1/48 eduard i-16 type 24 (not a tank)

[Omi]

just a kit i have finished today.

a bit of a test kit this one, but it turned out ok.

what i tried to achive was some different ways i do the standard finishing of a plane kit. First this has no post shading, no wash and very little weathering.

why ? well i have been watching a accomplished modeller called Paul Budsik he has been modelling alot of years and i stumbled across his videos on youtube, his technics are outstanding IMO, his appoach to finishing and eye for detail is way above what i can normally achive.

so saying that i thought lets give it ago.

the kit is very basic with some nice detail exactly what i needed so i can just concentrate on the bits i want to improve.

panel lines: a grey primer, then a quick rescribe through the primer, wet sanded with 2000 grit.
main colors : tried to get a very smooth finish, keeping the paint wet with no runs.
panel lines final: rescribe through the top coat, not for the faint hearted this but it give a very scale effect for panel lines.
this means the primer colour becomes your line shade.
i used a fine pin ink wash for the riveting keeping it very subtle.
canopy had all the raised bits sanded off and polished back, messed up there, while polishing i cracked the canopy.
I painted some decal paper and cut the canopy lines and decalled the canopy, this was a first for me aswell. dipped it in klear and just managed to get away with it, not perfect but ok.

NO klear coat. totally relying on the smooth paint finish i decalled, thay came out well and also rubbed some enamel thinners on them to dissolve the carrier film.

final details attached.
finished with satin coat.
see what you think guys











thanks for looking, learnt alot on this one so im happy.

[m0rce]

Looks real cool man.
Good one you for trying different techniques. Worked well.


Regards