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Stripetastic Nige

Beautiful work Nige, it looks amazing mate

Cheers guys. Well don't think I'm going to get her finished in time for us going away at the weekend so it will be the klear coats and decals then ill finish her when I get back.

Looking good there, a really pro job on the painting.

Cheers UK

Right been busy today so just 2 coats of klear so decals tomorrow oh the joy.

Geez Nige, you should warn people before posting pics man! My jaws just dropped to the floor.
A M A Z I N G painting mate.

Now I need to find some wire to fix my mouth

I should have stayed on holidays away from Internet

Regards,
Radek

Cheers radek they were frustrating but worth it................ I think

Same thing happened to me Radzy.
Frustrating when you're crusin the forum lookin at all the stuff then WHAM... Awesome right in the kisser.

Thanks so much guys it dose really means alot to me and dose my confidence the world of good which is needed at the moment in time.

Right decals done just need to put a couple of klear coats on tomorrow then it's getting pack away till I get back of our holidays.



Than it will be on with the weathering
And just to whet your appetite this is what I'm aim at or something similar.

As you can see the ground grew would clamber all over the aircraft so the would be scratches, scuffs and what have you all over the wings.



This a typhoon but you get the gist the invasion stripes would be painted with whatever was about at the time one of my grandad's friends that I talked to years ago was ground crew he said that they used normally house paint for them and it would not last long especially as some times the aircraft could sometimes fly upto 6 sorties aday for weeks during the invasion and they would not get time to reapply the paint so it would get quite worn at the leading edges



Hear you can see the marks on the wing



Again a typhoon but you can see the black marks all over the bottom behind the chin and the casing ejection holes.



And again around the canopy think this might be a spitfire but the tempest would get the same sort of wear.



Well like I said just a taste I'm just going to go for it and see how it goes

See you all soon guys and thanks for looking.

Enjoy your holiday Nigel.
We'll enjoy these pictures.

Looking the business Nige.

I am sooooooo close to ordering myself some planes..
1:72 mind and nothing over £5.50..
Just to practice on like ya do....

Will do Coen it's free the wife's dads friends has a lodge in skipsea (east Yorkshire near Bridlington) so just need food and booze lol.
Wappy can't go wrong with one of the new tool airfix the typhoon or zero 1:72 not my scale but I've heard they are very good and pocket money price if you know what I mean.

Nige201980

A while back we talked about the price you paid for the Tempest kit at the museum. Thought you might like to see what one just sold for on eBay..... :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hawker-Tempes ... 7675.l2557 ...... hehe

MB/Jan

Sorry Jan the links not working how much it go for.

Back from holiday by the way.

Nige201980 wrote:Sorry Jan the links not working how much it go for.

Back from holiday by the way.

Sorry, not a link ...a URL

Anyway....

WOW hehe

Back to it fellas the wash on I use pastel dust and water with some washing up liquid for the wash.



Now to beat it up a bit just dry brushing with the camo colours if you remember the pictures from earlier in the thread you will remember all the air crew clambering all over the winds and all the wear and tear the paint job would have got with flying so often in a short space of time that's what I'm trying to do (he says hopefully).





Ill let that dry then it's the underneath which won't be as bad then into chipping and what have you

Great job on the weathering.

And I have a great respect having done Invasion stripes recently so hard to get them straight!!

Cheers gup yeah they were a nightmare to get straight but worth it and yours look great on your mosquito

Great job nige, the worn effect looks good mate

Wicked Nige, I haven't seen anyone use that recipe for a wash in years. It' really old school.
Cool.

Coen wrote:Wicked Nige, I haven't seen anyone use that recipe for a wash in years. It' really old school.
Cool.

And works a treat and a lot healthier when you have two kids about.

As a man with two wee ones of his own running about... I can agree.

Nearly there fellas all the dangly bit on.





All that's left is to put varnish on then some powders for the exhausts and guns then that will be it I think.

Awesome Nige.
She's going to be a beautiful piece Dude.
I love all the airflow wear and tear. Sharp.
Can't wait.

Cheers Coen I want to show that even with aircraft you can have fun with weathering and as long as you can visualise it then go for it if that make sense aircraft DON'T have to be nice and clean.

Hi guys here she is all finished ill post some more photos in a bit in the gallery.



Thanks to everyone who followed this build you all made it a lot more enjoyable so thank you.

Very well done dude.

Great finished model you've got their.

WOW!
Thanks so much for posting all those shots Nigel.
I really appreciated it. I know I'll be using them in my BF 109 build.
She turned out a beaut Dude. I love the weathering... it's rare to see in an aircraft model.
Fan-diddly-astic Buddy!
I really can't wait till your next one.
Many thumbs Dude

Cheers guys and Coen can't wait to see you tackle the Me 109. I think it's going to be the p38 lighting next when I've don't a bit more on the A-10 that I'm half way through.

Tackle ... Good word for it.
Haha

Looking good!