I like your background music. The intermediate blue is a little dark and the dark sea blue is a little bit light, there should be more contrast, but it's pretty good the way it is. I like the salt weathering, it looks good. The white/gray component of the exhaust staining is the lead added to the gasoline as an anti-knock agent. It's a pretty complex staining with light gray/white, tan, dark gray and sooty black. Your's is pretty good. I enjoyed the video. I might have to go and get a Mariner kit now.
Nice build of a beautiful model, congrats. With all that weathering this Mariner looks like the one that went down with Flight 19 in 1945. Thanks for sharing the video.
It was nice of Academy to give us many of these large subjects in 1/72, but the kits are often a challenge. You did a nice job and I was especially impressed by your touch with the oil weathering.
Looks great! I recently did the PBY Catalina. It also had some frustration, but overall a great looking kit in the end. Balancing the front was a pain.
Acrylic paint as a base, oil paint for the wood grain, my Sopwith Camel video shows that technique I use, although I learned that technique from LPJ Models. He has a great video explaining the process.
I'm just finishing this model as well. I did like that the turrets could go in after painting. I needed to put a lot of weight in the nose and the dome for it to sit on the front wheel. Thank you for sharing. One small point. Maybe give up on the music. It's hard to focus on what you're trying to share.
I like your background music. The intermediate blue is a little dark and the dark sea blue is a little bit light, there should be more contrast, but it's pretty good the way it is. I like the salt weathering, it looks good. The white/gray component of the exhaust staining is the lead added to the gasoline as an anti-knock agent. It's a pretty complex staining with light gray/white, tan, dark gray and sooty black. Your's is pretty good. I enjoyed the video. I might have to go and get a Mariner kit now.
Nice build of a beautiful model, congrats. With all that weathering this Mariner looks like the one that went down with Flight 19 in 1945. Thanks for sharing the video.
It was nice of Academy to give us many of these large subjects in 1/72, but the kits are often a challenge. You did a nice job and I was especially impressed by your touch with the oil weathering.
Great looking build! She is massive
Excellent work
Excellent build!!
Lovely work bud, with the shape of those wings it really does look like a sea bird doesn't it.
Great job!
lovely, a great aircraft, you have the patience of a saint, I am still agonizing with fit problems on a 72nd scale p47.
Looks great! I recently did the PBY Catalina. It also had some frustration, but overall a great looking kit in the end. Balancing the front was a pain.
That wood grain looks great. Any tips or instructions on how to achieve that look?
Acrylic paint as a base, oil paint for the wood grain, my Sopwith Camel video shows that technique I use, although I learned that technique from LPJ Models. He has a great video explaining the process.
I'm just finishing this model as well. I did like that the turrets could go in after painting. I needed to put a lot of weight in the nose and the dome for it to sit on the front wheel. Thank you for sharing. One small point. Maybe give up on the music. It's hard to focus on what you're trying to share.