Trumpeter 1/32 Dauntless

[BarryW]

Codes and walk lines sprayed last night and thanks to the fast drying MRP I was able to carry on masking for the national insignia.
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I will finish masking these tonight and with any luck might finish the spraying.

I am using the following MRP colours:
MRP137 Jet Black
MRP135 Insignia White
MRP142 Orange Yellow
MRP124 Marking Blue
MRP123 Marking Red

[Vaughan]

Nice work Barry.

[flyjoe180]

Superb work Barry. You've achieved that faded look nicely

[BarryW]

The white areas sprayed

I will remask these - yellow next, then red on the flash and finally blue.

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[yak face]

Beautiful work Barry , the cockpit looks amazing . The trumpeter dauntless is widely acclaimed and your build only serves to echo that , it is a fantastic example of the kit makers art .The paint job is excellent and the sprayed on markings are going to really add to the finished look , looking forward to the next pics , cheers tony

[BarryW]

I have been detail painting some decals to apply, not a lot, then a couple of gloss coats tomorrow. The
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[flyjoe180]

That's looking super Barry, the roundels really have turned out well

[BarryW]

I have applied the decal, only small details needed for these and applied two coats of MRP Gloss to seal and protect the paintwork. I have now also removed some of the masking. Next I will be applying washes, the AK Interactive enamel washes and oil brushers. These go down well on the solvent base with no risk of 'lifting' the varnish and paint.

here is how she looks now
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[Ian M]

She is looking very nice Barry. Nicely aged and great job on the markings.

[BarryW]

Not a lot to show. I have done some washes and then the first matt coat.

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So far so good. The washes bring out the panel lines while taking the edge off the paintwork so it looks less newly painted while also adding just a little bit of general grime.

Next I will be applying some pigments and general grime streaks. I find the latter more controllable over the first matt coat rather than the gloss. Once done I will do a second matt coat.

I hope to get more bench time Monday because tomorrow we are off ‘oop north’ to see some family for a couple of days. Have a great Easter everyone.

[tr1ckey66]

Beautiful work Barry.
Cheers
P

[BarryW]

Coming to the end of this one.

Varnish coats and washes, including some grime streaks, finished and I am working on the underside final fittings, not quite finished yet as I need to apply some gloss to some details.
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Note the 'air holes' in the dive brakes. I wanted to get the impression of the red painted insides on the main outer sections (it was natural metal on the centre panel). So I used a small fine brush to go around each 'hole' with red paint. It was a bit random with the red, not trying to to be uniform or neat about it, just getting that look of two plates closed up and a 'hint' of red. You can see what I mean to the right. As you look at the model from different angles you get just that hint of the red. It adds some interest to the model. The kit itself has the dive brakes/flaps open as standard and on my other Dauntless I found the pose too unrealistic, with the photos of the actual aircraft showing these closed, it was easy enough to leave some parts out and cement them in that way.

The streaks are AKI washes and I also used AKI dark earth pigment for some dust and wheel well grime. Uschi Metal Powder applied with a toothpick for the chips and wear, in places an extra small Tammy cotton bud was used and a bit of dry brushing of this in other places.

Tonight I will start on the final fittings topside once the gloss bits are done underneath. Two of three more sessions and I will post a completed build.

[papa 695]

That's looking great Barry

[Snowman]

Sweet build!:thumb2:

[BarryW]

Final fittings to the bottom are done and I have progressed the final fittings on the top. One more session to fit the rest of the canopy and the aerial wires along with a few final touches and that will be it. I will post a completed build in a day or two.
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