build pictures

cockpit, basic painting, after the hull is closed nothing can be seen 

cockpit, basic painting, after the hull is closed nothing can be seen 

they even thought about the toilet 

wheelbaywall basic painting 

some wash added 

wheelbay basic painting 

difference between with en without wash 

still need some excess to be removed and a drybrush, but these are mounted in a black hole, and thus barely visible 

main landing gear in basepaint 

with a wash, 1 more cylinder to add. The heavy wash at the bottom of the moving part replicates the dirt that's been scraped and collected at the bottom 

with a wash, a flat plate to clase the hull when retracted is omited, so some scratchbuilding will be needed 

added some (edit: rather a lot of) weight 

marriage of lower and upper hull 

upperhull slightly to wide at the front, sanding sticks are warming up... 

restoring lost detail by sanding 

restoring lost detail by sanding 

restoring lost detail by sanding 

everything masked, ready for primer 

rescribing as good as ready 

rear legs taped in 

front leg too 

outer burner cans ready  

inner burner cans, need some further painting 

some attempt to shade some surfaces... the grey ones are far more visible then the brown ones in the end... 

basecoat white is on 

basecoat white is on 

basecoat white is on 

Trumpeter has forgotten to mirror the blue and yellow decal... tried to fix it with some cutting 

colorguide for Tu-160 

top view, engine access panels painted 

bottom view, engine access panels painted 

started the wash