F-20 number 2

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Way t'go Nev.... !

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[retro_seventies]

she's come together really well nev - looks especially great now that she's got some cammo on, and a bit of grime!    

[John Howling Mouse]

Your finish, including its weathering, is so positively "right" that I keep forgetting all the other work you did in modifying the wings, etc.  I find my mind questioning none of the mods because it all looks so believable.  You've achieved total suspension of JMN disbelief!

Your lighter shades of grey and their hydraulic/oil/grease/grime are exactly what I'm hoping to do on my ugly helo.  Any tips?

Man, you've really reached a new height with this one, Nev.

   

[Tophe]

You've achieved total suspension of JMN disbelief!    

I agree... Even the belly-up pictures are not modeller fantasy wanting to show under-wing loads and below-side paint, but the best attitude for maintenance and loading. So perfect. In Nev we trust ^_^  

[nev]

Your lighter shades of grey and their hydraulic/oil/grease/grime are exactly what I'm hoping to do on my ugly helo.  Any tips?

Well, er, you remember that tip you gave me about a Future/Black acrylic mixture for washing?  I used that.  What I haven't figured out yet is how you manage to get the backwards streaky effect.  

The wash is a bit heavy in places though, haven't quite mastered the art yet  

Thanks for all the kind comments guys, and the maingear door outline is there!!1  You just can't see it with the light at that angle on the underside shots - an angle deliberately chosen so you can't see the bits in the wing underside I didn't fill properly    

[Mike Wren]

very nice Nev    

[John Howling Mouse]

Your lighter shades of grey and their hydraulic/oil/grease/grime are exactly what I'm hoping to do on my ugly helo.  Any tips?

Well, er, you remember that tip you gave me about a Future/Black acrylic mixture for washing?  I used that.  What I haven't figured out yet is how you manage to get the backwards streaky effect.  

Ha, weird.  I'll have to try that "technique" (snickers at his own d'oh!).

The rearward streaking effect is quite easy:
- bit of masking tape affixed to align its aft edge with the forward edge of the area to be "streaked" (i.e. flaps or ailerons);
- using a small amount of flecks from two or three shades of gray pastel and/or charcoal rubbed onto some sandpaper, I tap the sandpaper to release a mini-dusting of the pastel/charcoal dust onto the masking tape;
- using a bit of facial tissue and/or Q-tips, I streak the dust off the masking tape, always going in a straight line directly backwards and onto the target area (the flaps and ailerons, in this case).

To balance things, I sometimes go over the area again using near-white shades of gray pastel dust.

It's easy and fun to do.