A-10 by Tamiya, First wingy thing project

[flyjoe180]

Paint work is looking good John, the masking is never easy but looks like you nailed it

[BarryW]

She is looking good John - the blutac worms method works great. One suggestion for that type of camo that I find works a treat is the 'Panzer Putty' type of product, also known as Clever Putty. it has no tac at all and is reusable.

[rtfoe]

Hi John, the lizard scheme looks good and definitely looks great from here too. Blu-Tac or Silly Putty gives the best Sharp Soft edge and working from the smallest coverage to the largest is one way to go.

Cheers,
Richard

[wotan]

gentlemen you are all most gracious. This is turning into a much longer build than I am used to. I hope my stamina persists to see it finished.

This is an old kit and therefore it has raised rather than scribed, panel lines. This meant that the clean panels that Richard and Barry always produce on their models are not really possible. With this in mind I decided to go for the dirty well campaigned look. So after a coat of Future varnish I went ahead with a dirty oil wash made up of a mix of van Dyke Brown and Ultramarine blue. I'm not sure that it has completely worked but I don't hate it. See what you think.

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I have also learned that airplane have gazillions of decals. I guess that will be the next step. Oh I did manage to assemble to PE gun which is now installed.

John

[Fernando N]

Great looking paint job and weathering John.:thumb2:
Love the undercarriage work too, are the brake lines your own work or PE?

Good luck with the stencils, I mostly start with the bigger ones first and the smaller later as when applying the bigger ones can shift the smaller ones.:rolling:
Also helps to work one part to the next, like underside first then topside and so on.HTH

[papa 695]

Looking very good John

[Mini Me]

John,
Very impressive!
Rick H.

[rtfoe]

Hi John, nice heavy weathering and looking good. Here's a tip if you'd like to try and also if you haven't added a top coat to the weathering as yet. Now that the initial wash has a bite or is semi cured, you could use either of these, cotton bud, broad flat brush or soft cloth. Soak them in turps or thinner and do a wipe from front to back to create streaks with the wash. In this way you can also control the amount of wash. Same can be done for oil or fuel stains by dabbing spots of oil paint and streaking with a brush loaded with thinners.

Cheers,
Richard

[BarryW]

Its looking good John. I do agree with Richard about using some appropriate thinner, I would suggest using a flat brush just dampened, to wipe back in the direction of the airflow. Don't use too much thinner on the brush or you could result in removing too much wash. I use a piece of kitchen towel or blue roll to dab the brush onto every now and then during the process.

[Guest]

Hi John been lurking in the background watching this one come together and what a top job you are doing.
Keep up the good work.
Old Puffer Pete.

[colin m]

Coming along in leaps and bounds. All looking great.

[wotan]

Thanks gents. Richard and Barry I used a Qtip and a kitchen towel to rub off the oil wash that I smeared all over the thing. I appreciate your tips and may add a few more streaks later with a flat brush. For now I am busy adding decals. I also painted up the first of the abundant ordinance that goes on this plane. You can't really see the colours in the photo but I am calling it the Harrods bomb due to it being green and gold coloured.

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Only another half a gazillion decals to go. Hi Ho etc etc.
John

[Jim R]

Hi John
Well John I reckon that is looking very nice. Decals on a plane add a great deal of interest but there are always a lot! :sad:
Jim

[rtfoe]

I remember this particular kit had gazillion stencils for the grey mottled scheme...

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

That looks stunning John Good luck with the decals!