Guest Maxim Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 That's looking really nice! Love the natural metal finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandokan Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Excellent painting skill. I have much in learning. Thanks. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Impressive looking NMF. This is gonna be one cool looking bird! Gaz Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 You truly are a master. Cheers Cees Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 i love this build! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 What a super-duper build! Sincerely, Mark Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Some super duper inspirational modeling going on here! Lee White and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Thank you for all of the nice comments. The real jets were quite shiny with only subtle differences between panels. I feel that my panel shading is too stark. I changed the Airframe Aluminum with about 10% of a different shade but I believe that 10% produces too much of a change. Perhaps a slight difference in polishing will give me the look that I am going for. Anyway I have several extra days off in the next week and am hoping to finish general painting soon. Next will be Interior green for all of the wells, and flat black for the anti glare panel . I also believe that my base gloss black coat was not as smooth as I would have liked leading to a less than stellar nmf. Live and learn. Stay tuned. Dan Harold and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Dan, looking awesome. I love how this super cool jet has transformed over the months here. The Silver looks good but you're a perfectionist. No worries. I swear I had a GI Joe copy of this jet in the 60's I messed around with. My brother likely blew it up to my dismay. Love all your efforts with this build. Fantastic build going on here. You're next build should be that awesome looking Supermarine Swift! Just kidding. Well done. Regards Troy Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Ok what wonders a 4 day weekend will produce. I have Resprayed the rear engine section. I masked it off, re-sprayed the gloss black and then hit it again with airframe aluminum. I am quite happy with the result. Even though the same shade was used I seen to have a slightly darker result, which is what I was looking for. And I don't know why! I have reshot several panels to get the look that I am going for and am rather happy with the result. Because of this I decided that today is the day to clearcoat with X-22 clear gloss. I can still add to the overall look by adding other metal shades but the clear coat protects what I already have. Anyway some pictures on the driveway today. Don't know what your weather is like but we had a warm, 70 degree day with lots of sun. Darn So Cal weather. Next finishing up the wheel wells and cockpit. Dan Daniel460, sandokan, Harold and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 That is superb, Dan! Congrats on achieving such a magnificent finish. All your hard work is definitely paying off! Kev Harold and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 She's looking beautiful Dan! Excellent paint work! I'll take some of those 70 degree temps, actually my brother in law is here from San Diego, he's not liking the 20 degree weather we are having here in SE Missouri. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 She is looking really good, Dan ! Hubert Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow! Nice work, Dan! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Dude! That is the most convincing metal paintwork I've ever sceen. The uniqueness of the kit makes it a real eye catcher. Awesome! Gaz Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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