many Props GB reared its head. But the PBJ will be a fantastic weathering platform, too, so may as well toss it in here as well!

Don't blame me, it's not my fault I had no control. It's Tamiya's fault, such a damn fine little model I couldn't stop!

So I've finished. weathered and scraped until I think it looks good. I tried to go for a look of a plane that's seen a lot of combat and many wet seasons in the Pacific.

I am just so impressed with the attention to detail this kit offered. Even the crappy masks were not even pre-cut but they performed flawlessly when it counted.

...and I apologise Doogs for finishing almost 2 and a half weeks before the GB has even officially started

Cheers

Thanks Owl and Vette makes me feel not so bad for making it..lol

So IT HAS BEGUN:

Weathering has been started using pastels single color for the moment but its coming along nice so far =)

Lots more to come but i wanted to post it =D

LAFFIN MY A%$ OFF thats a good one TigerEP1

Nice graphics work too

naw,  that is brilliant!! 

Awww man i thought it was funny =( if its too much i can take it down

FOUND IT!! I knew i had it somewhere!:

CallSignOWL

hey Doogs, did you see that this thread was featured on the FSM email-newsletter? Good job!

I did not (don't get the newsletter), but that's awesome! We're internet famous!

hey Doogs, did you see that this thread was featured on the FSM email-newsletter? Good job!

DoogsATX

Yes, it doesn't have to be functional.

Just has to have had the elements take their toll.

So I guess you could even build Lindsay Lohan if you were up to it...

Cool Doogs, thanks. And I would build her but I've never modeled a train wreck before so I'll pass...

TigerEP1, yes, that is the exact inspiration for my 190!

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAH

Man thats good, hmm lemme see if i have a kit of here somewhere..

Yes, it doesn't have to be functional.

Just has to have had the elements take their toll.

So I guess you could even build Lindsay Lohan if you were up to it...

Pretty sure even destroyed vehicles are weathered =)

FW 190 in the woods, did you get that idea from this:

Hey Doogs, I hadn't thought to ask this but I just wanted to make sure...The Fw 190 I'm planning on building is going to be modeled as a wreck that has been sitting on a forest floor for a very long time. So obviously, extreme weathering techniques would be called for...however, I wasn't sure if your build here called for us to model subjects that were still 'functional' but had just seen lots of wear and tear. Judging by the Badge, I'd say mine would fit in but I just wanted to make sure.

Looking great Casper!

So i added another detail today and then had a minor mishap with the angle iron on the front  meaning i re snapped it in half =( 2 times i put it back on i think i finally got it where i want!

You can see it here, still needs to cleaned up ...again

Added valve stems to the wheels, and then noticed a few mold lines i missed :(

Anywho more to come, still gotta finish the painting of the valve stems, more detailing and i still need to hit it with a dull coat, plus i think i am gonna redo my windshield.

Alright, after the Future dried it started to look better. Decaling done, I think I've scratched away and dry brushed enough chipped paint effect. Once the decals are fully dry tomorrow I will try to work some of the paint chip into some of the decals. Another seal and then the really dirty wash and exhaust stains etc.

BTW there were some long thin yellow decals that are meant to adhere around the gun ports but I tried one and the stupid thing ripped and the bit that didn't looked really bad around the contours of the wing. I'll mask that section off and airbrush on yellow and I think it will look much better.

Cheers

Spayed the upper surface of the plane, varied slightly different shades of the Dark Green adding little bits of white, randomly applied these different shades to try and get variation and fading effect in different areas. Also as the paint was drying started to chip it away in places.

I want so show a lot of wear and tear on this bird.

Now to let the paint dry, coat of Future tomorrow in prep for the decals.

Cheers

I hope we can...lol

So another update, i am joined today by Mr. Steering Wheel, Mr. Side Mirror and, Mrs. Taillights 

Got a bit more down on the weathering front, still a ways to go on this but i am happy how its coming along.

Tank parts have not arrived yet, so this is getting all my attention.

Comments, questions, tips always welcome

Thanks,

Dave