Rainer Hoffmann Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Oh, what a beauty! And that paint job is as perfect as everything else in this build Cheers Rainer airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Agreed! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 2 hours ago, airscale said: paint's on ..took 5 days and i hated every minute of it... came out alright though thankfully Peter LOL, that's my favorite part of modeling. 😉 In any case, it looks beautiful, so all that hard work was well worth it! Cheers, Chuck airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Oh man can I relate - I was indeed $hitting myself as I went through the several day process of painting the big Corsair. And I hated every minute of it. I have to ask - what problems did you encounter. Did the tamiya x-22 work out OK for you? Any paint lifting? And Peter - that monster looks awesome! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 And you say you can't paint! Looks amazing, Peter. Kev zaxos345 and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Simply astounding work my friend. I actually enjoy masking and painting truth be told, it can be therapeutic. monthebiff and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Looks great, I actually love painting. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 looks fantastic. Cheers. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Great work airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissFighters Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Hi Peter, I think it looks great, but are you happy with it now the paint is on? Does it still cary its scale authenticity now the metal is covered? Just curious... Tony airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 What's to hate ? Looks lovely to me airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Looks good. Did you use an etch primer? Malc. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissFighters Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 4 hours ago, MikeMaben said: What's to hate ? Looks lovely to me Absolutely nothing...and hate is a strong word. Just wondering what Peter thinks now it is all covered up. First time he's done that... airscale and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 (edited) thank you all On 9/30/2024 at 3:03 PM, mozart said: Well that worked beautifully Peter, she looks marvellous! So pleased the masks were OK! Yes Max, your masks were amazing thank you, the prep time making sure every panel line was cut and taped paid off and there was not one bit of bleed anywhere On 9/30/2024 at 9:48 PM, JayW said: Oh man can I relate - I was indeed $hitting myself as I went through the several day process of painting the big Corsair. And I hated every minute of it. I have to ask - what problems did you encounter. Did the tamiya x-22 work out OK for you? Any paint lifting? And Peter - that monster looks awesome! Hi Jay, yes, the Tamiya X22 worked very well - I found it hard to apply as clear and might tint it next time so I can see where I have been and how thick it is, but it certainly worked great as a primer. Zero paint lifts or even hint of doing so On 10/1/2024 at 9:51 AM, SwissFighters said: Hi Peter, I think it looks great, but are you happy with it now the paint is on? Does it still cary its scale authenticity now the metal is covered? Just curious... Tony Interesting question Tony. I am happy actually, I can't photograph it very well, but the finish with pre-shading and wire wool abrasion / washes / salt process looks amazingly realistic in person - really good tones and wear and came out much better than my skills should have allowed, particularly on the upper surfaces. The wire wool '0000 grade' leaves paint dust in all the rivets and panels and is much better than a wash and gives a very scale patina, so yes, more than happy 23 hours ago, malc said: Looks good. Did you use an etch primer? Malc. Hi Malc, no, for the first time I tried Tamiya X22 Clear straight on the aluminium and it worked really well - sticks like $hit to a blanket Want to get her on her wheels then get some glamour shots TTFN Peter Edited October 2 by airscale scvrobeson, malc, MikeMaben and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Tried to write a post three times, but words simply fail me. De do do do, de dah dah dah, is all I have to say to you. airscale, geedubelyer, Biggles87 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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