I just stumbled upon your channel. I am always looking for new ideas and techniques, and just learnt some - thanks. One note: the "navigation flaps" are called "ailerons" in English. Flaps are found inboard of the ailerons, and only move downwards in order to to create more lift at slower speeds, typically during take-off and landing.
Hi there! A very timely vid ... I'm just doing an Airfix 1/72nd dogfight double (Defiant and Do17) and was wondering how best to tackle the pre-shading at this scale, without making a mess that is! I'd not seen the flexible airbrush stencil used before and that looks like a bloody good idea. I could see me using it on some Japanese WW2 aircraft camo as well. So now I'm off to see where I can get my hands on some stencils here in the UK 😊 Btw the "Butcher Bird" always looks good in any scale and I'm more than a little jealous at the finish on yours. I do have an FW-190 in the stash so I know what I'll be doing next. Many thanks for your vids and the info. Keep calm and make models 😊😊
Hey thanks, im glad i had the right timing! I saw this stencil by coinsidence in a hobby store, the one use is from AK. They are made for postshading, but work very well for preshading as well👌🏼
Preshading is another model painting urban myth. It’s not accurate by any stretch of the imagination. No real aircraft shows a “preshading” effect. This is nothing more than artistic license and doesn’t belong in the hobby of accurate scale model building. I’ve judged contests and deducted points if a model is per-shaded. It’s a complete waste of time.
Well what im trying to achieve with preshading, are different color modulation on the surface. The paint looks different depending on which color they are applied over. This is to imitate the color modulations i can see on almost EVERY reference photo i check. Its undeniable
I just stumbled upon your channel.
I am always looking for new ideas and techniques, and just learnt some - thanks.
One note: the "navigation flaps" are called "ailerons" in English. Flaps are found inboard of the ailerons, and only move downwards in order to to create more lift at slower speeds, typically during take-off and landing.
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Vielen Dank!
Nice tutorial. Quite interesting and useful.
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Im glad you find it useful, thanks!
Excellent video Chris.
Thanks for the feedback Andy!
Hi there! A very timely vid ... I'm just doing an Airfix 1/72nd dogfight double (Defiant and Do17) and was wondering how best to tackle the pre-shading at this scale, without making a mess that is! I'd not seen the flexible airbrush stencil used before and that looks like a bloody good idea. I could see me using it on some Japanese WW2 aircraft camo as well. So now I'm off to see where I can get my hands on some stencils here in the UK 😊 Btw the "Butcher Bird" always looks good in any scale and I'm more than a little jealous at the finish on yours. I do have an FW-190 in the stash so I know what I'll be doing next. Many thanks for your vids and the info. Keep calm and make models 😊😊
Hey thanks, im glad i had the right timing! I saw this stencil by coinsidence in a hobby store, the one use is from AK. They are made for postshading, but work very well for preshading as well👌🏼
Preshading is another model painting urban myth. It’s not accurate by any stretch of the imagination. No real aircraft shows a “preshading” effect. This is nothing more than artistic license and doesn’t belong in the hobby of accurate scale model building. I’ve judged contests and deducted points if a model is per-shaded. It’s a complete waste of time.
Well what im trying to achieve with preshading, are different color modulation on the surface. The paint looks different depending on which color they are applied over. This is to imitate the color modulations i can see on almost EVERY reference photo i check. Its undeniable