hi all,
thank you very much for comments, I'm glad you like it.
prezmol, the oil spots on the tail are done with AK products (oil stains) as well the ones on the wings near the engine, and the fuel and oil stains on the engine cowling. here I used also fuel stains product.
the difference between the areas is that on the tail and wing I let some microdrops been throwed from a brush "on speed" on a thinned surface. in this manner the drop splashes on surface, and finding a thinned base, enlarge itself as, well, oil on canvas...
in particular, on the upper center tail section I sprayed a little AK product "rainmark for nato tanks" before oiling. it's a sandy wash that lights up the upper color, as it is faded by fuel and oil flushing from the engine. the stains on engine cowling area instead are applied by brush following the natural sense of the flow.
rizzo & chris, the grass is a mix of model scene and mininatur products, applied with an home made ellettrostatic applicator. the flowers are green line products.
adam, I'm doing some experiments with lifecolors. restart to modelling after years of oblivion opened me the world of acrylics, I was stuck in with humbrol... so I'm still exploring.
I find the lifecolors beautifully matt and covering, while the vallejo result somewhat clear and prone to gloss when dry... so it depends from the result you want! either with airbrush they works great. but, speaking about choice of colors, I find interesting also considering the container: the vallejo are really useful, while the lifecolors oblige to use pipettes. moreover, vallejo has a really wide range of colors, while with lifecolors you have to mix a little to achieve the "right" tone, sometimes.
conclusion? right now I use both of them!
i.e.: here a coat of acrylic primer vallejo.
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doesn't seems so shiny, but comparing the turret with the hull... the last has received some lifecolor rust tones.
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and a quick session of greens lifecolor. a milk run!
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phew, a little prolix!
now let's start something new... what about, say, an albatros?
thanks again, bye, p.
