modelling minion Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I built the Revell boxing of the E a few years ago and remember thinking that it should come with a tube of filler. Good work so far, looking forward to the stripey paint scheme. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 What I was thinking is that you could mask/paint every second strip, then once everything is nice and dry paint in the missing strips between the ones painted earlier. This may give you some wiggle room when masking. It will be a hard scheme to do, but the end product will be worth the time, that's for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) That's an interesting way to approach it, Rich. I think I'd go batty trying to keep track of which ones I was currently masking/skipping, but otherwise seems like a promising idea. bob p.s. I once saw a page showing how to paint a checkerboard pattern in a somewhat similar manner- don't remember exactly now, but he basically masked one direction "stripes" and then the other direction, rather than trying to mask little squares. Seemed a brilliant way to do it the way it was shown... Edited December 25, 2015 by gingerbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Canopies masked and on: Got her primed, knew there would be seam issues.... Oh how I hate seams!! On with the Perfect Plastic Putty in copius amounts then some sanding awaits..... Meanwhile I have hand brushed on some paint to a spare Lightning tail to have a practice with the Micro Mask......also tried the Maskol to see if that works....sharp points are quite hard it seems....I have also decided to go with the lighter colour first to try to limit the amount of masking! The dark grey is really dark, same as used on the A10 Euro 1 schemes....all I can do is my best masking wise!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Keep it up Tim, I am really looking forward to seeing this scheme as it looks great and I am interested to see how your approach works, it certainly sounds good to me. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 That seem shouldn't be too hard to get ride of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 lol easy for you to say - it appears seams are my nemesis!! first pass - perfect plastic putty... Grrrrrr second pass - out came the Squadron green!! After some more sanding etc, I got an ok result, sometimes you gotta play the hand you're dealt! So I got the base coat on, the light grey/blue, using Mr Color C307 (FS36320). Have tested the masking fluid....not great for this, making pointed shapes etc.....looks like I am going to go freehand with the Iwata HP-C plus.....set the the locking nut to as thin a line, low pressure and draw on the shapes...... not sure this is the best solution, will have to see.....may be I have to cut tape masks.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very good work on the seams Tim, excellent. Your first coat of paint looks good, your camo scheme should look very good. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Masking tape it is.....after many hours work, much swearing and an actual live casualty, she will soon get the dark grey coat! Whilst working on the breakfast bar my no 11 scalpel blade, ably weighted with a stainless steel handle, slipped and fell....through my converse trainer, bridgedale sock into my foot....after my 9 year old nonchalantly investigated the scream, I withdrew the blade to find I had missed major vessels and nerves!! Thankfully a mere flesh wound - war is hell....but it appears so is modelling! Now please don't compare the stripes to the actual aircraft - it was just to difficult to copy....I had run out of ink in my printer so my plan of enlarging the instructions, cutting out the bits and tracing them on tape failed....so I used a bit of artistic licence whilst sticking to the general scheme!! So I just need to keep the tape down and get the Mr Color C301 FS36081 Dark grey on....then lift the masks without damaging the paint!! Wish me luck!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 A sacrifice of blood to the Modelling God is always a good sign! The masking looks great, artist license is fine, I think everyone will agree it's all about getting the right look rather than the exact copy. And I think you'll get the look just right, well done on some epic masking, it's right up there with my "Splinter MiG" for complex masking. Now we all have to wait like expectant fathers for the final result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 The question is - do I give it another coat with the light colour to seal the masks? I normal seal any masking by brush painting over the edge to stop bleed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Are you airbrushing or using a hairy stick? I WAS tempted to suggest giving it a light shot with the previous colour, because that's a hell of a lot of edges! (or perhaps with clear?) I don't know enough about getting a good finish brush painting to say, but I'd call on Tony O'T if this is the case. (My worry would be adding too much thickness.) bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 No I'm airbrushing as I did the base colour. I use a hairy stick to just seal up straight line demarcation masking lines etc, with the base colour...seals the tapes and stops colour bleed. I was thinking of giving a light airbrush coat of the light colour first Bob - just to get the same effect - what you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Well, getting into my "zone of ignorance", but I would think that a light coat or two would achieve the same effect- probably (guess?) the biggest danger is when you put a fairly thick layer on. But I defer to those more practiced! bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hmmm... Yes be nothing worse than a 'step' caused by too thicker paint. May just go for it tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Nice progress Awaiting the final paint job Rgds Mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 That is a lot of masking and patience to carry it out. I am looking forward the final result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 On went the US Dark Grey: Let the Mr Color paint dry for 3 hours - it does go on nicely once you get the paint thinned right. Then this happened: I lost a wing fence when I removed the masking, will need to be glued back on tomorrow! Those pics taken in the kitchen under Led lights. Taken with natural light in the conservatory... Actual plane! I am quite pleased with the results, however there is quite a lot of paint bleed to sort out, in hindight I should have sealed the edges with another coat of light blue...then put the dark on....but it could have caused flaking issues.... Touching up will commence tomorrow. Mr Color paint is designed for airbrushes - I think I will have to thin down a small amout and dab on wiyh coctail sticks, Q Tips or very fine brushes....any tips be appreciated! Don't want to ruin what seems an ok paint job! Then its on with the tyre black for the nose cone....I will probably also pre-shade the F5E in the desert aggressor colors with the black....or is that better done with a dark brown as the finish is 3 colour brown? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Very good indeed. I usually use a very small/fine paint brush for touching up, but I will also use a cocktail stick when required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great job Tim! That's a really difficult scheme to try and you've done a great job, really impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Nicely done Tim for such a hard scheme to mask. Just a few spots to touch up but that's alway the case in difficult masking like this. Some of the finest brushes you have and then just take it nice a slow, no need to rush and do it in stages. You should be very proud of it, she look just "right!!!" Now dying to see her with decals on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Well, some bleed was probably inevitable, but all in all it looks to me like a success! It is always a tense moment when one begins to remove the masking... bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Really nice paint work. I think it's very nice and done with a strong dosage of patients. Great work. Not much left I guess Rgds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 A bit left to do - detail/lights painting, underbelly tank - am looking at a grey one, but some references show a silver fronted tank, so may do that to be different - then the Blue Dummy AIM9 and the Orange ACMI pod.....need to spray the nose, Future Klear coat, decals, seal in and maybe a very small amount of weathering as the aircraft look really well maintained! Then I will need to add the Aes etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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