Guest Peterpools Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Tim Very sound theories. My thoughts would lean very strongly to the second theory. Everything filters downhill and the trick is to get yourself to the top of the hill. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Tim, I submitted the above in case someone might misinterpret your post as meaning that some a/c were struck off charge when replaced with a new one. I too wonder how often a/c were re-assigned. Was it common ? Was it just the aces a/c ? mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Decision Time and it's just about time to finalize my war planes for the Mustangs wings and fabric covered ailerons: 1. Primed with Tamiya Fine Gray Primer 2. Polish out the primer 3. A mix of Floquil Old Silver and Floquil Reefer White. 4. Gloss topcoat 5. Ready for decaling Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) 2. Polish out the primer Just remember, all paints weather acrylic, enamel or lacquer need something to "bite" into. The only times Ive ever experience any issues with paint not sticking is when the surface to be painted is either not clean enough or is too glossy or smooth to have the paint grip/bite into the surface properly. Personally ive never found it necessary to polish primer or even bare plastic, A good runover the surface to be painted with a grit of 1000 - 1500 is perfectly acceptable for most paints. Id say for Alclad or NMF paints, 1500 - 2000 would be perfectly fine. I usually prime over a surface prepped with 600 - 1200 as the primer likes those slightly more rough surface to dig into. Using the above method, and Tamiya or Mr S primers i have yet to have any paint or primer flake or chip in any way. Edited September 14, 2012 by Out2gtcha mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Brian Got ya. After the primer is on, I'll keep the sanding to 1500 grit to be on the safe side. I started masking last night and found the gun bays are going to be a bit of a problem because I detailed them, the spare set of gun/ammo bay doors can't be used. Looks like I'll be masking them off for a few more hours of work I wasn't counting on. Thanks for the heads up Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Polishing the plastic surface and put standard fine primer seems more appropriate to my eyes...! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but as the Mustang I'm building is quickly approaching a point where a decision needs to be made, I thought I'd take a read. Interesting stuff. As I'm building a Korean era Mustang, I think I will go with no putty on the wings. The detail on the Tamiya Mustang is so fine and detailed that 1. It would be a shame to cover it up. 2. By the 50's these planes would have been serviced and cleaned up so many times, I doubt much putty would have remained. If anyone has a compelling argument for why they should be puttied please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thanks Jennings. That makes a lot so sense. Nothing is locked in yet so I'll take it on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Most of the pics I've seen of Korea 51s look pretty ragged. You'd be fine going unputtied I think. Lothar and allthumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Great pics Mike. Thanks. Though mine will be a RAAF Mustang that does reinforce my view on the matter a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fencer-1 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Most of the pics I've seen of Korea 51s look pretty ragged. You'd be fine going unputtied I think. You are right! One more Korean P-51D photo clearly shows unputtied wing. CAMJSLYH by Alexey Matvienko, on Flickr MikeMaben and allthumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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