Sky Pirates of the Nullarbor Coast: Kawanishi H6K5 (finished pics pg9)

[ericr]

I explained to Mrs z about Sea Giraffes.  She says we are all mad.

Absolutely, & proud of it!

yes 

[zenrat]

did you paint blues lines on a black background, or black patches on a blue background?

I painted the whole hull sky blue and then painted on Intermediate blue (it looks black) patches.
Painting on the blocks means you can easilly get non parallel gaps between blocks and they don't line up (which is what I wanted).  You can achieve that effect painting on the lines but you have to concentrate more.  It takes less paint though.

[PR19_Kit]

That's looking potentially AWESOME Fred. LOVE the 'contour shading' on the wings. 

[Old Wombat]

"Potentially awesome"?

I say it's already definitely awesome!

[zenrat]

Ah, but I could still f**k it up.
I have after all yet to add the fifth engine (OK, any engines to be precise), flying bridge, Oerlikon mount, Vickers guns and dinghies...

[PR19_Kit]

What about the masts and sails?

[zenrat]

What about the masts and sails?

And a crows nest.  Maybe.  I'll see how i'm going for time. 

[NARSES2]

I explained to Mrs z about Sea Giraffes.  She says we are all mad.

I resent that ! Eccentric, yes but mad ? Never 

[Snowtrooper]

The paintscheme looks like a winner already

[loupgarou]

I explained to Mrs z about Sea Giraffes.  She says we are all mad.

I resent that ! Eccentric, yes but mad ? Never 

[Rick Lowe]

I explained to Mrs z about Sea Giraffes.  She says we are all mad.

I resent that ! Eccentric, yes but mad ? Never 

"I'm NOT Mad, I tell you! I'm a little Angry, maybe, but I'M NOT MAD!!"
Don't know where the quote comes from (Young Frankenstein, maybe?) but it fits... 

[jalles]

The paintscheme looks like a winner already

Agreed, it looks like a work of art, something you'd see in a museum.  Reminds me a bit of those BMW art cars. 

[ericr]

The paintscheme looks like a winner already

Agreed, it looks like a work of art, something you'd see in a museum.  Reminds me a bit of those BMW art cars. 

absolutely !
just : the choice of colors is not quite the same 

[PR19_Kit]

Can you use 'BMW' and 'art' in the same sentence???

[ericr]

Can you use 'BMW' and 'art' in the same sentence???

at least when Calder gets involved

(to my taste, as you might guess)





it is quite like his DC-8 actually, not?