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It’s finally done! The dullcote saved the rough spot that looked so not good in gloss and things really came together. It’s a joy to pull off that masking at the end that’s been on so long and see that the pilot is in there and things stayed where they should. Also great fun to add those last breakable bits I left off during painting like pitot tubes and antennae. I really… Read More
About a week ago, I put a full shine of Testors glosscote on. It was no easy task with the dunkelbraun the way it was. I should have sanded that down a bit more. But my hope now is when I make the finish flat again with Testors dullcote, that the roughness so apparent in gloss will seem nothing. Fingers crossed. You can see the roughness when this glosscote is on over… Read More
I was pretty sure I planned this well, thought through the drying time needed, etc. But as my first masked camo, I didn’t think my way through the masking for the second color well. After that, I decided to just try to use the inverse mask I’d cut these from. That’s what I decided to go with. I think the result was decent. There is a very rough surface on the… Read More
I’ve masked the white/blue bottom and now can focus on the dunkelgrun base that will hold up against the dunkelbraun. Now’s the first time I really get to do a little careful painting with my airbrush for the dunkelgrun against the white/blue/grey on the tail. This is one of the things I’ve dreamed of being able to do with an airbrush! It’s fun and a little scary after this work, but I… Read More
Time for the white underside. The Testors recommended mix for this under color is essentially white with a touch of blue. Corresponding colors from Testor are mixed next to make the dunkelgrun and dunkelbraun respectively next to it. I’m freely painting this first with no mask needed because it’s only when I paint the camo for the top with the dunklegrun and duklebraun that I’ll need to be sure to mask… Read More
Let’s hope the fill, sand, scribe, polish train is over. It’s time to prime! After airbrushing on some Testors enamel primer, here’s how things checked out: I think it came out pretty decent! I don’t see places I feel like going any farther to make cleaner or better. At a certain point, ‘perfect’ becomes the enemy of ‘good,’ and as this is about having fun, it’s time to have some more fun!
Ever feel like you’ve just had it too good? Me either, but for some reason, testing new tools? Over confidence? I felt like I needed to break part of this model purposely and repair it solidly. I think I’m paying too much attention to how cheap this was. Might be an idiot too. I’d assembled the dolly wheels for the jet when I was suddenly taken with the stupid notion that I… Read More
It seems like all I do is sand and fill lately. Part of me thinks this is a hilarious amount of time to spend on $2.50 worth of plastic. Part of me feels like I’m learning some new ways to do things I’ve not done before. Part of me feels like this model will be pretty decent when it’s done. Part of me feels like it’s never going to end. I did… Read More
So it begins. I’m new to this sanding and finishing. I’ve read about all kinds of ways people do this, all the way to the extremes of wet-sanding. I’m not sure I’m ready to go that far or if I ever will be. Suffice it to say, I’ve spent most of my time today doing nothing but filling, sanding, finishing, repeating. I’m able to get a decent fill and finish only to… Read More
Now that I have an airbrush for the first time, I can really work on the fit and finish of my exteriors. I think this is going to be a great opportunity to really push that on such a small aircraft that I can put lots of time into the exterior on. I’m also excited as part of that to really do a good job making the canopy look like it’s fully… Read More
Scale Model Wings 