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1/48 scale Bf 109's x 2
- Thread starter matrixone
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Here are some pictures of the wings and tail planes being painted.
After a thin base coat of RLM 75 I added some highlights with white paint...I tried to keep the various panels from looking too much the same so the end result will be a more natural weathered look.
Next I added some pre-shading type of effects with some black added to the RLM 75, yes I know it looks like it went through a severe hail storm.
And finally a thin coat of RLM 75 was sprayed on to tone down the highlights and pre-shading...its not that easy to see the results in these images but the paint really does look weathered and am happy with the result. The hard part will be spraying on the RLM 74 because I will be using highlighting and pre-shading with that color too all the while trying to stay within the camouflage pattern.
Matrixone
After a thin base coat of RLM 75 I added some highlights with white paint...I tried to keep the various panels from looking too much the same so the end result will be a more natural weathered look.
Next I added some pre-shading type of effects with some black added to the RLM 75, yes I know it looks like it went through a severe hail storm.
And finally a thin coat of RLM 75 was sprayed on to tone down the highlights and pre-shading...its not that easy to see the results in these images but the paint really does look weathered and am happy with the result. The hard part will be spraying on the RLM 74 because I will be using highlighting and pre-shading with that color too all the while trying to stay within the camouflage pattern.
Matrixone
Youre not the only oneAnother technique I shall unashamedly steal.
Ian.
Les the shadowing for the insignia is a great idea, don't have to worry about thin decal bleeding the colors under it, do you use a template at all or just years of experience in knowing the size?
Thanks guys!
Bob,
The size of the fuselage cross just happens to match two panel lines which makes painting the RLM 74 center a breeze. The fuselage cross on this 109 is the white outline style with the inside of the cross filled with RLM 74 dark gray. My model copies the way the full size aircraft had its fuselage crosses painted...RLM 74 painted on first followed by the white arms of the cross.
I will be using EagleCals on this model and have never had issues before with the color beneath bleeding through the white cross using their decals.
Matrixone
Bob,
The size of the fuselage cross just happens to match two panel lines which makes painting the RLM 74 center a breeze. The fuselage cross on this 109 is the white outline style with the inside of the cross filled with RLM 74 dark gray. My model copies the way the full size aircraft had its fuselage crosses painted...RLM 74 painted on first followed by the white arms of the cross.
I will be using EagleCals on this model and have never had issues before with the color beneath bleeding through the white cross using their decals.
Matrixone
Thank you Luiz!
Some detail painting was done, RLM 02 was sprayed on the leading edge of the flaps and behind the slats. Also the rubber strip on the rear of the engine cowl was masked and painted.
After comparing the color profile with the model I noticed the upper part of the fuselage just above cross should have been painted dark gray RLM 74 so I filled those areas in.
...before
...and after
Matrixone
Some detail painting was done, RLM 02 was sprayed on the leading edge of the flaps and behind the slats. Also the rubber strip on the rear of the engine cowl was masked and painted.
After comparing the color profile with the model I noticed the upper part of the fuselage just above cross should have been painted dark gray RLM 74 so I filled those areas in.
...before
...and after
Matrixone
