Faraway Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The build is progressing well. But on the horizon is painting, the wood prop etc isn’t (I hope) going to be too much of a problem. What I’m wondering about, is the fuselage. It’s supposed to be aluminium dope, in other words a silver aircraft. Now do I spray the aeroplane flat aluminium and then dry brush with black or spray black and dry brush with aluminium ? I’m inclined towards the former. Any thoughts from you chaps would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hiya, which kit and what scale ? it makes a difference on the finish choices. Regards, Pete in RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 8 hours ago, europapete said: Hiya, which kit and what scale ? it makes a difference on the finish choices. Regards, Pete in RI Copper State Models, Nieuport XVII late. 1/32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 oops, should have read the title, sorry. The Nieuports were not finished in a " bright silver" as much as regular dope with aluminium powder added. This gives a dull greyish/ whiteish silver, so I would suggest a light grey undercoat, with a topcoat of dull silver mixed with a bit of light grey or white. Also look through the work-in-progress section here and read how others have painted theirs. Hope this helps, Regards, Pete in RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, europapete said: oops, should have read the title, sorry. The Nieuports were not finished in a " bright silver" as much as regular dope with aluminium powder added. This gives a dull greyish/ whiteish silver, so I would suggest a light grey undercoat, with a topcoat of dull silver mixed with a bit of light grey or white. Also look through the work-in-progress section here and read how others have painted theirs. Hope this helps, Regards, Pete in RI Very helpful, many thanks. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Hi Jon, also check out ww1aircraftmodels.com, a great site for us wierd biplane modellers. Scroll down the home page until you see the forum banner and click on that. Regards, Pete in RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 35 minutes ago, europapete said: Hi Jon, also check out ww1aircraftmodels.com, a great site for us wierd biplane modellers. Scroll down the home page until you see the forum banner and click on that. Regards, Pete in RI Cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkp111 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hi Jon, I have the same plane on my work bench right now, after testing multiple aluminum paints over Mr surfacer black and grey 1500 primer. To my eyes, Hataka orange line C-139 semi-matt aluminum over grey primer. Hope this helps Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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