themongoose Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hey I’m going to throw this in here and on the wanted page…can anyone make me a few decals for the Miss Demeanour red script and the canopy lettering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j ferguson Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I apologize for this OT, but the name of your project reminded me of two 46 Foot Sport Fishing Boats berthed next to each other I saw years ago in Key West. Misbehaving and Ain't Misbehaving. You may remember the song Ain't Misbehaving themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 No worries j. Appreciate you stopping by, plus a wip that brings back memories is the best of all This morning I finished up all the lacquer on the aircraft itself. The wing tnks needed another coat of white so they are out of sequence for now lol applied all the shining star masks over the insignia white then the primer fade - white to gray to hazy black to solid black and then to the paint booth im really glad i opted for grey over most of the white. The transition would have been to stark otherwise. next to last was plucking all the stars back off the sky! and last was flicking distant stars onto the night sky with a toothbrush. WetSanded with 3000 grit paper. Some clear coat and it’s ready to dry for a day before i start the enamel colors. Martinnfb, Out2gtcha, Landrotten Highlander and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Wow! That looks terrific!! Martinnfb and themongoose 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Amazing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks guys! Today saw the 1st coat of enamel in play. Looking at this 1st pic, up close, i may have to be a little closer when i spray. Seems just a little grainy, like it’s drying before it hits the surface. Fortunately enamels love wet sanding lol you can’t really see the fade well in these pics. I applied more coats as I went away from the nose. The poster tac is helping keep a straight line from forming. I had tried just loose paper on the wings and i still got a line at the edge of the blue that was pretty sharp. This looks like it’ll work. and here’s her hat to keep the dust out of the enamel for 4hours till it drives to the touch. LSP_Kevin, Scotsman, MikeC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Next up is the sky blue. The edge against the starry night is a soft edge I sprayed freehand with the light blue enamel. Then i went over everything with a dusting of the Thunderbirds blue to give it a gradient and darken up the color and create the blend from one color to another. denders, MikeC, Sepp and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepp Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Simply beautiful work! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 She'll be a cracker all right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeA Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just gorgeous! Amazing to see the scheme build. Never thought anyone would manage this ome. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Thanks guys! Mike thanks for hanging out during intermission we’re back for the 2nd act, the explosion! today i did the bright yellow orange and red for the flames off the re-entry vehicle as it blasts into the atmo lots of dry time now. Then wet sanding and an overall clear coat to finish her up. Great thing is there really isn’t any little stuff to do. I’m finishing up a stand, the exhaust is done, ohh I need to do the titanium around the exhaustoutlet, and then mount the landing gear. Done, easy peezy lol Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben, daveculp and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 This will be a great camo! I already like it very much. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Bit of a setback on Miss Demeanour. I had some crap in the paint on the right wing. sanded it out and sprayed some clear on it. For some reason it 'striped'. No problem, just mix up some clear and spray the wing. I think I accidentally doubled the hardener...the clear went down and didn't self level. Ugghhh! I sanded it but it was so pebbly I ended up sanding the whole dark blue section out. And the recovery. Up close it’s only ok, the last coat crinkled a little in one spot. Not sure why. Plus there’s an edge where the white and blue meet now. Overall though it looks pretty good and I’m super happy with how it went and that I didn’t mess up the underside of the wing while i was doing this. so tonight I’m adding all the stuff that breaks up those sweet lines of the Hunter. Look how the enamel clear pops! It was glossy before as sprayed but this is so reflective! Edited February 7, 2022 by themongoose alain11, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 What a paint job! Kev themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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