I think it's clear more work is needed on the wings.
the wings will not be that shinny itself. they are an aluminum lacquer color, a color I'm not getting right obviously.
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Tamiya 1:32 Mustang
- Thread starter moon puppy
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I think it's clear more work is needed on the wings.
the wings will not be that shinny itself. they are an aluminum lacquer color, a color I'm not getting right obviously.
hmm.. shiny and black.
The display stand came in handy.
Wings are about as good as they are going to get.
Now the landing gear
The display stand came in handy.
Wings are about as good as they are going to get.
Now the landing gear
Kreighshoer
Active member
patience for muppy -
splendid mustang dude ... getting better and better!
splendid mustang dude ... getting better and better!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Bob, that sure looks ambitious . Good luck !
We could always have some barbeque Wednesday....That will take care of the chicken grease.
Still miss the laughing guy .
Cheers, Christian B)
We could always have some barbeque Wednesday....That will take care of the chicken grease.
Still miss the laughing guy .
Cheers, Christian B)
Dave The Chef
Member
Now that is looking fine Moon - get her done son :laugh: B)
jugjunkie
Active member
Hi Bob, that is looking incredible! Just my 2c worth regarding Alclad. Regardless of which shade, I always gloss black anyway, it does give a better finish. I do Mustang wings in the "Matt Aluminium" gives a good representation of the Aluminium based paint they used. As for a polished finish, I have found that the "Chrome for Lexan" in the range gives a better polished finish than the "Polished Aluminium" it does not Chrome on small scale stuff and then use the "Polished Alu" for weathered panels.
Geoff
Geoff
Wednesday is not a BBQ day in the South, Good BBQ is only available Thursday -Sat, maybe Sunday if they still have it.
I was thinking ElMexicono for lunch but that may make for a long ride back for some :stinker
Laughing guy...
We aims to please.
For Lexan? hmm...I don't think I have that one, I have Chrome and Polished aluminum and from my playing around it looked to me that Polished Aluminum was actually brighter than Chrome. But this could have been from my prep. Also another one that seemed mighty bright was Airframe Aluminum which is one i'm out of right now...
Thanks for the input Geoff, patience is my biggest problem right now waiting on that gloss to cure. Haven't checked it this AM, it was still plenty tacky last night.
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Hi MP,
nice progress.............just one question. Why the black as a base coat for the Aluminum?
From the pics it doesn't look as though you are using the black with a varying thin coat of Al over the top.
Just curious?
Ian.
nice progress.............just one question. Why the black as a base coat for the Aluminum?
From the pics it doesn't look as though you are using the black with a varying thin coat of Al over the top.
Just curious?
Ian.
Ian I'm going for a high shine finish on this. Check out this photo, http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=5242https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/wesendorf-field/73292-tamiya-132-mustang?limit=8&start=248#83287
you can see the crew chief washing down his NMF aircraft and you see his reflexion on the bird. According to what we have read previously this aircraft would have been equally well maintained because the maintenance guys just didn't have anything else to do on Iwo Jima.
The gloss black is the recommended base for high polished finishes from AlcladII. Their Chrome, Highly Polished Aluminum, