Thomas Lund Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Great work so far. I remembered someone who did a superb paint job on an all-black Beaufighter over on Hyperscale, so I dug it out for you. Maybe you'll find this interesting, I would go that way if/when I do an all-black bird. http://www.network54.com/Forum/47751/message/1317648699/Black+No+Black+-+BEAUFIGHTER+Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thomas, thanks for the link. Very interesting indeed. A black overall scheme is definitely one you have to think about to make interesting. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Great work so far. I remembered someone who did a superb paint job on an all-black Beaufighter over on Hyperscale, so I dug it out for you. Maybe you'll find this interesting, I would go that way if/when I do an all-black bird. http://www.network54.com/Forum/47751/message/1317648699/Black+No+Black+-+BEAUFIGHTER+Update Thomas, I book marked this and I'm willing to give it a try. Hopefully not to far off now..............Harv Edited February 11, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Have u try doing some shading work With flat dark blue. If it was my build I would do a reverse wash of Unbleached titanium. It will lighten your black a bit giving u an extra shading nuance. Just my two cents. Please try first on scrap piece of painted plastic Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Have u try doing some shading work With flat dark blue. If it was my build I would do a reverse wash of Unbleached titanium. It will lighten your black a bit giving u an extra shading nuance. Just my two cents. Please try first on scrap piece of painted plastic Oliver Are you suggesting using the titanium for panel colors and then spraying with flat dark blue ? would dark blue be better than Midnight blue ?........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucohoward Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Oliver, I am not familiar with unbleached titanium. What color family would you say it is in? There is a fair amount of flat blue in the base color mix I used. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yea, what he said !..............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Wolf Grant Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yup, what Harv said ... he said ... err, who ever said. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Nice variations on that black. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Are you suggesting using the titanium for panel colors and then spraying with flat dark blue ? would dark blue be better than Midnight blue ?........Harv Hi Sorry its taking me so long to answer. Midnite blue would work as well for panel shading,next is to paint black the whole model and start you aging process using white and grey. Once you get the aging you want you do a wash of white unbleached titanium all over you recess lines in the direction of your relative wind. The white titaniun will give an extra wash and faded look since it will discolor your black work a bit more. Please try out the process on scrap plastic before you apply on your model. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Hi Sorry its taking me so long to answer. Midnite blue would work as well for panel shading,next is to paint black the whole model and start you aging process using white and grey. Once you get the aging you want you do a wash of white unbleached titanium all over you recess lines in the direction of your relative wind. The white titaniun will give an extra wash and faded look since it will discolor your black work a bit more. Please try out the process on scrap plastic before you apply on your model. Oliver I admit I am a bit confused. After the midnight blue, you over spray with black ??..and were does one get unbleached titanium ?...........Harv Edited February 18, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I admit I am a bit confused. After the midnight blue, you over spray with black ??..and were does one get unbleached titanium ?...........Harv Harv, there are oil paint colors called titanium white. That is probably what he is referring to, at least that's as close as I've found. I've got a bottle of it in my drawer right now. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) I admit I am a bit confused. After the midnight blue, you over spray with black ??..and were does one get unbleached titanium ?...........Harv Harv The dark blue is used for pre shading of panel lines only. Its only to give extra depth to the black. You can get oil paint in any Art store. I hope this makes sense. Oliver Edited February 18, 2013 by shark64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Oliver, so one might use the blue for a pre-shade first, and then apply the semi-patchy black, then go after it with the white and grey to tone it more. Sounds good. sort of the reverse of what a lot of guys do with navy jets, but giving a similar worn paint finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Are you doing just the panel lines in the dark blue preshade, then over spraying everything with thin coats of black ? Flat or gloss ?.............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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