mikasa wrote:
With round placement like that, I'm not laughing at anything you do.
I do love me some Albatros. Tell us more about those builds.... (Looks like the upper wing for two planes?)
Ah, that target is a 50ft offhand .22 target. I take my post-match used targets and use them to line my airbrush booth. I consider it “recycling” of sorts, LOL. My average was down a bit this season (had to get used to a new CZ rifle).
Albatros? Yes! I’m working on two concurrently with the Invincible. Both are 1/48 Eduard D.III (non OEFFAG) variants. I’m being a bit predictable though by choosing Voss’s “heart” machine and MvR’s “Le Petit Rouge.” I am using 3D decals and photoetch for Voss but photoetch only for von Richthofen. Gonna paint both with oil over acrylic wood grain effect, but MvR’s plane will get a layer or two or dark red (enough to make it obviously red but still hopefully see the wood effect). Attached is a photo showing the underside of the wings (going for a wing tape effect). I hope the moderators don’t mind this wee foray into non naval aircraft!
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As for Invincible, not much has changed since my last photo: Since then, I’ve painted some small pieces, recreated some lost parts (large mushroom vents) and then fitted all remaining main deck/hull parts. It’s ready for hull rails, gloss coat and weathering. The sea base still needs the white portions of the waves added. I’ll do the superstructure elements as mini builds and add them afterwards (whilst hoping I don’t damage the hull rails!).
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One thing I botched were the anchor cables/chains. I should’ve scraped them off and used chain or photoetch, but I was lazy and left the moulded plastic bits in place. Hopefully with a bit of paint and a wash it will be okay.
As for this photo, the ship looks very pale, but that’s just due to the flash.