What's on my desk? Part 142.
Hello and welcome!
This Sunday it's time for another airbrush workshop. Still plenty of spaces, so register now if you're interested!
I made steady progress last week. The Fairey Battle is now ready for primer. I had one small problem: with the wheels retracted, the gear doors leave giant gaps:
Those need filling, but I have to do this before painting. The gear bay, however, will be slightly visible and has already received the British interior colour. My solution: put a piece of paper underneath the (still spinnable) wheel for masking. After painting, I'll be able to slide it out through the bomb bays.
With that done, I could fix the gear and fill the gaps:
I used Plastic Putty again, so I wouldn't need to sand and risk the raised detail.
As you can see, the landing light covers in the wings were also glued in, puttied and masked off. I usually leave these until last, but here as well the fit was not good enough...
I'm having a bit of trouble with the Strv103. I started priming and painting without a plan, and quickly realised masking and painting the camouflage will be impossible without all the side clutter off the tank. So here's the plan: paint the underside and mount the running gear and tracks. I can then mask these off, fix all the side brackets and plates, and mask for the camouflage.
First things first: the tracks. I primed them with black, then added a few spare links to each side to provide space for tape. Now I can give them a layer of Steel. After that I need to paint every rubber pad separately and weather the whole thing.
This will take a while, so I started weathering the undersides with Ammo Turned Dirt, with some Dry Steppe mixed in wet-on-wet. Now that it's dry, I'll give it some splashes of Light Dust and then some pigments from the dirt box.
As for Jolie Brise, I decided to fix a mistake in the kit first. Not all the ribs extend to the edge of the deck, so I added some leftover wood strips to build them up a bit:
Still needs a lot of sanding to make it smooth.
Meanwhile, I finally got some pins to hold the planks:
As you can see, the head of the pin will hold the plank in place while the glue sets. I'll have to be a bit more careful when I do this for real, though...
Finally, I picked the next model out of my stash. I've heard a lot of good things about Arma Hobby's Hurricanes. I have had this Mk.IIc (a late model with cannons) for a while now. It's finally time to give it some attention. I'll be making a 'nomal' fighter, in the British three-tone camouflage.
You start with the landing gear bays and the cockpit. And immediately you need to start painting.
I assembled everything insofar as it's not in the way for painting, and can now start priming. To be continued!
That's it again,
See you next week!