Softscience Labs 2.5

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 9th, 2018, 6:07 pm

Nice one, Ralph, it looks like the build it first approach to biplane building is working well for you so far!

skypirate · Post by **skypirate** » March 10th, 2018, 11:28 pm

The Walrus looks absolutely spiffing!

Cheers,

David

Post by **Softscience** » March 11th, 2018, 5:06 pm

Thanks.

Finished rigging the wings of the I-5. Just need a few lines on the tail. The way light is hitting these things looks funny in this photo. Part shiny, part black.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 11th, 2018, 5:10 pm

That's an excellent bit of rigging, Ralph, nice and tight looking and very neat.

Michael modeller 48 · March 11th, 2018, 8:29 pm

Softscience wrote:BRIGHT RED!!!

Looks good this red

I like the interior that you did looks very good. What techniques did you use?

How do you do a wash?

Post by **Softscience** » March 12th, 2018, 3:29 am

Michael modeller 48 wrote:
Softscience wrote:BRIGHT RED!!!
Looks good this red

I like the interior that you did looks very good. What techniques did you use?

How do you do a wash?

Michael, here is a link to a nice video that explains how washes are done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcUJ0BACO4

Post by **Softscience** » March 12th, 2018, 3:47 am

Darn! Thought I'd finish this thing today. The two halves of the spinner don't fit well, and I need to add the pitot (or whatever the hollow tube is, at it's center. A few touches of paint here and there are still needed too. I won't weather it, as I think the head of the Soviet Airforce's personal aircraft would halve been kept pretty clean....at least until he was purged.

I don't know if he was.

Michael modeller 48 · March 12th, 2018, 3:51 am

I like the interior that you did looks very good. What techniques did you use?

How do you do a wash?

Michael, here is a link to a nice video that explains how washes are done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcUJ0BACO4

Thanks,

I have to invest in some oil paints, I did buy tamiya panel line black and brown, i need to try it one day....

Post by **Softscience** » March 13th, 2018, 2:25 am

I have finished the I-5, but I'm finding it difficult to photograph. The bright red is really washing out most images, and I'll need to play around with various setups before I get pictures for the final reveal photos.

Of the 20 or so I took today, these are the least bad

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » March 13th, 2018, 5:45 am

Nicely finished. Your prop looks suitably wooden.

Nigel

gnomemeansgnome · Post by **gnomemeansgnome** » March 13th, 2018, 5:15 pm

Quite a little Bolshevik firecracker! Nice work, man.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 13th, 2018, 6:37 pm

Lovely job, Ralph, that is a great looking build. And very red

Corricon · Post by **Corricon** » March 13th, 2018, 8:26 pm

Very nice

iggie · Post by **iggie** » March 13th, 2018, 9:20 pm

Red you say? Can't say as I'd noticed.....

Really, really nice little build and the prop is the icing on the cake!

Post by **Softscience** » March 14th, 2018, 1:30 am

Thanks much, guys.

For more (and better) photos click here

Now what to work on next? Soooooo many choices. Something with a single wing though.

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