Alex Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 8 hours ago, The Madhatter said: What silver paint did you use? Its a fantastic finish Thanks! It is Alclad White Aluminum over a base of Mr Color gloss black. Sakai and The Madhatter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 13 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Wow! Kev My thought too. I really like the way this is looking. Out2gtcha, Alex and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Got the final bits done today. Trying not to rush things, but also eager to get started finally on my P-51 for the Air Superiority theme GB. When I went to install the LG, I discovered that some excess Micro Sol had pooled and damaged the paint under the nose (I really need to remember to be vigilant on that - the stuff is pernicious). I decided to see if I could carefully overpaint it to fix it. Just added one quick mask to make sure I did not get paint on the decals. This worked fine and suggested to me that I should spend more time practicing working slowly, close up, with the airbrush. It's not that hard. And I think I often try to paint too fast from too far away. After getting the gear doors in place, I decided to try and replicate the small antenna standoffs under the starboard side of the nose that are visible in the old photo from my Air and Space magazine (see page 1 of this thread). I just used some 28-gauge copper wire painted with Mr Color Silver. You can see them pretty well there. I may go and try to CA glue a hair along the tips for the antenna wire. So that's all for this one. I'm very pleased with the result - this is the best prop liner and maybe the best 1:144 model period that I've ever done. Also glad that I took the time to try some experiments on a confidence-builder before tackling my planned NMF 1:32 Mustang. The Madhatter, Sakai, Out2gtcha and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Well done, Alex! Excellent result there. Kev Alex and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Fun ride Alex, I really enjoyed this and learned alot too. Thanx, Bill Alex and Rockie Yarwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Yep, that's a real looker there! Well done Rockie Yarwood and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Nice! I like this a lot. Good job, Alex. Rockie Yarwood and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 41 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Well done, Alex! Excellent result there. Kev 35 minutes ago, Sakai said: Fun ride Alex, I really enjoyed this and learned alot too. Thanx, Bill 26 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Yep, that's a real looker there! Well done 17 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Nice! I like this a lot. Good job, Alex. Thanks guys! Glad it was fun to follow along. This project has definitely gotten my "Golden Age of Air Travel" juices flowing again, so look for some similar things in the coming year... LSP_K2 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Very nice looking! Alex and Sakai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 9:40 PM, LSP_Kevin said: If you're after a Constellation in 1/144 scale, the Revell kit is actually the better one. Kev Managed to run one of these down - a gent in Germany had it for sale on eBay. Extra bonus, one of the two schemes included is Eisenhower's personal transport "Columbine", which I have always wanted to model. And as a complement to it, I found a Minicraft kit of Truman's personal DC-6, the "Independence". So I will build these as a pair, representative of a perhaps more stylish era, before every US President just rode around in a generic "Air Force One"... Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 You're on a roll, Alex! Kev Alex and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: You're on a roll, Alex! Kev Gotta resist cracking these open while I'm still in the midst of the Tamiya P-51. I don't multitask well. I also just got the recent Zvezda kit of the Ilyushin IL-62 with an Olympic Games transport livery. Too many things I want to build! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Alex said: I don't multitask well. Nobody does. It's been scientifically proven! Kev Out2gtcha and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I'm a little late to the game, looks great Kev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, LSP_Ron said: I'm a little late to the game, looks great Kev! This one is Alex's, Ron. I've made little to no progress with mine! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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