airscale Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 that is some beaautiful work there Pete - captures the effect perfectly ..this is a pleasure to watch - so glad you are back onto it Peter Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 6 hours ago, airscale said: that is some beaautiful work there Pete - captures the effect perfectly ..this is a pleasure to watch - so glad you are back onto it Peter Thanks Peter- appreciate the kind words- cheers P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 That is just unbelievable! Beautiful work Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 3:18 PM, Pete Fleischmann said: Hey all- more nozzle stuff- The rusty and smoky patina was done with MiG pigments over the previous painting steps- cheers P I swear I can hear jet noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Oldbaldguy said: I swear I can hear jet noises. …that’s probably me making them as I sit at the bench Oldbaldguy, stusbke, cmayer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 23 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: …that’s probably me making them as I sit at the bench It’s better than that…you’re running around the basement “flying” that Smurf around! Pete Fleischmann and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Timmy! said: It’s better than that…you’re running around the basement “flying” that Smurf around! yep. busted. can’t help myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Hello all- got the vent holes in the tailpipes located and drilled out. I was searching the web for techniques to weather aluminum, and came up with all sorts of alchemy- but in the end I just smeared raw umber and Payne’s grey oil paint all over the aluminum and after an hour just feathered it off with a clean rag. pretty cool! Cheers P Rockie Yarwood, themongoose, matt_1185 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Started working on this fairing- not done yet- still adjusting the size and figuring out the fasteners- The photo of the actual jet above is a T-38A. The AT-38B has a ballast fairing that would cover most of the louvered vent, so they moved it aft- cheers P A-10LOADER, Landrotten Highlander, themongoose and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Hello all- aft titanium section. Rivets are JB Weld, then shot with Tamiya NATO Black- Then AK Gun Metal and AK Polished Metal powders…buffed out Little more buffing, and there ya go- cheers Pigfyter Edited July 25, 2022 by Pete Fleischmann easixpedro, allthumbs, HerculesPA_2 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Wow! How'd you make the rivets out of epoxy? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Wow! How'd you make the rivets out of epoxy? Matt super easy- mix up JB Weld 2 part epoxy and take a sharp toothpick (or whatever) dip it in the epoxy, and tap it where you want it to go. practice a few times off the model to be sure you can get a consistent size..but not a hard thing to master. The JB weld is thick enough that it stands proud easily and retracts to a convincing dome shape- pretty cool. cheers P Edited July 25, 2022 by Pete Fleischmann JayW, Greg W, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 ….a little more- cheers P scvrobeson, TankBuster, matt_1185 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Then screw heads with solder balls- LSP_Kevin, JayW, Michael931080 and 20 others 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy! Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) Sofa King AWESOME!! Edited July 26, 2022 by Timmy! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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