OTS (1/72) GB 2017

TheMongoose

this one looks stupendous. Nice job on the camo!

Thanks a lot for your kind words - I'm glad you like it!

Here’s my 1st shot at preshading. I’m really happy with how this model is turning out. I may have just overdone the azure blue but you can still see a little black behind it and in person it has a distinct shadow to the panel lines. I dont car for heavy preshading so it’s perfect for me. I also got to try out the air brush lesson I got at IPMS National this year. I did all this without using a whole cup of paint! 

The fit is pretty good overall. Typical wing root problem on one side only, front intake is a little tilted to one side but I’m probably the only one who will notice, and the wheels were not made to be in the retracted position but noting a scalpel couldn’t fix.

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Aftrer

Nice, that's what preshadding is about - a little shading, not necessarily an "in your face" caricature. Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

It’s been a busy day, gotta love cold rain in the midwest. I have all the main painting done now! Seems like I should be done but i still have the canopy to paint and the antenna, guns, sight, and tail wheel to put on, then paint them all before decals. Looks like next weekend will see this one finished. In the pics below i did everything without masking but the cockpit. Masking tape and vallejo haven’t been good to me. I went just a tad lighter with the middlestone than the azure to get a little more contrast. Once it dries I have to seal it before i mess something up. I’m really happy with this so far. Aarons airbrush videos and that 11hr drive to Omaha this year feel like they’re paying off.

Looks like a rush by me lately heres my latest progress. All the decals are on. Tonight and tomorrow I’ll apply the solvaset and then i can put the last few parts on and finish it up with some flat varnish!

edit - i noticed it seems like i lost alot of the preshading when i applied the gloss varnish to prep for decals. Anyone else experience this?do i need to make the preshading darker to allow for this or will it show up better once i put the matt coat on it?

Looking good Mon!!!

I've just read this GB thread from start to finish. There are some great completed models here, some really interesting in progress builds, and since 1/72 is my main scale, I can't resist joining up.

I'll start by crossing over with the 'Pride of the Luftwaffe GB' because my schedule is a little packed for the remainder of this year, hope you don't mind.

First up is an Academy Me 109E-3/E-4. I'll build it as an E-3, and also use some after market Berna decals to make a French one. It's the top aircraft on the illustration.

Cheers

Tony

simpilot34

Looking good Mon!!!

 

Here she is in all her glory! 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vb by kovozavody (acquired it at the London IPMS show last December) The matt varnish really made it look nice. I’m no master builder yet (cue the lego song...) but I really think I’ve improved over the last 2 years this is my best one yet. Lots to improve like around the cockpit but that gives me something to work on for the next group build. For this one I focused on preshading panel lines and putting down some nice paint. At the end I took a shot at adding the aerial antenna wire For effect. Will have to buy some of that fine stuff for my next one as i think it helps finish off the model. Paints are all Vallejo. Complete out of the box build.

 I love these group builds because I can follow along with others as they build to learn new skills. Great work on here gang ‍ Thanks Wayne for being on top of this all year!

Nice finish Mon!!! Looks great!! Each one will get better as we go, and you are well on your way!!

Well I'm sticking a fork in my 190 and calling it done! Was a nice build, not too much fuss. Here's the final pics. Comments and critiques welcome

Simpilot34 did you do preshading or postshading on the underside? 

On a related note i see your black and white twist on the prop came out great. Seems like those are really hard to do based on other posts I’ve read. 

Mon, didn't do pre or post shading. Just used Tamiya's panel line wash and left it streaky and just let it stay where the q tip couldn't get to it lol. Yes, the spiral wasn't a piece of cake but wasn't that bad either. First attempt with the kit supplied decal went pear shaped after ten minutes lol, as i knew it would. Then reprayed it white, cut a very very low angled piece of Tamiya tape and slowly worked it around and down. Sprayed the black, then dry brushed white at the tip.

That worked very well Simpilot. I was thinking about how to do this the other day. Nice 190 too.

Cheers

Tony

I'm impressed!  Now I'm a bit reluctant to show my work.

