Plastic Modelers in the IL-2 Community

[voncrapenhauser]

14 hours ago, 40plus said:

I agree it looks a bit too blue-ish but otherwise fantastic. B-wing has always been my favorite.

 

Enjoy your holiday! 

Looking good.

 

Yes I always thought "what if Blom und Voss designed spaceships?".

[Birdman]

Couldn't source the Tamiya varnish so ended up getting a spray can for acrylic paintings instead, tried to recreate the iconic Japanese plane chipping this is the progress so far:

Note paint cabin 2.0 (patent pending) ?

 

I'll try to do a wash as well, I was thinking of using a  dark brown base considering these planes were used on dirt strips.

[40plus]

Wow she is really coming together nicely. Great work!

 

......I really need to back to my models

[Feathered_IV]

Wow the Zero looks fantastic!  Full marks for doing a restrained amount of chipping too.  A6M’s were primed and painted very well, especially at that stage of the war and many people confuse them with Army aircraft which were camouflaged in the field.  

[Feathered_IV]

Pooped out a set of these, using my jeweller's drill and some needle files as a sort of poor-man's lathe.  They are quite small.  Only about 3.8mm long, so I had to simplify them a bit by making the taper at the rear a little thicker so they didn't fall apart on me.

 

 

The improvised bomb racks on the magister are a strange bedframe sort of design.  The parts are so fine in 1/144 that I had a really hard time trying to work out how to do it.  I had a go at soldering it and also making from sprue, but neither was a success.

 

 

In the end I decided to cheat. 

 

I've got some .25mm acrylic sheet that is beautifully clear, so I masked and sprayed the framework onto a piece of the stuff.  Being largely hidden from view beneath the aircraft it should be very difficult to pick it as a solid piece.  Theres some notches cut into it that will allow the legs to get glued in firmly.  With luck it should be pretty strong once it is assembled.

Added the gas patch too with the red tape around the edge using bits of painted decal.  Will need to tone it down but pretty happy with it so far.

 

[Birdman]

And that's it, the zero is finished:

The dark brown wash didn't really work unfortunately, stuff to improve on haha.

I have decided to keep the gloss finish as I like it that way. This build has been a learning experience getting back into the hobby and I've learned a few things to make the next one better (hopefully).

Speaking of which I picked up this bad boy:

 

 

Now that I have all the Japanese aircraft paint I think I'll do a few more IJN planes.

[voncrapenhauser]

12 hours ago, Birdman said:

And that's it, the zero is finished:

 

The dark brown wash didn't really work unfortunately, stuff to improve on haha.

I have decided to keep the gloss finish as I like it that way. This build has been a learning experience getting back into the hobby and I've learned a few things to make the next one better (hopefully).

Speaking of which I picked up this bad boy:

 

 

 

Now that I have all the Japanese aircraft paint I think I'll do a few more IJN planes.

I have been modeling most of my life.......you never stop learning new skills ,cheats, or short cuts .

You kinda find stuff that works until you find something better, quicker, easier in my experience.

Great work.

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by voncrapenhauser

[Birdman]

On 8/23/2020 at 1:44 AM, voncrapenhauser said:

I have been modeling most of my life.......you never stop learning new skills ,cheats, or short cuts .

You kinda find stuff that works until you find something better, quicker, easier in my experience.

Great work.

 

Yes, I've taken notes of a bunch of things I'd have done differently with hindsight and I'll apply that to the next one!

[voncrapenhauser]

Sweet!

 

Look forward to The Val.

[Birdman]

I was doing some weathering practice on left over parts from the Zero so paint, clear coat left to cure for 36h (I live in a very dry region) and then Tamiya panel accent color. Well the tamiya wash ate right through the clear coat. I'm not sure if I should forget about the panel line color and go for oil washes instead, what worries me is my clear coat has turpentine in its ingredients so I assume it's gonna be an issue with oil washes as well.

 

Man, chemistry classes are so far away haha

[voncrapenhauser]

I use Florey models washes , they are clay based and have no problems to date.

Only tip I use is not to let dry more than a couple of hours on Matt surfaces I always satin first add decals and wash last before re matting all surfaces to get even reflective quality.

[Birdman]

6 hours ago, voncrapenhauser said:

I use Florey models washes , they are clay based and have no problems to date.

Only tip I use is not to let dry more than a couple of hours on Matt surfaces I always satin first add decals and wash last before re matting all surfaces to get even reflective quality.

Ok, I'll look into this.

Thanks!

[Tyberan]

I've always adhered to the polar non polar chemicals. Ie if using an acrylic alcohol based clear use enamel washes, and vice versa for enamel clear coats use alcohol based washes. 

 

I generally use acrylics now but make my home washes using oderless turps and oil paints. 

[40plus]

I paint acrylic, clear enamel, wash acrylic......seems to work.

 

I've also had decent success with acrylics for all three coats if I'm gentle. The Tamiya clears are pretty tough even when you hit them with further acrylic layers. Not completely resilient though. they do start to get soft if you are too aggressive.

[Tyberan]

Yeah washes are good but I find working in small areas helps as well to prevent any solvent from soaking in. 

 

Man I need to build something again.

[Feathered_IV]

Had a slight change of plans...  Managed to get some good advice on the bomb colours and some much better drawings of the 20lb fragmentation bombs.  The previous ones were based on 25 pounders that it turns out have a rather different profile.  Made a new set during the week and took the airbrush out for a run this morning.  Much happier with these ones.

 

[Feathered_IV]

My dear chap, I am actual size!

 

Got the bombs and the glazing on today.  Almost there...  

 

 

 

 

 

[Hoots]

39 minutes ago, Feathered_IV said:

My dear chap, I am actual size!

 

Got the bombs and the glazing on today.  Almost there...  

