LSP_Kevin Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Do you thin your black Peter? I didn't and that would play a role in drying times also Last night I sprayed the spinner on the Texan with Alclad Gloss Black, unthinned at the maximum pressure I could muster (around 12 PSI I estimate). It went down initially with a slightly pebbly texture, but after a few moments with a hairdryer things seemed to smooth out. I then did a flash coat with lacquer thinner and the dregs of the AGB in the paint cup and left it to dry overnight. Seems perfectly dry this morning! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hmmm, interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 [...]An old car painting trick (my dad was a body/paint man) was a final light coat of pure lacquer thinner. It will melt the paint and level it out, a great trick for high flake colors as it also allows the flake to level and even out, removing spray pattern and orange peel. That hint is solid gold! Gotta have to try that next time I tackle a car kit... Pressure seems always a bit of experimenting, recently I achieved a super smooth coat with floor polish (something I usually have trouble with) by accident, I simply forgot to reduce the pressure, after cranking it up for a layer of Vallejo primer. All the years before with my old diaphragm compressor and tendentially to much pressure, I usually ended up with an orange peel. Go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 That hint is solid gold! Gotta have to try that next time I tackle a car kit... Pressure seems always a bit of experimenting, recently I achieved a super smooth coat with floor polish (something I usually have trouble with) by accident, I simply forgot to reduce the pressure, after cranking it up for a layer of Vallejo primer. All the years before with my old diaphragm compressor and tendentially to much pressure, I usually ended up with an orange peel. Go figure! One caveat on the tip, the paint has to have been thinned with Lacquer also. In the auto world it moved from Lacquer thinner to reducers but the technique still worked. KOTR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 TaDa All in polished alum. Next will be the darker shades for the tail, some black and I am decaling. I was getting a little nervous spraying the silver. The metal flake creates a lot of over spray that statically sticks to the model as your spraying, but it all worked out. Admittedly though, the heavy panel lines are reminiscent of an old matchbox kit. That is a disappointment. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 does look very good Ron, have bought some of the Alclad paints, will have to try them out one day, Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Ron, I almost missed this build thread. WoW it looks great. It is so bright I had to put my shades on. Looking forward to it when you get done. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Ron You nailed the polished aluminum ... looks awesome. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Nice! Really like the clean look so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks guys, I will be doing some panel shading this weekend and also hope to get the black laid down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 More paint work done, I am enjoying this build a lot. I sprayed the darker tail panel areas using a 50/50 mix of Alclad dull alum. and steel. It' turned out pretty neat in that it changes color depth with perception angle. This kit is defiantly not value for money for detail or surface detail but it is a fun build. Perhaps if the price was cut by about a third it would really take off. It's got good bones but details will have to come from AM or scratch building. Daniel Leduc and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ron Perfect! As we use to say in the day: you nailed it for sure. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Thanks, paint was based on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 And this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz826 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Looks great Ron! The paint is looking very realistic. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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