fubar57 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hello Giorgio ! I use Alclad II with great pleasure... I just wait that SWMBO left home and I open the window... Now !! As I like the smell of napalm on the morning side I must say that the Alclad smell is pleasant for me Thank for the pic, I'll share mine... If I find it back... About the unmasking og gun's barrel... Don't you worry, you're not alone.... I did worst, believe me, But That's Aloyus's fault... Great work on your Tony !! I mean the 1/48 one ! Hum ! You know !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hello Giorgio, Here it is, I did it last week Aluminium Alclad II over a coat of canned black primer from Vallejo Knowing your skill in painting beside my "try to not too mess it up" way... You will do some stunning job with this stuff Hope that I did'nt disturb too much. CC 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 The Tamiya Aluminum looks great Giorgio, and will be a nice match for the reference pic that you posted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 19 hours ago, fubar57 said: Looking good Thanks fubar! 9 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Giorgio, Here it is, I did it last week Aluminium Alclad II over a coat of canned black primer from Vallejo Knowing your skill in painting beside my "try to not too mess it up" way... You will do some stunning job with this stuff Hope that I did'nt disturb too much. CC No disturb at all, CC - thanks! Alclad smell is pleasant for you, eh? Well, that explains a few things .... Just kidding 4 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: The Tamiya Aluminum looks great Giorgio, and will be a nice match for the reference pic that you posted. Cheers Cookie, glad you like it Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) Hi everybody, here's WE progress report Not much time for modelling, still I managed to carry out some more painting. First, though, I had to do some repairing: I managed to snap off the propeller mounting peg while handling the model for painting I should have known this wasn't strong enough to hold the model weight .... live and learn, I guess so I fit a steel rod in it (from a paper clip), rolled some tape on for thickness and put back the rigid plastic pipe I used to hold the model while painting I'll refine the whole thing when the time to attach the propeller comes Painting, as I said. First off, I masked the ailerons and elevators to airbrush some Vallejo grey primer on and here's a shot straight from the spray booth Then I airbrushed Tamiya Gloss Aluminium on the ailerons Bottom view I must say I'm quite happy with that, it's exactly the effect I was after - a sort of dull aluminium, to represent the doped alu paint used on the canvas surfaces While the alu paint was out, I wanted to fix this: There was this seam aft of the radiator that just stood out and bothered me; so I sanded the paint away and put some CA mixed with flour on it then more sanding and polishing, and I could eventually respray Tamiya Gloss Alu Happy now Next was the anti-glare band on the top front fuselage; masking and after airbrushing Tamiya Flat Black with a few added drops of Tamiya X22 Gloss Clear, thinned with IPA Before the paint could cure completely, I did some chipping along the panel lines and the hinges, using a toothpick and a Dremel brass brush (hand operated, though ) Then more masking, for the wing rubber patches (walkways, I guess?). I needed a couple of round masks, so out came the punch tool and here's the mask in place Masking completed I forgot to mention that, for all the masks I used on this build, I always brushed on some Alclad Aqua Gloss along the mask edges, to prevent any paint leaks The instructions call for XF85 Rubber Black here, so I mixed some Tamiya Flat Black, Flat Brown and Neutral Grey and airbrushed it (thinned with IPA) Should look good after a black wash. For the moment, I sealed this and the anti-glare band with a light coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss Last job for the WE was to complete the gear doors: here they are, after a flat white drybrush, a black tempera wash and a flat clear coat Same for the actuators That's it then, comments welcome. Ciao Edited March 11, 2019 by giemme 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Very neat job on the walkways and anti-glare panel, but I think you need a bigger hammer with your punch set. 😁 john 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Very nice Giorgio, looking very smart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Very neat job on the walkways and anti-glare panel, but I think you need a bigger hammer with your punch set. 😁 john Thanks John! It's the smallest hammer I have, but it's not very heavy... 1 minute ago, CedB said: Very nice Giorgio, looking very smart Thanks Ced, glad you like it Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Looking fabolous Giorgio. Very smooth and sharp. Skilled man! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, giemme said: It's the smallest hammer I have, but it's not very heavy... When I scrolled down and saw it I thought 'oh no, something's gone wrong with the paint and the Hien is in a thousand pieces!' - bet it would be heavy enough for that!! Glad I was wrong as another Giorgio masterpiece continues apace! Nice work G! Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hello Giorgio, Another great painting job ! really like it ! You resparked my interest for my own Hien ! Congratulations Alclad sniffing CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 hour ago, bbudde said: Looking fabolous Giorgio. Very smooth and sharp. Skilled man! Cheers Cheers Ben, thank you! 34 minutes ago, keefr22 said: When I scrolled down and saw it I thought 'oh no, something's gone wrong with the paint and the Hien is in a thousand pieces!' - bet it would be heavy enough for that!! Glad I was wrong as another Giorgio masterpiece continues apace! Nice work G! Keith I think I already did my part of damage by snapping off the propeller peg, Keith - should be enough for this kit 🤞🏻 Thanks for the appreciation! 20 minutes ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Giorgio, Another great painting job ! really like it ! You resparked my interest for my own Hien ! Congratulations Alclad sniffing CC Thanks CC! And please stop with that bad habit - or try sniffing acrylics, at least! Ciao 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Nice work Giemme. A pity about the pin snapping but we all learn there. Sharp masking sir, no chance of over spray. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thats some lovely paint work there giemme! And some clever little tips, cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 11/03/2019 at 14:12, Spookytooth said: Sharp masking sir, no chance of over spray. Positively no overspray, Simon - that annoys me a lot And thanks for the praise, mate! 18 hours ago, rob85 said: Thats some lovely paint work there giemme! And some clever little tips, cheers Cheers Rob, thanks! Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hi everybody - quick mid-week update. I masked for the yellow bands on the wing leading edges and gear bay doors All done in "no overspray" mood, s you can see Then I airbrushed on a mix of Tamiya Flat Yellow and Tamiya Red, thinned with cellulose thinner, and after several light coat I had this bottom side Some paint lifts occurred upon masks removal gear doors came out fine, though and I did spray the same mix on the prop blade tips too The sliding canopy received a flat clear coat (Italeri, which is not dead flat) and got unmasked A lot of touch ups to do here The paint just flaked off in many spots while removing the masks - I guess due to the underlying Sand Yellow coat rather than to the Gloss Aluminium, but I'm not 100% sure... That's it for the day, comments welcome Ciao 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Nice job, Giorgio, despite the frustrations. Hopefully straightforward to touch up the lifted areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 So, some paint lifts, what the hell, it`s modeling. Nowt that a touch here and there can`t solve. Looks great Giemme. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Grrrrr, paint lifts, grrrr... K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Grrrr? C'mon you can think of stronger words than that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Beautiful yellow Giorgio - shame about the paint lifts. Looking smart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 18 hours ago, amblypygid said: Nice job, Giorgio, despite the frustrations. Hopefully straightforward to touch up the lifted areas. Should be so, Chris 🤞🏻 Thank you 12 hours ago, Spookytooth said: So, some paint lifts, what the hell, it`s modeling. Nowt that a touch here and there can`t solve. Looks great Giemme. Simon. I guess you're right, Simon. Thanks for the praise 8 hours ago, keefr22 said: Grrrrr, paint lifts, grrrr... K 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Grrrr? C'mon you can think of stronger words than that. I sure did think of stronger words.... 32 minutes ago, CedB said: Beautiful yellow Giorgio - shame about the paint lifts. Looking smart Thanks Ced, much appreciated Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, giemme said: I sure did think of stronger words.... Me too, not allowed to type them though....!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Colourful. Character-full work. Sorry about the grievous de-masking on the canopy Giorgio; every build seems to hold one nasty surprise doesn't it? (You'll sort it in short order though...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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