 

 

 

 

 

Oh wow! That’s lovely! The bomb rack works really well. 

[voncrapenhauser]

Featherred may not be a Gnome ,but he is a masocist ,but my hats off to  The Genius.

Keep up The great tiny plane factory.

Edited August 30, 2020 by voncrapenhauser

[Uufflakke]

3 hours ago, Feathered_IV said:

 

 

I clicked on that little white triangle. Thinking it was a short video.

Not realizing it was the reflection on the windshield...

Edited August 30, 2020 by Uufflakke

[FMF*BarracudaCZ]

I really like flying with Pe-2, so I really liked to build a model in 1:48 scale from the company Eduard.

[Feathered_IV]

Wow!

[FMF*BarracudaCZ]

I will add a video from the complete construction of Pe-2

  

[40plus]

That is a stunning piece of work

[Birdman]

Very nice work Barracuda!

 

Also thanks to every one that commented on my clear coat problems, I haven't individually responded but the comments are much appreciated.

 

First update on the Val, the cockpit is about 75% done, I have completed the weathering (the rest is the radio assembly which is its own and is done later) and applied a matte coat:

 

 

It has been more difficult than the zero with lots of small parts but I'm fairly happy of how it turned out so far.

Edited August 30, 2020 by Birdman

[STN]

Progress on the Savoia has been slow. Lots of filler, sanding, spraying, checking and then the same exercise again. Still some ahead.

The detailing on this thing will be a pain in the ass. I was hoping for completing the hulls separately and just attaching them, but it was not to be. There would be massive gaps left between the wing and the hulls themselves, so have to do it on the whole thing put together.

[40plus]

Progress has been glacial yslow, what with the new baby in our house and a summer full of home improvement but I have managed to block out the main color scheme on my 1:200 Junkers 88.

 

I think I went too light on the grey but I can live with it. Maybe I can darken it with washes.

 

The nacel fronts will be bright yellow along with the rudder. I'll paint that next.

Edited August 30, 2020 by 40plus

[40plus]

Holy crap, Baby's sleeping! More progress. ?

[Feathered_IV]

That looks really good!  I wouldn’t mind trying some of those one day. 

[STN]

An attemp at pre-shading. Sort of.

[XQ_Lothar29]

ACADEMY 1:48 Old mold that has its pluses and minuses! If you don't want to spend a lot of money and want to practice, it is a good option.

A little history about the model.

-BF109 G2 / Trop W.rn. 14256 "GELBE 14" Africa. Hptm Hans Joachim Marseille. At the time of his accidental death, September 30, 1942 in Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt he had 158 Kills all against the Desert RAF, he was only 22 years old. The Star of Africa, as he was called "Stern Von Afrika" was the pilot With impeccable clean palm groves, Undefeated was the word they put in the place where they raised the Little Pyramid, which still stands today in Egypt. bad luck came to him on September 30, 1942 when his brand new BF109 G2 had engine problems. when his companions saw his body hit the horizontal tail stabilizer, leaving him unconscious or killing him and he could not open the parachute. So here I show you the last Airplane, used by this great and young Pilot. the feat that made him famous was the one-day shooting down of 17 planes.
I hope you like the plane.

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[XQ_Lothar29]

On 8/30/2020 at 4:03 PM, FMF*BarracudaCZ said:

I will add a video from the complete construction of Pe-2

  

my friend Barracuda! this Pe-2 is so beautiful. 

You have to tell me what camera you use to record. I try to use the phone, but it constantly blurs

[STN]

A bit of colour. Will need to put together and paint entire sections separately due to the complicated shape. The rigging on this one is a bitch. Only plausible way is the EZ line, which I used on the tail section, but the rigging itself should be actually silver/aluminium colour. Any tips on how to paint EZ line? As per my experience, it does not take colour.

[Tyberan]

On 8/30/2020 at 10:03 PM, FMF*BarracudaCZ said:

I will add a video from the complete construction of Pe-2

  

Surprised to find out this is actually a reboxed zvezda kit with some eduard photo etch and resin wheels. Might get one looks good.

[Feathered_IV]

STN, that red looks like perfection!

[Feathered_IV]

AK Interactive just announced their latest "art" book.  They show you how to scratchbuild your own Nazi gas chamber and weather it appropriately with their new range of products.  They also show you how to create a diorama of Rwandan mass graves and paint a figure who is shooting up.  Plus they briefly teased a new resin figure of a drowned child...  wtf??

 

 

[40plus]

10 minutes ago, Feathered_IV said:

AK Interactive just announced their latest "art" book.  They show you how to scratchbuild your own Nazi gas chamber and weather it appropriately with their new range of products.  They also show you how to create a diorama of Rwandan mass graves and paint a figure who is shooting up.  Plus they briefly teased a new resin figure of a drowned child...  wtf??

 

 

 You're.....you're kidding right? 

 

I just read their official webpage about it. Apparently it is part of their protest about social injustice and human oppression......edgy.....I guess.

Edited September 7, 2020 by 40plus

[Lusekofte]

The world as we know it has ended

[Feathered_IV]

17 minutes ago, 40plus said:

 You're.....you're kidding right?

Nope.  I really wish I was.  I’ll never buy their products.  

[Birdman]

One modelling youtuber posted about that and AK took down a few videos about the book it seems as well as cleaning the comments on their various social media platforms.

 

A tiny bit of progress on the Val:

 

It now has its wings and I have spent the last sessions experimenting with new (to me) techniques : puttying and sanding. The goal being removing seam lines and making smoother transitions between assemblies. It's a lot of work but it will be worth it in the end. I have the upper / lower fuselage and the transition between the wing assembly and the fuselage are smoothed out. I still need to work on the wings leading edges and other small bits around the engine area.