spyrosjzmichos Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Your painting is always top notch! Love it! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Just awesome work Chuck!! I’ve been missing from this forum for a while, and I’ve just gone through your full build thread. I love your new display cabinets, but I noticed there’s a Tamiya spitfire and a F-5 aggressor missing! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 That paint finish is soooooo smooooth. Good job. chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) Wow amazing job !!! Quote As mentioned above, I went with pure White for the bottom, using MRP-004, which I hate. It takes at least 6-8 thin coats to cover, @chuck540z3 quick question that I've had on my mind for years, you mention 6-8 thin coats, does that mean you paint a coat let it dry reload your airbrush and go again with rince and repeat, or does this mean go around the model, in thin passes 6-8 times? Edited May 10 by Neo chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Beautiful work chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Lovely painting master class Chuck - thank you. Derek chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Coming along nicely Chuck! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 (edited) Thank you everyone! On 5/10/2024 at 7:04 AM, Neo said: @chuck540z3 quick question that I've had on my mind for years, you mention 6-8 thin coats, does that mean you paint a coat let it dry reload your airbrush and go again with rince and repeat, or does this mean go around the model, in thin passes 6-8 times? While the 6-8 coats is accurate, I have a bit of a "cheat code" for my painting. Living in a very cold climate during winter, I found that I needed a small ceramic heater next to my paint booth in my garage. Not only did it heat up my work environment, but it dried the paint much quicker than even inside my warm house. I now turn the heater on every time I paint and adjust the heat level to whatever the conditions dictate. For the white paint, I would apply a thin coat over the entire model and about the time I finished the first coat, it was dry enough to apply a second coat where I started, all due to this heater. I would then apply a second thin coat, then shut things down and bring the model inside for several hours, fix blemishes, then start the third and fourth coat and repeat. 8 coats of paint using white, was really only 4 painting sessions. For the light blue, I also had about 3 sessions, while the dark blue took 4 sessions, because I had to keep the coats ultra-thin to avoid paint bleeding under all the complex masks. The other cheat code I have for painting a clear gloss coat of X-22 is to spray one good coat on, then apply a flash coat of pure Tamiya lacquer thinner on immediately thereafter. The lacquer "melts" the X-22 so that any orange peel is leveled out a bit, creating an ultra-smooth finish. For those who haven't tried this before, I highly recommend it. Some examples... HTH Cheers, Chuck Edited May 12 by chuck540z3 Madmax, Azgaron, scvrobeson and 31 others 31 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Silky smooth and superb painting! Really beautiful. The colors also look spot on. Cheers, Marcel chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Awesome work so far Chuck! Looks amazing! Håkan chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Iscold Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 What a master piece Chuck. Congratulations for the great work!!!! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 OMG!!!!! The master of paint. chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Always informative pictures and descriptions of top-notch work Chuck Matt chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Beautiful work.. I need one of those Niels chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just perfect Chuck - the hard work and care in finish really has paid off I just need you to pop over to the UK and paint my model in about a year please I could never dream of getting that good thats for sure Peter chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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