GB not GB 1/72 BoB entry, Airfix Spitfire

[Guest]

Update:

Masked it off whilst sitting in front of the TV last night, (next time I mask one i'm doing the scan, enlarge and overlay method rather than laying the tape on and drawing the camo then cutting it out section by section, also messed up the first time and peeled the wrong section off first try)

:fool:

Highlighted same as the brown with a drop or two of white and more thinner to the cup.

Clearcoat, decals, wash and topcoat to do.

[stona]

Top job with that camouflage. I hope you don't mind, I just posted a link to this in Graham_1970's thread with his question about pre-shading as an illustration of how post shading works.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

I don't mind at all Steve, in fact I feel quite swollen in the head department right now, i'd better log off before someone hurls an insult in and deflates my boosted ego

[Guest]

Update:

Gloss coat and decals on.

I love the Xtracrylix varnishes, spray really nicely and dry enough to decal onto in 15 minutes.

Decals went on without drama as Airfix decals tend to do, quick dash of Microsol on the underwing ones to help them settle over the raised panel lines better.

[Guest]

Lovely job of the camouflage, looks the dogs whatsits. You mentioned earlier about a scan,enlarge and overlay method of camo, never heard of this, how do you do that then or am i being a thicky?

[Guest]

You take the provided plans showing the camo scheme,

Scan them on a PC scanner and enlarge them to the actual size of the model, then print the result, (or alternatively calculate the percentage of the increase and do it on a photocopier with the percentage increase programmed in)

Cut out the section of camo you need to actually mask, then lay this over the model part you're spraying either by hand with a tiny dot or two of blu-tack or transfer the shape to a layer of masking tape on a flat board then cut it out using a scalpel blade, (the method I prefer for a harder edge).

Theres a good example of this on Geoff Illsleys DVD about airbrushing.

Hope that helps