| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 03-Mar-11 19:06 |
| Exhausts attached, rigging nearly complete |
| menu jr | 03-Mar-11 19:50 |
| I love the colors of this plane.Very nice! Was there an actual one of this color? |
| David Duckett | 04-Mar-11 07:28 |
| Thank you. The pattern for the blue is correct. It was used by #60 Squadron in the summer of 1917 and red was also used. My reference is Wings Palette which is great but must be taken with at least a taste of salt. The markings appear to be right but there's a wide variance in colors. Most of the illustrations for this plane show it as either dark brown or green with some notable exceptions. CD Wheatley posted some pics of a paper model of this plane which is done in much lighter colors and that was my real inspiration. Whether one actually was painted like this is an unknown to me but I did not want to paint it dark. The fuselage top, bottom, and the landing gear are all shades of a mixture of raw umber and white. The wing struts and cabanes and the prop are painted with burnt umber. The only pure black is on the tires and the "A" and numbers on the fin. Guillows calls for the plane to be "deep green" with black landing gear struts. To me, that looks like some old man in shorts and tennies wearing black socks. |
| stvtptn | 04-Mar-11 10:44 |
| Excellent job-love the paint! |
| jgood | 04-Feb-16 12:22 |
| Nice to see this model again, and read the details on the colour scheme. Was wondering if it was a real scheme. |
| rayl | 04-Feb-16 14:17 |
| While on the subject of painting David: How much do you thin the Neutral Gray that you use as primer? I went to several sites, including the Liquatex site, and got ratios anywhere from 20% to 150%. I'm confused (as usual). |
| David Duckett | 04-Feb-16 16:59 |
| Acrylic can be used for styles from the heavy thick layers of Van Gogh to sublime watercolors where there's hardly any paint at all. At 150% you're in watercolor territory. I don't measure exact ratios but 80% would be a good start. It has to be thin enough to spread easily, probably just a little thinner than regular house paint. Acrylic paint never completely covers with one coat when it's thin but the idea is to get it smooth so multiple coats are planned. In use the paint will start smoothing out as it dries and as it dries it darkens so you can see what's still wet and whether it needs any more stroking. A little practice will get you used to the feel of the paint and what thickness works best for you. Above all use a really good brush. I would suggest at least a 1/2" or 1" nylon brush for your plane. For gray I start with pure white and add water until it's at the consistency I want and then add black. You don't need much black so go gently into the dark, :-) or you'll get dark gray. It's far harder to get it light again if you add too much black. |
| rayl | 04-Feb-16 18:51 |
| Thanks again DD. I never scrimp on brushes whether painting models or houses. I bought a new W & N flat 1" brush for this job, not cheap, but it will outlast me with proper care. |
| pfinn | 04-Feb-16 19:18 |
| Gotta love those Windsor Newts'! $$$! At school we were required to purchase a Series 7 #8. That was one sweet brush. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | 04-Feb-16 19:49 |
| This is truly a very beautiful model DD. Its one of the reasons why I purchased this kit in the first place. I was inspired by how you managed to make everything appear so natural. Of course, Meku inspired me to be OCD but that's another story. Glad to read about the paints and yet, this was posted what, 5 years ago? Amazing. |
