Joel_W Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Yesterday I finally finished the base color coats. The bottom was airbrushed with Tamiya XF-2 White and thinned with Tamiya Yellow Cap 2 parts paint to 3 parts thinner with a flow rate of 16 psi. I must have applied 6 light color coats, then gave it a day to cure. The top color Light Gull Gray FS26440 was mixed with Tamiya paints. XF-19 Sky Gray 2 parts plus XF-2 White 1 part, then thinned with Tamiya Yellow Cap 2 parts paint to 3 parts thinner, and also air brushed at a flow rate of 16 psi. in multiple light coats. After 5 coats I wasn't really happy with the coverage, so I slowed down my passes and the coverage was what I wanted by the end of the 6th coat. Unfortunately, the result of slowing down was a rough surface texture, and what I call marbling in the wing root areas. After letting the paint cure for two days I polished the entire surface with wet 12,000 micro mesh pad followed by a wet make up sponge. the result was a really smooth surface, but I managed a few light sanding marks, so I air brushed the top with a final light coat thinned 3 to 4. The results are a super smooth surface. Well almost. The Black basing primer coats gave me the color modulation in a random pattern I was looking for especially in the bottom white where I wanted the paint to show the effects of oil, grease, and what not kicked up from the runways. This is a Marine Scooter, so it flew from land bases in Vietnam. One issue is that as usual, the effects are slightly less visual in pictures then up close and personal. And now a few of the underside of the Scooter Here's a closer shot of the belly with the contrasting gloss white wheel wells that have already received a few grimy black washes. Joel Jim Barry, MikeMaben, A-10LOADER and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Nice! I dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Nice! I dig it! Shaka Hi, Thought that you would like the final results. Joel Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 JA Nicely done and your best paint work yet. Keep 'em coming Bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Wow that looks just great! Really love how the mottled look makes the model come alive. Can't wait for the next update! Cheers, Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 JA Nicely done and your best paint work yet. Keep 'em coming Bro Bro, Thanks for taking time away from the Owl to checkout the Scooter. Glad you've seen the difference in my painting technique, Pays to team up with a great painter. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Wow that looks just great! Really love how the mottled look makes the model come alive. Can't wait for the next update! Cheers, Marcel Marcel, I'm really appreciative that you stopped by to checkout the color coats on the Scooter. As for the Black Basing technique, it works extremely well at producing that random mottled effect. I can't take credit for the procedure as I've watched Doog's video at least a dozen times so far. Joel A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Beautiful Joel! Tony, Thanks for stopping by, as always it's much appreciated. The Black Basing really has kicked up my painting a few notches, and it's so much easier then pre and post shading. That doesn't negate weathering and a final wash or two, but the base colors look so much more realistic in the effect I'm trying to duplicate.Here's that picture again of a -E from VMA 211 Joel A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Joel, just beautiful mate! The effect is spot on and I bet it looks even better in real life. Just one thing, and not to detract from its awesomeness is the demarcation line between the gull grey and white seems indistinct from the photos compared to the real thing? Either way, it is inspiring indeed Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Joel, just beautiful mate! The effect is spot on and I bet it looks even better in real life. Just one thing, and not to detract from its awesomeness is the demarcation line between the gull grey and white seems indistinct from the photos compared to the real thing? Either way, it is inspiring indeed Cheers Anthony Anthony, Thanks so much for stopping by, it's always much appreciated. The final color coat effect turned out better then I had anticipated. As for the hard line demarcation line of the real aircraft vs the soft feathered edge I applied, you're 100% correct. I made the wrong assumption instead of carefully checking the picture, especially since I'm doing one of the aircraft from the VMA 211. I'll be tapping off the line and creating a hard edge when I do the flying surfaces later this week. Again, thanks so much for pointing out my painting error now rather then later when it would be much harder or not possible to correct. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 No worries Joel, its hard to tell from your pics, but I would not go a full hard demarcation line, maybe a blu-tack roll to spray a slightly feathered edge. It seems slightly soft...LOL, I think I am confusing the situation?? Either way, keep up the awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 No worries Joel, its hard to tell from your pics, but I would not go a full hard demarcation line, maybe a blu-tack roll to spray a slightly feathered edge. It seems slightly soft...LOL, I think I am confusing the situation?? Either way, keep up the awesomeness Anthony, Every USN & Marine aircraft I've built through the years has had a soft edge. In 1/48 scale it's almost a fine line, but in 1/32 scale it more of feathered edge. I did use Silly Putty for the demarcation line as I wanted it somewhere in between. I'll take a closer look at the pictures I have of VMA 211 and some other Scooters and see what it should be. Maybe Martin with his extensive photo library can come up with a definitive picture or two. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) Anthony, I've checked out several pictures of Marine Scooters, and it does look like a feathered edge. In real life when it's condensed into picture format it gets pretty tight. In this picture you can clearly see that the demarcation line is feathered ever so slightly, and it's a tad wavy. Check out the nose section and you can see the wavy line. So I guess it's safe to say it's not a hard line. but I certainly appreciate your taking the time to check it out. Joel Edited May 30, 2017 by Joel_W Shaka HI and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Joel, Looks great with some paint on. Can't wait to see how the weathering goes. Gaz Joel_W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Joel, just ignore me buddy....you have the situation well in hand! Look forward to seeing some colour on her and keep up the great work! Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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