Jayvee
Active Hunter
G'day Boba-Brothers! Just a fairly small update (but an update nonetheless ) on the completion of the rangefinder ear. I still have the obvious weathering and brown splatters to add, as well as the rub on letter decals - I will do all of this weathering after all the paint work has been completed for continuity (and so I clumsily dont rub any letters off etc...). This ear was fairly straightforward, but had some super fine detail that was challenging in parts. Have a stalk and topper on the way, so that will be added in down the track of course. The other thing which was time consuming, but completely worth it, was masking and painting out the black and white arches, and also the 9 black strips on the silver panel. May be more time consuming than basic decals, but leaves you with a far better end result, and you can adjust to the correct size and shape which isnt always possible with a standardized decal. Anyhoo, on to the pics - dome and cheeks to come next (might take this old man some time tho.. )
Rangefinder ear colour list : Humbrol light grey 147 (basecoat), Humbrol silver (11), Humbrol dark grey (79), Humbrol sand (94). Arches masked, then sprayed with Humbrol Satin Black (85), white half arch Humbrol white (34). 9 Stripes also black (85), but as they were fine, I masked and used a fine brush for these. Splatters will be added with Humbrol leather brown (62)
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Rangefinder ear colour list : Humbrol light grey 147 (basecoat), Humbrol silver (11), Humbrol dark grey (79), Humbrol sand (94). Arches masked, then sprayed with Humbrol Satin Black (85), white half arch Humbrol white (34). 9 Stripes also black (85), but as they were fine, I masked and used a fine brush for these. Splatters will be added with Humbrol leather brown (62)
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