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An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Finished
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fightnjoe
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An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Painting
Folks finally back to give a bit of an update.
First up is to let you know that this has actually progressed quite a bit. This will show you the first few stages of the painting.
First was a Flat Black overall coat then into the color. Model Master Neutral Color was first on the lower sections. On to the upper, Model Master #8 Olive Drab was the color of choice and the first session saw it mixed with Model Master Flat White. Eyeballed to the shade I hoped to portray and then sprayed within the panel lines. Careful but not too worried about overspray. I did not want to have the quilt look. Several sessions followed with more and more of the Olive Drab added until I got to a place where I was somewhat happy.
Several pictures for you.
There will be another quick update soon to show the remainder of the paint sessions.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Folks finally back to give a bit of an update.
First up is to let you know that this has actually progressed quite a bit. This will show you the first few stages of the painting.
First was a Flat Black overall coat then into the color. Model Master Neutral Color was first on the lower sections. On to the upper, Model Master #8 Olive Drab was the color of choice and the first session saw it mixed with Model Master Flat White. Eyeballed to the shade I hoped to portray and then sprayed within the panel lines. Careful but not too worried about overspray. I did not want to have the quilt look. Several sessions followed with more and more of the Olive Drab added until I got to a place where I was somewhat happy.
Several pictures for you.
There will be another quick update soon to show the remainder of the paint sessions.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
fightnjoe
Active member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Painting
Ok second part.
After several sessions I was not particularly thrilled with the look and went back and carefully sprayed some Testors Olive Drab from the square bottle to give it a bit of warmth.
A couple of things I am pretty happy with. The appearance of staining and panel paint fading.
Alrighty then, she is pretty much ready to decal up.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Ok second part.
After several sessions I was not particularly thrilled with the look and went back and carefully sprayed some Testors Olive Drab from the square bottle to give it a bit of warmth.
A couple of things I am pretty happy with. The appearance of staining and panel paint fading.
Alrighty then, she is pretty much ready to decal up.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Painting
Think you're on the right track Joe but you should keep with the panel lines. Fading happens outside those lines stronger than on the panel lines themselves. Darker color should be along the panel lines.
Think you're on the right track Joe but you should keep with the panel lines. Fading happens outside those lines stronger than on the panel lines themselves. Darker color should be along the panel lines.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Painting
Really looking good Joe! You're a better painter than I am. Nice work!
Really looking good Joe! You're a better painter than I am. Nice work!
fightnjoe
Active member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Decals
Another update.
Decals are on. Again for this build the markings are not my focus. This will however be the last update showing what I had planned to show. After this I go a bit off road.
The decals went down with no issues. I used MicroSol to get them to conform and then threw a gloss over the top to seal them in.
Next up is the weathering.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Another update.
Decals are on. Again for this build the markings are not my focus. This will however be the last update showing what I had planned to show. After this I go a bit off road.
The decals went down with no issues. I used MicroSol to get them to conform and then threw a gloss over the top to seal them in.
Next up is the weathering.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Decals
Wow Joe! Really fantastic build! The paint work is fantastic!
Wow Joe! Really fantastic build! The paint work is fantastic!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Decals
Looking fantastic Joe! I'll sit back and wait till you return to the road. Your work is always well worth the wait.
Looking fantastic Joe! I'll sit back and wait till you return to the road. Your work is always well worth the wait.
fightnjoe
Active member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering One
With the continuing movement forward with the videos on this build it is time to throw out some better, used very loosely, quality images of the weathering.
First up, and each of these will be a kind of summary of what happened.
First the initial process was with a gloss coat I used Titanium White, cheaper oil set, to try to get some streaking and a bit of weather staining on the fuselage. I also used Burnt Umber, same set, to try to get some distinct staining on the panels of the engine area. I did not like the way this came out.
Anyway the pics.
The process is started anyway. Teaser, a bit of a change in execution is next up.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
With the continuing movement forward with the videos on this build it is time to throw out some better, used very loosely, quality images of the weathering.
First up, and each of these will be a kind of summary of what happened.
First the initial process was with a gloss coat I used Titanium White, cheaper oil set, to try to get some streaking and a bit of weather staining on the fuselage. I also used Burnt Umber, same set, to try to get some distinct staining on the panels of the engine area. I did not like the way this came out.
Anyway the pics.
The process is started anyway. Teaser, a bit of a change in execution is next up.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering One
Very colorful.
Very colorful.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering One
Nicely done. You've piqued my interest in your change of execution.
Nicely done. You've piqued my interest in your change of execution.
fightnjoe
Active member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering Two
Ok for this update let me talk about my methods.
First up for me was a drybrush of Testors Flat Aluminium. This concentrated on areas I felt and have seen received excess wear and tear on the paint due to crew use or even weathering. Along those lines I also used my cheap Oil Paint Titanium White with an abused round brush as well as two sizes of flat brush. I put small dots into the centerish of panels and then worked them into the paint. Mind you that this is being done over a flat clear layer. After several passes that encompassed varied panels I came to the decision that one of my more recent investments needed to be used here.
Recently I purchased four sets of Abteilung 502 Oil Paints. Beginning with ABT070 Dark Rust I began to play a bit with panel lines. After just a brief attempt I just had the thought that it didnt look right. I used a cotton bud to remove most of it and brought out ABT004 Bitume and began to work around some of the lines. I tried to keep this to where dirt and grime would build up and where the weather would cause streaking. I did this over several sessions.
Overall there is several hours of work.
In the next update I will show what at the time I thought was the weathering finished.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
Ok for this update let me talk about my methods.
First up for me was a drybrush of Testors Flat Aluminium. This concentrated on areas I felt and have seen received excess wear and tear on the paint due to crew use or even weathering. Along those lines I also used my cheap Oil Paint Titanium White with an abused round brush as well as two sizes of flat brush. I put small dots into the centerish of panels and then worked them into the paint. Mind you that this is being done over a flat clear layer. After several passes that encompassed varied panels I came to the decision that one of my more recent investments needed to be used here.
Recently I purchased four sets of Abteilung 502 Oil Paints. Beginning with ABT070 Dark Rust I began to play a bit with panel lines. After just a brief attempt I just had the thought that it didnt look right. I used a cotton bud to remove most of it and brought out ABT004 Bitume and began to work around some of the lines. I tried to keep this to where dirt and grime would build up and where the weather would cause streaking. I did this over several sessions.
Overall there is several hours of work.
In the next update I will show what at the time I thought was the weathering finished.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.
Joe
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering Two
I like that you're getting back to the panel accent Joe.
I like that you're getting back to the panel accent Joe.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
An Old Friend...1/48 Revell P-40B Weathering Two
That really made that pop Joe! Way to go!
That really made that pop Joe! Way to go!