DeanKB Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What defines a paint is the pigments not the solvent; Mr. Paint has acrylic pigment. But I grant you that it is the norm to define acrylic as meaning water soluble. Read through your MiG-15 article in the Weathering magazine today - amazing work, the matt metal look really works brilliantly well to give that aged look a great edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 As Jamie notes, whether a paint is considered an acrylic or not has nothing to do with the solvent it uses; it's about being made with a synthetic pigment. Mr. Paint is still technically an acrylic, but seems to use a mild lacquer solvent. If you've ever thinned Tamiya acrylics with Mr. Color Thinner, you're probably getting a similar result. Kev I only ever use Tamiya with X20A, with oils for "wood" on WWI stuff. I'm a simpleton when it comes to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 Dean, Tamiya is a lacquer based acrylic, same as Mr. Paint! ;-). It just happens to be water soluble unlike Mr. Paint! Glad you liked the MiG article, I had a lot of fun doing that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Finally I could close up the fuselage. The seam is long and flat, a recipe for an awkward join, that's Tamiya filler! It's going to have fixed undercarriage so the nose wheel was blanked off using thin "steel" plates, simulated by plastic card. Space for smuggling as much as possible is at a premium, so a Jerry can rack was made from Albion Alloys tubing, spare bits and some photo etch. Right, lots going on here. An auxiliary ventral tank covers up the worst of that seam. This is going to be the new undercarriage mount, it's going to take a lot of pounding so needed strengthening hence the Albion Alloys tubing. Those WMIK bits on the outside are part of the suspension system. jgrease, leoasman, Zero77 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nice detailing. Love this! Welded or bolted steel plates? Fix that gun barrel, soldier! Sincerely, Mark Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Dean, Tamiya is a lacquer based acrylic, same as Mr. Paint! ;-). It just happens to be water soluble unlike Mr. Paint! Glad you liked the MiG article, I had a lot of fun doing that one. Oh bugger - I really need to get my head around this paint lark. Can you recommend an article or book for a simpleton, that summarises the paint types & differences between them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Now this is what I call using your imagination! Good for you! Keep up the good work. Perhaps this will induce some other modelers with active imaginations to contribute their make-do 2039 aircraft also. Perhaps make a GB if enough are interested. This kind of model is great for breaking a stalled modeller out of the doldrums. Gets some of those models struck on the shelf of doom back into the air. Keep in mind that modern jets require a large ground crew of mechanics and lots of specialized equipment and parts. Whereas taking some older propeller aircraft out of museums, or even taking some civilian aircraft and converting them for use or even as air pirate aircraft would be a reasonable direction to take. Revive those T-6 aircraft and convert them. The possibilities are endless. Heck, the markings on the air pirate aircraft would be very interesting. The old skull and cross bones flies again. I can see a He-111 dolled up with floats and wheels with add on small jet engines for more oomph and perhaps another gun turret. Wowsers! The possibilities are endless. Especially with skull and cross bones insignia. Kinda gets the juices flowing again. Thanks for the kick in the pants. Stephen David66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Wow, the way it's taking shape is really interesting. It's going to be very different ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Totally love the what-if bronco. I'm amazed at Mig/AK painting supplies...no wonder why armor modelers love them. They work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Thanks chaps, much appreciated.Now attention turned to the rest of the airframe and first up the tail booms. The fit was OK but the inserts needed a bit of filler. After a good rub down and re-scribe the rivets were added with RB Productions' rivet wheel.The exhausts were added from plastic tube plus the open area blanked off with mesh.The wing to boom join needed filler too. For speed and more importantly non-shrinkage I used superglue mixed with talc.Skinny sticks come into their own here.And after a polish the rivets were added.Underneath the wheel wells were blanked off with lead sheet.The engine fronts were blacked off with plastic card. You'll see why later!The contact area available for gluing is small therefore some brass rod was glued in place to act as wing spars. Zero77, Starfighter and Uilleann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nice stuff. I've had nothing but bad luck with a rivet wheel. That cockpit is outasight! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyWan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 All I can say is ... wow That's some really impressive painting. Thanks for the detailed write up! Can't wait to see what's next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I am absolutely loving following this! How come you went for lead sheet on the main wells? Thought this kit was a pretty bad tail sitter as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Gluing the wings to the booms wasn't really a drama. I used superglue followed by sanding then restoring the lost detail. Lastly was a full rivet job.And that was the main part of the airframe all done. Uilleann, Starfighter, Zero77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 I thought it would be cool do add a patch on the wing. 5 though plastic card was glued in place then Archer raised rivet decals applied. There are gaps, these were repaired.These were sealed with Mr Metal primer then Alclad grey. It will be masked and I don't want the rivets to come off.More random WMIK bits!Various grab handles and the like were added as well as tread plate and supports to the foot rests. That big Albion Alloys tube is part of the gunner seat support. More on that later too!Time for some colour! One of the spinners was painted up from yellow through orange to red.It was masked using that new Tamiya bendy stuff before painting black.And here is the finished spinner...The 50 cal was drilled out then painted in matt black, pigment was used to get the right metallic tone. The barrel sleeve will be darkened with burnishing fluid later. leoasman, Uilleann, Rainer Hoffmann and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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