Guest Rigor Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 looks great nice work Dave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Thanks very much for the kind remarks everyone! This past weekend I achieved my Best. Gloss. Coat. Ever! I have often wondered if we sometimes go to great lengths to make things harder than they need to be. I particularly wondered this every time I tried to spray Future through my airbrush. Every forum you visit has multiple threads about how to get a reliable clear coat spraying this stuff! I had long since given up on it in favor of Xtracrylix gloss which is much more forgiving. Problem is: it isn't a very tough coat. In all those "Help!!" threads you see one or two guys saying; "I just brush it on and it works a treat!" and mostly being ignored. That can't work! It sounds way too easy! It works. I did not polish or wet-sand the paint prior to this because the paint coat is so thin I was already having problems with scratches. I was afraid that even a micro-mesh would just go right through to primer. I can only imagine how great a shine I'll get on my next project when I can properly prepare the paint. Too bad I don't have any decals to put on it!! Weathering and dangly bits next. I'm almost out of month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Dave, that looks awesome! Love it. The whole thing looks impressively striking. I brushed-painted Future (the real stuff!) on my 1/48 George, and was very pleased with the results. You need to use a good-quality flat brush though, which is something I lack. The cheap nylon-bristle job I use tends to leave brush marks ocassionally (but they mostly settle out). Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Brushing on Future is the way I do it most of the time! Works fine and as you have noticed flows out very nicely on the surface! My Zero is entirely hand brushed with Future! I use a soft brush with long bristles to get it on! Cheers, Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Whoohoo, Looking GREAT DAVE! I've never had the opportunity to use Future, cuz I was always scared to run it thru the airbrush and not get it cleaned out. Brushing is definitely a plausible alternative now that i've seen how well it went on this Frank. Hey, if you, Azgaron and Kevin endorse it...maybe even I can do this. What do you use to clean your brush with after using it? What thins this stuff? I've been wanting to get some of this stuff if for no other reason than to dip canopies in. I hear it's a mess to work with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Russ- You can use Ammonia to get rid of the future from your brushes and airbrush- In fact, I clean my airbrush out with Windex with ammonia as soon as I am done spraying the stuff, and it has never clogged up on me. As far as thinning it, I have never had to- It is thin enough from the bottle. It is useful! THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman777 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Dave, your Ki-84 is really sharp, love the paint scheme. The Frank is a big favorite of mine and it has such beautiful lines that it'd look good in a burlap sack. I'm looking forward to seeing yours on the cat-walk very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thanks Guys! This is going to be the first of a new series: "Found at the Bottom of a Lake" What do you think? Too much? (Actually, the Promodeller Wash has been applied....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Love to see how it turns out! Cheers, Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Wash removed... It's not so easy getting a wash to show on such a dark green but the 'mud brown' Promodeller Wash does. Finding angles to photograph so it's visible on screen is another thing! Hopefully these will show it well enough. And the belly.. I'm out of town until Friday night so it's gonna be a busy weekend to get this finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Oh man Dave, that looks slick! Just the right amount of everything in my book. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Excellent work Dave! That wash turned out great! Cheers, Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 Thanks guys... Decided it should have some degree of chipped paint else it wouldn't be a proper IJA aircraft. Hope it isn't overdone or fake looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 look's great to me Dave nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman777 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Oh yeah Dave, I"m liking that alot. Looks like you and Kevin will both make the deadline. This Group build has been a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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