I got a very light coat RLM 76 applied to the bottom of the aircraft this morning.
Alright gang…
I had initially painted the topside colors and got the sides done…but wasn’t happy with the job on the sides as the darker colors came too far down from the top.
So…with “Take 2” I re-shot the RLM 76 on the sides again and then applied the mottle pattern back over it with outcome that looks more like what I’m shooting for…
Yeah, way better. Digging the look of that belly too.
Thanks HG! I just wasn’t feelin’ round 1 very well.
Nice work Joseph, tight job on the paint!
Cheers. D
Nice work Joseph, tight job on the paint!
Cheers. D
Thanks D. I really appreciate that bud.
Looks great, fantastic detail… nice one.
Thanks ff!!
Gloss coat on…Vallejo acrylic…VERY tricky to deal with after using enamel and lacquer based clears for so long.
Now she’s starting to get some personality. Been goin’ on with the cals for the last few days. Those #3’s were giving me a little static but other than that everything else worked out. NOTE…Do NOT EVER buy decals from Peddinghaus. OMG they’re bad. I only used the big 3’s and the tail numbers out of the whole set. Just terrible in terms of out of scale lettering and walkway red dash sizes. It was like there was little to no research on them. For the rest of the stenciling decals I used the EagleCals set that I started out with on this one before I decided to build White 3.
Thanks for the decal heads up. Man that paint job looks great!
Thanks HG!!
Finished up with all the decaling. Next up comes installation of the stabilizers as well as the washes and flat coat…
After the panel wash and the dull coat…
and she’s on her legs as of now. Not much more to go…just canopy, open panels for the gun bay, aerial antenna and some little stuff. Last update till completion
Looks great Joseph, very nice work on the weathered finish.
Cheers, D
'Preciate that D! Looking to have this one completed within the next week…hopefully. lol
That is stunning . It looks like aircraft are your kung fu.
Thanks for the very generous compliment Chris. Still got a ways to go skill wise but I’m feeling alot more comfortable in my own skin this time around.
Looking real good Joe! Keep up the perfection, Joel
You should be very pleased with your work , it’s incredible
Thank you guys for the comments. I’m really hoping to finish this one up soon!!!
Looking great Joseph.
I like that detail in the main wheel wheels.