RF-101 Voodoo
Trying something new. Using dry pigments to metalize the exhaust
Let’s try this acrylic putty to fill the gap btw wings and fuselage
Not bad at first sight, but later on will prove somewhat fragile...
Filled the remainder of the extra thin glue with excess sprues, hoping to achieve a nice smooth liquid putty
Too liquid still!
Paint job done. Free handed airbrushed.
Oops. (You bet that was not what i actually said upon leaving that finger print!&@&??!)
Pfeew. After carefull sanding of the afflicted area, smooth airbrushing and some varnish, the print is gone
The decals performed very well.
Need some more coats of setting solution though
Slowly getting there! Next a new coat of varnish and weathering.
Comments
24 November 2017, 23:10
Bart Goesaert
nicely painted, but shouldn't it be a bit more hardedge, less softedge? Was that step there between the nose and the rest of the hull? (at appr. 1/4 of the windshield) or should this be a smooth transitition?[img1]
nicely painted, but shouldn't it be a bit more hardedge, less softedge? Was that step there between the nose and the rest of the hull? (at appr. 1/4 of the windshield) or should this be a smooth transitition?[img1]
27 November 2017, 08:48
Vince Venezuela
You got me on both counts Bart 🙂 i chose to airbrush without mask, tape or tak for the fun of free hand painting. But the nose is a big let down of the kit. The cone part is too small, and i didnt come up with a clever way to fix it. Thanks for the référence picture!
You got me on both counts Bart 🙂 i chose to airbrush without mask, tape or tak for the fun of free hand painting. But the nose is a big let down of the kit. The cone part is too small, and i didnt come up with a clever way to fix it. Thanks for the référence picture!
27 November 2017, 21:01
Bart Goesaert
The nose is simply sanding, without elaborate rescribing when deepening the seamlines as you go. With regards tot freehand airbrushing, try to remove the protective cap from the AB(the one that protected the needle) and hold the AB only a few mm from the surface, pointer towards the center of the colored stripe you want to apply. You'll get a much diner result. Plus test first on a testsurface (bottle, tin can, no paper) for the thining of the paint
The nose is simply sanding, without elaborate rescribing when deepening the seamlines as you go. With regards tot freehand airbrushing, try to remove the protective cap from the AB(the one that protected the needle) and hold the AB only a few mm from the surface, pointer towards the center of the colored stripe you want to apply. You'll get a much diner result. Plus test first on a testsurface (bottle, tin can, no paper) for the thining of the paint
28 November 2017, 06:54