a little sample of what's coming.

Trebor · 05-07-2008, 01:51 AM

This is just a sample pic of what's coming. I've finished my Revell 1:48 scale P-40 Tigershark. I've painted this one in the scheme of the AVG Flying Tigers. now, I know it kinda looks like crap (because I had to spray the got damn thing like 3 times to get the color right. since I have limited resources to get the right color. first I bought a brown color in which I thought would be a nice color. boy howdy was I wrong! it was too reddish. so I went to Wal Mart and got this paint can that is used for other stuff, and I figured it would be light enough. and I was wrong yet again!. it was too bright! so I went back to Michael's where I got the first can of paint and got this color called "Wood" and I thought "hey, this could work. and boy howdy, it did work! hell, I was like frickin' Goldilocks with the paint for the past 3 damn days. "hmm, this one's too dark, this one's too bright, ohhhh this one's juuuuust right! *gets shot*

ahem, ANYWAYS, this is my first time doing camouflage, and I think I did a pretty good job of the pattern. I just wish I had better skills in using masking tape and spraying the color instead of just painting it on with the paintbrush. hell, i don't even have an airbrush for small details and such.

so anyways, enjoy, don't enjoy, shoot me for making it look so crappy, etc. I don't care XD

and putting the shark mouth on was kinda fun, lol I thought it would be hard, but it was kinda easy. and if I messed up, hey I had a spare sharkmouth left over from the previous P-40 I built! LOL (yes, I keep my decals in case I need them)

EDIT: the dumkopf that i am, I forgot the freaking pic XD

parsifal · 05-07-2008, 02:34 AM

Looks great to me

ScOoTeR1992 · 05-07-2008, 03:14 AM

i agree looks great more photo's would be nice

Heinz · 05-07-2008, 05:53 AM

Looking good mate.

Yup keep all your spare decals they can come in handy. I have a plastic sleeve full of them.

Looking forward to more updates.

Wayne Little · 05-07-2008, 06:25 AM

hey mate first up effort looks ok to me, practice makes perfect....

A4K · 05-07-2008, 08:09 AM

Yep, with the guys ! Good job mate!

Trebor · 05-07-2008, 05:57 PM

here we go! more pics! c:
P-40B Warhawk Flying Tigers by ~Jandreau on deviantART

and here's the BF-109 I forgot to post XD

Messerschmitt BF-109G by ~Jandreau on deviantART

Trebor · 05-08-2008, 02:04 AM

ok, anyone like the pics?

Screaming Eagle · 05-08-2008, 04:20 AM

shes nice mate, practice does make perfect.

A4K · 05-08-2008, 04:33 AM

Very nice mate! One thing though -Only the Allies had yellow tips to the prop blades, German props being straight RLM 70 Schwarzgrün (Black-green)

Heinz · 05-08-2008, 04:57 AM

Nice work man, look foward to more

Trebor · 05-08-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A4K

Very nice mate! One thing though -Only the Allies had yellow tips to the prop blades, German props being straight RLM 70 Schwarzgrün (Black-green)

oh, haha thanks for tellin' me! I never knew that. XD

Wurger · 05-08-2008, 02:36 PM

Hallo Robert,

I have just found your pics here and on the DeviantArt.Looking good for me.

Good work mate.ALthough I have had to agree with A4K that aircraft of LW had their props RLM70 painted.I think you can correct the prop blade tips.I'll send you mail via my regular to discuss something about P-40.

Anyway I like these model.

Trebor · 05-08-2008, 06:07 PM

thank you, Wurger!. hehe I did fix the swastika on the BF109 after I took the pics. I never fixed the props yet. am curious as to why the allies had painted prop tips.

ccheese · 05-08-2008, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trebor

am curious as to why the allies had painted prop tips.

So you could see the arc of the spinning prop and (hopefully) not walk into
it !

Is it the angle of the photo, or is the right side of the stabilizer of the 109
sagging a bit ?

Charles