Special Hobby 1/48 Martin Maryland.

[Guest]

Looking great Dave,see the salt going on and loving it! I'm sure you'll get the color sorted !

[flyjoe180]

I know we've already discussed the colours etc and you're probably a bit over the research of the paints Dave, but I found this:

[Dave W]

Thanks for that Joe.One of my paints is on your list.No.145 called medium grey by Humbrol.I will investigate the green and brown shades.

[Dave W]

I had a look around the RAF museum in Hendon,London yesterday.Whilst I was there I went into Hannants shop,which is nearby.Saw several kits I fancied,but with 44 in the stash I couldn't justify buying more to myself. Instead I spent £40 on paints and other bits and pieces.I got some Humbrol 98 brown and 102 green for the Maryland ,which according to Joe's chart are the colours I need.Tonight Ive masked the engines and fuselage sides.Then I applied some more salt. Tomorrow I will start spraying the upper surface colours.

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[Dave W]

I've just put a coat of blue-grey on the model.The problem Ive got now is masking the model for the rest of the camouflage without knocking the salt off.One way would be to make card masks and hold them just off the model.Not sure what I'm going to do yet.

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[Guest]

Looking great Dave,I'm liking your idea of using the card mask to avoid disturbing the salt.

[Dave W]

Looking great Dave,I'm liking your idea of using the card mask to avoid disturbing the salt.

It means a bit more work but is probably the way to go.

[Dave W]

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I'm trying to mask the model for more camo painting.And in the process I'm knocking the salt off.I think I've gone about this in completely the wrong way.It looks a right mess at the moment.But I will persevere and it will turn out how I want it to.Ive noticed the paint rubs off with a cocktail stick.So I should be able to recover the chipping where I've knocked the salt off.Im going to try and get some AK Interactive chipping fluid (or whatever it's called) before I try this again.

[Guest]

Dave I'm sure you'll win this battle,the salt chipping is supposed to be random anyway

[Ian M]

Its looking good.

I found it easier to salt the sections of different colour one at a time.

As, if you are painting acrylic over enamel, the softer acrylic is easier to "damage" than the enamel so you can work it quiet well before it hardens off.

If you have a fiberglass pencil, or burnishing pencil, you can gentæy 'ware' the paint off until you can just see the 'metal' underneath.

I am sure you get the idea.

Ian M

[Dave W]

Well this is the result of my attempt at a chipped paint finish.The salt was very difficult to remove.So in some areas Ive gone through to the primer.As usual when I try something to 'improve' my models it doesn't quite come off.So I'm going to leave this one now and build something else whilst I decide what to do with it.

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[flyjoe180]

Well it's chipped Dave In my opinion and from that photo, you've nailed the effect in sections, particularly the rear fuselage area. I reckon repaint the areas you're not happy with in the main colours with salt over the silver areas you want to keep, that would tone it down and prevent a total rework of the paint and base. The colours look pretty good too Dave, I think you have the right combination there.

[tr1ckey66]

That's a real shame Dave, a real shame. The build looked excellent right up to the salt technique. I:do hope you can pull this back, it's a really interesting aircraft and all the effort you put into building it should not go to waste.

I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Paul

[Dave W]

That's a real shame Dave, a real shame. The build looked excellent right up to the salt technique. I:do hope you can pull this back, it's a really interesting aircraft and all the effort you put into building it should not go to waste.I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Paul

I'm not giving up on it.Going to build my Whirlwind next and then I will have another go at this one.

[Guest]

It's a shame Dave , but don't give up! You can solve it I'm sure!!