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Helicopter modeling case: from material to top color reduction

Material selection: bringing the model “bones” closer to the real machine

Before making it, select the skeleton for the model.LightwoodPyramid is the preferred - it is more powerful (than steel) and is small but resilient and supports large parts such as fuselage, rotary wings, etc.;The wood.Wirtschaftsprüfers are used as “responsibles” for landing gears, rotor oars, etc., which are of high hardness and not susceptible to distortion. If you're looking for details, you can match them.Layer- A skin-skinned airframe that simulates the smoothness of the machine;FoamboardZirconium is used for rotor blades, light and plastic.
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Production process: shaping the model “bones”

1. Body and parts formation

  • Use the twilight.Circle, ruler.Draw out the outline of the fuselage and use it.Hand drill.It drills out the connective hole, and it uses the poaching hole.WiresawCutting out the body shape.

  • The scraps on both sides of the back of the fuselage are sawed off with a wire, and then they're stung.A machete.Fix the outside and change the outside.Sword.Scratch the inner wall and smooth the edges.

  • Use the twilight.SandpaperFull-scale grinding of the machine until the surface is thin and hairless.

2. Assembly and detail filling

  • Use the twilight.White cream.Accelerators are attached to components such as rotary wings, landing gears, etc. to ensure a robust structure.

  • Wing oars need to be well aligned, and the main axle is to be inserted vertically to avoid lateral rotation.

  • The metallic axes of the landing shelf are to be tightened to simulate the support of the solid hydraulic drums; the tyre details are carved with a foam sheet and glued to the landing shelf.

III. Post-treatment and upper colour: enabling the model “skin” to be reduced vividly

1. Basic coating: bottom-up

Let's start with the model.Light Grey Bottom PaintZirconium, which covers the surface evenly and provides the basis for subsequent colouring. If you want to enhance the line comparison, you can fill it in the center area.WhiteTwilight, make the shadow and the light more visible.

2. Main colour spray: reduced machine colour

Take the blue machine in the picture as an example.Blue BottomZirconium, sewn along the mosaics and graft lines (simulate shadows), is more shallow and random, and the subsequent main color will be covered but the shadow level will be preserved. More spray.BanditsPlumbing (sprayed with white paint over the skin), small air pressure and small paint volume are easier to control, so that the patches are not naturally rigid.

Details: let the model live

  • ‌Color and Color Transition‌: If the model is coloured, draw and fill, do not pursue “one-stop-in-one”, multi-wheel patches to make the color more natural.

  • ‌Old Treatment‌: With ‌Laundry.Zirconium is made of seeplines, stains, and simulates dust stains; dark old soil + paint paints rubbing oil marks; and the white part is dyeed with dark-coloured detergent + solvents to reinforce the spotting sense.

  • ‌Metal sense‌: If the model has a metal component (e.g. a landing shelf), the metal is sprayed to the bottom and then polished with crayons (a 2-layer transparent paint and a 2B pencil softly polished to protect the paint) to make it more real.