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PostPosted: 13 Jan 2012, 20:57 
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Good save on the paint job. =D>
Love the rusty mix. :smt023


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PostPosted: 14 Jan 2012, 09:17 
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One can learn so much from your work. It’s looking great. =P~

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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:18 
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Thanks fro the kind words, gents :D

Finally summoned up the energy to tackle the bang seat - Aires resin seat and Eduard colour photoetch belts - here are the belts :

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And the Aires seat :

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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:20 
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All painted up and belts attached very carefully with super glue - took about 3 hours for this to come together but very pleased with the result - look at the stitching on the belts :shock:

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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:23 
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All masking tape removed. Walk way lines and belly markings complete - ready for gloss varnish - I had a bit of a blaps here as I used Humbrol "satin" dark grey which turned out to be matt (must have stirred the can a little too long 8) ). I applied Xtracolour gloss green over that so now have a mix of dull matt grey and shiny green... :? By the way, the green is too light - real pics show almost a black green - well, I'm not going to try to correct that....

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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:40 
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Looks fantastic! =D>

The bang seat is a work of art by itself, pity it will be enclosed in the cockpit. 8) :D


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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:53 
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Stunning!

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PostPosted: 21 Jan 2012, 20:42 
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:shock: :shock: :shock:

WOW WOW

That is seriously realistic !!! :smt023

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PostPosted: 22 Jan 2012, 12:41 
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:smt041

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PostPosted: 22 Jan 2012, 17:38 
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Wow!!!
That looks beautiful!!! =D>


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PostPosted: 24 Jan 2012, 12:52 
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Very Nice

Was it difficult to bend the photo etch straps to look like natural folds?


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PostPosted: 24 Jan 2012, 15:49 
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Mistral wrote:
All painted up and belts attached very carefully with super glue - took about 3 hours for this to come together but very pleased with the result - look at the stitching on the belts :shock:

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This seat just looks SO realistic...brilliant!


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PostPosted: 12 Feb 2012, 19:08 
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Thanks guys ! :D

It's easy to bend the photoetch belts to provide a more 3 dimensional effect. The bras photoetch is quite soft and pliable.

Here's the first bit of pastel weathering going on :

Plain wing before applying pastel :

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Pastel dust (dark grey) gently worked along panel lines and rivets using a soft brush :

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Dust blown off and remaining pastel worked onto surface with large soft brush :

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Apply more pastel in localised areas - this time black pastel to simulate oil leaks around aileron hinges :

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And even more localised pastelling - very short stiff brush used to simulate leaks around panel fasteners etc.

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All residual dust worked into surface, some orange added for effect to simulate hydraulic fluid :

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PostPosted: 13 Feb 2012, 16:19 
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Works like a charm and the effect looks great! :mrgreen:
I use the same technique.


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PostPosted: 14 Feb 2012, 08:01 
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Is this weathering technique done right at the last moment, after all the decals and varnish coats have been applied????

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