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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Pro Modeler B-17 909
« on: April 16, 2020, 09:50:20 PM »
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Pro Modeler B-17 909
« on: October 03, 2019, 03:02:20 AM »
I keep looking at this thing sitting on the bench and saying I need to finish it. I need to get the props and engines painted and get the decals on.
What a sad day for the warbird community.
What a sad day for the warbird community.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 24, 2019, 06:26:04 PM »I use Gunze black surfacer and Alclad II direct over and no problem at all.
Have you used the plain Aluminum color with no issues?
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 23, 2019, 06:23:06 PM »
I started with Tamiya primer and the gloss black was lacquer direct from Alclad also, and if I remember correctly I gave it a week before the aluminum went on. In my small amount of searching I saw some others mentioning this happening with aluminum over Alclad's own gloss black. I saw a couple people that had used Future as their undercoat rather than black and they claimed to have good results. I didn't have any trouble with this the last time I used Alclad several years ago and I wish I could remember exactly what colors I used. So far the Polished Aluminum has been trouble free and looks great, except for some areas on the cowls where I believe I got them too wet.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 23, 2019, 03:23:16 AM »
In the days waiting for another bottle of Polished Aluminum to repaint the nose, the regular aluminum sections have cracked. I did a bit of searching and see some others have had this same issue, but only with regular aluminum. My plan now is to touch up the black areas where the paint lifted and then put another coat of Polished Aluminum on the whole plane and see how it comes out. If it isn't good enough then this one will get shelved and I'll start working on the other one again.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 13, 2019, 03:43:21 AM »
I was relieved tonight when I pulled the tape off and found the only area where paint lifted is the area I had already seen. Since it only happened there I'm now wondering if that area wasn't cleaned well before I painted and adhesion was poor. I won't be using that tape on Alclad again regardless!
But now that I see my two color choices together I'm not sure if I like the regular aluminum color. I think it looks good on the control surfaces and not bad on the wing/fuselage section, but I don't like the contrast between the nose and the rest of the fuselage. I do think it will look better once decals are on and the masks are off the cockpit greenhouse. What do you guys think, repaint the nose to match the rest, or leave it?
But now that I see my two color choices together I'm not sure if I like the regular aluminum color. I think it looks good on the control surfaces and not bad on the wing/fuselage section, but I don't like the contrast between the nose and the rest of the fuselage. I do think it will look better once decals are on and the masks are off the cockpit greenhouse. What do you guys think, repaint the nose to match the rest, or leave it?
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 10, 2019, 01:26:23 AM »I had similar problem with the Renard.It turned out great nonetheless! I hope I'm able to salvage mine also.
I got the first coat of Polished Aluminum on the rest of the plane last night. I'll give this about another day and then hit it with the Micromesh and then put on a second coat. Not surprisingly, I found a cat hair firmly embedded into the paint when I looked at it tonight. My cat isn't a big shedder, but her hairs seem to show up everywhere! It wasn't thick by any means, but the first coat required an entire bottle of paint. I did the engine cowls last and ran out just as I finished the last one.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 09, 2019, 01:37:49 AM »
I'm in trouble. I masked off the areas that were already painted in order to paint the rest of the plane. I used Tamiya curved line tape around the nacelle areas and when I had to move a small section of the tape it lifted the Alclad. I was done too - all four nacelles and the front of the rudder have the same tape. I hope to spray the first coat on the rest of the plane tonight, I'm not looking forward to pulling the tape off later in the week and seeing how much damage there is. Even with careful touchup I think it's still going to be noticeable. I hadn't planned to do much in the way of weathering, but that might have to change!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: September 02, 2019, 04:53:31 PM »
Finally something acceptable. Three coats with Micromesh polishing in between. I'll move onto the control surfaces next to give this some time to cure better before masking it off to paint the rest of the plane in polished aluminum.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: August 21, 2019, 12:39:37 AM »
That's the truth! I probably have $100 worth of the stuff sitting here and I don't know if any more than one bottle of it will be usable yet. Procrastination has cost me money this time!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: August 19, 2019, 05:52:28 AM »
I'll give it a shot, thanks!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: August 18, 2019, 06:17:04 PM »
Since my last update I've gotten the gloss black base coat down on both models, and neither turned out great. I've left one alone now and am trying to concentrate on getting just one completed first and do the one for myself later on. I've sanded the black base with 800 grit and applied a second coat which came out acceptable. My first attempt at spraying Alclad Aluminum resulted in the paint almost immediately turning into pudding in my airbrush. The second test with a smaller airbrush was a little better but it's still spraying grainy and doesn't want to feed correctly. The regular aluminum Alclad didn't seem to fare well being stored for several years - after very much shaking it's clinging to the inside of the bottle differently and smells different than my other Alclad paints. I've ordered some more which will be here next week.
I've tested the Polished Aluminum bottle, which seems to have had a better seal and made a slight pressure escaping noise when the cap was opened, and it sprays fine.
I've tested the Polished Aluminum bottle, which seems to have had a better seal and made a slight pressure escaping noise when the cap was opened, and it sprays fine.
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Combat Warplanes / Thunder Over Michigan mass Corsair ground videos
« on: August 04, 2019, 03:42:51 AM »
I shot these today with my dirty-sensored DLSR and no tripod so it isn't great video, but I'm sure some will enjoy it. There were 14 Corsairs that were supposed to be here but there were two incidents this year and a third cancelled a few days ago because of a pilot health issue. Still, 11 Corsairs at one time is an impressive sight!
Startup, warmup and taxi out:
And here's the return:
Startup, warmup and taxi out:
And here's the return:
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: July 30, 2019, 01:10:07 AM »With all those glass there, hope your eyes are in place
I have plenty of light around my model desk but this was the first time I've done this for quite a while, and I did have more trouble seeing than I remembered!
I got the gloss black base coat on last night. Some areas will need some sanding - I've never had great luck with spraying gloss colors. I'm headed to Thunder Over Michigan for four days so I probably won't make any more progress for a week or so.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: B-29 Assembly Line
« on: July 28, 2019, 05:13:46 AM »
And one hour later....