I've taken the Corsair as far as I can go until the canopy shows up.  With any luck they will send the entire clear sprue as I managed to snap the slider in half now.  Not a bad kit.  A little finicky attaching the landing gear and doors.  I think if I were to build this kit again I'll find a pilot figure and build it gear up.  I also attached the wing gun pieces when the instructions called for it and of course mangled them.  Luckily there was another set on the sprue so I replaced them.  Different gun set but I'm not after any kind of accuracy on this build, just a clean result.  Once the glass is installed I'll add the radio wire.

Thanks for looking.

Dave

In the interest of completing the group build I'm adding a second kit, in case my canopy parts don't arrive in time.

Aoshima 1/72 Hawker Hurricane IID Series No. 9.  Picked this up at the LHS dirt cheap after they bought up somebody's stash.  It's a very basic kit, but test fitting looks like it should go togwether ok.  I don't have either the time or the talent yet to scratch any detail so it's just going to be out of the box.

 

Shamoo im looking forward to seeing that cannon mounted on that Hawker!

well in order to get a pilot for my earlier spitfire i ended up buying an Airfix Sptfire because it came with a seated British pilot A great excuse for another model...however I’m buildng it rather than putting it in the stash so here’s my latest addition to the group build! Doing this out of the box. Going to try the Tamiya panel line washes on it like simpilot34 did.

Thanks Tony!!

Dave I'm lovin that Corsair!! Pity bout the canopy but hopefully will arrive soon. Looking forward to seeing how the Hurri comes together as well!!

Mon thats a nice start on the SnoopSpit! I have that kit as well so looking forward to your build. On the Tamiya washes, they arent like other washes where you can just rub them off. I used some Zippo lighter fuel which is mainly Naptha and it doesn't hurt the Future coat at all.

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

My canopy did come.  They even sent the full clear sprue.  Unfortunately they cut the sliding portion of the canopy off the sprue before they sent it.  So I'll have to order the sliding part now.

In the meantime got some work done on the Hurricane:

Fuselage wasn't too bad for gaps, but there is quite a bit of mismatch between the halves.  The tailwheel is probably 15-20 % smaller in diameter after sanding it even.

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Seperate ailerons and the first kit I can remember that left gaps in the trailing edges.

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Got putty drying now so hopefully ready for priming tomorrow.

Here she is with PRU Blue livery. I put the gloss varnish over the vallejo paint in prep for decals tomorrow. Once those are set I’ll try the tamiya panel line washes over the weekend. Traveling for a few days so it’ll be Saturday before i get back to her.

Shamoo the Hurri is looking good! Yes, pity bout the trailing edge ventilation.

Mon, very smooth paintwork!! Looks great!

Here’s my 2nd build! For this Spitfire I tried post shading using Tamiya panel line accent over acrylic gloss varnish. I cleaned the residual off with a cuetip and turpenoid. That part worked really well. Some of the panel lines on the airfix kit are really too wide for this method. I had to paint the grooves in a few cases because it wouldn’t flow through them. I’ve included a side by side comparison of both Spits, one with pre and one with post shading on panel lines. I tried for some burnt metal on the exhaust. I also tried to show some exhaust down the side of the fuselage. Not sure it turned out well, let me know your thought? It’s matt varnish with graphite blown over it to try and simulate the air flow mixing with exhaust flow.

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That Swedish Spitfire is definitely something else! Lookin' good!

I started building another Hanomag - this time the Ausf. D, from a Dragon kit. Started working on the interior:

Thanks for lookin' and have a nice day!

Paweł

Nice start on the Hanomag, those are tempting little kits.

Here's where my 109 is at, I've forgotten to post some WIP photos here, although they are in the Pride of the Luftwaffe GB.

Cheers

Tony

Camo looks super!! A close up of the canopy looks like you got the lines nice and sharp.

taxtp

Quick question, was there any discussion about a badge for this GB ? Cheers Tony

 

I need to knock one out this week. Between photobucket blowing up, some now resolved health issues and teaching and class prep, i have not kept this up as well as i have in the past.