Update:
Sorry for he wait guys, i'm not the quickest on a build as it's a case of squeezing bits in here and there.
Was painting some bike model bits with Metalcote polished aluminium and had a bit left in the cup, hmmm, I thought, the underwing wells for the undercarriage, that'll do nicely, so I sprayed em, had more than I thought in the cup and was about to decant back into the tinlet and thought, hmmm, leading edges of wings etc so i might scratch through a bit to show aluminium underneath, so I sprayed em, still more left in the cup, (I swear I didn't mix that much, the coverage of this stuff is pretty good, i reckon one tinlet could just about cover a small family car).
Anyway, long story slightly less long, here we have a fully primed Typhoon in alu metalcote.
Looking at it and pondering the next step while it dryed enough to buff up, 48hr curing then sprayed today.
Now pay attention folks, this is what happens if you get hiccups while spraying or thin your paint with fine grit!
No seriously, I'd been wracking my brains to utilise the undercoat as best as possible and not wanting the bulk to be wasted i remembered reading an article ina mag about salt weathering, a-ha I thought, (they'd been on the radio earlier and take on me was just stuck in my head), so last night as i'm about to go to bed, a quick detour to the kitchen for the salt tub and spray bottle and one crusty model follows.
Now I still have the band on the tail and ID stripes to mask and paint (camo was done freehand, with a 0.5mm needle / nozzle too so quite chuffed), as it can only be masked once. After that I can chip off the salt and see what occurs.
You may note a missing cannon tip on the starboard wing, they are a PITA, i think i've broken off and re-glued all of them at least once,one twice so far, that ones glued and setting, again, hopefully will get the band and stripes tomorrow and clearcoated for the decals this weekend.
MSM, no figures handy for that Dio, if you could supply an Angelina Jolie one with full leather option please? Size is 1:1, i'll be eagerly waiting by the letterbox.
Sorry for he wait guys, i'm not the quickest on a build as it's a case of squeezing bits in here and there.
Was painting some bike model bits with Metalcote polished aluminium and had a bit left in the cup, hmmm, I thought, the underwing wells for the undercarriage, that'll do nicely, so I sprayed em, had more than I thought in the cup and was about to decant back into the tinlet and thought, hmmm, leading edges of wings etc so i might scratch through a bit to show aluminium underneath, so I sprayed em, still more left in the cup, (I swear I didn't mix that much, the coverage of this stuff is pretty good, i reckon one tinlet could just about cover a small family car).
Anyway, long story slightly less long, here we have a fully primed Typhoon in alu metalcote.
Looking at it and pondering the next step while it dryed enough to buff up, 48hr curing then sprayed today.
Now pay attention folks, this is what happens if you get hiccups while spraying or thin your paint with fine grit!
No seriously, I'd been wracking my brains to utilise the undercoat as best as possible and not wanting the bulk to be wasted i remembered reading an article ina mag about salt weathering, a-ha I thought, (they'd been on the radio earlier and take on me was just stuck in my head), so last night as i'm about to go to bed, a quick detour to the kitchen for the salt tub and spray bottle and one crusty model follows.
Now I still have the band on the tail and ID stripes to mask and paint (camo was done freehand, with a 0.5mm needle / nozzle too so quite chuffed), as it can only be masked once. After that I can chip off the salt and see what occurs.
You may note a missing cannon tip on the starboard wing, they are a PITA, i think i've broken off and re-glued all of them at least once,one twice so far, that ones glued and setting, again, hopefully will get the band and stripes tomorrow and clearcoated for the decals this weekend.
MSM, no figures handy for that Dio, if you could supply an Angelina Jolie one with full leather option please? Size is 1:1, i'll be eagerly waiting by the letterbox.
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