Stokey Pete Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Chris. One thing I don’t believe I failed to notice…….did you take the flaps off the wings? That’s something I’ve never considered doing before. That’s a cool addition to the dynamic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Stokey Pete said: Chris. One thing I don’t believe I failed to notice…….did you take the flaps off the wings? That’s something I’ve never considered doing before. That’s a cool addition to the dynamic look. Yep sure did! I will say tho easier to cut off then to fit back on haha I added a piece of round stock to the leading edge of the flap, filled the gap with bondo and then sanded it smooth. I ended up having to sand down the top of the leading edge a little and the bottom leading edge a lot. Otherwise there was this big gap between wing and flap. I cut a piece of tubing in half and used it to fill the gap in the wing trailing edge. Someday when I want to take the time I need to look at how these things work and figure out a better way to do it. I've taken flaps off a couple AC now and it's always a struggle. ha, you'd think I'd quit it by now! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 I kept the mojo going strong today despite the beautiful weather here in Cincinnati. If my son didn't have my car right now I would have definitely been outside. Aren't you guys lucky, I put some real color on Umegumi this afternoon. Here's how it progressed... These masks are a full sheet of paper so using recycled backing paper from other masks comes in handy. this keeps stray parts from sticking to the model where they aren't wanted ;-) Because of the contours of the engines it was important to do initial placement right down the center and then slowly work the mask around and across al the different contours. the dot is the center of the lotus flower and i sketched in the arc across the top to help with alignment. Tamiya fine Pink primer This is Chestnut Brown from my 23 window VW Bus build. It's almost black in certain lights so it seemed perfect. And the money shot! Just a few touchups to do really. Quite successful given how complicated this design is! The air brake is just sitting in there now to complete the picture. It will of course be deployed on the finished model. What a fun day. Finally seeing how this will look has been exciting. Going to be a busy week but next week I'm on vacation so expect to see some good stuff by then :-) LSP_Kevin, Phantom2, Zola25 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 What an incredible masking job, and what a stunning result! Kev themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Simply awesome masking and airbrushing! Given how complex the curves are you did a fantastic job masking. Truely exceptional man! Ernest themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Oh my! Now that is something really special, and also unique in large scale. It’s great to watch this coming together. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 .... I have nae words .... themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 That is some serious masking right there - amazing. It is going to look stunning. /Niels themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 That's the nicest mask and spray job I've ever seen. Kudos to you! Really looking forward to seeing this one in its final form... themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Guys you’re inspiring! Working on masking again for the orange. More to come, before the weekend even i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Feel free to share with us mere mortals how you produce those masks - its really inspiring to see the result themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Have you figured how to approach the Kanji script yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Stokey Pete said: Have you figured how to approach the Kanji script yet? a most timely question simple answer, no…but i have an idea and am open to any and all suggestions so while i sit here eating lunch lets lay out some thoughts i have a 2400dpi scan of the 1/72 scale cartograph decals the Kanji is part of the whole decal so to separate them i have to spend a huge amount of time in photoshop probably my daughter is in her 2nd semester of Japanese, maybe she can find a resource to tell me what each of the characters is? Then i could lay them out cleanly and make a mask. Tedious, but hey, often times that’s what makes art special right! from the looks of it the silhouette can cut it. The problem I’ve had with these tiny masks is that 1) it’s hard to get them to transfer from the friskette (for placement and alignment) to the surface and then 2) once on the surface they don’t stick well and slide around until you hit them with clear coat. Weird how adhesive behaves like that. the gold needs to be thin or it peels up with the tape has been my past experience. The Kanji have some very fine lines to them. I’m looking for an MCW or lacquer right now. Haven’t looked to see if vallejo has a gold in their new metal line tho. Anyone know or have experience with gold paint? how about gold foil? Anyone know if that might work? wow that was a lot. Killed the rest of my lunch hour with that list Zola25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 That’s a tough set of options, equally time consuming I’ll imagine. Of the two, I’d probably enlist the help of your daughter if she’s agreeable. I’ve no real experience using gold paint, beyond mixing a drop or two of MRP into other metallic colours. I’m guessing any lacquer based gold will allow you to spray a really thin layer with good coverage over the white. Possibly a touch more to cover the other colours. themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I have little experience airbrushing gold paints, nut can not help you there. As far as gold foil is concerned, that technique requires you to lay down a thing glue layer upon which the goild foil is then pressed. When brushing with a hard(is) brush the excess gold is brushed away, and only the bit attached to the glue remains. Works wonders on art frames, not sure how feasible it will be on models... I must say mr metal colours has a very fine grain, but I find their a more pleasing yellow than their gold (perhaps the labels were switched on my bottles, not sure) themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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