LSP_K2 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Dabbling with more paint, after correcting a couple of boo boos, I repainted the spinner back plate with Tamiya gloss black, then spritzed both it and the cowl with Alclad aluminum (I really like the Alclad paints). I got way too carried away with the black on the cowl however, taking it way too far up the sides, when the green actually comes almost all the way down to the lower chin intake. Better too much than too little, I guess, eh? coogrfan, MikeMaben and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Cowl looks good, and yes, I think NP with having too much NMF under the green. Prop is definitely heading in the right direction! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Thanks, Brian. I hope to have this one wrapped up by sometime in mid July, and that should give me more than ample time to also wrap up a Romulan Warbird that I wish to enter in our invitational this September as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 There's that place, maybe you know about it, where you can find gazillion things on japanese aircraft. http://www.j-aircraft.com Cheers LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 There's that place, maybe you know about it, where you can find gazillion things on japanese aircraft. http://www.j-aircraft.com Cheers Oh yes, I manage to go there fairly often, as there are a lot of very knowledgeable fellas there. Thanks. dora9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Front end is looking good, man! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Dam thats nice! Sorry I took so long to see it.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks, Harv, glad you like it. MLG now gets some black. I would have done this last night, but gear needed just a wee bit more work. coogrfan and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Something else I just completely forgot last night, was to spritz some black on my "test subject", as I intend to try some things that I do not want to try directly on old George, not until I know if they'll work or not. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Bit by bit. The flaps, which I thought were properly prepared, still show some light sanding scratches, as the Tamiya black is very unforgiving in that regard. I think my solution will be to use some sand-able lacquer filler primer (that's a mouthful), then gloss black, then the Alclad(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hearing of the Tamiya flex tape (from me), my buddy bought us each a roll. I'm looking forward to trying this out on a 767 that I'm also working on. Gazzas, Out2gtcha and dennismcc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 The tape works well, I have even used it for re scribing. Cheers Dennis LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 The tape works well, I have even used it for re scribing. Cheers Dennis It certainly looks like some handy stuff, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefH Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I'll vouch for that tape too. I used it for the first time on my current project and was pretty impressed with how well it handled a curve. Great build so far. Jeff LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I only apply it just before painting because it will lift at a tight curve (after a while). You can burnish it back down tho but check your edges just before spraying. Out2gtcha and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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