Airfix P-40 Oiled up

[iambrb]

Interesting feature . Maybe there is hope for engineers

Cheers, Christian B)

Very good one!

Airfix has some neat Engineering in their kits to be sure. A real improvement from where they were fer-sher

Ps have fun CT. Not a bad state, and cooler than here, temp-wise

 

[Sharkmouth]

You've been reading my mind... I have the Tomahawk on the bench... simply looking at it at the moment. Nice to know how quickly it comes together.

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

You've been reading my mind... I have the Tomahawk on the bench... simply looking at it at the moment. Nice to know how quickly it comes together.

Regards,

I didn't put a lot of thought into which kit, just wanted something in the OD/NG scheme and this was on the shelf at hobbylobby.
Besides, how can we resist a sharkmouth?

 

[phantom II]

You've been reading my mind... I have the Tomahawk on the bench... simply looking at it at the moment. Nice to know how quickly it comes together.

Regards,

I didn't put a lot of thought into which kit, just wanted something in the OD/NG scheme and this was on the shelf at hobbylobby.
Besides, how can we resist a sharkmouth?

By building a Curtiss Hawk perhaps

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Jeeves]

Nice to see her on her legs Bob!

 

[iambrb]

 

[moon puppy]

Not exactly OD...I'm going to mix up some yellow ocher and black to get OD.

 

[Frank]

Interesting
Frank

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks Frank, totally wrong color for early war OD but this might help.
Got some fresh Windsor Newton oils.

Started with mixing black and yellow ochre

Built it up thick

And then a dry brush to work the brush strokes, that's when it got really interesting.

check out how the ailerons are highlighted. :coolio

 

[phantom II]

Yeah, but look at the brush streak :woohoo: How do you plan on making that go away :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[Big10]

Interesting. My biggest hang up would be mixing colors. I suck at that.

 

[moon puppy]

Yeah, but look at the brush streak :woohoo: How do you plan on making that go away :idonno

Cheers, Christian B)

Keep working it, the dry brush took care of a lot, just need to keep working it. You watched the video?

 

[phantom II]

Months ago :facepalm Frankly didn't see any advantages to what I do .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

I know, I'm just doing something different. Of course this depends on me actually having some artistic talent.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Good on you bob for trying something new.
Build looks very nice.

Mike

 

[moon puppy]

Well not so good. Didn't pass the first night test, these Winsor Newton colors are just to translucent to cover. Plasmo makes mention of this early in the video. Once I get the brush strokes gone the color is so light you see the primer. I'm going to Michaels today to see if they have any other colors, if not, will order online.

 

[iambrb]

Man really hopin' this works out, Bob-ster, as it sure is neat

 

[moon puppy]

What a difference a brush and paint makes.

So the paint is Artist (HA) grade, I've been getting the student grade stuff. Notice the black spot, that tells you how opaque the paint is.

The brush I got is a Mop, looks like the bigger the better but it takes a light touch, which I don't have.

Mix and apply with the stiffer brush.

Then I blended with the flat soft brush that left strokes galore.

The result of mopping it up. Not airbrush finished but I think I can polish it up some more when it dries out a bit more. I didn't use the quick dry thinner so this may take a while.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

:hmmm

 

[Big10]

Do you have Dremel variable speed you can put a polish wheel on. May be able to low seed polish brush strokes out.