Tamiya 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter

[Stokesy44]

Loving the paint chipping. Cant wait for the weathering to progress. Top stuff mate. What a great plane to be working on.

[dogsbody]

Double post. Ignore.

[dogsbody]

A question: why did you paint the prop hub dome a bright shiny chrome? It should be black, like the rest of the propeller.


Chris

I wanted to try the Alclad aqua metal paint.

Okay.

[shortCummins]

getting close to the end now

I've swapped the kit tyres for some resin ones, the resin wheels are for a Mosquito but I think they'll do
first off I sprayed Tamiya XF-85 rubber black

next I painted the hub 'sky grey' and the tyre tread Tamiya XF-24 dark grey

after a gloss coat I used Ultimate mud

… and finally Ultimate light dirt


Now the propellors need work, here's how they started

my first attempt was a little over the top...

…so I resprayed the black and had a 2nd attempt at it


my cat decided that propellor was on her lunch menu


I've changed her name from "Willow" to "cooking fat" !!!

next I'll be applying washes and weathering
until then
as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received.
rgds
John(shortCummins)

[dogsbody]

Did you weather the rear face of the prop? That's where most of the wear occurred on real propellors.


Chris

[shortCummins]

Did you weather the rear face of the prop? That's where most of the wear occurred on real propellors.


Chris

I didn't know that however I have added similar chipping to the rear of them

rgds
John(shortCummins)

[shortCummins]

so I've used Ultimate light dirt on the upper surfaces



and Ultimate dark dirt (original) on the underside



I also stole a technique from Garry Bottoms of allowing the Ultimate washes to evaporate and then use the remaining clay(?) to dry-brush stains. I also used some Windsor & Newton ink (burnt sienna) and some of the MiG engine wash for additional stains

here's some close-ups



these additional stains aren't so noticeable in real life, for some reason the photos make them more pronounced?

so all I have to do is to give it another coat of flat varnish and then fit the few remaining bits'n'pieces such as fit the undercarriage, props, pitot, ariels and navigation lights

until then
as always, any suggestions or comments will be gratefully received.
rgds
John(shortCummins)

[Stokesy44]

Whoa John, that is looking great. Love the detail and those props - first class!

[Nige201980]

Wow John she is a real beaut mate brilliant work

[JudgeDredd]

Outstanding

[patrickroos]

Cracking build mate!!!
Looking forward to seeing this beauty done...

[shortCummins]

thanks guys, well I've finally got a day off work and the sun has decided to put in an appearance so I've been able to take some photos outside



you can see more photos here…
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 69#p189269