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[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
[ Externí obrázek z nezabezpečeného zdroje ]
The first ship to bear the name, was designed and built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was the first ship of her class and the prototype for the major portion of the submarines constructed by the United States for service in World War II. Gato was christened on 21 August 1941 by Mrs. Royal E. Ingersoll, wife of then Rear Admiral Royal Ingersoll who was Assistant Chief of Naval Operations. GATO commissioned in Groton on 31 December 1941 and shortly thereafter left for service with the Pacific Fleet.GATO earned thirteen Battle Stars and five Presidential Unit Citations. She participated in the Midway Operations, the Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal, the Asiatic-Pacific Raids of 1944, the Marjanas Operation, the Western Caroline Islands Operation, the Iwo Jimo Operation, the Okinawa-Gunto Assault and Occupation, and the Third Fleet Operations Against Japan.
I decided to simulate the sea with spackling compound instead of paper. I tried using paper but it didn't work out properly - a mix of lack of experience and the feeling that it didn't look right in 1/700.
The spackling compound was applied with a paintbrush and worked around while still damp. We'll see how it'll look after painting..
The submarine was painted with Tamiya Black+White diluted with their thinner, X-20A. Once dried (20min), it received a brushcoat of Future (Pledge) acrylic floor wax that was left to dry for 30min or so, before applying the 4 decals. A second coat of Pledge was brushed over the decal to prepare everything for some aging techniques using oil paints. I've painted the sea already, all that is left is the overall weathering with oils, varnishing and painting the frame.
The following acrylic colours were used:
- Phtalo Blue;
- Sap Green;
- Crimson Red;
- Titanium White;
- Black.
Varnished the submarine with Modelmaster Semi-gloss Lacquer (plus a couple of drops of Testor's Dullcoat), diluted with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner.
Gave the sea a coat of Pledge.
Painted the frame with Vallejo German Uniform and gave it a wash with raw sienna oil paints diluted with Mig Productions Thinner for Washes. Wiped off the excess oil paint with tissue paper.
All that is left is to paint the Hellcats .
The end.
The Wildcats were airbrushed with a gray base-colour, then I paintbrushed the blue-gray, covered it with Pledge floor wax (cheap alternative to gloss varnish), placed the decals with the help of MicrosSol by (Microscale), "washed" them with dilueted burnt umber oil paint and they're now drying, waiting for a last cover of varnish (just to seal everyting).
Naposledy upravil Francisco dne 20 čer 2011, 00:28, celkově upraveno 1