Gidge Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, helios16v said: What are you using for chrome paint? That looks really good. @helios16vI'm using SMS Hyperchrome Cold Tone (they also do a warm time) over an SMS Jet Black base. It needs to go over a high gloss black base. Also if you're going to run a clear coat over it make sure it's water based as a lacquer based one will reactivate the pigments and loose the shine. https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/products/hyperchrome-cold-tone-30ml https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/products/premium-jet-black-30ml Edited April 15, 2022 by Gidge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 New Ware masks make a huge difference. It's a bit fiddley to get them properly aligned on the inside of the closed canopy parts, would be a lot easier on the segmented open canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 A little heavy handed on the canopy tinting but I'm happy with that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 10:08 AM, Gidge said: A little heavy handed on the canopy tinting but I'm happy with that. So easy to do. "Just a little more....oops." It'll still look good, especially w/ the blue markings. Artistic license! Bravo for taking the time to mask the inside of the canopy. I'm too lazy, unless I'm doing an open canopy (which is exceedingly rare). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 55 minutes ago, helios16v said: So easy to do. "Just a little more....oops." It'll still look good, especially w/ the blue markings. Artistic license! Bravo for taking the time to mask the inside of the canopy. I'm too lazy, unless I'm doing an open canopy (which is exceedingly rare). I bought the New Ware pre cut masks set which made it considerablyquickerand easier . That has two sets of outer masks to do the yellow canopy seals instead of using the decals, then use a slightly larger set to do the black frame over the top of that. To achieve that look you need to paint the inside otherwise it'll look yellow. I figured it would also be be easier to glue mirrors to a painted surface than the very slick unpainted canopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 So some much needed progress updates that I was too lazy to upload at the time. I tried to get the mirrors hapening but they were too small and I managed to loose one so I gave up, deciding they'd be barely visible on a closed canopy anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gidge Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 And now onto the HGW seatbelts. These things looked huge in the pictures online and easy to work with in the YouTube videos of their WW2 sets (possibly some 32 scale versions). Of course the setup on a fighter jet's ejection seat is much more complex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gidge Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 The lap belts had me questioning life choices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Looks good, despite the aggravation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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