Interesting info re: the Tamiya polishing wax, Steve. I have never heard of it before today. It seems to give that elusive sheen that I am always trying to acheive with a matt finish. Cheers. James (I just have to try and find some now)
nice work Steve , have been using the panel line wash for about a year now and swear by them , if you find the wash a bit stark on the black, mix some of the grey wash into it
Hi, Steve. Another way to avoid having to re-shake an enamel wash constantly: Shake the wash thoroughly and use a soft plastic pipette to suck up a little of the pigmented stuff from the bottom of the jar. Empty the pipette into a small measuring cup and use that to wet your panel lining brush. When that’s used up, re-shake the jar and repeat. Cheers and thanks for the vid’.
I agree with you completely on that "wash for black" product. It was far too stark, too much contrast. Everything looks amazing, chipping looks realistic! Looking forward to the next update!
Greetings Steve, the Spitfire is looking absolutely brilliant, you have done a outstanding job, looking forwarx to the next update, bedtvregarcs from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
A fantastic weathering job on the Spit, it gives a worn and grubby look to an aircraft that has seen plenty of use. For the black have you thought about trying a mix of Tamiya XF-1 flat black and Tamiya XF-64 red brown? It is suppose to be what's called a 'scale black' good for kits from 1/72-1/32 scale. Keep up the excellent work.
great work on weathering, thanks for information on where leaks come from
You’re welcome Mick
That chipping looks great what a fantastic job you are doing on it
Thanks Chris
I really like the look of the restrained weathering Steve. Excellent work again.
Thank you Phil
Ok.....I’m off to buy some of those pencils! A great result.
Thanks John
Great result. I like the idea of applying the Tamiya wax. I will definitely give this technique a try.
Do - it helps the final finish
Fantastic build as always and very good modelling advice can’t wait to start mine
Thanks and you’re welcome Michael
Looking good Steve, I also don't like to over weather my kits.
Thanks John
Interesting info re: the Tamiya polishing wax, Steve. I have never heard of it before today. It seems to give that elusive sheen that I am always trying to acheive with a matt finish. Cheers. James (I just have to try and find some now)
it’s good stuff James - I get mine from Poland
nice work Steve , have been using the panel line wash for about a year now and swear by them , if you find the wash a bit stark on the black, mix some of the grey wash into it
Yes Nigel I’ll experiment with a different shade before I tackle my 1/32 Lancaster - too risky to mess that one up.
Hi, Steve.
Another way to avoid having to re-shake an enamel wash constantly: Shake the wash thoroughly and use a soft plastic pipette to suck up a little of the pigmented stuff from the bottom of the jar. Empty the pipette into a small measuring cup and use that to wet your panel lining brush. When that’s used up, re-shake the jar and repeat.
Cheers and thanks for the vid’.
Great tip Dan - I’ll try that
Very impressive
Cheers Bill
Lovely job point of interest some of those spits their footwalks were worn to bare metal😮😊 regards
Thanks Richard 👍
I agree with you completely on that "wash for black" product. It was far too stark, too much contrast. Everything looks amazing, chipping looks realistic! Looking forward to the next update!
Thank you
Greetings Steve, the Spitfire is looking absolutely brilliant, you have done a outstanding job, looking forwarx to the next update, bedtvregarcs from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
Cheers Les 👍
Looking very nice. How do you think a mid to dark grey wash would go on the underside?
it would be better I think . I’ll experiment before painting my Lancaster - lots of black on that one
She's looking beautiful Steve..........
Thanks Brian
A fantastic weathering job on the Spit, it gives a worn and grubby look to an aircraft that has seen plenty of use. For the black have you thought about trying a mix of Tamiya XF-1 flat black and Tamiya XF-64 red brown? It is suppose to be what's called a 'scale black' good for kits from 1/72-1/32 scale. Keep up the excellent work.
I’ll take a look at that mix sounds like it might work
@@TheModelShed The mix is a 50/50. Forgot to add that in the original reply.
It's looking every bit a Spitfire.
It does indeed and you’ve got to love a spitfire
Lovely.
Thank you
Is the wax in lieu of final Matt coat?
No it goes over the final Matt coat - I don’t paint over the wax after it’s applied