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Combo build: Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik (Accurate Miniatures / Revell in 1/48 and Tamiya in 1/72)

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 680 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago · Accurate Miniatures, Il-2, Ilyushin, Revell, Stormovik

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Eric Berg said 2 years, 3 months ago:

That summer paint job looks fantastic, John @johnb. It seems like AMMO/mig has a product for everything. If you decide to do that winter white I think you should let a bit more of that green camo show through. I would be afraid of too much thinner eating up the green so go easy on your mixture. Tough decision.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@fiveten, @gblair, @eb801, thanks a lot gentlemen. A lot of wise words which I will definitely take into account.

A quick check on the website of a hobbystore in my hometown shows that they have the washable MIG paint available at €2,45. First thing tomorrow is a ride towards that store.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Sounds an interesting option, my friend @johnb!
George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Let me know how it works, John (@johnb). I think I would test it on something besides my model before I did something hard to fix. If you decide to try the very thin paint route, I have used the technique on my past couple of planes. I used Tamiya paint thinned with X-20. You can get away spraying very thin paint provided you use low air pressure and build the paint up very slowly. It takes a while, but the color will eventually build up without flooding the surface.
Sebastijan Videc said 2 years, 3 months ago:

I'd actually go with chipping fluid (or hairspray) as well... temporary winter schemes bring so much weathering potential!
But looking great! I am a bit stalled with modelling atm, as I caught some kind of bacterial infection of my respiratory organs. But I am getting better and managed to do a little bit of work today.
George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Take care of yourself, Sebastijan (@inflames). It's hard to build a kit if you can't breathe.
Louis Gardner said 2 years, 3 months ago:

John, @johnb
I have somehow managed to miss this build journal. I have only looked at a few pages so far, and I plan to read it from start to where it is now when I get the chance. I commend you on your summer time camouflage. It looks incredible ! For me it would be a hard choice to paint over it with a winter whitewash. But the scheme you have picked has a lot of the summer colors showing through, so like Sebastian said it has a lot of potential.

Sebastijan @inflames
Here's to wishing you a speedy recovery. Get well soon.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Wishing you a quick recovery, my friend @inflames!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@inflames, thanks, Sebastijan. Take care and wishing you a good recovery as well.

@lgardner, thank you, Louis. After how the summer scheme turned out, I'm a bit in doubt myself to overspray it. It makes it a bit of a challenge to get the winter scheme nicely done. Worst case is to respray the entire aircraft. Ofcourse I will give it a try on a paint mule first.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@fiveten, @gblair, @eb801, @inflames, @lgardner, this morning i got my hand on a bottle of washable white from MiG.

Using my paint mule, the current results are as shown on the picture. The wing parts are airbrushed at first and later rubbed a bit with a moistered brush. On the horizontal stabilizers I applied the paint with a regular brush and did the rubbing the same as on the main wings.

I think it is doable to get a nice wither scheme with this but I do need a bit more practise.

Ofcourse, any advise is more than welcome.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Cannot offer any advice, since I have never worked with this kind of paint, my friend @johnb, however your result looks really great!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@fiveten, thanks a lot, Spiros. I used acrylic thinner for the first try, maybe thinning it with water might give a better result.
George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Looks like you are on the right track, John (@johnb). Perhaps it would work better if you put a clear gloss layer on the plane first, and then added the washable paint. The washable paint might have a weaker bond with the gloss, and be easier and more controllable to remove?
Eric Berg said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@johnb - George’s suggestion about putting on a gloss clear coat sounds logical. Might be easier to remove any paint mistakes. That Mig wash looks pretty good to me. Is it water soluble?
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@gblair, @eb801, thanks for the advice. Bringing on a layer of clear coat does not do harm, so better to do that. The Washable white is indeed water soluble.
Below is the shiny Stormovik with a layer of clear coat.
I will let the coat dry overnight before applying the white.

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