dmthamade Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 This one sat on the SOD for a while. I built this to test/experiment with the Vallejo Metal Color paints. After the near disaster i had with the P-38, i needed to iron these out. I used The Vallejo stuff for all NMF colors on the build, but using Tamiya primer. What i found is these paints work great!! I have no reason not to reach for these as long as i don't use their primer, i used Tamiya rattlecan primer on this. There is absolutely no accuracy as far as decal color scheme goes, this was only a test!! Don curiouslysophie, Fencer-1, Trak-Tor and 33 others 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Beautiful finish, very impressed! dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I like it! dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Excellent. I'm planning an F-89 Scorpion that I want to do with a more natural look to the metal, and this really looks the part. Thanks a bunch. dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, dmthamade said: After the near disaster i had with the P-38, i needed to iron these out. Don What P-38 are you referring to? Is it a 1:32 kit? dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Pretty dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 That looks great! dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Stunning result, it looks spot on to my eyes. One question though: did you airbrush and / or thin them? If so, what thinner did you use? I used their steel metal brushed on some MG barrels and it worked great. Lothar dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Damn nice finish. Sincerely, Mark dmthamade and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 That looks fantastic, Don! Kev dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thanks for the positives, guys!! For an older finish, I think these paints are great. I don't know how they would be as a glossy new finish. A smooth glossy primer would be the place to start, maybe one coat of primer and one coat of gloss black or even gloss clear. The P-38 disaster was when I built the Trumpeter Lightning for the Color my World Blue GB. First time I used the Vallejo Metal Color paint. Stuff came off with the masking tape. Had to strip off all and start over. I airbrushed these paints, thinned them with the Vallejo Airbrush Thinner. Sprayed nicely, and that's using a Testors Aztek. Don Lothar and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSNeil Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Hey - it looks great - are there clear coats over that, flat or semi - or is that the finish straight from the bottle? dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Fantastic. dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 I sealed it with Tamiya Flat clear XF-86. Don LSP_K2 and daveculp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 That's a fantastic finish! Awesome build dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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