1/32 Roden Sopwith 1/2 Strutter

[djuggie]

Dave,

An excellent build of a not so easy Roden kit.  I have the Sopwith Triplane nearing completion and your statement of vague instructions is o so right. 

What impresses me the most is your hand painting.  What brand of paint do you use and your technique for getting the paint to look like it is airbrushed?  One of the modellers that come to my workshop hand paints and the results are beautiful.  But he builds in 1/72.  How do you get such a beautiful finish in 1/32.

Dennis

[DaveB]

Ed, Gary and Ben - thank you!

Dave,

An excellent build of a not so easy Roden kit.  I have the Sopwith Triplane nearing completion and your statement of vague instructions is o so right. 

What impresses me the most is your hand painting.  What brand of paint do you use and your technique for getting the paint to look like it is airbrushed?  One of the modellers that come to my workshop hand paints and the results are beautiful.  But he builds in 1/72.  How do you get such a beautiful finish in 1/32.

Dennis

That's very kind of you to say, Dennis.

The paint I use is Revell 'Aqua' colour acrylic range.   From the pot the paint is thick (it's meant to be so you thin it down before use and a pot lasts for ages) and I thin down with tap water to about consistancy of milk.  I always use a neutral basecoat (same paint) then apply top coat colour in several thin layers until I get the coverage I like.

Hope this helps!

Regards

Dave

[djuggie]

Dave,
Thank you.  It is something I will look into.  There are some models that are easier to paint by hand rather than an air brush.
Dennis

[Dutch522]

Not sure how I missed this but thought I’d chime in to agree with everyone else, this is a beautiful build, top-shelf work!

Dutch

[DaveB]

Thank you, Dutch!

Regards

Dave