Great Wall Hobby FW189 Eagle Owl
Another great kit. Flawless fit, beautifully detailed. I think I overdid the paintwork - I should have scaled down the colours, as I was planning to. I'll probably add a few more details with weathering powders, once the top coat of matt varnish has fully set.
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Greg Kittinger said on May 29, 2019
Very nice!
Craig Abrahamson said on May 29, 2019
What a great looking build, my friend...most excellent work!
Jeff Bailey said on May 29, 2019
Looks GREAT, Robert!
I've heard the phrase "scaling down the colours" but I don't know what is meant.
Josh Patterson said on May 29, 2019
Sometimes 100% accurate colors just don't look right on a smaller subject and need to be adjusted for scale. Think of it as the TLAR method. I learned it from this book which was my builder reference when I started getting semi-serious. (Along with tips from Al Jones and Paul Boyer who used to trek up from Milwaukee for our monthly meetings.)
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George Henderson said on June 5, 2019
Here's an article about scale colour, Jeff
https://www.cybermodeler.com/color/scale_effect.shtml
...and here for aircraft colours.
https://www.cybermodeler.com/resource8.shtml
Myself, I just paint with what I have unless the subject actually does have signs of spot fading or new paint added, then I'll weather down the original paint and add unalterated "fresh" paint
Louis Gardner said on May 30, 2019
I like it ! You don't see too many of these built up... yours looks fantastic.
Chuck A. Villanueva said on May 30, 2019
Unusual and unique. First I have seen built. Love it, thanks for sharing.
Bob Bailey said on May 30, 2019
Fine job on a somewhat complicated kit to build. All good.
George Henderson said on June 5, 2019
Very nice. I didn't realize it was that large