Tamiya 1/32 F-51d

[Guest]

cool thanx

[colin m]

All looking very nice. I might have to try 'Big' scale again soon.

[Snowman]

The devil is in the detail....GREAT STUFF! B|

[Guest]

[COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Here is the undercart strut. I painted the slider part of the oleo Alclad and the rest is humbrol steel.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Starting to look like a mustprang now...[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Now I just need to figure out if the pannel marked with red arrow was removable for maintenance. It would be a pitty to hide the nice PE filter under it.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Theuns[/COLOR]

[colin m]

And he's off, again. Looking good.

[Guest]

[COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]So, as painting time comes colser I have had to experiment with the meatls I will put on.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]The mustprangs in Korea seem to have been very dull and weathered.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]I painted a plastic spoon to see what works the best[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Left side is my usual airframe alluminium over alclad grey on the bottom corner and alclad black on the top corner.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]The right side top is duraluminium over alclad black and the bottom dura over alclad grey.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]All has been sealed with alclad semi matt clarcoat.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]To my eye the airframe alluminium over black can work for the darker areas like exhaust pannels, gun bays ect but airframe allu over grey is to grainy and looks to "silver"[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]The varition in the duraluminium looks closer to the pix I have seen.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]I have also heared that some guys wil (after all different pannels are painted) shoot a coat of say alluminium over the wholw thing to blend it all together.[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Any ideas on this??[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(50,61,79)]Theuns[/COLOR]

[colin m]

It's difficult to say looking at a computer screen, but it seems like the grey primers give the best effect.

[Guest]

The grey primer makes it allot lighter with the same amount of metal ...

[Guest]

It is a pitty I dont have a better camera to sow how good this engineering on the undercart is.


The oleo was wrapped in tin foil to look like chrome








Theuns

[Guest]

Here are two extra tail sections they give in the kit.


I experimented with spraying alclad grey primer , masking off some pannels and then spraying alclad black base. Over all of this went 2-3 coats of duraalluminium. 


I am rather pleased with the tone difference I get with one "colour" of alclad.


As for the rest of the model, it hs been primed with alclad primer and just a few areas need a little attention, then a final sanding and "metal" can go on.


Theuns

[BarryW]

She is looking good Theuns....

[Guest]

Here it is with alclad grey primer on and some pannels with alclad black base to look like darker alluminium.





Then I did the exhaust panel in airframe allu to simulate heated stainless steel.


The rest was done in duraluminium that I sprayed a little "patchy" to look like faded weatered alluminium.








 


Theuns

[Ian M]

Great work going on here. One of the things I like about Alclad is the subtle effects you can get with it. Did you know that not only the colour of the undercoat but the direction in which you sand/polish it changes the reflective/refractive qualities of the top coat. By changing the direction of the final rum down befor topcoat so that the adjacent panels are 'brushed' different ways can give a fantastic result. Give it a go on a bit of scrap.

[tr1ckey66]

Magnificent work Theuns. Got to love a bare metal finish and this will look the business once complete.


Cheers


Paul