Creepy Pete Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Hi all, I am currently working on the Revell 1/72 Fairey Gannet, in Marineflieger markings, and I have some questions. First, the radome under the fuselage. Revell wants me to paint it black, but were they really this colour, or were they some unpainted dark fibreglass shade? Second, would Humbrol 90 be a good match for the Sky on the lower fuselage? If not, any suggestions? I have access to Humbrol, Revell, Italeri, Vallejo, Heller, Gunze acrylic, Tamiya, MR Paint, AK Interactive and Alclad's stuff. (Gotta love a well stocked hobbyshop) Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The very base/underside of the radome seemed to vary from Sky, light tan shades to black, the retracted area being in airframe colour. I use Humbrol 90 for the main airframe colour. Unsure if the later service Marineflieger Gannets might have been in a more grey colour rather than Sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Theres a very nice selection of photos of "my" Gannet XA334 (or Miranda as she's more commonly known) in the walkround section here. Photos taken by me and posted here by my thieving offspring! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Pete Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Thanks guys! 14 hours ago, NAVY870 said: Theres a very nice selection of photos of "my" Gannet XA334 (or Miranda as she's more commonly known) in the walkround section here. Photos taken by me and posted here by my thieving offspring! Now why didn't I think of looking there earlier? That's a very nice selection indeed! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I like 90 for sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 My favourite Sky is Gunze's, haven't tried Humbrol's 90 though. In any case considering the variable quality of the paint I can find locally in Humbrol tins, I keep returning to my trusted Gunze paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Sorry to stray a bit here, but can Gunze be brush painted @Giorgio N? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, 71chally said: Sorry to stray a bit here, but can Gunze be brush painted @Giorgio N? Some modellers do, I personally struggle though. I can do touch-ups and paint small areas but I'd never use them with a brush for something as large as a 1/72 Gannet model. To get a decent result with a brush, better use their own thinner. I managed to do something half decent using a retarder for acrylic paints but I didn't enjoy the job much For brush painting my favourite Sky is Xtracrylics, once the surface is properly primed this paint works great. Accuracy also looks very good to my eyes, others may have researched this aspect more. Of course Xtracrylics can also be airbrushed although some find this difficult. Personally I've found ways to airbrush pretty much everything but Xtracrylics and Lifecolors took me some time to master them. Gunzes on the other hand are so easy to spray that I managed to do it easily the very first day I bought my first airbrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks @Giorgio N I only brush paint and have always remained faithful to Humbrol, however had some strange experiences with it lately and am wondering if there are better alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 24 minutes ago, 71chally said: Thanks @Giorgio N I only brush paint and have always remained faithful to Humbrol, however had some strange experiences with it lately and am wondering if there are better alternatives. Glad to help ! There sure are alternatives, if you like enamels then trying the WEM paints may be an idea, I've heard good things about them. Never tried them myself though, so can't guarantee. I would also try some water thinned acrylic like the Vallejo, Lifecolor and Xtracrylics ranges. Personally I find all of them very easy to use with a brush. Some don't like them because they sometime dry too fast, reason why I suggest trying them first, you may like them or not. If you do like them, then the fast drying time is an advantage as allows to speed things up a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I used Hu 90 enamel for my Sea Hawk, brushed, and to me it looks like I think Sky should look. However, I built that kit 21 years ago, and the tin probably acquired in '91. But if you can find an old tin ...😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Pete Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 The tin I have is probably at least 15 years old, if not more. Should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Most of the tins I use are a good 15-20 years old, but I've now got to the stage where I'm having to buy the new stuff and I hadn't appreciated just how much more difficult it is to work with for hand painting. A topic for another thread I guess! Good look with your Gannet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I like the Xtracolour variety of Sky. Brushing gloss enamels can take some getting used to, but I think using Xtracolour is pretty painless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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