Pastels..... - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

Airframes · 01-30-2009, 12:52 PM

Thanks Jan. The '88 is cheaper at Model Hobbies, but with shipping added, unless getting more than one item, it's about the same. The Canberras sound good, if a little on the high side for price, and that Dora could be amazing....if it's better quality than Ian's Lightning kit! BTW, do you use the LHS that's near, I think, Glasgow Cross? I used to call in to one when in town, and they were darn good.

Lucky13 · 01-30-2009, 03:43 PM

I use the Jamiesons down at the Saltmarket....great wee shop, everynow and then, you get a cuppa...! Definitely interested in the Canberra, can tell you that!

Airframes · 01-30-2009, 07:09 PM

That's the place I was thinking about! Great little shop, and I've still got a brush I bought there back in about 1990!!
I would quite like a Canberra also, but I do think the price is just a touch high. Having said that, it'll be quite large in 48th and, if the detail parts etc are good, then I suppose it may be worth it. Wonder what they'll be asking for the Lightning(s) when they're re-released? Seems daft that the prices are high, when you compare against their last Mossie, BXVI, at about £16.

Lucky13 · 01-30-2009, 07:51 PM

Maybe about the same I'd think....high 20's low 30's.

Lucky13 · 03-15-2009, 03:11 PM

Yup....next time pastels!

lesofprimus · 03-15-2009, 06:12 PM

I used pastels on my Dora for the very first time as u know Jan, and Ill never use anything else again... It was so easy, just apply slowly and lightly and build it up....

The exhaust stains came out lookin just like the real thing....

Lucky13 · 03-15-2009, 07:27 PM

I'll follow in your footsteps Brother....

Njaco · 03-15-2009, 11:42 PM

Same here. First time with pastels. The beautiful part is if you mess up, clean it and start again!

Lucky13 · 03-16-2009, 09:27 AM

Next time that I'm in town, I'll get some "dry" pastels and jump on the pastel train....

Greedy · 03-16-2009, 10:13 PM

I use pastels with every build just from the local art shop. With abit of water you can simulate mud and rust end even rust runs/oil runs.

Lucky13 · 03-17-2009, 04:58 AM

Cheers G!

Jgonzalez · 04-01-2009, 10:59 AM

I love my pastels!! These are known as "chalk" pastels (not oil pastels) or "dry" pastels. In Art stores you can buy them by color units, the assorted boxes come with colors that I never eevr use like pink, purple and such. Basicly my colors are: black, white, gray, light gray, olive, yellow and "terracota" for rust. I use a ceramic mortar to pulverize them and save the different colors in small wide mouth jars. I found the best conatiners for these stuff are those used for poop samples, found over the counter for a few cents each. Mixing with water and isopropil alcohol make a great sludge for washes... any mistakes a cotton with water will erase it complately.

Lucky13 · 04-03-2009, 08:36 AM

Got these today!

Airframes · 04-03-2009, 06:41 PM

Nice buy Jan, impressive! With some of those colours, you could do some rather dubious-gendered 'customized' weathering methinks!!

Lucky13 · 04-04-2009, 05:24 AM

They had a 64 pieces as well, for few macaronies more, but that would be overkill me think...

01-30-2009, 03:43 PM	#17
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	I use the Jamiesons down at the Saltmarket....great wee shop, everynow and then, you get a cuppa...! Definitely interested in the Canberra, can tell you that! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-30-2009, 07:51 PM	#19
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Maybe about the same I'd think....high 20's low 30's. __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

03-15-2009, 03:11 PM	#20
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Yup....next time pastels! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

03-15-2009, 06:12 PM	#21
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,503	I used pastels on my Dora for the very first time as u know Jan, and Ill never use anything else again... It was so easy, just apply slowly and lightly and build it up.... The exhaust stains came out lookin just like the real thing.... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

03-15-2009, 07:27 PM	#22
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	I'll follow in your footsteps Brother.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-30-2009, 12:52 PM	#16
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Thanks Jan. The '88 is cheaper at Model Hobbies, but with shipping added, unless getting more than one item, it's about the same. The Canberras sound good, if a little on the high side for price, and that Dora could be amazing....if it's better quality than Ian's Lightning kit! BTW, do you use the LHS that's near, I think, Glasgow Cross? I used to call in to one when in town, and they were darn good.

01-30-2009, 07:09 PM	#18
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	That's the place I was thinking about! Great little shop, and I've still got a brush I bought there back in about 1990!! I would quite like a Canberra also, but I do think the price is just a touch high. Having said that, it'll be quite large in 48th and, if the detail parts etc are good, then I suppose it may be worth it. Wonder what they'll be asking for the Lightning(s) when they're re-released? Seems daft that the prices are high, when you compare against their last Mossie, BXVI, at about £16.

03-15-2009, 11:42 PM	#23
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,236	Same here. First time with pastels. The beautiful part is if you mess up, clean it and start again! __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

03-16-2009, 09:27 AM	#24
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Next time that I'm in town, I'll get some "dry" pastels and jump on the pastel train.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

03-16-2009, 10:13 PM	#25
Greedy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: narangba Posts: 126	I use pastels with every build just from the local art shop. With abit of water you can simulate mud and rust end even rust runs/oil runs.

03-17-2009, 04:58 AM	#26
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Cheers G! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

04-01-2009, 10:59 AM	#27
Jgonzalez Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barranquilla, Colombia Posts: 121	I love my pastels!! These are known as "chalk" pastels (not oil pastels) or "dry" pastels. In Art stores you can buy them by color units, the assorted boxes come with colors that I never eevr use like pink, purple and such. Basicly my colors are: black, white, gray, light gray, olive, yellow and "terracota" for rust. I use a ceramic mortar to pulverize them and save the different colors in small wide mouth jars. I found the best conatiners for these stuff are those used for poop samples, found over the counter for a few cents each. Mixing with water and isopropil alcohol make a great sludge for washes... any mistakes a cotton with water will erase it complately. __________________ B17 pilot: What the hell was that!! Coopilot: It must be one of them new jet-fighters!! Gunner: Thy're too fast!!

04-03-2009, 08:36 AM	#28
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Got these today! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

04-03-2009, 06:41 PM	#29
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Nice buy Jan, impressive! With some of those colours, you could do some rather dubious-gendered 'customized' weathering methinks!! __________________

04-04-2009, 05:24 AM	#30
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	They had a 64 pieces as well, for few macaronies more, but that would be overkill me think... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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