China-Burma-India Theater GB 2006-2007

Except for the blur, looks like some nice work RadMax.

Regards,  Rick

I took this shot really quick... I can't find my tripod so I apologize for the blurriness. This was just something I took quickly so I could prove that I really have been working on it! Enjoy!

Hmmm... I just watched the Dogfight episode about the Flying Tigers.... I may start on the P-40 today while I wait for the PE set for my P-38. 

I'm anxious to learn how to do a resin cockpit. 

I'm hoping to start my P-40 project soon.  I'd like to make a little more headway on my Bf109G-14 and P-38F before I dive in on this project.  I'm dying to start on it, yet on the other hand I'm just a little bit apprehensive as I've never done a resin cockpit before.   

But I am looking forward to challenging myself. 

Bump

uh, just for the heck of it.

Thanks Redmax.  The wash is indeed Winsor Newtom Burnt Umber oil thinned with mineral spirits.  It was applied over the painted & Futured parts.  After the oil wash dried, I flat coated & then dry brushed with a lightened Interior Green, followed by detail painting using Vallejo acrylics.I agree that Black would be too stark.  I want a dirtied up, lived in look, which BU provides.

Regards,  Rick

Nice job, Rick. Did you use burnt umber for the wash? I like it a lot. I use black (for now) and it looks pretty stark.

I'll be posting some pics of the work I've done on my cockpit. Slow and steady right? lol 

very nicely done rick.

I have been in a slump lately due to not having enough time to build... but I do what  I can anyway...  

Thanks Scott.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks DURR.

Regards,  Rick

that is a Fantastic office Rick

man  that is a model all by itself

Thanks arki.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Bob.  Actually, quite a bit of the cockpit detail will be visible, especially if I decide to pose the canopy open.

Regards,  Rick

Made some progress on my Hasegawa 1/48 P-40K.  Got the pit painted & detailed using the Eduard PE set.

Now I can button up the fuselage & move on from there .

Regards,  Rick

Scott & arki-Thanks.

I applied another coat of Future (needed to anyway to do an oil wash) and it seemed to smooth out a little better (less air pressure & a little closer).  After the oil wash comes a dull coat and some chalk pastel weathering.  Going out of town this weekend, so I'm still a way from finishing.

Bob, I agree, the sharkmouth and P-40 are just made for each other.  I'm liking the progress.

Thanks Rick.  It's just not a P-40 without the shark teeth, imho.

The Future is a little grainey (sp?)....err, rough...too much air pressure, too far away or not thin enough.  Hoping/thinking I can level it out with another coat or a coat of flat.  Now I have to make another landing gear door for the one I 'misplaced'.

Rick-count me in (assuming that I find local employment soon-might  take a consulting job & the travel that goes with it-should know soon).

Anyway, decals on-hopefully I can spray some dull coat tomorrow & do the pastel thing on Wednesday. 

Bob, I got really over extended on GB's this year & put the Eastern Front GB on the back burner.  I was thinking about it the other day & may kick it off around the first of next year.  I'll put up a post in a couple of weeks & see if there is enough interest.

Regards,  Rick

bobbaily wrote:

Durr-sorry to hear of your misfortune.  Don't know if you do business with Great Models, but you can get the Accurate Miniature CBI P-51 decals pretty cheap there.  If you were going to order other items, it might be worth a look.

  thanks guys

Bob i got some of those in the other day they were only 55 cents too  they had 4 kinds i got 3 out of the 4 because the forth was (is) the same as the icm's that messed me up iam so p-o'd that i barely want to even touch that plane again   thanks for the info