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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 20, 2013 11:35:52 GMT -5
Mac - I'm right there with ya! When I originally embarked on this as a Greek F-16, I discovered that 1) Greece has F-16s and 2) the Hellenic Air Force regularly engages in very aggressive mock dogfights with Turkish F-16s over the Aegean. All in all, they're probably driven far harder than any of the USAF's F-16 fleet.
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 20, 2013 11:44:42 GMT -5
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Post by bullardino on Nov 20, 2013 12:01:05 GMT -5
Great looking office, doogs  |
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Post by heico on Nov 20, 2013 12:49:28 GMT -5
Nice pit! Perhaps a soft drybrush to let the smaller parts stick out?
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Post by dupes on Nov 21, 2013 10:46:25 GMT -5
dupes - PM me your address and I'll get it your way. May be a few days, though. Life here is absolute crazytown at the moment. Cool! Will send shortly. Man, that cockpit looks great...and the Aires wheelbay set is frickin' riDICulous. Wow. |
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 21, 2013 15:29:44 GMT -5
Moving on to the *other* internals I need to tackle... The intake was painted Gunze C69 Offwhite and then glued. Squadron white putty has been slathered into the seams and will be sanded off, hopefully doing the trick for further painting.   There's also a NASTY seam in the exhaust channel. WTF, Academy? Instead of doing these as halves, why not as a series of rings instead? It'd to a much better job hiding things.  |
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Post by bullardino on Nov 22, 2013 3:55:46 GMT -5
Clear example of bad engineering...
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Post by heico on Nov 22, 2013 4:37:44 GMT -5
I don't know exactly how but i saw a guy fix these problems with liquid latex? The stuf you can get at a DIY. Het pours it in and it fils the seam and makes it white at once too. Maybe there is something to find about this on the www? I tried searching myself but i couldn't find something with a how-to. This is how the Dutch guy did it! www.modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=216&t=41547&start=20 |
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 22, 2013 14:55:13 GMT -5
I don't know exactly how but i saw a guy fix these problems with liquid latex? The stuf you can get at a DIY. Het pours it in and it fils the seam and makes it white at once too. Maybe there is something to find about this on the www? I tried searching myself but i couldn't find something with a how-to. This is how the Dutch guy did it! www.modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=216&t=41547&start=20Do you mean like latex house paint? If so, that's what I've been planning to do. Tape up the backside, fill it with white latex paint and then drain it. The stuff is pretty thick so it should do a nice job producing a very smooth surface. I actually just picked up a test pot of "Woodlawn Bedroom White" at Lowe's about an hour ago. They have these wonderful tiny pots (10 or so ounces?) for testing out different paints before you go whole hog on a gallon or something. I hate them when the wife gets in a redecorating mood, but they're perfect for this case. |
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Post by heico on Nov 23, 2013 5:35:59 GMT -5
Yes, that was what i meant. I picked up a pot of it myself yesterday, so next time i will try it myself.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2013 9:36:14 GMT -5
Seems like it would kill allot of detail as well, but who looks down your tail pipe....... unless your a Proctologist?? 
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 23, 2013 11:57:17 GMT -5
Painted the intake last night. Here's how. 1) Buy white house paint. Lowes sells small sample pots that are perfect. I chose a slight off-white. 2) Make sure seams have been filled and sanded reasonably well. Use tape to block the back of the intake.  3) Pour paint into intake and fill it all the way to the top. You'll want to use a smaller container for control.  4) Up end intake and pour out paint.  5) Viola! Remove tape and place intake where it can drain.  |
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Post by dupes on Nov 23, 2013 12:31:46 GMT -5
That actually looks REALLY good. No issues with adhesion? Did it help fill the seams at all?
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 23, 2013 13:52:33 GMT -5
No difficulties whatsoever until I dropped it this morning and the impact made the paint crack down the length of one side. Grr. Time to explore FOD options.
But I'll certainly try this again.
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Post by heico on Nov 23, 2013 13:56:04 GMT -5
Maybe an option to do a second run?
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Post by bullardino on Nov 23, 2013 15:51:03 GMT -5
Nice result, sorry to hear of the crack. As heico was saying, can a second run settle it?
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Post by heico on Nov 23, 2013 16:54:22 GMT -5
Read the Dutch piece again, that guy talked about shrinkage too. So babysteps are a good idea?
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Post by dupes on Nov 23, 2013 19:32:24 GMT -5
Hahaha...shrinkage.
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Post by heico on Nov 24, 2013 2:31:59 GMT -5
What's funny about that? I wouldn't know another way of saying it... |
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Post by dupes on Nov 24, 2013 10:30:13 GMT -5
No, it's right - just happens to be a reference to a Seinfeld episode.
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 24, 2013 12:17:38 GMT -5
Second run came out very lumpy. Just awful. Guess I'll be doing an FOD cover for sure now.
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Post by heico on Nov 24, 2013 12:52:38 GMT -5
Got a picture?
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 24, 2013 16:55:00 GMT -5
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Post by dupes on Nov 24, 2013 17:24:48 GMT -5
Weird. Is is just the latex-over-latex that did that?
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 24, 2013 18:11:23 GMT -5
Yeah, far as I can tell
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 18:29:58 GMT -5
Needed primer first, then use a hair dryer to harden up the paint.
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Post by venom1 on Nov 25, 2013 1:08:26 GMT -5
Bugger! That sux dude!  Gotta say though, I am a pretty big fan of this method. I have used it on an F/A-18A and and E in 1/48, and it came out peachy. I however used Model Master Enamel Gloss White, and had no trouble at all. Goes on a bit thinner than the latex stuff, even pouring it into the intake straight from the jar, however extra coats were not a problem. One of the things I love about this method (which I did on the "A") is that if you have a straight demarcation between the camo colour and the intake white, you can fill up the intake to the demarcation point and then drain it, leaving you with a perfectly straight edge. Sweet! You do have to make sure you have the intake level, and you need a steady hand when pouring (also making sure you have painted the intake camo colour first), but it works a treat. The other thing to keep in mind is that this probably only works for 1/72 and 1/48 intakes, as 1/32 is probably a greater volume than a bottle of MM paint! Anyhoo, sorry for the thread hijack, hope you find a good solution, Doogs. Intake cover may be the go! Cheers, Sam  |
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Post by doogsatx/ on Nov 25, 2013 2:37:59 GMT -5
Well, a nice switchover to some good fortune for a change! Came back to the intake tonight, and the paint had smoothed out somewhat. It's still a bit dodgy toward the back of the intake, but that part will be all but invisible in the finished thing, and the forward portion looks rather decent. Whew!    |
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Post by venom1 on Nov 25, 2013 6:16:33 GMT -5
Huzzah! Three cheers for good fortune!!  Cheers, Sam |
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Post by bullardino on Nov 25, 2013 9:55:41 GMT -5
Huzzah! Three cheers for good fortune!! Cheers, Sam +1 |
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