LetLetLet ~ Warplanes

Let Let Let - Warplanes => Miscellaneous Subjects => Topic started by: draken35 on January 17, 2021, 07:20:20 PM

Title: Akula
Post by: draken35 on January 17, 2021, 07:20:20 PM

OKB Grigorov is editing lots of little submarines at little scales. Few parts; resin & photoetched ones.
The Akula (Nato name it "Typhoon") is at 1/1200 scale and, as you can see, the real one is a BIG one!
Building is easy but of course the little etched parts request lot of attention...

Primer airbrushed.

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Post by: No.1 on January 17, 2021, 08:29:18 PM

Wow!! Akula or Shark in English, so deadly shape... hope it will not perform its power in real life ;)

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Post by: draken35 on January 18, 2021, 07:41:45 PM

Of course, I've immediately thinked to "Krasny Ocktyabr" (The hunt for Red Ocotber)...

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Post by: modellius on January 20, 2021, 02:08:12 AM

Firs thing to come on my mind was Hunt for Red Oktober..... Nice subject, looking forward to see it done !

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Post by: draken35 on January 27, 2021, 10:18:33 AM

White airbrushed for a second time. The support will be a "wooden" one;base is Tamiya XF-60 Desert Yellow

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Post by: No.1 on January 27, 2021, 11:53:35 AM

Base now look like flying saucer :)) Like it ;)

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Post by: modellius on January 28, 2021, 08:18:42 PM

nice progress !

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Post by: draken35 on February 04, 2021, 09:50:54 AM

Thank you friends!

Masking phase before to airbrush red color first.

The base was airbrushed with Tamiya XF-60 Desert Yellow then I used oil (Burnt Sienna) to give a wood effect. Quitehappy with the result; gloss varnish still needed

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Post by: No.1 on February 04, 2021, 10:07:46 AM

Maybe this can help ;)

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Post by: No.1 on February 04, 2021, 11:40:03 AM

And one more, rear view ;)

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Post by: draken35 on February 07, 2021, 04:55:42 PM

Thank you my friend!

As it seems, different painting schemes are existing. I've opted for the one proposed by the Revell kit, with a red front & medium grey on the undersurfaces and a more darker grey for the upper ones.

Red painted + masked with tape/Maskol: the Tamiya XF-53 airbrushed

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Post by: No.1 on February 07, 2021, 05:04:21 PM

 :-ok

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Post by: modellius on February 09, 2021, 01:00:53 AM

nice progress and excellent pictures !

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Post by: draken35 on February 10, 2021, 05:32:03 PM

After having masked the undersurfaces, Tamiya XF-69 was airbrushed. Then masking tape & Maskol were removed...

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Post by: No.1 on February 10, 2021, 05:44:57 PM

Very fast progress, you are in excellent mood :)

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Post by: modellius on February 10, 2021, 11:37:18 PM

looks great !

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Post by: draken35 on February 13, 2021, 08:14:52 AM

Propellers painted and Akula received gloss varnish from Pébéo

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Post by: No.1 on February 13, 2021, 09:16:04 AM

Good finish!! Decals?

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Post by: draken35 on February 14, 2021, 02:21:13 PM

No decals at all in the box my friend. Just oil wash and then matt varnish and she will be finished

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Post by: No.1 on February 14, 2021, 04:08:31 PM

Good, make things goes even more easy :))

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Post by: draken35 on February 22, 2021, 11:32:43 AM

Akula finished!  :-love

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Post by: No.1 on February 22, 2021, 11:51:41 AM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap :-love :-ok

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Post by: draken35 on February 22, 2021, 06:43:25 PM

thank you my friend!

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Post by: modellius on March 01, 2021, 12:20:50 PM

Superb mate !