Erosion Never Sleeps – Bristol Beaufighter Nightfighter
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After looking at my Beaufighter for five months, I decided that it needed a little roughing-up. So I broke-out the thinner, some swabs, and a bottle of Model Master chrome silver paint and went to town. Along the way, I managed to break the radio wires, which took me the better part of an hour to repair because I used stretched sprue. In any case, I present BQ-I none the worse for wear.
Very nice, Greg.
Indeed some severe erosion which you applied very well.
Thanks, this was my first attempt at heavy weathering. Not sure if I'll go this far on a future build...
Top marks Greg. For both courage & results. Your photos do it justice & I can almost hear the paint flaking off! Presumably this is the Tamiya kit in 1/48?
Thank you! It helps to have a large bottle of thinner available. Yes, this is the 1/48 Tamiya kit, which, in typical Tamiya fashion, came together very well.
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Very nice results Greg, very convincing.
Thank you!
It's always nice to try new techniques and to expand your modeling "envelope", Greg!
I like the final result!
Thank you, it's fun learning new techniques - I just have to make sure that I have plenty of thinner and alcohol around to deal with my mistakes.
Looks like your courage in trying this weathering technique paid off, definitely liked.
Thank you. If this plane was real, it would be in desperate need of a paint job.