Post by JimD on Apr 14, 2014 13:03:31 GMT -5
I've always had a great love for nose art. I've got countless prints, books, etc. on the subject, so I always enjoy doing a project adorning pin-ups or other artwork.
Raid Hot Mama has always been one of my favorite pieces of said art and what's better is that it happens to be a P-47...one of my favorite aircraft.
Kit options are limited in 1/32 P-47s with just the lazy Hasegawa offering and the Trumpy pop which gets criticism for surface detail...ironically from the same people that will whine when a manufacture doesn't rivet a subject...go figure. Anyway, "Mama" is a Razorback...and only Trumpeter makes this particular variant...so...
The Kit:
Will be going with the Zotz decals:
AM will be limited to HGW fabric harnesses and Montex masking for insignia and such.
I started work on the engine which is a kit in itself. Three sprues of parts...I've built kits with less!
Pretty straightforward however. The part was finished with various shades of Alclad. I wired with some scrap wire from an old electronics charger. Dark wash with some targeted dry brushing. Loaded a brush with some Model Master Oil and Grease stain and flicked it onto part to simulate oil splatter.
Next I moved on to the interior. Research indicates that the Dark Dull Green later became the Euro 1 Medium Green color...or that they are very similar at minimum. I had a bottle left over from an A-10 build, so I tried it and it looked pretty good to me. I did some fading, shading with the AB. I know it's very stark in these pictures. It's a little more so than it is to the naked eye, but even still I purposefully did this. Gloss coats will blend it in significantly.
This is where I am at now...(along with some random sub assemblies).
More to come. Thanks for looking in.
Raid Hot Mama has always been one of my favorite pieces of said art and what's better is that it happens to be a P-47...one of my favorite aircraft.
Kit options are limited in 1/32 P-47s with just the lazy Hasegawa offering and the Trumpy pop which gets criticism for surface detail...ironically from the same people that will whine when a manufacture doesn't rivet a subject...go figure. Anyway, "Mama" is a Razorback...and only Trumpeter makes this particular variant...so...
The Kit:
Will be going with the Zotz decals:
AM will be limited to HGW fabric harnesses and Montex masking for insignia and such.
I started work on the engine which is a kit in itself. Three sprues of parts...I've built kits with less!
Pretty straightforward however. The part was finished with various shades of Alclad. I wired with some scrap wire from an old electronics charger. Dark wash with some targeted dry brushing. Loaded a brush with some Model Master Oil and Grease stain and flicked it onto part to simulate oil splatter.
Next I moved on to the interior. Research indicates that the Dark Dull Green later became the Euro 1 Medium Green color...or that they are very similar at minimum. I had a bottle left over from an A-10 build, so I tried it and it looked pretty good to me. I did some fading, shading with the AB. I know it's very stark in these pictures. It's a little more so than it is to the naked eye, but even still I purposefully did this. Gloss coats will blend it in significantly.
This is where I am at now...(along with some random sub assemblies).
More to come. Thanks for looking in.
