Hello everyone,
I started experimenting with weathering after seeing very good builds in this forum. This is one of my first try using oils and enamels. It is difficult to see in the pictures, but the lower hull has also some streaking in a lighter color. I wanted to keep it very subtle, but I realized that is the hard part of it, keeping it minimal.
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I also made some decals for the hangar deck, this took me some time as the hard part is trying to match the color of the deck (too many variables... light, monitor, printer, paper, level of cleanliness of printer heads, etc). I am more or less satisfied with the results. With the pictures, I noticed how dusty the model is, and also, the awful unclean painted parts. At normal viewing distance, it somewhat looks ok.
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The flight deck is also at a point where I should stop. I tried using many of the techniques shared by others (thanks Marijn!) but I think I still need practice more.
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Here is a shot for fun of all together.
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Now on to the airplanes (the fun part!
). I am still studying pictures and searching for information on the air wing for this time period.
Comments and criticisms as always welcomed!