themongoose Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Yeah, mixed bag of opinions on my part with respect to order of painting. It seems to make masking simpler but complicates the painting part. You reminded me of that experience with them. I think the best solution, if you can call it that, was to cut the mask out leaving some space around it, then use the leftover surrounding paper as a mask that keeps my overspray to a minimum. I never found a way to avoid spraying primer back overtop the overspray. Those dark colors just have to be muted or they show through as you know all too well. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Those vertical tails look sweet.... This is going to be an epic build /Niels Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Nice work on the tail pieces Pete. I agree that the order of painting due to how the masking works is not optimal; I like to paint lighter colors first as well. You are doing a great job dealing with it though. Ernest Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 2:18 PM, Stokey Pete said: Ok, so here starts the painting in anger. This is the result of a whole afternoons work, and I’ve still to do the masking tape work as well yet. I’m happy to say that I’ve managed to repeat my paint recipes several times with no variation between mixes. During… Preparing to peel… After… My only real gripe, if you can call it one, is that the painting order is back to front for my liking. I’d rather be painting the light colour first before finishing with black. The way the masks are designed and cut, means I have to paint black, brown, tan, greys. hey Pete how are you planning to deal with the joint for the vertical stabilizers? I know you have built a few of these before and would love some advice. Especially seeing that you’re getting them painted now. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, themongoose said: hey Pete how are you planning to deal with the joint for the vertical stabilizers? I know you have built a few of these before and would love some advice. Especially seeing that you’re getting them painted now. chris In all honesty buddy, I have no idea. In the past I’ve simply been lazy and left it as is. I didn’t even know there was no seam showing on the real thing until recently, so I’ve always built oblivious to the fact. In all likelihood, I’ll leave this one too, the angular lines of the camouflage being a distraction to the eyes, leading away from the joint. If the opposite happens and I find it too much of a distraction, I’ll probably go down the route of taping up either side of the joint, and working a milliput joint with water and trying to keep sanding to an absolute minimum. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 There’s a long way to go, but I’m already loving this particular paint scheme. I’m loving the ‘reveal’ after painting all of the colours before finally peeling the masks off. Alain Gadbois, BradG, Phantom2 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 The jet is going to look awesome once it is completely painted and decaled Pete. Ernest Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 exciting as hell!! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Round 1 of 5 complete. This is the reason I’m going to be post shading this job, freehanded. There’s so much black real estate on this jet, and pre paint work would have been destroyed. I used Oramask copies of the masking films to locate the black outlines. They’re a bit more flexible for then curvier sections too. Then hit it with nearly a full bottle of MRP NATO Black. Almost masked and ready for brown. Zola25, Martinnfb, BradG and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Man that is a big beast Pete. Looks like step one went off without a hitch though. Ernest Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Cool so far Pete , man that bench has been bombed Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Greif8 said: Man that is a big beast Pete. Looks like step one went off without a hitch though. Ernest I always underestimate how much plastic there is to cover on these big Eagles. At least I’ve remembered to mix up large batches of the brown and tan so I can maintain consistency. 2 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Cool so far Pete , man that bench has been bombed It is looking a little war weary these days Mike. I’m terrible for blasting the airbrush clear of residual paint at the end of a paint session. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 The big reveal… Next to zero paint lift. Just a small few touch ups for overspray and alignment of some of the sections. Overall, I’m pretty darned happy with how it’s turned out. My head and eyes hurt now, so I’m gonna let it breathe for a couple of days before I start work on the greys and touch ups. patricksparks, LSP_Kevin, denders and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Wow you really captured the picture! Great great work! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Very awesome result man! It is always a huge relief when there is zero paint lifting and next to no overspray issues. Well Done!! Ernest Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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