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Russell Smith · 21 September 2006, 06:18 AM

Stephen, thanks so much for your efforts. when it became apparent to me that getting my hands on a 5c decal wasn't going to be easy I just decided to handpaint the pattern. Sounds crazy doesn't it? keep in mind that this Halberstadt kit I'm working on isn't going to be a finished model anyway, but rather a means to and end - its so that I can see how the light falls across a Haberstadt and its 5c lozenge from a specific angle at a specific time of day. All i really needed from the lozenge was the general effect and not the precisce look.

You'll see it in a painting in a few weeks.

cheers
russ

21 September 2006, 06:18 AM	#10
Russell Smith Forum Ace Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,769	Stephen, thanks so much for your efforts. when it became apparent to me that getting my hands on a 5c decal wasn't going to be easy I just decided to handpaint the pattern. Sounds crazy doesn't it? keep in mind that this Halberstadt kit I'm working on isn't going to be a finished model anyway, but rather a means to and end - its so that I can see how the light falls across a Haberstadt and its 5c lozenge from a specific angle at a specific time of day. All i really needed from the lozenge was the general effect and not the precisce look. You'll see it in a painting in a few weeks. cheers russ __________________ "Art is about creating a feeling, an emotion, not about creating a pictorial catalog of the artist's knowledge and research" - Gil Cohen. Russell Smith site: www.russellsmithart.com Facebook: Russell Smith Studios