Thanks. It’s a very nice kit. Not difficult to do either.
And like a wally I forgot about the tail antenna mast and managed to break it with that photo. Whoops!
Couldn’t find the thing either, so just had to make one from some plastic rod. Easy fix, but a moment of silly forgetfulness.
What would be a good colour to use for a panel wash on the black and white bottom? Thinking light grey?
I’ll be using a dark brownish was on the upper and fuselage side.
Grey should be good.
Thanks. Did the upper side the weekend with some brown which has turned out nice. Used some as sort of filter to make the wing roots and sides of the cockpit dirty. Will add paint some chipping and dust next. These Hurricanes went through a pretty rough time in Malta so want to emulate that as best I can. This will not be show room condition!
Grey wash on my Lancaster. I wanted to put this photo earlier but I had some problems with this forum.
That looks great. Sort of what I’m aiming for. Is that the Revell or Airfix Lanc?
I did the white side of the wings the other day with the grey and it turned out quite well. Wiping the excess off gave a subtle dirty look. Did a bit extra around the inboard section under the nose and wheel wells to give the impression of oil leaks and dirt kicked up from the wheels.
Now the photo problems are solved, I’ll get some images up at the weekend.
It’s a new moulds of Airfix Dambuster Lanc. Exactly 09007 Avro Lancaster B.III ‘Dambusters’ (Anniversary Edition).
Nice.
I’ve got the Hercules radial engine boxing to do myself. Makes a very different looking beast to the more common Merlin’s. I think it’s got a belly turret too? Maybe in the new year I’ll get started on it.
Underside finished up today. The wash on the black doesn’t really show up in the photos. Probably because of the light and reflectivity of the gloss. Looks good to the naked eye.
The white really benefits as it now looks less toylike. I imagine they didn’t stay pristine for very long no matter what theatre they operated in this scheme!
This is what I used, Migs grey panel wash I’ve had at the back of the paint draw for ages. Worked really well.
Will give it all a few days to dry properly before I spray some matt.
Little more weathering today, some scratches and chips in the paint. Most references, including the instructions, state this aircraft has it’s dark green over painted with mid-stone before being put aboard HMS Argus on it’s journey to Malta. So first step was to put a few green chips in those areas first, then some aluminium after. Remembering of course to limit those to the metal areas of the airframe. The Hurricane had a lot of fabric and wood panelling on the fuselage. Also did some on the underneath, around flaps, radiator and carburettor intakes, around the wheel wells. Generally anywhere that looked like it would get blasted with sand and grit when it landed or took off. The runways on Malta were subjected to heavy bombing and despite the efforts to repair, pilots often had to put up with debris. In his book ‘Fortress Malta’s, James Holland recounts a story of newly repaired Spitfire which lost an undercarriage leg when it clipped a UXB embedded in the runway!
The final coat of dust should help tone down and blend everything together.
