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Randy Lutz

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  • Birthday 18/09/1956

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  1. Thanks Joachim I do hope my short painting explanation proves useful. Cheers
  2. Hey Georgie Boy You can well imagine how I feel. You may see me around, but it will not be in the aircraft categories at shows, as everything I had related to aircraft modelling is gone, including 1,000 tins of Xtracolor. Cheers buddy Randy
  3. Thanks much and like you, I have always found the nose gear to look out of place on the airframe. Cheers
  4. I agree 100%. It also instills a greater feeling of satisfaction painting the wood grain instead of relying on decals. One thing I have learned is you should never say never. If I decide to pick up modelling again, chances are it won't be aircraft. Cheers
  5. Pretty much sums it up. This model fought me along the way and at one time it sat in the garbage can for 5 months, until I decided that I won't let it beat me. Cheers
  6. Thanks very much Gaz. We never know which direction we will take, so who knows...maybe some day I will close the circle. Cheers
  7. Thanks Pete. I am done with aircraft and I am taking a break from modelling. Perhaps down the road I might give it another try, but it will be a different discipline. I would like to build a model of my car... or even a sci-fi subject. Cheers
  8. Thanks. Initially I thought I would use the Uschi decals that I had invested so much money into, but when I made test swatches of paint an applied the decals I found that they were silvering badly. In addition I could see all the individual ink dots/pixilation in the decals and I knew I would not be happy with the look. So I opted to paint the wood grain. To achieve the wood look I first painted each individual panel in different shades of tan and creme. Some of the colours I used were Xtracolor RFC Linen, Radome Tan, Desert Sand, French Creme, Kuwaiti Sand and so on. You get the drift. Then each panel was masked off and I applied Winsor & Newton oil paints straight from the tube. I used Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre and Raw Sienna in varying amount and locations, depending on the look I wanted. The oils were applied using a 1/4" wide brush to establish the basic look and direction of wood grain. Then using a fan brush, the grain was softened and the various colours were blended. Turning the brush 90 degrees would allow me to create the finer more distinct elements of the grain. It is a long process as it takes about four days for the oils to dry, before the panel can be masked and then the adjacent panel can be painted. I imagine I could have shortened the drying time by soaking up some of the oil from the paint, or by using a drying accelerator, but my experience has shown me that I have more control and working time with the paint if it is not drying quickly. Cheers
  9. Thank you for the compliment. Alclad 2 is great stuff to work with...sprays beautifully and takes a lot of handling. Cheers Thanks much. Cheers
  10. Much appreciated. Finishing it in natural wood was something I had wanted to do for many, many years, but other projects kept getting in the way. Cheers
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