Saxon's B-57G ***COMPLETED***

[Saxon]

Thanks guys, I actually hardened the camo lines as the Medium green didn't stand out against the darker green and it all just looked the same. I will give it a wash as well like I did with my F-105D to dirty it up a little.

Here is where I am currently at, there is a little bit of black on the forward fuselage near the nose, I kind of like it as it looks like weathering of some sort so might leave it that way.

Also have to reattach some of the annoying little parts that have fallen off.

[ShaunW]

Very nice Saxon. I rather like your desk top model approach with the smoked out canopies, although in 1/72 or above I like to incorporate some cockpit detail etc. For military aircraft in 1/144th scale I would probably use the same approach, as I automatically do with airliner models. Good stuff, keep at it.

[Saxon]

Thanks Shaun, when I do 1/48 I include cockpits. Just a personal taste thing but I really like the blacked canopy look, it seems cleaner in some ways and even when I was doing cockpits I never went to much trouble with them anyway.

[splash]

Nice work on the B-57 the colours work well, I just tried to paint my Jolly Green Giant the same but found it hard to get a good demarcation between the two greens.

What colours did you use?

Regards Splash

[Saxon]

Thanks Splash, yeah it is a difficult scheme to free hand due to the greens being similar. I used Mr Hobby H303 (FS 34102), H309 (FS 34079) and H310 (FS 30219) I have had better luck free handing this scheme in the past but this time the Medium Green was virtually indistinguishable from the Darker Green.

[ShaunW]

I'm going to have a go at a freehand scheme on the F-4 using Humbrol shades or failing that out will come the blu-tak sausages! So we'll see how the Humbol greens shape up, or rather you lot will as I won't be able to tell 'em apart at the best of times

[Martin R]

Very nice, Saxon! I have never experimented with the desktop look blacked out canopy. I may have to try that on something in the near future!

regards,

Martin

[thomastmcc]

very cool mate..

thomas

[Saxon]

Thanks guys, I would recommend the blacked out canopy Martin, especially on a subject with a simple cockpit that you don't want to super detail.

[Chris]

SEAC camo always blends the greens, in real life the difference is obvious, the camera however makes the greens blend.

[Saxon]

Thanks Chris, yes I did notice that a lot on real life pics of SEA aircraft, but you could still just make out the difference in green tones whereas mine looked exactly the same without the harsher demarcation. Anyway finished it now, I changed the bombload to x4 Mk 117 bombs as the kit bombs look very WW2 and from what I have read weren't carried by the B-57G anyway.

I also added a wash which has brought out the panel lines and dirtied it up a little.

Also I think this build/kit now has the record for most parts which broke off during the building and painting process, I am still amazed I didn't snap off the aerial on the nose. I lost a few antennae which I had to replace with scratch built ones as well.

[Chris]

Man, that ispretty.

[Saxon]

Thanks Chris!

[ShaunW]

Oh Saxon my man, that looks great, the smoked canopy really suits this one too. Well done on finishing.

[Dazzled]

Excellent result. It looks ready to have a pop at the Ho Chi Minh trail