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Post by TRM on May 31, 2015 15:27:19 GMT -5
That is simply awesome looking Jimmy! Fantastic work on the camo!! That looks like it will be a bunch of fun to weather up!!
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Post by Leon on May 31, 2015 15:44:56 GMT -5
Camo looks great Jimmy!
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Post by doogsatx on Jun 1, 2015 10:08:29 GMT -5
Re: head shielding - perhaps with a mix of Uschi metallic pigments and some Mig burnt steel blue pigment?
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Post by JimD on Jun 1, 2015 10:25:39 GMT -5
Re: head shielding - perhaps with a mix of Uschi metallic pigments and some Mig burnt steel blue pigment? The Uschi stuff looks interesting. Didn't know about it...I guess there's still no US distributor?
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Post by doogsatx on Jun 1, 2015 10:31:29 GMT -5
There's not, but honestly it's worth ordering. I wouldn't use it for big stuff, but for small details it's phenomenal.
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Post by JimD on Jun 1, 2015 10:34:31 GMT -5
I figure I'm just going to go ahead and bite the bullet on it and some other things I've been wanting from overseas.
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Post by venom1 on Jun 1, 2015 23:37:41 GMT -5
Did have a bit of an issue with Alclad. The Steel which was layered over the Aluminum pulled with the Tamiya tape. (I know it looks above as if it was masked with blue tape...that was over the Tamiya for overspray purposes. I'll have to fix this clearly. Well, looks like I just got proven wrong!! Aside from this hiccup, she is coming along beautifully mate! Great work!! cheers, sam
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Post by JimD on Jun 2, 2015 0:01:31 GMT -5
It's the first time it's happened to me and I've done a lot of masking over Alclad. I think it goes back to my mistake of putting an acrylic gloss down the first time. No problem at all though. I got it repaired and it's as good as new. And you beat me to the update So I worked on getting the green bands on and some other detail painting. The bands are bordered by white. I figured it'd be easier to lay the green down and then mask for the white. I'm still on the fence as to whether I think the green is too bright. It's dang close to the Collings Foundation Phantom, but you know what they say about restorations. The Collings Phantom also doesn't have the full canopy frames painted...which can clearly be seen on the real OY463 period photos. I think maybe the high gloss finish of the enamel paint is making it worse, so when I get it toned down if it's too bright I'll use some filter magic to tone it down. Did the red areas along the flaps with some Vallejo red and a brush. Got the nose dolled up Tanks and pylons were done with the body, but I got some gloss on those so here they are.
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Post by elco on Jun 2, 2015 0:49:27 GMT -5
Update is looking sweet. Nice paintjob and good repair!
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Post by aeroaustin on Jun 2, 2015 1:45:33 GMT -5
SWeeeeett!
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Post by Wes on Jun 2, 2015 6:18:31 GMT -5
Beautiful update Jimmy.
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Post by venom1 on Jun 2, 2015 10:25:03 GMT -5
Great update Jimmy, looking really sweet! Glad the Alclad business was all sorted. Cheers, Sam
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Post by Tojo72 on Jun 2, 2015 11:05:17 GMT -5
Nice painting and masking looks great.
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Post by doogsatx on Jun 2, 2015 11:07:49 GMT -5
Very nice! Loving those wavy lines on the tanks!
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Post by Marcel du Long on Jun 2, 2015 11:41:16 GMT -5
That's looking very sweet! Nice pics as well.
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 2, 2015 11:49:08 GMT -5
Looking good with the camo on Jimmy. Got to love the look of those tanks as well.
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Post by Marcel du Long on Jun 2, 2015 12:16:12 GMT -5
Really nice sbs you post here. Big thnx for sharing!
Marcel.
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Post by Leon on Jun 2, 2015 19:16:27 GMT -5
Great job on the pylons and tanks Jimmy! Looking really good.
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Post by dupes on Jun 2, 2015 20:34:50 GMT -5
Mmmmmmm...lovely!
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 5, 2015 11:54:23 GMT -5
Catching up here... I REALLY dig the camo!!! WOW!
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Post by JimD on Jun 5, 2015 12:29:24 GMT -5
Catching up here... I REALLY dig the camo!!! WOW! Good to see you poking your nose around Thanks! Been doing ticky tacky little things here and there on this one the past couple of days. Making progress...nothing earth shattering. Pics later.
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Post by TRM on Jun 5, 2015 20:31:10 GMT -5
some amazing work as usual Jimmy!! Such a clean transition between the painted and metallic finish on the first shot! Nailing this one botha!!
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Post by JimD on Jun 8, 2015 23:45:17 GMT -5
some amazing work as usual Jimmy!! Such a clean transition between the painted and metallic finish on the first shot! Nailing this one botha!! Thank you, sir. I suspect it won't be long before even masking straight lines will be a challenge for me, so I'm enjoying it while I can still do it Finally an update of sorts. Most work has been dealing with little nusiances like touching up paint etc, but I got some gloss down over the weekend and began decals last night. I started with the "463" specific decals from the Microscale sheet. It was very bittersweet. I've had this decal sheet AT LEAST 15 years waiting for this project. It's possible it's been longer. I was pleasantly surprised by their quality too...given the age. They were a little fragile, but they went on nicely and started to mostly settle into things on their own. You can see a little Solvaset pooled up at the bottom of the O. They took one application and were painted on smooth. I let those dry real good before handling it anymore and then moved to the stencils. I'm guessing there's going to be close to 500 on here. The stencil sheet is numbered 1 to 262. Most decals are at least doubles with some being multiple. It's going to be slow going because it's tedious and really wears my eyes out. This is about as much as I could get in the first go. Decal sheet shows just how much is left. Forgive the cell phone...my eyes were on fire so I didn't bother with the camera.
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Post by elco on Jun 9, 2015 3:16:48 GMT -5
Wow that is a load of work! Looking great do, good luck with the other decals
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Post by Jeff the 57th on Jun 9, 2015 7:35:47 GMT -5
I don't envy that decal job at all. Awesome work. I will have to remember that pipe insulation trick, that's pretty sick.
#57
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Post by JimD on Jun 9, 2015 8:04:13 GMT -5
Thanks gentlemen. It's going to be a "fun" task I don't envy that decal job at all. Awesome work. I will have to remember that pipe insulation trick, that's pretty sick. #57 I picked the insulation trick up from a thread years ago. Don't even remember where. It's a great way to keep things from getting banged up. I've built a couple different stand type things to hold the model but I don't like them because they put it at a weird position, so I do this.
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Post by dupes on Jun 9, 2015 8:45:51 GMT -5
Holy stencils dude! I always worry about silvering when putting that many decals on...so hard to devote proper attention to each one when you've got 500ish to do.
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Post by wing_nut on Jun 9, 2015 8:56:58 GMT -5
I love your Phantom and want to marry it.
Great use of pipe insulation. (idea stolen)
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Post by Marcel du Long on Jun 9, 2015 9:59:36 GMT -5
Oh my... Especially those on the bottom which you don't see anymore after finishing unless you've got some spinning display cabinet like the ZZ Top guitar gimmick.
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Post by wbill76 on Jun 9, 2015 14:32:12 GMT -5
Stencils on modern jets is like eating the elephant...just one bite at a time! Looking good so far Jimmy, don't strain the eyes too much with all those markings.
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