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Il-2M3 Stormovik 1/48 'The Black Death'

Started by Bigkev, November 04, 2024, 08:49:13 PM

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chriswil42

Chris

Bigkev

Thanks for the comments chaps,
Moving on:- I have now painted the brown upper surfaces with a mix of Tamiya Nato Brown and Desert Sand Yellow to match pictures I have.  I have kept a small amount to this mix paint in case I need to touch up later as its not a stock colour. As you can see the areas where the other disruptive camouflage Green and Grey are to go are still visible and the depth of Brown is less. Where it is masked it is a little darker.
For masking I have used good old Tamiya tape and paper to cover the Blue, with some Blu-Tack worms along the fuselage sides where I want a slightly feathered edge.
On the uppers I have used mostly some Masking Putty by Mig which I have applied in worm shapes along the Brown Edges. I have the in filled the gaps to be obscured with plastic from a Black Bin Bag. Small sections cut out with a scalpel and then stuck into the worms, in some places some Tamiya tape is applied to seal any gaps or where it is difficult for it to conform.
Hopefully it will work out okay, I'll tell you after tomorrow when the Green is going to be applied.
Thanks for looking.
I hope my next is always better

zak

Grumpy by name and nature

MSea

Think you should leave the worms on - it would then be very different hohohoho
MSea

Bigkev

Quote from: MSea on February 04, 2025, 10:28:37 AMThink you should leave the worms on - it would then be very different hohohoho

It might of be eaten at the club if I had done so...........by a certain hungry member.
I hope my next is always better

Bigkev

Moving on:-
Masking removed, and generally all went very well. A small amount of bleed on the tail where I hadn't sealed the masking properly which will need touching in, with the spare brown mix I have left.
More of a problem was that somehow I masked off the wrong section on the starboard wing tip. The end should be brown and the next section in green (see lighter brown area). So I'll need to rub down and reprime the offending patch, paint it brown, then paint the green section in the correct place. Then the dark grey disruptive area can be painted. Ho hum, never mind.
Thanks for looking
I hope my next is always better

Bigkev

Moving on,
The wingtip has been rubbed down and repainted in Brown. I also have tried to 'feather' the edges of the green and brown in varying degrees of success. But now have worked on a solution that will give me a better outcome. So, I'll give that a bash and let you know how I get on.
Can see the finishing line is getting closer now. 
I hope my next is always better

cph64

You're not the first one to paint the wrong area on multi-coloured camo (guess how I know?). Nice recovery though, well done.

Bigkev

Thanks Chris,
Yep, it was clearly indicated on the instructions but somehow I masked off the incorrect section and thought 'oh dear' or similar when I removed the masking.
Luckily it was easy to redo.
I hope my next is always better

chriswil42

Quote from: cph64 on February 06, 2025, 09:31:59 AMYou're not the first one to paint the wrong area on multi-coloured camo (guess how I know?). Nice recovery though, well done.
Yes, I've been there too.
Chris

Bigkev

Resprayed the Green and the feathering. Happier with it now.
I hope my next is always better

zak

Grumpy by name and nature

Bigkev

Grey disruptive added, and all the masking removed.
A few small touch ups to do where paint has bled under masking but quite happy with result so far.
I hope my next is always better

chriswil42

Chris

cph64