Memir Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Couple of you guys asked me about the process and techniques I used to paint and weather my Arctic Flanker. So I decided to create this topic to describe how I made it... I always try to recreate real aircraft painting and weathering processes if possible. Flankers were made of aluminium plates which were treated for corrosion at factory, then the airplane was treated with yellow primer and whole Flanker was overpainted with lightest shade of blue camo color (it had some kind weather resistant additive in it). Finally other shades of camouflage were painted on top of the lightest blue color. So I started my Flanker to give it NMF at first. Surface was treated with MRP Silver Primer first. It is my favourite base for metallics, as I only need fraction of metallic paint compared to let say black base and it is very easy to get surface variations with just light and subtle layers of metallics. I used MRP metallic paints by MR Paint as they are extremely durable and do not need any layer of protective clear for subsequent paint and weathering jobs planned. Pics of Flankers in factory were used to simulate various shades of panels. After I was happy with NMF I sprayed hair spray all over the plane followed by light layers of Russian yellow primer MRP-090 I did some chipping and light sanding to afterwards to simulate weathered primer over bare metal surface When happy with yellow primer stage I started with lightest blue shade of camouflage color. Exactly like the real stuff is made... I used lot of hair spray chipping technique and wet sanding to achieve the result I want and to as close as I can to reference pictures. I wasn't happy with color of the panels behind canopy, which were kind of yellow-green hue on my reference pics. I sprayed a light coat of transparent MRP mix of yellow and green over it and that was exactly what I wanted that part of the plane to look like. Happy with result... NMF gun muzzle protective plates were painted with MRP Steel color and weathered with Tamiya Weathering Master powders. Wheels... To me the best color for tires is MRP black Primer. Check this picture. only sides of the wheel are treated with Tamiya powders. Wheel hub was painted silver primer, hair spray and then MRP-32 Russian Green for wheels. Made surface wet and then chipped with old stiff brush. Nose cone - first red-pink primer, hair spray and then Off-White color chipped.. Exhaust was again, made with MRP metallic paints as you can do anything with them just after couple of minutes drying time. I masked them with masking liquids, used Tamiya Weathering sets and acrylic markers. Thanks for watching and happy to discuss... Edited November 9, 2020 by Memir Landrotten Highlander, dodgem37, red Dog and 30 others 28 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) It is great to see the many stages you went through in building your Flanker, Miro. You have obviously put a huge amount of research into this aircraft. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. PS: I might have buy some Mr. Paint products. Any paint that is fully dry ten minutes after being applied has to be a very good thing. Edited November 9, 2020 by Confusionreigns178 Amending some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 A masterclass, and I continue to be blown away by the end result of this. Each layer subtly makes the jet look older and more worn. Hats off to you sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 thanks for sharing Miro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasa Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thank you for sharing,masterclas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thanks for the tutorial, amazing result that you’ve achieved! Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thank you for the tutorial Miro! Its really helpful to see the steps between "A and Z"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 An amazing lesson in layering and weathering. Loved the way it starts all the way from the bare metal finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyChris Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subodai Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thank you so much for sharing this, absolutely stunning results, and you can see why, this is a labour of love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Great tutorial! You nailed that weathered Flanker perfectly. I'm jealous of your MRP paint selection, which must have taken a long time and lots of $$ to collect. Cheers, Chuck CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 thank you for the detailed instructions. amazing work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Thanks for a great tutorial - I love the amount of sharing on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I can’t agree more than what has already been said. Well done Miro. The paint collection is certainly impressive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.W Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I'm speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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