CedB Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Wot they said! Lovely smooth primer and excellent walkways. Great job Cookie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Vallejo Metal Colors applied: I used four different shades of aluminum to get a little variation. Walkways unmasked: Time to mask up the orange wing tips, nose and tail. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I like that a lot, Cookie! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Oh yeah, looking good , like the variation in tones and the walkways have come out very well. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: I used four different shades of aluminum to get a little variation. That's turned out very nicely! Do you thin the Vallejo at all? I can't seem to get a result anywhere near as consistent as you do. That masking was tack-sharp, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 VERY nice Cookie, I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 7 hours ago, CedB said: VERY nice Cookie, I love it! Me too And all the eye-and-patience strain on the walkway markings was well worthwhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thanks for the kind words everyone! On 6/17/2021 at 2:40 PM, John Laidlaw said: Do you thin the Vallejo at all? Hi John, I don't thin the Vallejo Metal Color - it's already very thin and requires several coats, and it is also very easy to 'flood' it on. I over corrected on this guy by misting it on, and got a little 'orange peel' because it was such a warm day. It wasn't bad enough to require sanding it down for a re-paint, especially because it's only going to get hotter until September. So yeah, it's a little finicky - a 'wet' coat can easily lead to runs, and a 'dry' coat can lead to the spray drying before hitting the model. That said, I really do appreciate having a water based paint that gives a nice metal finish. All masked up for the orange exterior sections and green bays: I went ahead and used Green Zinc Chromate for the flap, air break, and landing gear bays, because I asked my friend what color they were, and he said, "the ugliest green you can imagine." So, GZC it is. Socks and (silver paint stained) sandals - Cookie: fashion icon. Orange on: Unmasked: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Cookie, the unmasked model looks fabulous! Socks and sandals.... sorry, my friend, it's a no from me.... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: Hi John, I don't thin the Vallejo Metal Color - it's already very thin and requires several coats, and it is also very easy to 'flood' it on. I over corrected on this guy by misting it on, and got a little 'orange peel' because it was such a warm day. It wasn't bad enough to require sanding it down for a re-paint, especially because it's only going to get hotter until September. So yeah, it's a little finicky - a 'wet' coat can easily lead to runs, and a 'dry' coat can lead to the spray drying before hitting the model. That said, I really do appreciate having a water based paint that gives a nice metal finish. Thanks, Cookie! I feel better about fighting it to get consistent results now - if you find it tricky occasionally, I'll have to be much more aware of all of the factors. Your explanation will help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 12:14 AM, giemme said: Socks and sandals.... sorry, my friend, it's a no from me.... You are a man of true refinement Giorgio 😀 - I just threw them on to go paint on the deck not thinking they'd end up in the pics ☺️. @John Laidlaw, I forgot to mask off the metal section on the tail for the Serial Number, so I decided to mask off and brush paint the Vallejo Metal Color over the orange. It brush paints pretty nicely; Duraluminum base (it had better coverage) with some 'regular' aluminum kind of 'dotted' on top. It's kind of tempting to try and brush paint my next NMF build - no 'orange peel' possible with brush painting! Got the cockpit together and canopy on - clean up required. Ah, my patented wavey re-scribed panel lines on full display in those two pics! Transfers started! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Nice work Cookie, she's looking good Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hot damn, Cookie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Looking good, Cookie! Interesting that it should brush paint so well. I’ll have to try that as well this winter (no airbrushing as it’s too cold). I’d love to see the results you get if you do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Coming to life now, Cookie - looking super cool in that scheme! Great fix for the metallic area on the fin 5 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: I just threw them on to go paint on the deck not thinking they'd end up in the pics ☺️. Ditch the socks, not the sandals.... Giorgio, your personal fashion advisor Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, giemme said: Ditch the socks, not the sandals.... Giorgio, your personal fashion advisor What’s the Italian view of the appropriate occasion to wear fleece jackets then G? Looking really good Cookie. (B57 not sandals and socks……obvs. (altho’ I might not have been so clear on that before Giorgio pronounced )) Edited June 24, 2021 by Fritag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I love everything about this one Cookie, it is looking superb. Especially like the way you handled the black walkways. I did an F-111 years ago , an early camouflage development aircraft which nhas black walkways all over the wing and topside. I used rub on letraset black lines. Took me about 3 days! Your way looks much better! