sandokan Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I'm really impressed about this foiling!! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Guys, Thank you very much. I'm not really much of an expert. This is only my fifth foiled aircraft. I could do one but it would have to wait until my next foil venture since pictures are a must. In the meantime, I'll show you where I got my start: http://www.finescale.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/6/7/d/foiledlightning1.pdf Gaz Great article - Thx Gaz Looking forward to Kev's reference too Torben Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Gas, that's just bloody amazing! Super stuff. Jim Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Holly crow! That looks fabulous! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 How could I missed out on this phenomenal build. very realistic look Gaz , keep them coming , such inspiring work, Bravo! Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Guys, Thank you very much! Your generous comments are great inspiration! Gaz sandokan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Hi everyone, A bit of a struggle dealing with the wide and deep panel lines. Last night I filled all of the details with a medium gray acrylic paint from a tube. This morning after removing the excess, the panel lines look like this: As you can see, they're way too light. The next attempt was to fill the same lines with Alclad Polished Aluminum. The result didn't look much different. With thinner details, the Alclad Polished Aluminum had done fine before. So, I mixed Alclad Polished Aluminum with Alclad Gunmetal The result is much more palatable, But I'm not sure if it's dark enough, still. I used the Alclad because the seams are pretty much full of acrylic paint. I didn't think adding darker acrylic paint would survive the rubbing-off process. Just a note to self and others: Trench-like panel lines are bad! What do you guys think about the second set of panel lines? Gaz Edited October 28, 2017 by Gazzas sandokan, Gigant, johncrow and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 They look OK to me... Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Much better second time around Gaz. I'm guessing the effect looks dark against the foil in some lighting and much paler in others wehn the foil work is in shadow. Have you thought about running an additional fine graphite pencil line over the top of the panel lines? If you're worried about the reflectivity/shininess of graphite perhaps a fine dark grey or black colouring pencil? Not sure if the Alclad will have enough of a micro surface texture for any pencil to grip on... If tempted, please for goodness sake try throughly on a test piece first!!! Torben Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Torben, I hadn't thought of pencil for this. Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try in a few days. I tend not to get much modelling done on work days. Getting anything to stick to the foil while you try to buff off some of it is pretty difficult. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Wow, Gaz, this is like watching Peter skin his Spitfire ! This work takes talent and PATIENCE, most of which I don't have, it is such a pleasure seeing this kind of work I can 'try' to emulate ,beautiful job j Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I'm always amazed when I see someone foil an aircraft. I just can't see how a wrinkled piece of aluminum foil can be smoothed over like that. When you were doing the panel lines, were you spraying the alclad on the foil and sanding it off, leaving the remaining paint in the panel line? I can see already this is gonna be amazing... Bryan Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Guys, Thank you very much! Bryan, It's less difficult than you might think. If you think of most of the metal sculptures and car fenders you've seen in your life, you'll know that most of them started out as flat pieces of metal. Whether it's the Statue of Liberty or a VW beetle, it's all the same. The man with his hammer or me with a coffee stirrer, we're still doing the same thing: using a tool to push the molecules in the metal in different directions to manipulate the shape of the metal. The main limiter for me is the fact that I can't anneal the metal because it's held to the model by adhesive. I try to think of the foil not as a sheet, but as a block. Gaz Edited October 30, 2017 by Gazzas sandokan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 That's a really cool result Gazzas! I've never done anything with foil but the results look be be well worth the effort. Looks very convincing and stands apart from a painted finish. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 HI Again Everyone, A small but very important update. It's important because when it comes to foil removing the excess is just as important as how you lay the piece. Today I extricated the clear parts from their blanket of foil. Delicately I had to cut around the frames then use the same knife-edge to lift the foil. Then I peeled away fragments and slivers until I was left with clear parts that were covered in a hazy, tacky residue. Rubbing alcohol and citrus-based goo remover were used to remove the remaining adhesive. Best of all no knife-cuts show in the clear parts. I'm pretty pleased with the result. Thanks for looking, Gaz Emilio, Rainer Hoffmann, holzemjo and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now