Hello,
Time to build the Roland C.II WnW kit.
I show you a montage which is nearly finished, the Bristol F-2b
The realisation and painting of the cockpit is more than pleasant because it is particularly precise and complete. Most of the elements are painted « wooden style ».
The engine is then painted with the different coulours recommended by the userguide, and dirtied with dark pigments and brown wash.
The XF 68 colour was suggested by the userguide but I chose to use it mixed with a little brun/rouge XF 10. It’s generously sprayed on the whole kit. Then, so as to nuance the colour, reliefs have been sprayed with this same tint lightened with XF 26, whereas « shaded » parts are sprayed with a mix darkened with green/black.
The extrados is painted with a layer of XF 55 whose plain effect is reduced, with highly diluted white applied on the veins. On the contrary, the hollows are darkened with XF 52, to strengthen the reliefs.
The decals can be applied. Number 12, the tailfin and the wings cockades are made with stencil, once again to nuance the tints.
The second phase of the painting can start again. As I decided to highlight the reliefs of the structure at the back of the fuselage, I began a lengthy and tedious task of masking, using masking tape which can be repositionned at will. This task will consist in light and well-targeted spraying along the masking tape, which had been wisely positionned. I started with XF 55 spraying on the higher parts, which are actually the most exposed to light. Conversely, all the lower parts are darkened with very slight veil of X19 along the masking tape, hiding now the previous light spraying.
Soon
michel
