Academy 1/48 U2

[jugjunkie]

Finished this in December. Built out the box but fully re-scribed.

 

[moon puppy]

BAMN! Love it, really dig the weathering on her. Looks stressed.

 

[iambrb]

Wow that is neat! My Aunt dated Gary Powers when they were in college, neat build!

 

[Old Dog]

Very nice especially the weathering on the black, not always easy to get right

 

[SA Dave]

Darn mate she is a beaut

 

[iambrb]

How did you get those streaks over the wings?

 

[dollar19]

What black did you use?

 

[jugjunkie]

Thanks Guys, this was a whole lot of luck that I got that finish. I was dreading the painting part of this build from the get go as I have never done a Black subject before. The Black I used was Warbird acrylic Black 90% and 10% Dark Brown as an initial starting point, then it was a parade of variations on the black with some Grey and Blue using a lot of white spirits to thin everything down. Soft brush working in the direction of airflow. Other than that I don't remember too much. Oh I did use some Silver powders to highlight some edges and ridges.

 

[dollar19]

I'm thinking on doing a PBY Catalina in the near future, so any advise I can get on a black finish is going to come in handy .