F-15 Galm 2 Complete with WIP Pictures
Since I melted the last F-15 last year, I now have a bunch of accessories, should I do 2 or 3 tanks?
After Mr. Surfacer 1200 and 1500
Gotta love my shaky hands
One hell of a sitting and a sore trigger finger
After the first coat
Mr. Color Super Stainless 2
Actually kinda enjoyable masking, everything lines up
Second coat, I need a lot more red to cover the pre-shading...
Mr. Levelling thinner works wonders, I can spray as thick as I want!
Nozzles painted with Super Iron 2 and Steel on gloss black
I added two drops of white in the final coat, giving it a slightly warmer, desaturated tone.
Five hours of masking well spent I think
pre (or post?) shading for dark ghost grey with highly diluted clear black.
Moment of truth!
Not bad
Nice!
I think it looks nice without wash or weathering, I'm super pleased with the result
Galm team, one year apart
Just some minor respray
Masking for white parts
Almost there
masking for silver bits
The first spray didn't work out, scrubbed the paint and gave it a black base
Ok... they call this Matt Aluminium, now which part of this is matt? Not that I complain though, this looks amazing!
Wheels, with Eduard F-15J mask
Stock decal, hard to get off and eats lots of mark setter, but settles nicely.
Static probes added
A mix of bootleg Hasegawa decal (white) and stock decal, Hasegawa's sizes are slightly smaller.
First round of masking
Second round of masking
All ordnance
Decals
This is the most exciting part!
Ready for weathering
Tamiya Panel Line Accent Black
Panel Line Accent Dark Gray
A little bit of black oil dot filter
And some white for highlights
Ready for flat clear
Finished Model
Comments
23 14 June 2021, 00:36
Harry@WhiteGlint Thanks! I think the strokes around the camo turned out really well!
23 June 2021, 20:23
HarrySome reflections and final thoughts:
I am very pleased with the result overall, especially considering this is my first time using an airbrush. I was quite surprised that I didn't make any stupid mistakes such as dropping the parts on the ground or having paint splatters on the surface. The only thing I'm a little dissatisfied about is that there are some orange peels on the paint surface, especially in the corners, which left some ugly textures after the weathering. I have yet to found a way to paint large surfaces perfectly smooth, maybe waiting a bit longer between coats would help. Anyway, enjoy the pictures! I can now spend more time on my Su-30SM and some other planes currently on the bench.
12 July 2021, 03:29
MonaIt looks great ,we are our own best critic . If that's the first time using a airbrush ,the next project will be even better .I'm looking forward to your next build
12 July 2021, 03:38
Robin (WhiteGlint)Great job and nice pictures!
I really like the paint job and the weathering.
You are using (mostly) lacquer paints, right?
Do you use Mr. Color Leveling Thinner? I believe I've seen some videos on youtube where it's been praised to make perfectly smooth surfaces.
Appearently you can also mix it with Tamiya Acrylics and get nice and smooth results.
Never used it myself yet or lacquer paints in general, so I am not sure if this is helpful, sorry. Right now I am still figuring out acrylics, though I got some lacquer paints in my stash for an JASDF F-2A waiting to be assembled.
12 July 2021, 18:44
Harry@WhiteGlint Yes I mainly use Mr. Color lacquer and their leveling thinner. I can spray small surfaces perfectly smooth. It's just that I get impatient on large surfaces after the second coat or so and kept spraying back and forth, maybe a little more patience would help.
12 July 2021, 20:51
