1/72 Hasegawa Fw190

[Sid]

Janie bought me a box with 2 x FW190s in for my birthday a few months back, built one up.

This is it pre-weathering, not a lot of parts so quick to build but took hours to put the decals on - lots of detail there.

Nice project

[Painless]

~S~ Skidders,

Very nice paint job M8 ! I really like the mottling effect.

How did you see to do that on a 1/72nd LOL

~S~ P.

[Sid]

Wiv a telescope lol.

The light blue and grey paints are from a Tamiya acrylic spray can. I used an Eduard metal 1/72 mottle template with different sizes and patterns along with lots of masking and blu tac - took a while but is was good fun and satisfyingly effective

[Friar]

should'nt that be a micoscope?

I checked on jedipedia and telescopes are for making phone calls.....

[Sid]

No, I'm far sighted.....

[Rattler]

Very, very nice, mate! I have to look for one of those masks.....wonder if they do JU-88 squiggle patterns?

[Jabo]

Very nice Sid, I am a lttle envious of your painting skills.

Hannants do a few different sizes, you might find what you're looking for there Pete. If you can't find them in your part of the world I'm sure we can get a set to you.

[GreyKnight]

Bloody hell Sid, that is a cracker indeed! Awesome job so far, can't wait to see it with weathering.

Once it's done though, take some more pics with the light source BEHIND the camera this time. I want to see it in all its glory.

[Sid]

Hmmm...the photography is what I find difficult.

Building up weathering using pastels. Fluids and exhaust next.

[Jabo]

When you say 'using pastels' Sid, what and how?

[Sid]

Artists' pastels...coloured sticks, a bit like chalk. Get a dry paint brush and run it over the pastel to get some dust in it. Then brush it over the panel lines etc. to get the desired effect.

[Jabo]

I see. So what makes it stick? And does it come off?

Jabo