1/48 P-47D, Lt Frank Oiler 84th FS, 78th FG Group Build
#5 D-Day/Invasion StripesDiscuss 1/48 P-47D, Lt Frank Oiler 84th FS, 78th FG Group Build in the Group Builds forums; Sounds good mate, look forward to the pics....
I decided on hand painting the stripes instead of decals. Terry, I couldn't find a 1/48 cat to paint with but I used a cheap flat brush. What's the concensus, stick with these or spend $6 for decals...there's still time for delivery!
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
- George Washington
I decided on hand painting the stripes instead of decals. Terry, I couldn't find a 1/48 cat to paint with but I used a cheap flat brush. What's the concensus, stick with these or spend $6 for decals...there's still time for delivery!
I'd maybe go the decal route Eric, Or at least see if they can be touched up some. I think the unevenness is a little too far out of scale.
Haven’t looked in here for a while Eric, but from what I see, it’s coming along nicely. I’m no expert like some of our fellow forum friends, but I agree with glen, the stripes are a little bit to uneven even if trying to portray the rushed job of D Day, and maybe the edges could be less rough, but all up I’d still go with the hand painted look.
Cool. Thanks for the honest feedback, guys, I appreciate it. I'll have to dig back in today and see if I can salvage it. Time to turn chicken s@#t into chicken salad.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
- George Washington
hi eric i just measured the stripes on the P-47 they are 10mm wide yours look about right you might just need to use some tape to give them a more defined edge.cheers
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
- George Washington
I certainly wouldn't waste money on decals for the stripes, they never look right!
The real stripes were supposed to be 18 inches wide, which is 9.4 mm approx in 1/48th scale, so 9 or 10mm is close enough. They look to be about the right width, so just carefully straighten the edges of each stripe, using masking tape if neccessary. I normally just follow a pencilled line, drawn on the white background, taking it easy tto ensure my knackered hands don't throw a wobbly and paint abstract zig-zags picture all over the place!
If you think you might have problems with the fuselage stripes, then mask the edges of the white to paint this area, paint it, let it thoroughly dry, then mask for the black stripes and paint those. If you're using enamels, then a very small touch of thinners will make the job easier for the black; any paint bleed can be corrected later. I'm just so used to painting free-hand, and being an artist too, I've just accepted it as straightforward - I forget it can be difficult if you're not used to it!
EDIT: Crossing posts! They look acceptable now. For future reference though, paint with slightly thinned paint, and 'lay off' the brush strokes fully, to avoid a 'thick' look. If you're using acrylics, then there's not a lot you can do to improve the flow, as they aren't good for this sort of work brush painted. I find enamels much more versatile for brush use.
The guns and ammo feeds look the biz, nice job.
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