Zac's Butcher Bird Double Act

[Allan]

Hi Zac

Let me say too that I like to way you have done the wing to fuselage seam work  on those models.

Allan in Canberra

[K5054NZ]

Thank you Allan, much appreciated.  ^_^

PICS! They were demanded, and thus I shall deliver!

ANTON



Here we can see the humble beginnings of a mammoth task - yellow theatre marks on the cowl, rudder and wingtips of my Fw.190A-8. Seven coats. Yaaaaaaaaay!



Halfway through the yellow. In the background Dora is receiving her new clothes, too.



A nicely-done rudder. Gosh I hate yellow....if only the Luftwaffe hadn't made it look so gosh-darned good!



If you've read Scott van Aken's review of this puppy at MM then you have a fair idea of what Anton's camo will be like. Scott's build is, prior to this, the sole aircraft I have seen with this scheme.

DORA



The camo goes on. Tamiya's JA Green and Dark Green, a match made in heaven. The pattern's a tad speculative as the only image I have of this particular D-9 is a profile, and that's it.



The canopies of both FWs have been masked with carefully-cut Tamiya tape to ensure a nice, sharp panel line. The mottling was done with a medium brush who looks to be getting past his prime.

This morning Dora has been completed and an air-to-air photoshoot undertaken, and Anton is about to receive mottling and then decals. An air-to-air sortie will be undertaken with him as well, and then I'll snap some pics of them together. Huzzah and woo!

[Shasper]

Daaaaaam!

Shas B)

[John Howling Mouse]

As Swanny says: "Zoom, zoom!"

Looking good, buddy!    

[BlackOps]

That's a serious production line you have going there Zac! Lookin' good

[Allan]

Zac

A little tip I learned on Hyperscale re yellow--first paint on a light coat of light blue and then the yellow.

Allan in Canberra

[Brian da Basher]

You're making excellent progress Zac! You're a regulary Kiwi Whiff factory! I can't wait to see more on these sweet Doras!

Brian da Basher