Sung WIP
Here she is! Right before being packed up to go to the club meeting where she finished second for Model of the Month!
Basic painting is done!
Building went quick, rescribing the sanded over torpedo tubes took some time though.
But.... primer is on!
I might have over sanded the bow vent holes.
The sail doesn’t look that bad.
The orange is on! As a Dutch guy, I’m done!!!
The difference a little Tamiya Panel Liner can make to a simple PE part.
We all live in a pinkish submarine!... Mixed the base color from Super Italian Red and a hint of FS16440 Gray.
From there I went both darker and paler to get an uneven effect.
Somewhere down the line I ended up mixing Character Flesh (2) in!
And some AK NATO Black with Mr. Color Tire Black to top it off.
With some added highlights in Engine Gray.
Decal time! Contrary to Bronco’s tiny instructions I could only find 4 depth markings as all the markings these subs seem to have. On only 1 picture I found a hull number, so I leave it off because of operational security.
Squadron Plastic Weld, MRP Black Primer, MRP Super Gloss Black and a combination of MRP Pale Burnt Metal and Alclad II Polished Brass results in this. When dry, I’ll tone it down with some white oil paint.
Some yellowish white oil paint blended in.
Very faintly visible; the black oil wash.
Right before finishing spraying on the Mr. Color GX 114 it started crackling up on me! No idea what happened. Sanded it with some 3000 grit sandpaper and recoated it to bring it to the club meeting.
Comentarii
5 2 December 2019, 02:06
TreehuggerInteresting. I wonder how tricky/easy it would be to insert clear parts for the bridge windows.
What kind of surface finish did you have in mind?
I've painted my subs with some black'ish color + gloss coat + sating varnish, but I think I will use rubber black from now on. Admittedly, not sure what rubber black would look like on a submarine.
3 December 2019, 12:52
Kerry COXInitially, all subs are rubber black, but then, salt dries and becomes the predominant feature. So lightly powder the whole exterior with pastel white, sealed with semi gloss clear.
3 December 2019, 13:06
Patrick HagelsteinWelcome guys! @ Treehugger, the sail is a one piece affair with only the top and the dive planes to be added. I think it will be possible to drill out the six windows and fill them with Kristal Klear after painting to get that 'glass' look. I chose not to in order to keep this build 'simple'. But as I said, I think it can be done! 👍
On the color part; looking at pictures the colors look to be quite stark red for the lower hull (so, not the typical brownish red, hull red normally is) and quite saturated black for the top parts. I will however, go for a very dark (maybe a bit blueish) grey to make the panel lines pronounced with a black wash. The finish I saw in pictures ranges from a satin to quite flat. I'll have to play with that before putting down the final sealing coat. Hopefully I'm able to finish the red parts today when I get home.
3 December 2019, 17:30
Patrick HagelsteinThat went a whole lot quicker than anticipated! 😮 I was on a roll with my red (well pink....) and figured 'Why don't I start some masking?". With the masking on it's such a small step to mixing up some batches of dark greys. Now it's time for a night of thorough drying before putting on a gloss coat for the decals and wash. After that, it's time to ponder about that final coat again. 😉
4 December 2019, 04:04
Patrick Hagelstein😄 Apart from the medium they operate in, not much difference.
4 December 2019, 12:29
TreehuggerI wonder if maybe a brush and pigment is more controllable than airbrushing on any type of weathering.
4 December 2019, 13:58
Patrick HagelsteinThis is only the basic painting stage. The fine weathering is yet to follow.
4 December 2019, 14:57
Erik LeijdensLooking great Patrick! I'm working on a submarine too at the moment.
6 December 2019, 07:54
Patrick HagelsteinNice to have you onboard Erik! What sub are you building then?
6 December 2019, 14:05
Lost_Erik👍 Congratulations on second at your club's meeting! I like the colour tones you blended.
7 December 2019, 05:56
Patrick HagelsteinThank you Roland! I was intending to bring it to next week's club meeting but thought I could finish it for yesterday's meeting as well. Took some elbow grease and cursing in the process but finished it after a couple of hiccups. Which reminds me that I do this for relaxing not for speed. 😄
7 December 2019, 16:59
Patrick HagelsteinThanks Hans, much appreciated! 🙂 So, Character Flesh (2) is your favorite too when it comes to hard cold steel objects? 😉 But seriously, I really love the GX 114 as a flat coat! Too weird it acted up on me yesterday though...
@ Treehugger and Kerry, I didn't have time to come in with some refined touches with oils and pigments and now it's residing in the Norman Hobby Town shop until next week's meeting with the other of two modeling clubs I'm in. After I take it home again, I might put a smidgen of oils and pigments in selective spots to lend it just that extra touch of character before I put in my living room display.
7 December 2019, 18:07
Clair GreenwoodI know I'm very late to the show but that's some outstanding work. Very well done! I have that kit on order so I hope you don't mind me copying your work 🙂
23 December 2022, 03:49
Patrick HagelsteinAbsolutely not Clair! 🙂 Please use my example freely! 👍 It's a great kit and went together really well. You can see in the pictures that the bow has some issues, but other than that, it fits perfectly.
23 December 2022, 13:52
Album info
Building the Bronco 1/350 039G Sung submarine for a club competition.
