Marcel111 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Some very serious modelling going in here, but things are looking really beautiful with paint on. Your comments on the AKAN paints are interesting, I would consider them for a planned Mig-29 build but the last thing I need are finnicky paints. The vacuformd windscreen look really good, congrats on that bit of ingenuity! Cheers, Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I like it! Those Russki blue camoflages look really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Ambitious project John, I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) Some very serious modelling going in here, but things are looking really beautiful with paint on. Your comments on the AKAN paints are interesting, I would consider them for a planned Mig-29 build but the last thing I need are finnicky paints. The vacuformd windscreen look really good, congrats on that bit of ingenuity! Cheers, Marcel Thanks, Marcel. Your encouraging words mean a lot. It is certainly possible any issues I had with the AKAN paints were my fault. But I find Tamiya paint close to foolproof. I'm already looking forward to your MiG-29! And I must confess that I've not yet completely licked the windscreen issue yet. Or more accurately, fixing the windscreen to the fuselage....when it's no longer avoidable, I'll have to come up with something! I like it! Those Russki blue camoflages look really cool. Ambitious project John, I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Martin Thanks much, Gazzas, Martin. That paintjob is still a bit garish, but I think I've got a plan for that. Regards, jp Edited May 27, 2017 by johncrow Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) I'm just about done with the camo....I'm at the point now where just handling it while I touch up scratches etc. is only causing more scratches etc. That paint can't handle being looked at sideways. I spent a lot of time correcting the errors from the first mask job. I used something for the first time that made the touch-ups much easier, I think. Maybe you have mistakenly masked one of the colors with a soft edge rather than a hard edge. Maybe the masks you made were basically one-time use, and were no good for any re-masking that needed to be done. Maybe you didn't spend quite the time you should've on the first masking try. Maybe you should've taken it easy with the cheap cold medicine. Or, if you are like me, you did 'em all. At the same time. I imagine I'm one of the last to hear about this stuff, but it helped me out a lot. I wish I would have used it from the get-go. It's Tamiya skinny masking tape...it's about 2mm wide and made of vinyl or something similar so it is easy to mask around curves, as long as they are not too sharp. This is where I'm at. Still not perfect, but it will have to do. I did manage to damage the fuselage on the left side of the cockpit, but I should be able to get that smoothed and repainted. In looking at reference pics, there's a lot of variation in the colors of these jets. From bright and new, to old and faded. I'm a little less concerned about the brightness of the colors, though I still plan to tone things down a bit. FYI, the canards and horizontal stabs are not glued in place yet, just stuck there for the picture. Next up is masking and painting the radome, tailcone, and antenna panels...that should be pretty straight-forward. Right? Thanks for stopping by, jp Edited June 17, 2017 by johncrow Rdrunner, Vandy 1 VX 4, Dany Boy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Whats the plan for the weathering John? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Whats the plan for the weathering John? Thanks for stopping by, Breaker. I initially favored one of the heavily weathered and faded jets, but after spending so much time thus far with the painting, I think it'll be somewhat closer to a 'like new' example. But I will do a bit of post-shading, I think. Plus a panel line wash, and a little bit of an over-all spray down with some heavily thinned light gray. I did that on the last Flanker I did...6 or 7 years ago already...and liked the effect it had. That's the plan right now, anyhow. Regards, jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 That's some mighty impressive conversion and skill! Love the paint job as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 That's some mighty impressive conversion and skill! Love the paint job as well! Thanks very much Ohm-men. I appreciate it. It's been two years so far, but I'm getting there. Regards, jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Matt Foley Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) Thanks very much Ohm-men. I appreciate it. It's been two years so far, but I'm getting there. Regards, jp I feel your pain. I started my Flanker in 2006. I shelved it after running into some issues with the Zacto Nose and picked it up again this past year. The construction is good now, I'm nearly finished, and decided to use Akan Ukrainian colors on a splinter type camouflage. I have used Akan before on a 1/48th Mig-29 SMT and had good results. This time around it does not seem as though the adhesion is working as well. I have tried thinning with Testor's acrylic thinner (one of the recommended thinners) and I tried Mr. Leveling thinner in small amounts. A couple of the colors worked ok, but one of them is a pain to keep from lifting. Like you said in an earlier post, it seems to not do well being handled and chips if you look at it sideways. Very frustrating, and I think from now on, I will buy Mr. Paint or mix others for the needed colors. I might add that I primed with Mr. Surfacer 1200 and that did very well on all of the resin and plastic. Edited June 28, 2017 by Mr Matt Foley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I feel your pain. I started my Flanker in 2006. I shelved it after running into some issues with the Zacto Nose and picked it up again this past year. The construction is good now, I'm nearly finished, and decided to use Akan Ukrainian colors on a splinter type camouflage. I have used Akan before on a 1/48th Mig-29 SMT and had good results. This time around it does not seem as though the adhesion is working as well. I have tried thinning with Testor's acrylic thinner (one of the recommended thinners) and I tried Mr. Leveling thinner in small amounts. A couple of the colors worked ok, but one of them is a pain to keep from lifting. Like you said in an earlier post, it seems to not do well being handled and chips if you look at it sideways. Very frustrating, and I think from now on, I will buy Mr. Paint or mix others for the needed colors. I might add that I primed with Mr. Surfacer 1200 and that did very well on all of the resin and plastic. Those are exactly the issues I was having. I like the colors, but the time I spent fixing dings, scratches etc. could be spent fooling with Tamiya paints to get the right color. And I'd still probably come out ahead. I primed with Tamiya gray primer from the rattle can, and seemed to have the fewest problems when I used Tamiya acrylic thinner. Put up some pics of your Flanker! Cheers, jp Edited July 4, 2017 by johncrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) I just jumped off the SS Photobucket after that nasty iceberg incident.... Testing Imageshack... Edited August 19, 2017 by johncrow Dany Boy and Rdrunner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) Another....So I dig Imageshack. It took me 60 seconds to set up an account, and 5 minutes to figure out how to post a pic. We'll see how things go long-term. These pictures show the limited progress on this build. I painted most of the white radomes/dielectrics/antennas. (I missed a couple, done now...will post a newer pic or two in the near future.) I still need to touch up a few spots of the white. These pics are basically Imageshack testbeds. I also am using a new phone for the pictures....(work phone, sorry boss!) No more smudges in every picture. Thanks for playing guinea pig, jp Edited August 19, 2017 by johncrow Eenyweeny, Emilio, Dany Boy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncrow Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 OK, I'm essentially done with the white, and I painted the leading edge of the wings, stabs, and canards. Hopefully it won't be too long before I have to figure out how to display this thing. The canards and horizontal stabs are still not glued, thus the droopiness. Until next time, jp Gazzas, Jim Barry, Marcel111 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 super sharp camo John, looks cleeaaannn as well. Looking forward to seeing this finished, I get the feeling it'll probably be the same day Tanmodel release theirs! Ahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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