RCI Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, stringbag said: That's a neat solution to the lights. Hope you don't mind if I file that away for future reference Sini. Chris. haha hey Chris, you are welcome to do so... i think thats one of the many purposes of this forum 😄 this is what it looks like once it is finished. Thats a DACO 737. if anone is interested i can also show the steps of the process. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 It works very well looking at your photographs. Will definitely use that method at some point. Chris. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 That's a great idea for the external lights. In the past I've just added a drop of silver paint then covered it with Tamiya smoke but this lacks the depth of the ones you've done. I''ll give it go soon. Thanks to your recommendation earlier, I've bought some MRP Boeing grey and white. Looking forward to trying these. Thanks, Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 10:09 AM, pinky coffeeboat said: That's a great idea for the external lights. In the past I've just added a drop of silver paint then covered it with Tamiya smoke but this lacks the depth of the ones you've done. I''ll give it go soon. Thanks to your recommendation earlier, I've bought some MRP Boeing grey and white. Looking forward to trying these. Thanks, Jeff yes, i think the method works quite ok. just be careful that no bubbles are trapped and DON'T drill the whole too deep. if you drill it the lense must be almost level with the fuselage, if it is too deep the brilliance is lost and it does not look as good. awesome Jeff, let me know if it works for you as well as it did for me! really love the paints, just a bit sad that they are lacking of more colors for airliners (candy colors, like purple and so on) today i ll continue on the 11, had a really busy week... 😕 best regards Sini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 engines finished and weathered. had some issues with the tamiya weathering set, i wanted a very light weathering and had to remove it here and there. i think the result is ok. also for the intake... lots of masking work, but it was worth it. i wanted to take Mr.Color Super silver GX (i think thats the name), but it was almost dry...shelf life a year?! strange.. so i took alclad semi matt aluminium and went over it with some tamiya black (20/80 ratio). i think the fan went i bit too dark, but it is ok. usually it is dark in these intakes...maybe next time less post shading 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 These look great. Coming right along. What did you use to detail the intakes? Specifically, what is the reddish area under the fan blades? Not being familiar with the EE kit, are the louvres on the top of the pylon molded into the plastic, did you use a detail decal, or carve them in? The details mean everything...and you’re knocking this out of the park!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Challenger350Pilot said: These look great. Coming right along. What did you use to detail the intakes? Specifically, what is the reddish area under the fan blades? Not being familiar with the EE kit, are the louvres on the top of the pylon molded into the plastic, did you use a detail decal, or carve them in? The details mean everything...and you’re knocking this out of the park!!! haha a lot of masking tape 🙂 the brown area around the fan is the fan case, i think it is some composite. If you take a close look to the 11 engine, you'll see it. On the 747SP it is even more visible. Airbus made that one in dark grey on the A320 and it is made of rubber, in case a blade brakes or there is an imbalance in the fan after a birdstrike etc. The vents / louvres in the pylon are decals. Authentic decals... i hate to use 3d decals, cause the part should be 3d, but not the decal, there was simply no way around for me. i think metallic details has an etchpart for it, but i dont like their set and that would have been so much work on top. As i said, masking makes a decision here. The resonance panels inside are quite unique in their shape and geometry and weathering is essential! thx for your kind words 🙂 best regards Sini 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 stabs are almost finished, missing the leading edge, some clear coat and weathering 🙂 body lights finished, not a 100% as i wanted them, cause 2 holes were drilled too deep, but still ok. i can live with that. Cargo door is also ready for the decal. the 3d decals are nice, the hinge is quite visible on the decal. will put it on today and start painting the wings. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 coroguards with some light weathering done! first time i demasked the lights... looks ok. once the clear coat is on, i will polish it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 WHITE! again MRP 004 , quite ok, though it maybe makes more sense to go for white instead of grey primer. i used a whole bottle of 004 to cover the fuselage only, allthough its opacity is quite good and a hundred times better than tamiya gloss white. 2 coats, each day one coat and as usual new masks. basically every new layer gets new masks to avoid ugly edges. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Oh yes, Sini! 👏 I don’t know how but I skipped a lot of the interesting things here, sorry... 😐 I’m very impressed with your work, bravo! This looks absolutely fantastic: Amazing work on the cockpit: The progress is superb, keep up the good work! 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Oh yes, Sini! 👏 I don’t know how but I skipped a lot of the interesting things here, sorry... 😐 I’m very impressed with your work, bravo! This looks absolutely fantastic: Amazing work on the cockpit: The progress is superb, keep up the good work! 👍 thx Nicolay! still a lot to do.... next project will be something easier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Not looked at this in a while, it's looking very good! Those engines are amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said: Not looked at this in a while, it's looking very good! Those engines are amazing. thx adam! they took a lot of time. in generel this kit is very "intense" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, RCI said: thx adam! they took a lot of time. in generel this kit is very "intense" Definitely worth the effort then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 11 hours ago, RCI said: next project will be something easier I heard it so many times! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Definitely worth the effort then 55 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: I heard it so many times! 😂 hm yes, at some point. i would love to build another 3 or 4 different liveries but considering the high amount of work, i think i wont do it in the near future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 so, this is basically the only way to get the purple right. when i started painting i thought the tone is too bright and its too purple, so i mixed it darker...which was a mistake 😩 i have to repaint that...and even worse, i have to mask it again. anyway there are some touch ups and cleaning necessary 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 54 minutes ago, RCI said: i would love to build another 3 or 4 different liveries but considering the high amount of work, i think i wont do it in the near future. Sure thing, just wait a little after you’re finishing this project - building the similar things can be boring and demotivating. 38 minutes ago, RCI said: i have to repaint that...and even worse, i have to mask it again. anyway there are some touch ups and cleaning necessary Don’t worry, Sini. 🤝 The mixture looks brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Don’t worry, Sini. 🤝 The mixture looks brilliant! hmmm i dont think so, its more a LH blue instead of fedex purple. its just a light shade brighter than what i used...i will spray a light coat with brighter purple... but i guess i wont make in the next 10 days 😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, RCI said: hmmm i dont think so, its more a LH blue instead of fedex purple. its just a light shade brighter than what i used... Look: Just leave it for a few days and you’re become to the right decision, I think! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Look: Just leave it for a few days and you’re become to the right decision, I think! 😉 haha indeed, but i think thats also due to the light on the photo. i will just give it a shade more purple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 5 hours ago, RCI said: haha indeed, but i think thats also due to the light on the photo. i will just give it a shade more purple. Yes, you’re right. Now I see the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Sini...I realize this is a late question...what did you use for priming the model before you applied the white? I'm in process of changing over to the MRP paints, and so far am very satisfied, but need to learn some more about surface prep...and priming is paramount! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 absolutely outstanding piece of modelling mate. the cockpit and engines are a knock out, a mini model in itself. MRP - are these the only lacquer based paints on the market? for large sections like fuselage and wings i've used tamiya spray paints because of the quick drying times and the quality of the finish but I've been unaware of airbrush lacquer based phil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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