ericg Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Onto the paint stage. I primed the model with my usual Tamiya grey fine surface primer, which showed up a few flaws that needed fixing with filler etc. I then primed it again with Tamiya white fine surface primer to give me a good base upon which I then sprayed a few thin coats of MRP white. I then started the fun bit! I selected a nice side on photo of the real aircraft which allowed me to be able to `copy' the scheme. Starting with the cool tail flashes, I used the draw polygon feature in Sillhouette Studio to find each point of the triangle and then used the edit points feature to adjust each line accordingly. I measured the size that I required the flash on the model using vernier callipers. I then drew a line corresponding to that size in studio and shrank it to fit that line. I used a similar process to do the registration letters. I left out the middle of the O and D, which I will explain later. Using the Offset feature (which is one of my more used features, think roundels, wheel masks etc) I drew an internal offset on the O and D, which replicates exactly the outer shape and can be adjusted linearly rather than try and do it as per the above step. I used the same process for the curved lines along the fuselage. These were a little harder and required a few cut and fits to get right. Here is the completed sheet, with masks for the wheels, fuel filler caps and the rest of the scheme. LSP_Kevin, MikeC, Greg W and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Here are some of the masks applied. The Oramask 810 makes it very easy to place each mask. I used Gunze Sangyo Sky blue with Mr Levelling thinner sprayed using low pressure for the scheme. MRP tire rubber was used so that it wasn't too black! Great success! A few areas of touch up around some of the raised detail (which I kept for the retro look) but overall, pretty happy with the models progress. LSP_Kevin, rafju, TaffyMan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Awesome ! Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Eric, great project, and a very unusual one, used to have this kit, but sold it somewhere in time. Have fun finishing, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesTROYer Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 WOW...…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Eric Looking simply fantastic. Just love the TriPacer and Colt factory paint scheme Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 For a quick $17 K USD Peter, you can buy the real deal on Barnstomers. I just saw a “must sell” notice for one. Lol. Lovely efforts Eric! Looks awesome as usual. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: For a quick $17 K USD Peter, you can buy the real deal on Barnstomers. I just saw a “must sell” notice for one. Lol. Lovely efforts Eric! Looks awesome as usual. Troy $17 K eh?................................................! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hahaa , now that is cool !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Superb work, Eric! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 This build really has an old world charm to it. Wonderful work Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 A gOLDen OLDie mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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