Winter Gustav, Maj. Hartmann

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6 17 December 2019, 02:35

Jim J
The build is wrapped up and standard summer camo applied. Winter camo next.

30 December 2019, 04:11

Jim J
Winter camo and decals applied. The standard camo was cleaned up a bit first. I wanted some scalloping on the leading edges of wings to show through the winter camo, so I added the effect to the standard scheme before the white. I added the white in uneven streaks, mottles and patches, with the underlying camo showing between the patches. I used AK real colors flat white thinned with AK thinner 1:2 paint:thinner. It sprays very thin so it was very easy to control the opaqueness of the white areas. After 2X coats of Tamiya X-22 clear gloss thinned 1:1 with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner, I sprayed a coat of 100% MCLT, which resulted in a nice surface for the decals. The AIMS "Tulip 109s" decals went on without a hitch.

5 January 2020, 18:16

Munkyslut
This is gorgeous, the winter camo is just stunning, application & paint are absolutely perfect 😉

5 January 2020, 18:54

Mathieu
Your Winter paint is superb. I need to bookmark this for insiration for future. Did you correct the tricky nose and bulges or is it OOB? Great result either way. Regards

5 January 2020, 21:50

Tim Heimer
Looking good!

5 January 2020, 23:54

Michael Hickey
She is looking very good, I love Hartmann's 109's with his famous tulips on the nose.👍

6 January 2020, 00:14

Jim J
Thanks Munky, Roland, Mathieu, Tim and Michael for the comments. Much appreciated!

@Mathieu - The bulges were Quickboost and I highly recommend them. I've built this kit both with the OOB bulges and the ones from QB - the QB look significantly better hands down.

6 January 2020, 01:27

Chris
Great work!

6 January 2020, 02:25

Mathieu
Noted. They look flatter on the kit. But could not tell. Gotta order some.

6 January 2020, 09:26

Jim J
Thanks all for the comments. Erich Hartmann's JG 53 Gustav is finally complete! The Revell 1/32 G-6 is a really nice kit and I'm happy with the way it turned out. After the decals, I kept the weathering light with a medium gray panel line wash and then some brown/black on control surfaces and exhaust. I also added some oil streaks, fuel drips and some minor chipping and wear. Using the reference photos I also recreated the overpainted "7" that was starting to show above the << on the port side. I decided to have the canopy closed since I really like the lines of the Erla Haube on the Gustav. I also thought a decent base was in order so I created a section of tarmac and added some light micro balloon "snow" with hairspray. Enjoy the photos.

15 January 2020, 00:35