Regarding
the paint scheme and the history of the Ventura in the French Navy, please
have a look to this very excellent page:
http://frenchnavy.free.fr/aircraft/ventura/ventura_fr.htm
My
choice is the 6F5, simply because I did not wanted to make the box
decoration. It has got no black paint on the leading edges, no front guns,
and no rocket racks.
First
use maskol to mask all transparent parts. A bottle cap is used to fill the
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First
apply a layer of white paint (I used car paint). Small defaults have been
corected using the "Blanco" technic, fine in this case.
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Pre-shading |
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And
several layers of white paint. French Venturas were ex US Navy aircrafts
(thanks again by the way), so they were not all brand new, but they don't
look very dirty, but if we don't weathered the model it will look like a
toy. |
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Then
Gray paint (Humbrol 140 is the correct tone) |
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Then
a layer of Klir (see: http://www.master194.com/encyclo/klir/index.htm)
before putting the transfer printings. There quality is not great, borders
are not straight, there are red drops in the white of the roundels, and
you will have to fix them using Klir again. |
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After
all this, again a layer of Klir, and weathering with different technics:
either pastel powder or using Tamiya Smoke paint that is great. |
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At
the end, a last layer of Pebeo matt varnish, and her is the final result for
this beautiful free French bird. You can note some problems of paint attachment, but when looking with my eyes it's not that bad.
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So
yes, it's a lot of work for a plastic model, but if you intend to built
something original, if you are patient (it took me 6 months), with a minimum of
skill and a lot of obstination, do not hesitate, build an artisanal plastic
model, the result won't be as perfect as a good big manufacturer kit, but the
satisfaction of succeeding it will be greater.
And
then you will feel building standard models boring.
Laurent
End : hope you enjoyed J
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