2024 bench butchering... by Ratch

[Ratch]

I've mostly worked on the Blenheim today.

[Battletweety]

Hi Ratch, good looking start. With canopy masking, I find it hit and miss most of the time. For the really complicated ones, like your Blenheim, I sometimes cut thin strips of tamiya masking tape and paint them the colour I want, then stick them on to form the canopy frame. Here is a B25 I did some years ago with that method. Please excuse the poor quality workmanship, it was pre airbrush days.



cheers

BT

[Stuart]

Did you say Blenheim..?!!!?!?

Om my god, my twitch has come back!

[Ratch]

Sometimes I put the canopy framing down with a Ruling Pen, I'm not keen on the tape approach.

[Ratch]

Canopy airbrushed and turret lined.


A bit more animal painting.

[iggie]

I'm sure you're using decals for dem animals...
Excellent work!

[ShaunW]

The Blenheim is coming along well and those animals look great and are something different.

[Ratch]

I'm sure you're using decals for dem animals...
Excellent work!

Decals! Are you crazy, man!
Cheers

[Ratch]

The Blenheim is coming along well and those animals look great and are something different.

Thanks Shaun

[Ratch]

On to the last few animals.

[Ratch]

I mixed Vallejo Model Color 70847 123 Dark Sand FS33722 with a little airbrush thinner and sprayed selected panels followed by Vallejo Model Air 71001 White FS37925 RAL9016 RLM21 on the underside of the nose.


More work on the zoo.

[ShaunW]

Both the Starfighter and the zoo crew are coming along very nicely, Ratch.

[Clashcityrocker]

Loving your work on the zoo animals Ratch. The Starfighter is nice also.

Nigel

[Ratch]

I have a 1/48 Bucc on the bench. I’ve been picking out instruments with a fine pointed brush.

The seats are not yet fixed.

More painting and decals to apply.


The Blenheim has been sprayed with Vallejo Model Air 71323 BS Dark Earth.


I masked the light panels on the Starfighter then airbrushed with Vallejo Model Color 70890 90 Reflective Green mixed with a little Vallejo Airbrush Thinner.


Nearly there with the animals.

[skypirate]

Woohoo! Lots of interesting stuff here, Ratch.
Is that the old-tool Bucc?

David