Very Nice Bob, good to see a DH88 in something other than Red. Well done
Guess I'm not doing the red one next... :facepalm
The Green one was cool.
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De Havilland DH88 Comet
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Guess I'm not doing the red one next... :facepalm
The Green one was cool.
Real close.
phantom II
Master at Arms
The gear were fully retractable but they were not fully concealed.
phantom II
Master at Arms
Used a Blue Grey wash from Vallejo for the panels, a darker grey for control surfaces.
not sealed up yet so I can wash it out.
What do you think?
not sealed up yet so I can wash it out.
What do you think?
phantom II
Master at Arms
No denying it . It's definitely puuurty !
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
My thinking is it would be darker because it's a movable surface, the leading edge of the aileron would be deeper as opposed to a panel that's flush with it's neighbor. I do need to make them more consistent, seems to taper off.
Using the wiki photo we can see that the panel line behind the leading edge of the wing is pretty much invisible but the aileron, as well as the rudder and elevator, are well defined, that's what I'm going for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88#/media/File
e_Havilland_DH88_Comet.jpg
ausf
Master at Arms
My thinking is it would be darker because it's a movable surface, the leading edge of the aileron would be deeper as opposed to a panel that's flush with it's neighbor. I do need to make them more consistent, seems to taper off.
Using the wiki photo we can see that the panel line behind the leading edge of the wing is pretty much invisible but the aileron, as well as the rudder and elevator, are well defined, that's what I'm going for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88#/media/File
I guess I'm still stuck in armor mode. I was thinking the wash was where grime would collect.
I hear you regarding the aileron and elevator are definitely darker than the surrounding areas, maybe it's the striking difference between the grey and the wash thats catching my eye.
I'm not intending to criticize, I love your build.
My thinking is it would be darker because it's a movable surface, the leading edge of the aileron would be deeper as opposed to a panel that's flush with it's neighbor. I do need to make them more consistent, seems to taper off.
Using the wiki photo we can see that the panel line behind the leading edge of the wing is pretty much invisible but the aileron, as well as the rudder and elevator, are well defined, that's what I'm going for.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88#/media/File
I guess I'm still stuck in armor mode. I was thinking the wash was where grime would collect.
I hear you regarding the aileron and elevator are definitely darker than the surrounding areas, maybe it's the striking difference between the grey and the wash thats catching my eye.
I'm not intending to criticize, I love your build.
Hey that's why I posted it was to get feedback. I saw someone else do altering colors on the panels and it looked good, that's what I was trying to accomplish. Think it needs to be sharpened a bit though.
One thing i'm disappointed in is the top of the nose there are two fuel doors. The detail got scrubbed away sanding the seam so I found a couple of panels in the Archer set that looked fair. But the multiple layers of paint and clear has buried the resin to the point it doesn't hold a wash. Can't get it to show up.
