Latest Project: Matchbox 1/32 Bf-109E-3
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dr_gn said:
Made some progress on the cockpit tonight. Not 100% happy with the wash, but it looks OK even though I'm not sure how I achieved that result. Just needs some dry brushed aluminium and a few scratches, then overcoating with matt varnish:
oh yes that is working nicelyI see you saying not happy with the wash but TBH the look is just "right"
With the scratches and wear and with the two halves stuck together you will have a cockpit a Luftwaffe pilot would recognise and feel he could shrink, step in and fly away.
I do like the look of those add-ons, makes a world of difference
perdu said:
dr_gn said:
Made some progress on the cockpit tonight. Not 100% happy with the wash, but it looks OK even though I'm not sure how I achieved that result. Just needs some dry brushed aluminium and a few scratches, then overcoating with matt varnish:
oh yes that is working nicely
I see you saying not happy with the wash but TBH the look is just "right"
With the scratches and wear and with the two halves stuck together you will have a cockpit a Luftwaffe pilot would recognise and feel he could shrink, step in and fly away.
I do like the look of those add-ons, makes a world of difference
Cheers Predu. oh yes that is working nicely
I see you saying not happy with the wash but TBH the look is just "right"
With the scratches and wear and with the two halves stuck together you will have a cockpit a Luftwaffe pilot would recognise and feel he could shrink, step in and fly away.
I do like the look of those add-ons, makes a world of difference
I think it's the fact that it probably looks better than the effect I was aiming to achive that slightly annoys me. Having said that I'm going to dry brush it now, and add a few more significant chips to the appropriate areas.
Red Firecracker said:
Did you get hold of a fibreglass pencil? I've found they're excellent at giving a well worn through paint effect, ideal for the tops of the wheels etc.
Looking excellent so far.
Thanks for the encouragement. Yes I did get a fibreglass pencil - it was invaluable for removing the messed-up paint job I did on the fuse box in the cockpit (the black rectangular thing with red dots on it). I'll make another attempt at painting the canopy frames once I've used it to strip the paint off the brass.Looking excellent so far.
How cool is this? The Matchbox DB601 exhaust stubs were rubbish (black thing in the middle of the photo). I modelled some hollow stubs up in ProEngineer, and then had them 'grown' out of a Nickel based superalloy in a laser sintering machine at work (they are running some tests on various materials, so they put these in with a batch of other stuff). The silver ones are how they come out of the machine, the grey ones have had a bit of sanding and priming.
Couple more bits: the oxygen regulator was a bit crappy,
as was the gunsight, the reflector plate of which was solid plastic. I cut the moulded oxygen pipe off the regulator, and made my own out of 0.3mm lead wire, spiral wrapped with 0.1mm, and added some masking tape bands to represent end fittings. I also filled and smoothed the body down, and wrapped the whole thing in an Eduard photo-etch perforated screen. Finishing touch was a couple of generic Luftwaffe decals from MDC.
The gunsight was a simple mod: cut the solid reflector off and make a replacement out of acetate. Add a blob of PVA to represent the top lens and some lead wire for the power supply (plugs into the instrument panel).
Another item is a tiny scale map of the area of Kent where "White 5" crashed to put in the photo-etch map pocket. Simple job to find a 1940's map on Google, reduce it and print it out the the hi-res inkjet at work. Should add a bit of character to a coffin-like cockpit:
I'm enjoing this now! Can't wait to super-detail the engine and gun bay!
as was the gunsight, the reflector plate of which was solid plastic. I cut the moulded oxygen pipe off the regulator, and made my own out of 0.3mm lead wire, spiral wrapped with 0.1mm, and added some masking tape bands to represent end fittings. I also filled and smoothed the body down, and wrapped the whole thing in an Eduard photo-etch perforated screen. Finishing touch was a couple of generic Luftwaffe decals from MDC.
The gunsight was a simple mod: cut the solid reflector off and make a replacement out of acetate. Add a blob of PVA to represent the top lens and some lead wire for the power supply (plugs into the instrument panel).
Another item is a tiny scale map of the area of Kent where "White 5" crashed to put in the photo-etch map pocket. Simple job to find a 1940's map on Google, reduce it and print it out the the hi-res inkjet at work. Should add a bit of character to a coffin-like cockpit:
I'm enjoing this now! Can't wait to super-detail the engine and gun bay!
Edited by dr_gn on Friday 30th April 22:06
! Loving the progress pics!Yertis said:
dr_gn said:
perdu said:
I should think it is
you won't need to make any models soon just tell the pooter what to make next
I like the map
is it from an Air Ministry map, or an OS one
Just an OS map. A British one!you won't need to make any models soon just tell the pooter what to make next
I like the map
is it from an Air Ministry map, or an OS one
Here, try this:
According to Perdu the Luftwaffe did indeed buy a shed load of British OS maps before the war!
Thanks for that though - any chance you could scan it for me please?
I just Googled Luftwaffe maps out of interest and found that one. I'm sure your OS version will suffice!
Nice build by the way. Was also impressed by your Spit 24 resto a while back, having made the same in about 1979 (bought it the same evening Blakes 7 first aired, whenever that was).
Nice build by the way. Was also impressed by your Spit 24 resto a while back, having made the same in about 1979 (bought it the same evening Blakes 7 first aired, whenever that was).
Yertis said:
I just Googled Luftwaffe maps out of interest and found that one. I'm sure your OS version will suffice!
Nice build by the way. Was also impressed by your Spit 24 resto a while back, having made the same in about 1979 (bought it the same evening Blakes 7 first aired, whenever that was).
Ah yes, 2nd January 1978.Nice build by the way. Was also impressed by your Spit 24 resto a while back, having made the same in about 1979 (bought it the same evening Blakes 7 first aired, whenever that was).
Yertis said:
Looking back, I did a lot of 1/32 at that time. Hasegawa F104, Tamiya A10A, Revell F4E (in Microdecal IAF scheme, nice camouflage), Matchbox Lysander come to mind. Only the F104 survives.
Yep, great kits. From that era, I got the 1:32 Matchbox Bf109, Spitfire, Lysander, Tiger Moth and Venom. Only the Spitfire survived.
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