sluggo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Rescued from shelf of doom. Not even sure why I shelved it besides the interior paint job sucked. I ran across it while digging out my 48th scale stuff to take to the show in Houston next month. Going through the boxes to make sure kits were complete, I ran into this rig, boxed up seeming only needing a bit more rescribing and glue the wing on. Just so happens, I've been on the hunt for another paint mule. Fair warning................... This will in no way be a standard Corsair paint job. I'm testing the boundaries of what I can do in this scale and I'm a bit of an odd duck anyway. Here it is fresh out of the box, wing glued on and test fitting masks. A coat of primer. A light coat of Testors metallic black lacquer. As of about an hour ago. All the mask work is Alclad transparent colors over pearl white. Once cleared it should have a nice candied effect. Hope to button up the paintwork tomorrow and bury the paint edges in clear. I smooth everything over with 4000 so that's not as bad as it sounds. Once the clear has cure for a day or two, I'll knock it down dead flat starting with 6000 and work my way up to 15000 before I put a final coat of clear on it. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Randy when it comes to artistry in painting, you have most of beat hands down. Great Job. Hope you recover quickly from your upcoming adventure at the docs. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Wow, that's cool! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
322SqnNL Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Could be a paint job for a Reno Air racer so could be realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Looks cool. I'll be using the same (or I think same), Blazing Black metallic lacquer on a truck (as trim) soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Got most of the painting done. Need to touch up a few boo boos then hit it with some clear. joe and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Laid down some clear. I did not anticipate the transparent red letting loose a little under the clear. Next time I'll seal the transparent colors prior to clear coating. Too late to fix it now. It'll have to be what it is. This was experimental in nature anyway. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 End of the road for this project. Cracked the canopy, windscreen and port wing root while color sanding and polishing. It served it's paint mule purpose quite bravely and will reside on the shelf with the other paint mules as a reference for all eternity. I was able to bury the graphics under the clear as hoped. You can neither see nor feel the paint edges. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Sorry to hear of your issues with this. That black, once clear coated, is awesome. I have the same black (along with Mystic Emerald), that I'll be painting on a 1:25 Peterbilt 359 pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Too bad......it was starting bro look very cool. The clear did turn out great over the graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Sorry to hear of your issues with this. That black, once clear coated, is awesome. I have the same black (along with Mystic Emerald), that I'll be painting on a 1:25 Peterbilt 359 pretty soon. The "Blazin' Black" paints pretty nice straight out of the can. Been tossing this around in my head a bit. I can overcome the wing pretty easy as it has a nice tight fit. The canopy is not terribly noticeable. If I can successfully make the prop and spinner appear chrome plated, I'm going to forge ahead. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The "Blazin' Black" paints pretty nice straight out of the can. Been tossing this around in my head a bit. I can overcome the wing pretty easy as it has a nice tight fit. The canopy is not terribly noticeable. If I can successfully make the prop and spinner appear chrome plated, I'm going to forge ahead. Ive had stellar luck with polishing out kitchen foil to replicate chrome..............but for complex/compound curves like a spinner/prop boss, Ive had decent luck replicating chrome with Alclads chrome over gloss black enamel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Brian, That's a fabulous piece of work right there! I started to give the prop a black base coat but decided against it. I just polished the crap out of it and sprayed Alclad chrome over it. It's decent enough. Also was able to clean up the canopy quite a bit. I'm going to finish polishing out the rest of the bird and put the wheels and an aerial on it and probably call it done. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Brian, That's a fabulous piece of work right there! I started to give the prop a black base coat but decided against it. I just polished the crap out of it and sprayed Alclad chrome over it. It's decent enough. Also was able to clean up the canopy quite a bit. I'm going to finish polishing out the rest of the bird and put the wheels and an aerial on it and probably call it done. Lovely!!!! I like it. Definitely don't trash that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Have you ever tried the NOVA line of polishes? Man they really work fantastically. They are specifically for plastics. SprueBros carries them as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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