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1/48 Revell SNJ TEXAN

I hate spraying yellow with a passion. I find it one of the hardest to thin and get the right consistency. What has worked for me is a base cost of flat white and multiple coats of thin yellow paint. It may take me 30 minutes to paint a small aera like you have there.

Brush painting yellow, don't even get me started.

I need to seriously get this kit, I have always loved the Texan, clean lines and man that sound.

How has the fit been with the kit? Look forward to more of this build.
 
Big10 said:
I hate spraying yellow with a passion. I find it one of the hardest to thin and get the right consistency. What has worked for me is a base cost of flat white and multiple coats of thin yellow paint. It may take me 30 minutes to paint a small aera like you have there.

Brush painting yellow, don't even get me started.

I need to seriously get this kit, I have always loved the Texan, clean lines and man that sound.

How has the fit been with the kit? Look forward to more of this build.
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This has been a fairly enjoyable build for me. No real fit issues to speak of. Yeah, I find Yellow & red to be the hard paints to get right.
 
Hippy Ed said:
Well, I managed to get some paint booth time in today!! :dance But, try as I might....
:unsure: :idonno :bang head

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and then it was SNAFU :pinch:

I've thinned the paint down properly, air pressure at 10-12 psi so, I field stripped it & tried again. wouldn't spray so, added thinner, bumped up the psi to 15psi and,started to spray but, seemed a tad thin.
]Maybe I'm better off with a hairy stick :bang head :bang head :bang head
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Take it slow with the Yellow. Think I would strip it before you get to far and take John's advice, flat white first then the yellow. :coolio
 
Hairy Stick ??? My personnel Favorite ... Must use acrylic paint thought ... :popcorn Inside of craft should be Green as the government did like to waste paint ... (y)
 
Bob, this was like the 3rd layer. I laid down a couple on the fuselage as well which went down pretty good then as I went to do the 3rd on the stabilizers is when ut started acting up. I figger I'm gonna go ahead & strip it down & try again... :bang head
 
The stabilizers got stripped back down the other day & I painted them white today so, hopefully I can shoot some Yeller onthem next chance I git :drinks
 
Primary colours are no problem for me. I learned a great tip for painting yellow some years ago.
Undercoat with a light pink or pinkish-grey. I've enjoyed 100% success.
It gives a warmer tone to the yellow.

Test-drive on some scrap plastic close to the kit plastic colour first. You might be surprised.

Regards
 
Risky said:
Primary colours are no problem for me. I learned a great tip for painting yellow some years ago.
Undercoat with a light pink or pinkish-grey. I've enjoyed 100% success.
It gives a warmer tone to the yellow.

Test-drive on some scrap plastic close to the kit plastic colour first. You might be surprised.

Regards
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:hmmm interesting. Never heard that before but, will give it a shot sometime. I've got the stabilizers painted white (and the Buffalo's tail) and soon as I get a chance to shoot the yellow, I will :drinks
 
Well, looks like tomorrow is open for me to git in and sling some yeller around :hmmm Am definitely gonna give it a shot anyhow :drinks
 
Ok,, paint has been sprayed today! stabilizers are done so, watchin' paint dry on this &a couple other projects I got going :dance :dance :drinks
 
spent a little time cleaning up the landing gear, went over the canopy with afine tipped brush as some of the panes didn't geta good enuff coat of paint on them :blush: Gonnahaveta shoot some more yeller since I fergot da cowling :facepalm
Also noticed the difference between the tail & stabilizers... guess that's from using white as a base coat?


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She's got legs! She's also sporting a radial engine now & Probably start decals here before too long... :hmmm :drinks
 
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