Zvezda 1/144 Tupolev TU 160 Blackjack under construction

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BIGGER than a Bone. Dude!Sorry about the paint comment, I did not realise it was painted white.

I would think a pale grey wash would do it. I Imagine that she would of been kept quite clean. A 'plane that size would carry a lot of extra weight if it got to dirty...

Ian M

Cheers Ian , a grey wash is what its getting, ive been at it for a day now and its proving a real pain . The panel lines are quite faint in places so its a job to get it to stay in , plus theres a danger of making it look too exaggerated. The white finish in this scale is difficult - too clean and it looks artificial , too dirty and it looks overdone and unrealistic. I'm still battling with it, ive applied and removed the wash about 10 times!!!! cheers tony

[Guest]

Hi Tony,

Do you think you can take some picture of the washing process?

Would be interesting to see both for the color and the size.

Francesco, still learning

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Well peeps its finally finished , after a real battle with the panel wash ! I applied and removed the wash about 20 times in total , i just couldnt get the right look , either it was too heavy and looked like a technical drawing or i rubbed it off completely. Eventually I was happy with it so off came the canopy masks and it was done. Heres a few pics to finish off the thread , i'll put the full set on a seperate 'completed thread , "Spasiba" for following , cheers tony

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[Guest]

Excellent build.

Size is surely impressive.

I like the effect of cabin glasse., One question: are the cabin window molded in the fuselage and just painted?

Francesco

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Thanks francesco , the windows are a clear part , cheers tony

[Guest]

This looks awesome mate. Nice work on the panel lines, all the effort was worth the final look. A very nice sleek looking aircraft.

Cheers

Kressy

[eddiesolo]

Very nice build indeed Tony, looks superb.

Si

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Thanks Kresten , Si ,if you want to see more there are better pics on the thread in 'completed aircraft' , Cheers guys tony