Revell Sopwith Triplane RNAS 8.Sqn

[Syde_Burns]

Here are some "in progress" pics of one of my Revell Sopwith Triplanes. Looks like it needed some correction! The red brown colour is PC-12 (Humbrol.70).

I just tested to shade and fade the lower wing. Its going to be stripped from paint and repainted. I have to correct the internal structure.
I drybrushed the preshadeed wing with hu.70. Then everyting was shaded with a mix of Hu.98 + satin cote. Then the details was highlighted with Hu.100. The result is best visible on the second pic.

[Old Man]

Very nice work indeed, Sir.

As you are still in early days, you might want to check the over-all shade, as I believe the general consensus is that Admiralty machines ran a bit more to the green side than R.F.C. types. There is a tremendous brouha currently in the 'camouflage and markings' section on English finishes just now you might find useful.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ca...thbusting.html

I am a great fan of pre-shading techniques for ribs, and have found that an ordinary No. 2 pencil does very well for the work. It can be controlled more precisely than a brush, and once a thin coat or two of color is over it, simply shows as 'darker' in the tone of the covering color.

[Syde_Burns]

Thanks!
I used this thread as reference:

.theaerodrome.com/forum/camouflage-markings/28402-black-flight-sopwith-triplane.

(looks like i can't post links when i have less than 10 posts. Just add triple "w" and h t m l)

[flypaper]

Originally Posted by Old Man

Very nice work indeed, Sir.

As you are still in early days, you might want to check the over-all shade, as I believe the general consensus is that Admiralty machines ran a bit more to the green side than R.F.C. types. There is a tremendous brouha currently in the 'camouflage and markings' section on English finishes just now you might find useful.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ca...thbusting.html

I am a great fan of pre-shading techniques for ribs, and have found that an ordinary No. 2 pencil does very well for the work. It can be controlled more precisely than a brush, and once a thin coat or two of color is over it, simply shows as 'darker' in the tone of the covering color.

Hello Old Man

He's finishing it in PC12 not PC10. Pc12 has been called at times as a "Brick Red". and is not in the same color range as PC 10.

Flypaper

[Old Man]

Originally Posted by flypaper

Hello Old Man

He's finishing it in PC12 not PC10. Pc12 has been called at times as a "Brick Red". and is not in the same color range as PC 10.

Flypaper

My point of curiousity, Sir, was whether one of the Admiralty khakis might be more appropriate. Those were gone into at some length in that thread. But is is in any case very far off the field of my own particular interests.

On edit: And I see from the thread mentioned by Mr. Burns that that is likely not the case, and the case for P.C. 12 here very solid.

[Old Man]

Originally Posted by Syde_Burns

Thanks!
I used this thread as reference:

.theaerodrome.com/forum/camouflage-markings/28402-black-flight-sopwith-triplane.

(looks like i can't post links when i have less than 10 posts. Just add triple "w" and h t m l)

That is a very interesting thread, Sir: here is the link to it....

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ca...-triplane.html

The discussion does seem to come down pretty solidly on P.C. 12, so I have learned something new today. I have been used to thinking of P.C. 12 as mostly a Middle East theater finish, and an undercoat for aluminum dope finishes after the war ended.

[BLOWHARD]

Whether it's correct or not, there is a lot of research that points to most or maybe all Tripes being PC-12. You can argue what is the right color but you can't fault someone if they are using detailed research in good faith.

[Syde_Burns]

Well, my main interest are 1/48 ww2 aircrafts. So i'm not so bothered if this Tripe isn't accurate. I just want a small collection in my shelf with colourful ww1 planes.

[Old Man]

It would certainly seem to be accurate, Sir, and I apologize for commencing a dust-up in your progress thread. The Nauticals are not really one of my areas, and I should have checked first. But I do recommend giving the pencil trick a shot; it works well.

Happy modeling!