Eduard 1/48 Tempest mk.v ‘Barn Find’

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

Wouldn’t it be amazing to come across a barn, open it up and find a WW2 bird just sitting there? Closest I’ll get is imagining it through modelling so; the second Tempest from the Royal Class box will be an 80 year old barn find imagination piece :-)

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

[Airborne01]

Great idea!:nerd:

[adt70hk]

Love it!

[Guest]

Wouldn’t it be amazing to come across a barn, open it up and find a WW2 bird just sitting there?

I think the closest you’ll get is something like this:—

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

I think the closest you’ll get is something like this:—

Now that is one sun bleached bird. It’s one of the things I’m pondering. Obviously I’ve gone total rust in the cockpit but outside I’m thinking there would be remnants of the camo paint on the fuselage. But how to make it look bleached with time...I’m think a really thin mix with sand colour in the greens and browns to fade it but not change the colour and keep it thin. We’ll see what happens!

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

Cockpit pod is together.

[Neil Merryweather]

I think the closest you’ll get is something like this:—

Unfortunately this absolute time capsule ended up being restored to look like an Airfix kit!

[Neil Merryweather]

Love this idea, by the way!

[Guest]

I’m thinking there would be remnants of the camo paint on the fuselage. But how to make it look bleached with time...

If it’s supposed to have been indoors all this time, it wouldn’t be bleached much, if at all. Paint bleaches due to being exposed to sunlight, and a plane left in a garage would be unlikely to be in the sun a lot. More likely it would be covered in dust and grime, which I think would likely make it (much) darker and mostly a single colour, especially on horizontal surfaces.

[Airborne01]

If it’s supposed to have been indoors all this time, it wouldn’t be bleached much, if at all. Paint bleaches due to being exposed to sunlight, and a plane left in a garage would be unlikely to be in the sun a lot. More likely it would be covered in dust and grime, which I think would likely make it (much) darker and mostly a single colour, especially on horizontal surfaces.

Lots of dust and pigeon s--t perhaps - also cobwebs and rotting tarps, dumped flower pots, buckets etc?

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

You guys are giving me extra work to do... Now I have to actually make the barn too?? Seriously, need to think about the external surfaces. If it is truly ‘barn find’ you’re right, would be grimy but not faded...but I’m liking the idea of faded...so then it might be ‘remote outside location’ find...I dunno. Let see how it turns out. One way or the other; it’s going to be pretty beaten up.

[spanner570]

Russell.
Great start and a nice bit of 'Ageing'

I read you are thinking of having a go at Flt.Sgt. Dennis Copping's lost and found P-40.
I had a go at a diorama of the crash site last May. I can post a pickie if you wish, or if you fancy, take a wander over to finished dioramas and take a blimp.

I would love someone else to have a crack, then we could exchange notes....

Ron

[rtfoe]

Lovely idea for a dio Russell.
Anything in a barn would have been preserved quite well from the outdoor elements except for humidity, cobwebs and insects. So bleaching will be at a minimum. If the plane was greased well then rusting will also be at a minimum but build up of crud from organisms and spores for moss growth may occur. The leather stuff would have dried and break easily. Any fabric would have disintegrated. Sorry for rambling on but this is interesting.

Cheers,
Richard

[Charlie Delta Foxtrot]

Russell.
Great start and a nice bit of 'Ageing'

I read you are thinking of having a go at Flt.Sgt. Dennis Copping's lost and found P-40.
I had a go at a diorama of the crash site last May. I can post a pickie if you wish, or if you fancy, take a wander over to finished dioramas and take a blimp.

I would love someone else to have a crack, then we could exchange notes....

Ron

I will check that out Ron, sounds like piece of work that would be great fun to do! I don’t currently have plans to do the P40 but never say never!