Ayovan Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 17 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Awesome! Would you like me to move your build thread over to the WiP forum? Kev Yes Kev, that would be great. Thanks, Andy LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ayovan said: Yes Kev, that would be great. Thanks, Andy Done! Kev Ayovan and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Prepping for a NMF. I thought back before this project went to misfit island, it was almost ready for paint. Not so much.... Fill, sand, polish, repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.......... MikeMaben and zaxos345 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Got a chance to start my second attempt at applying gloss black. First attempt she went down in flames, which resulted in a trip to the SOD. This time around it's coming out...not bad. I'm masking and painting sections with MRP super gloss black, and then spraying a full coat of Mr. leveling thinner instead of trying to paint the entire bird all at once. I still got some dust particles in it, but I think a quick wipe down with micro mesh after it's all done will hopefully take care of that. Edited January 22, 2023 by Ayovan LSP_K2, Memphis, Michael931080 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Comment deleted for not paying attention. Edited January 22, 2023 by Woody V Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Wow that gloss is insane Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Neo said: Wow that gloss is insane It's taken a LOT of polishing with micro mesh. Shooting a good coat of leveling thinner to finish it off really gets any overspray to lay down smooth too. Edited January 23, 2023 by Ayovan Paul in Napier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Nice! I have the Hobby Boss kit in the stash (love the airplane), so will be watching. Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Ayovan said: Shooting a good coat of leveling thinner to finish it off really gets any overspray to lay down smooth too. I used to do that with model cars. Lookin' good Andy. Ayovan and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Thanks Mike Edited January 24, 2023 by Ayovan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 9:06 PM, LSP_K2 said: Nice! I have the Hobby Boss kit in the stash (love the airplane), so will be watching. It's a nice kit Kevin. The intakes are a little fussy, but with a little patience and a bunch of clamps they came out good. I was rolling with a good head of steam on this one when I started it, that is until I screwed up the black base coat. I set it aside in my man cave and stared at it for over a year. I wanted to start a new build, but with 3 airplanes on the SOD, I figured I should finish at least one of them. Andy Paul in Napier and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Ayovan said: It's a nice kit Kevin. The intakes are a little fussy, but with a little patience and a bunch of clamps they came out good. I was rolling with a good head of steam on this one when I started it, that is until I screwed up the black base coat. I set it aside in my man cave and stared at it for over a year. I wanted to start a new build, but with 3 airplanes on the SOD, I figured I should finish at least one of them. Andy I've got the Hobby Boss F-84E kit underway here, but nothing really cool to post yet. MikeMaben and Ayovan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Hmmm. Never once occurred to me to paint a big kit in masked off sections like you’ve done to get a better finish. I always just blast away and hope for the best. Really glad I stopped in - will give it a try. Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Hmmm. Never once occurred to me to paint a big kit in masked off sections like you’ve done to get a better finish. I always just blast away and hope for the best. Really glad I stopped in - will give it a try. I stole that from Alex. He did it on his A5M4 Claude a while back, which his NMF really turned out brilliantly. Edited January 26, 2023 by Ayovan Oldbaldguy and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Finished spraying the black tonight. I'll let it sit for a few days to cure, then I'll hit it with micro mesh 8000 and 12000 to knock off a few dust particles. Edit: USPS just showed up with a package I have been waiting for. A Fisher F-9-F Panther (that I paid way too much for ) This thing is bad ass though. I can't wait to get into this one. Edited January 26, 2023 by Ayovan LSP_Kevin, D.B. Andrus, MikeMaben and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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