Alex Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Airframe pretty much built and ready for paint. scvrobeson, BiggTim, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Partway through I decided I needed some exterior photoetch details. Still to do right at the end will be the links connecting the wheelwell covers to to the main and tailwheel struts. scvrobeson, BiggTim, KUROK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Eduard replacement cowl flaps. I wish I had decided to use these before assembling the fuselage. Thinning down the plastic to let these sit flush when installed would have been much easier to do on the individual parts. BiggTim, johncrow, Dpgsbody55 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 I always do this, because I see other people do it, and then wonder after I'm done with paint, decals, weathering, etc if I can see any of it at all. Maybe I will try NOT doing it for a while... MikeC and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) I'm still getting used to how much you need to thin Mr Color lacquer for it to spray well. It doesn't help that they lose solvent sitting on the shelf even with the lid on tight. If you don't thin enough, you get nasty gritty surface texture. Fortunately, there's a way to (mostly) fix this error. Once the color cost is dry, spray a liberal, wet coat of pure Mr Leveling Thinner on the model. Voila! Anyway, this is the base color, straight up Dark Earth on the vertical surfaces, lightened with Sand Yellow on the horizontal ones to account for sun fading. Medium Green, again lightened on the wings and horizontal stabilizers, will complete the camo pattern. Edited April 11, 2020 by Alex misspelled MikeC, Trak-Tor, MikeMaben and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Looks nice from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Nice, I'm jumping on for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks! Hope to get more done today & post progress... 8 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Looks nice from here 1 hour ago, jep1210 said: Nice, I'm jumping on for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Looking good, this is really the nice bit of a build for me, paint and markings Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Forgot to snap a photo with the masking done but before shooting paint, so here it is with the green color applied. MikeC, LSP_Kevin and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 The great thing (one great thing) about Gunze lacquers is that they are optimized for impatient people. By the time you are done cleaning your airbrush, you are good to pull the masks. I literally picked it up and peeled them off 10 minutes after I finished shooting the Medium Green. There are a couple tiny area of overspray where I didn't get the masking job perfectly sealed, but all in all I"m happy with how crisp it is. KUROK, LSP_Kevin, BiggTim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Couple other views. One thing I've definitely learned as a best practice is to always put some thinner in the airbrush paint cup first, and actually shoot a bit through it to fill the channels inside the spray head, before adding any paint. Then mix well while slowly adding paint. Adding paint first and then thinner leads to clogs, swearing, etc. I know if I was REALLY doing this right I'd be mixing paint and thinner in a separate cup, but I'm lazy and don't want to waste paint. Lothar, Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Lovely paint work, Alex! Kev Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Nice one, that looks great, it's really great when you remove the masking. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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