HerculesPA_2 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) The shape and look of the Avionix seat is good but the seat cushion/parachute pack, is unlike any I have seen in all the photographs of Skyhawks that I've run across. So, a small amount of work, sanding and filling the depressions with Milliput and Mr. Surfacer, produced a seat cushion that looks more like what I see in photographs. Some rattle can primer to check my work... Edited September 3, 2018 by GDW CJP, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) Tried airbrushing Mr. Color paint today. I shot the two uppermost colors in the paint scheme, just to see how they looked together. I thought the paint, thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner, sprayed very well without any issues whatsoever. I used a Bager 150 dual action airbrush with a medium needle for the overall color (18 psi) and the fine needle for the darker grey (15 psi). First color: 50/50 mix of 308 and 311 Darkest top color: 50/50 mix of 308 and 337 Thinned 1:1 with leveling thinner Below is the old 1/32 Hasegawa A-4 E/F that I'm using as a paint mule. My airbrushing skills are very rusty. The session today was about blowing the cobwebs off my spraying and beginning to understand how to use Mr. Color paint. Edited September 3, 2018 by GDW LSP_Kevin, Starfighter, KiwiZac and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) The colors are not bad but I would like to see a little more contrast between them. This old Hasegawa kit that I've had since the late 90's looks pretty good with a little paint on it. Edited August 4, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I agree, the colours look good, but need a touch more contrast. I think after a little weathering they could start looking similar in shade. You are very very close though....mind you I am only looking at a screen... Keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) After reviewing the color callouts on this image Kagemusha sent me, I noticed that I sprayed the wrong color for the middle grey. Should have used the 69/73 mix! Oops... Well, I have some experience with Mr. Color paint now anyway. Great stuff. This kind if thing is what the paint mule is for. I think that the 308 + 311 mix is way to dark for the underside. Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) Wait just a second! This is why I got confused about the colors, check it out... Two different mixes for the same color. Edited August 6, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 5 hours ago, GDW said: Wait just a second! This is why I got confused about the colors, check it out... Two different designations for the same color. Isn't that supossed to be a mix between those two colors?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) On 8/5/2018 at 12:57 AM, kike_gt said: Isn't that supossed to be a mix between those two colors?? Yes but which two? The lighter grey on the upper wing and the fuselage is made up of the SAME two colors but the instructions are showing otherwise! It's a typo. I think where the instructions are indicating 73 + 69 at the top, it should read 311 + 308, maybe. Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) My point is, where the red arrows are aimed, those areas are either a 50:50 mix of 308 + 311 or 73 + 69, not a separate color for the top of the wings and the other for the fuselage. Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) The arrows are pointing to areas of the aircraft that are painted the SAME SHADE OF GREY but the instructions call for two different color mixes (73 + 69 and 311 + 308) when only one should be called out for those parts of the plane the red arrows are pointing to. Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) Ok, the above Phoenix instructions, also say that the underside of the aircraft should be painted with a 50:50 mix of 308 + 311. That's totally wrong because the color called for on the top of the wing is 308 + 311. Underside lighter, top darker. NOT THE SAME. The following pictures show the three colors making up the paint scheme and where they're located, Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 My reading of this is: Top side colours are 73+69 and 337+308 Bottom colours are 308+311 I'm not saying they are correct but that is how I read the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, DonH said: My reading of this is: Top side colours are 73+69 and 337+308 Bottom colours are 308+311 I'm not saying they are correct but that is how I read the instructions. Yeah but look at this, the top of the wing, 308 + 311 Bottom of the wing, 308 + 311 That's what I'm looking at... Edited August 10, 2018 by GDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 The bottom of the wing, as illustrated by the pictures, is not the same color as the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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