Hurricane Night version (brush painting)
I just discovered I hate PE parts 😄
My first wash ever. Never done it before.
Another discovery - all this PE I put into the cockpit are not visible. What a waste of money, time and nerve... 😉
First layer of black paint.
Doesn't look great, but working forward. Paint I use is Hataka B041 Night Black. Special for brush paintings. I thin it a lot, so many layers required.
Still not impressive.
After few more layers I thought that maybe I will add other colours to make next layers of Night Black a bit more random and break it down. Don't know if this is good idea. After I start I made an impression that it will not add any value. I probably should use lighter colour.
Looks dirty, but bad.
As mentioned before, doesn't look proper...
...and after adding next layer of Night Black all "weathering"/"preshading" lost 😉
Final layer of black.
Some canopy masking (was not impressed by this. My first time masking canopy.)
Varnish for decals. Apply by brush - Microscale Gloss Varnish thinned with water.
Let it cure before apply decals.
And first decals applied. Pretty easy. Thanks to varnish layer I'm not afraid of the paint below, how Micro Set and Sol will work. They work good.
Decals in place. I'm not sure how to weather black paint next. After decals stick properly and set for good I will put satin varnish.
Winter look, because of varnish was not shaken enough...
Looks interesting, but not what I planned to make.
Kommentarer
8 11 July 2022, 14:50
David TaylorHeniek,be proud brush painting is still relevant.I am an ardent follower of the hairy stick method LOL.
12 July 2022, 14:55
Heniek HThanks for such nice comments. This was my first attempt with photoetched parts as well and I'm not sure yet how I want to make this black more irregular. That's why I used this sand paint to make some difference before I put another layer of Night Black from Hataka. Right now I don't have place for airbrush and paint booth, so only paint brush is allowed 🙂
12 July 2022, 19:39
David TaylorLots of different shades(I know) of black.Different varnishes as well.
12 July 2022, 19:48
Moreno BaruffiniFollowing with interest too. I have an airbrush but I use lot of brushes too 😉
13 July 2022, 05:53
Живко ДжаковAs an old Padawan, I'll be watching to see what happens with the hairy wand! 🙂 🙂 🙂
13 July 2022, 06:36
Heniek HThank you all for your kind and encouraging comments. Really appreciate.
Looks like the sand colour was not good for making shades for the final layer of Night Black 🙂 I will experiment with this on next night/black plane model. Right now there is about 7 layers of black paint and one layer of sand-like paint. Slowly I will finish this one.
15 July 2022, 07:14
Heniek HUnfortunately varnish was not shaken enough and I got this "snow-like" things that I don't know how to get rid off. I wasn't sure what weathering I want to make on the plane, but I think that winter one is not I even taken under consideration 😉
Also when I start getting of the masks from canopy my magnifier glass collapse and break wheels of the plan... Really bad luck today. Looks like I will need start second project and paint second Hurricane the same way, as I really want to have this night ops Hurricane in my collection. At least I know now, that all the painting job inside cockpit are unnecessary as it is not visible via closed canopy.
21 July 2022, 17:55
Moreno BaruffiniWhat about trying to remove the last layer using a super fine polish?
21 July 2022, 18:06
Heniek HI tried, but this snowy something go so dip, that I failed. And its blurry everything underneath so looks even worse then before sanding. Lesson learned - shake your spray varnish very well before apply, unless you want to have this snowy effect 😉
21 July 2022, 18:16
Andy BallYou'll love this Arma kit....best Hurri in 72nd, just watching those complicated cockpit sequences...the PE doesn't get any easier I'm afraid....but you're in the driving seat with this build!, bravo!! sort those gremlins out and you'll have a peach!
21 July 2022, 18:26
