WNW FE2b Late

[Pete Nottingham]

Looking good Ian, the shading looks impressive, just hope the pastels dont rub off, which they tend to do if they aren't fixed.

Cheers

Pete.

[lcarroll]

Ian,
   Bouncing from one sub assembly to others and back makes a lot of sense, I do the same. Prevents getting bogged down and I believe leads to better results as the "chore" aspect is virtually eliminated. Given your subject you'll need plenty of "fresh perspectives" as you progress; I'm with Keith, it takes a much braver man then I to tackle a "Fee" at this stage of my modelling skills!!
  Looking very nice indeed!
Cheers,
Lance

[Ian from Doncaster]

Thanks for the comments - I am quite pleased with the effects so far.

Pete, for the pastels I tend to apply them without having polished the paint with micromesh, this leaves just enough roughness of surface for the pastels to "take" and then I coat carefully with klear, and will brush some more pastels on before the klear dries completely.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Did a bit more with the upper surface of the top wing, applied pastels between the ribs and sealed with Klear.  Started to touch in the metalwork on the surface in black.  This wing is almost to big to get into one photo!

[GAJouette]

  Ian,
Excellent progress my old friend. The pastels look great.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[keith_christie]

This is coming along very nicely Ian.

Best Regards

Keith

[Pete Nottingham]

Looking very good now Ian.

Cheers

Pete.

[lcarroll]

Ian, that's a really nice effect you've achieved with the pastels. What type do you use and can you elaborate a bit on how you apply them?
Cheers,
Lance

[Ian from Doncaster]

Thank you

Lance, the pastels are "Inscribe" brand 32 colours "MPS" whatever that means - I inherited them from my daughter who in turn inherited them from my ex wife.  I don't know much about the brands but they seem to work.

I grind the pastel into powder on rough sandpaper, then drybrush the powder onto the surfaces.  I first used this technique to weather and do engine exhaust streaks on a WWII Heinkel He-111 model.  The powder adheres better to a matt or slightly rough surface, so that it does not wash away when coated in klear - some will if the klear is brushed on, alternatively  spray varnish will seal the powders.  I tend to choose colours as close to the base paint to give a bit more depth.

This technique also works very well for exhaust rust effects.

[Chris Johnson]

Good job on the pastels Ian. You've achieved a very subtle effect there, something I'm still chasing.

Cheers,

Chris

[pepperman42]

Nicely done. Im guessing a flat coat will subdue it a bit.

Steve

[Ian from Doncaster]

I agree Steve, at least looking at those pics taken under artificial light and with a camera flash.  I may apply a matt finish but won't decide just yet.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Continued with more painting of ailerons etc tonight, and attached a few control horns.  Lost one of the rudder control horns to the carpet monster but fortunately I have some plasticard of the correct thickness from which I cut out a replacement.  Doesn't quite have the details as embossed on the kit version, but I am content with it.  The scratched version is on the left as you look at the pic. 



The pic of the ailerons shows before (right) and after (left) for applying the pastel powders. There is a blemish near the control horn I need to blend out.



I also applied some powder over the tail number decal to take away the "newness", having aligned the number against a strip of tape to ensure the numbers are level on both sids of the rudder.





I need to paint the rudder control horns and the other sides of the ailerons.  I have not done the lower wings yet as there are some holes to drill for bomb racks etc as well as a large amount of rigging eyelets to add.  Slowing down a bit now as a house move is imminent, and I can onmly do a couple of hours after my chores are finished for the day.

[Whiteknuckles]

The 'dirty' decal looks quite effective Ian, nicely done.

Andrew

[Pete Nottingham]

Good recovery on the control horn Ian, the dirty decal looks really effective, coming along fine.

Cheers

Pete.