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Alec Kadded a new photoalbum.
40 10 January 2022, 19:26
Robert PodkońskiFantastic work so far. Watching! (Is it the one exhibited hanging in the Technical Museum in Prague?)
10 January 2022, 20:01
Alec KI wish Robert! I was there last 10 years ago, so can't say for sure. There was a Anatra Anasal and a Lloyd (I think) when I visited. Great place for sure 👍
10 January 2022, 20:28
Alec KThanks for stopping by! This one is rolling along, so more progress pics soon 👍
11 January 2022, 14:52
bughunterAlec, nice work, as one can expect!
A comment for pic 13: Is this oil paint filled from tubes?
Make sure that as little oxygen as possible gets into it. That's why oil paint is in tubes, so that there is always no air in it. Oxygen oxidises the oil in the paint and hardens it.
17 January 2022, 07:02
Michael KohlI like very much how this develops. Following along. Looks great so far.
17 January 2022, 07:45
Alec KThanks for visiting and positive comments.
Bughunter, I have learned the oil paint storage lesson when I opened those containers. There was a nice thick crust at the top! So into garbage they went, although I was able to salvage some first. I had those paints in small tubes for 20 years and the tops literally twisted off so I thought I could save them. I'll add a caption so no one gets any ideas 😉. Thanks for noticing 👍
17 January 2022, 12:39
Łukasz GlińskiReminds me instantly of "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" 😄
17 January 2022, 13:59
Thomas KolbYou have an amazing skill to reproduce wood appearance with paints.
18 January 2022, 04:49
Alec KThank you guys. The wood cockpit wood turned out ok, but I think it is too dark for the exterior, where sun and elements would lighten it. Am doing some testing using bughunter's techniques at the moment.
18 January 2022, 14:13
Daniel KlinkAh another project by one of the masters of PP surgery in this scale!! Count me in👍
19 March 2022, 21:00
bughunterGreat progress!
Some comments on the shading:
- I do not use black anymore, now wood brown, gray or something like that to avoid to strong contrasts.
- upper ribs light - yes, I do this mostly to
- lower surface: here it depends.
* If the upper surface is linen (=light is going through) then dark ribs.
* If the upper surface is painted dark with e.g. PC10, then no light is going through = the ribs looking brighter, the space between darker, as on upper surface.
19 March 2022, 21:51
Simon NagorsnikImpressive paint job so far!
How you do the pre-shading is very interesting.
Waiting to see the final results!
19 March 2022, 22:32
Alec KGuys, thanks for looking and welcome to the show 👍
Frank, thanks very much for the insights. I think you are right about the appearance of the ribs on the lower surfaces, considering there is a coat of paint on top. I sorta failed to make that observation while looking at all the clear-doped wings. Live and learn!
Regarding the use of the black: are you are talking about the black I used on the lower surfaces, under the linen color?
20 March 2022, 02:45
JvVery interesting build
Impressive
Great whed all the build info
Thanks for sharing
20 March 2022, 03:15
bughunterAlec, yes I mean on the ribs below.
Now I patiently wait for the next batch of pictures!
20 March 2022, 18:05
Alec KThanks Jv and Cuajete 👍
Regarding the black: as a shading aid, I think black and white works well, as it provides higher contrast under the subsequent top coats. But generally, I agree that pure black and white is too stark for final applications.
1 April 2022, 23:39
gorbyAlec the alchemist. You've turned plastic into wood! Wonderful work.
(I may need to have a quite word with you about transmuting a load of lead…. 😉 )
2 April 2022, 07:33
Alec KThanks for looking gents. Gordy, anytime. Alas, the only transmutation skills I can firmly attest to is converting alcohol molecules to belly fat… 😉 😄
2 April 2022, 13:41
Łukasz GlińskiOh man, that a true stringbag 😉 Huge respect, now I'm even more afraid of rigging the biplanes 👍
12 April 2022, 07:34
Michael KohlYou said the kit is rather crude? Well, I do not see anything crude anymore. Very nice build and explainations.
12 April 2022, 14:45
Alec KHello friends and thank you all for your kind comments. For anyone interested, completed model pics are here: Hansa-Brandenburg B.I (Fd) 76.70, Gallery | Album by Pardubak (1:72)
12 April 2022, 20:43