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 58 minutes ago, Fritag said: What’s the Italian view of the appropriate occasion to wear fleece jackets then G? When it's cold... Ciao 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 1:22 AM, giemme said: When it's cold... Ciao On 6/24/2021 at 12:24 AM, Fritag said: What’s the Italian view of the appropriate occasion to wear fleece jackets then G? It's that old joke from my childhood: When can you tell it's summer in Alaska? People are wearing t-shirts under their fleece jackets. I'm proudly wearing sandals with no socks today! Of course it's supposed to be 44°C today. On 6/23/2021 at 7:23 PM, Stew Dapple said: Nice work Cookie, she's looking good Cheers, Stew Thanks Stew! On 6/23/2021 at 7:51 PM, Procopius said: Hot damn, Cookie! PC's back! On 6/23/2021 at 8:26 PM, John Laidlaw said: Looking good, Cookie! Interesting that it should brush paint so well. I’ll have to try that as well this winter (no airbrushing as it’s too cold). I’d love to see the results you get if you do. We'll definitely have to experiment John. On 6/24/2021 at 1:18 AM, Terry1954 said: I love everything about this one Cookie, it is looking superb. Especially like the way you handled the black walkways. I did an F-111 years ago , an early camouflage development aircraft which nhas black walkways all over the wing and topside. I used rub on letraset black lines. Took me about 3 days! Your way looks much better! Terry Thanks Terry! The walkway lines are a little too thin, but it's the only masking I had and was too impatient to wait to order more. It's difficult to tell the red from the black stripes! I used the Model Master brushed metaliser technique for the control surfaces since several ref pics showed them shinier than the rest of the airframe. Attached And got the landing gear and flaps on It's a tail sitter! I added as much weight as I dared in the nose, fearing for the nose gear, but it still likes to sit backwards. My friend said not to worry, the B-57 was a natural tail sitter and required a special extendable support if it was going to be on the ground for any length of time, and it required several degrees of nose down trim on takeoff. It looks like his 1/72 version is going to get a scratch support! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Looking very nice indeed. Love the metal colour variation particularly. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 It's a shiny thing of beauty! J. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 She's beautiful Cookie Lovely job mate Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Impressive, Cookie! Great job! 12 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: It's that old joke from my childhood: When can you tell it's summer in Alaska? People are wearing t-shirts under their fleece jackets. I'm proudly wearing sandals with no socks today! Of course it's supposed to be 44°C today. BTW, with that temperature you should be wearing sandals only - I mean, no other clothing at all.... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Thanks for the kind words everybody! On 6/29/2021 at 11:46 PM, giemme said: Impressive, Cookie! Great job! BTW, with that temperature you should be wearing sandals only - I mean, no other clothing at all.... Ciao Ha! I don't think my hosts or the neighbors would have appreciated that! It was incredibly hot though - phew. OK, time for the ALE-2 chaff pods. If you want to see how to do this correctly, please see @Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy's thread here: I used his work as an example, utilizing Hasegawa gun pods as a basis: Mine aren't as good as @Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy's, but thanks to @Gene K's info he posted on page 2 of this thread, they are close to the proper dimensions. @John Laidlaw, here is my first Vallejo Metal Color brush experiment - it's still to hot to attempt an airbrush session. A base coat of Duraluminum, just because it has the best coverage of the ones I own. One coat covered surprisingly well. And after two coats of 'regular' aluminum on top: And now attached to the B-57: I also built a tail stand and added the ECM aerials, pitot and antenna. A little splotch of soot from the left engine starter cartridge and I think it's done! I'll try and get an RFI up soon. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: @John Laidlaw, here is my first Vallejo Metal Color brush experiment - it's still to hot to attempt an airbrush session. A base coat of Duraluminum, just because it has the best coverage of the ones I own. That is pretty amazing, Cookie! I am going to have to follow suit and experiment with this. The model looks marvellous - an excellent result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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