A-26C WIP

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October 23, 2015
Changed my mind about engine meanwhile...
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October 23, 2015
pin marks everywhere >🙁
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October 23, 2015
work on interior paint - Hu 226
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October 23, 2015
Eduard's PE set comes in nicely
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October 23, 2015
basic assembly
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October 23, 2015
looks good for now
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October 23, 2015
checking need for filling
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October 23, 2015
this requires a certain amount of work...
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October 23, 2015
engine nacelles fit nicely
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October 23, 2015
spreading the wings...
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October 23, 2015
huh, it's big, comparing to WWI birds I'm usually building...
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October 27, 2015
first layer of paint, top...
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October 27, 2015
...and bottom
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October 27, 2015
difference between 1st and 2nd layer
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October 27, 2015
2nd layer top...
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October 27, 2015
...and bottom
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November 10, 2015
preparation for red
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November 10, 2015
red finished
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November 10, 2015
red finished
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November 22, 2015
decals are troublesome, with thick film which was to be removed...
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November 22, 2015
decal on the wing, before...
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November 22, 2015
...and after removing the film
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November 22, 2015
there's no 2 'L's on a sheet >🙁
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November 22, 2015
first round of decailng...
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November 22, 2015
...is done...
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January 14, 2016
cockpit is finished...
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January 14, 2016
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January 14, 2016
stupid Italeri...
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23 October 2015, 13:04

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
it took me almost whole day to do one layer of paint, using my trusty #1 paintbrush, but already 2nd layer looks promising...

27 October 2015, 18:29

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
black is finished in 4 layers, time to paint red - because black couldn't be overpainted, I had to clean it using 96% alcohol and paint red in 3 layers.

10 November 2015, 23:31

Pierre-Christian Baudru
Very good😉

11 November 2015, 10:17

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
problem with thick decals and mat decal film, which has to be removed from transparent areas...
At the same time, I had to keep character spacing and decal geometry, so everything was cut AFTER decal was placed...

22 November 2015, 19:41

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
Eh, Italeri... They gave instructions for placing decals, but not the 'L' decal itself, so it had to be painted...
This is not the first time I miss important decal on Italeri sheet - they did great job with stencils, while missing important tactical marking :-/

14 January 2016, 03:27

Clifford Keesler
It is looking nice.

14 January 2016, 03:41

Mike Grant
Nice work Zoran 👍 That colored photo-etch really adds to the cockpit.

14 January 2016, 14:26

Soeren R.
Great work! Count me in 🙂

14 January 2016, 14:53

Bart Goesaert
didn't see this one before, but interested... nice painting by hand by the way...

14 January 2016, 17:00

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
Thanks everybody🙂

18 January 2016, 15:40

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
So, wash is done using mixture of artistic oil paints, and additional weathering on plane and details using no-name art pigments (< 1€ / 100g 🙂 )
In the end, I have glued wheel and bomb-bay doors and attached antenna cable, so I call it finished! 🙂
I'll take additional pictures these days, when I find some free time...

To conclude, this is really nice model, but throw decals to trash and find yourself useful set...

1 February 2016, 09:44

Bart Goesaert
nice work. love the weathering. Maybe you can keep the dirt on the sidewalls of the wheels, but remove some on the side that rolls over the ground... But I don't think these did land on unprepared runways...

1 February 2016, 10:00

Zoran Jakovljevic 著者
Thanks, Bart, on the comment; regarding mud, I have placed it on wheels after the picture of the real "Miss Lillian", as on the cover image of my project... I plan to make base for it, which is going to be muddy as it was for real.

1 February 2016, 10:37