Dandiego Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Don, the orange is straight out of the little square bottle. I have 3 choices when it comes to decals. 1, kit decals which are in English and 35 years old. 2, An old Microscale sheet , English with no placement diagram and maybe 25 years old or , the Two bobs sheet. I will be using the Twobobs sheet at first and I will see how it goes. None of these options are perfect. I am ready to spray the white paint. Stay tuned. Dan Edited September 15, 2018 by Dandiego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Alright I have done a ton of masking. I have gotten out that darn marker again. And I have begun spraying white on the main airframe. Removed some masking over the grey, Got some orange on the vertical tails. Coolness! And a little Brown. Rust actually. Painting and masking will continue. Lots of oversprays, and at least one orange fingerprint to take care of. Dan Anthony in NZ, Trak-Tor, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Nice Dan! This is going to really pop when all the colors are on. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Hi Dan. I've been following your build here, great job with the challenging paint work! Question, what color blue does the Revell instructions call out for the inert practice bombs? I was looking at the photo on the box earlier in the thread. I went to the Revell website to download the instructions but they are for a more recent boxing that does not feature the same weapon load-out. Thanks for doing this WIP, nice to see how you are progressing along, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Greg, I cut up the instruction sheet and used it as a mask. Sorry that part of the instructions is gone. You might be able to find the instructions online. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Ok. I'll continue to look around online. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) A lot of masking, a lot of painting, a lot of mistakes.... Many, many small corrections are needed and one really big one near the airbrake. Colorful huh?! I plan on fixing all of the painting mistakes before I unmask the areas that will be natural metal. Dan Edited September 23, 2018 by Dandiego Shaka HI, Greg W, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Dandiego said: A lot of masking, a lot of painting, a lot of mistakes.... You would never know Dan, I think it looks tremendous for this stage, which is not complete. 2 hours ago, Dandiego said: Colorful huh?! Extremely! Love it Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Thanks Brian. As much as anything this is "shakedown " cruise for my new airbrush. It was a Fathers day gift from my son. It is a Paasche Talon and it is very nice. As with any new tool there is an adjustment period. But it is much more precise than my previous airbrush which I had been using for 30 years. Dan Edited September 23, 2018 by Dandiego Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yordy Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I love those Japanese F-15's. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Very striking! Heck of a great job so far Dan. Torben Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Nice work Dan. Very striking. Mike in Texas. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Lookin' sharp ! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) A little progress..... Landing gear with some gloss white paint. Mains are the kit plastic gear, the front gear is metal. Canopy has the grey applied. However a lot is missing. There is a small shelf at the very rear of the canopy which is not included in the kit. I will have to scratch this detail. Tanks are also camoed. These are the basic colors but there are still more details to be added. Seats, I now have both widened. I have found that they sit very low in the cockpit. I think the easiest solution is to raise the cockpit floor. Stabs. Finally added the missing stencil grey surrounds. And so it goes, Dan Edited September 29, 2018 by Dandiego DonH, Yordy and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) I have been working on the bare metal areas st the rear of the airframe. First I have applied the Alclad Gloss black base coat. And after a day to harden off I have applied the metal coats. The basic color is Metalizer buffing Stainless steel. Followed by various metalizer colors to get a worn, hot metal look. A little masking between colors to get a slight panel look on the bottom. This was all followed by a wet coat of Tamiya Clear. And a little bit more. A metal vent behind the cockpit and the refueling door. Thanks, Dan Edited October 2, 2018 by Dandiego Daniel Leduc, LSP_Kevin and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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