Guest Peterpools Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Shaka .. looking mighty sweet. If you wanted to polish the prop, any reason why you didn't use Alcald or AK Chrome? Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Hmmm..I have a bottle of Alclad, but can't stand the smell of that stuff, so I started looking for substitutes...I'm not sure if Vallejo Air metallics are even polishable, but we'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Shaka Got ya. Hoping they will polish out. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Really sorry to hear about your carpal tunnel Shaka, that's a major impediment to doing detail work I'd imagine but pleased to see you "pressing on regardless"!! Max Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I too have fought the carpal tunnel monster, it effects my drumming more then modeling though. Keep at it Shaka! In regards to Vallejo mettalics being polishable, they dont "buff" like a Testors metalizer, but with a paper towel thy smooth out super nice Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 You're right, Shawn. I does smooth out, but I definitely don't get that mirror-like finish. I'll try the AK True Metal Interactive paste to see if that provides the look I'm striving for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Anyone know how to replicate that blue with Tamiya paints? The yellow was Lemon Yellow with liberal drops of red. (decided against the Green version) Edited October 6, 2016 by Shaka HI Shawn M, MikeC, TorbenD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Hi Shaka - Looking good! Just a quick note on the blue if you are doing the Wheeler Field aircraft - Dana Bell posted over on my thread: "The porcelain enamel samples of the newer Light Blue 23 are a little lighter than 595b chip 25053, and perhaps a bit redder. (The Air Corps had agreed to switch to the Navy's True Blue five years earlier, but that paper agreement only began to be honored in the late-1939/1940 period and was often still ignored with the use of the earlier Army colors.) So the blue is quite a bit darker than what I had originally thought. Also, while searching the internet for additional documentation I stumbled across this image shown for reference purposes only: It looks like the same aircraft to me and perhaps taken at the same time as the well-known side view. Note that the three black stripes on the wings have been applied at an angle, not as depicted in the decal sheet artwork. Also note the black on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer that is also not depicted in the decal sheet artwork. Keep up the great work! Cheers. John. Edited October 6, 2016 by Leaning_Dog Alain Gadbois, Shaka HI and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) Bravo, John! Thanks for the info. Yes, the blue got me a bit confused and while the markings for the 94th is much more colorful, I will be doing the Wheeler Field aircraft as it seems much more apropos and it is 75th Anniversary on the Attack of Pearl Harbor. Edited October 7, 2016 by Shaka HI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 yellow looks great Shaka Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Are you sure that's black and not fuselage color? It looks lighter than the wing stripes. Hi Ernie - According to Ed Maloney as published in his Aero Series book on the Boeing P-26 "... the black band on the stabilizer leading edge is rubber boot to prevent dirt field rock damage." There are photographs in this publication that show the rubber boot wrapped much farther on the underside of the stabilizer than on the top (specifically pages 14 & 15). The Squadron MINI in Action publication No. 2 "P-26" (pg. 12) also identifies "... the dark leading edge on the horizontal tail surfaces were rubber gravel shields, not de-icer boots." Cheers! John Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) So, I played with the blue a bit and after a couple hours came with this -- started spraying it on the model itself to gauge the color a bit...I dunno. At this point, I think I'll use the mix shown here: (It will be a bit darker with a gloss coat. 2nd edit...I'll be adding a bit more red to the final yellow coat.) Edited October 8, 2016 by Shaka HI sandokan, MikeC, Leaning_Dog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 If you have an iPhone, I can warmly recommend the imodelkit app. It has color palette feature that allows you to mix paints (virtually of course) to match a color sample. The sample can come from a file, a pic, etc... I used it to get the chrome yellow on my Ryan PT-20 (but did not save the formula, alas ) Hubert Leaning_Dog, Shaka HI and Joel_W 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Interesting, first time spraying Alcad and it's all grainy. The black base used was pretty dang smooth.. What am I doing wrong? Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Even the Testor's gold came out grainy. I'm spraying "lightly" as most of the folks here are doing with their metallic paints. Doesn't look all that bad, but in the photograph, it looks super grainy. Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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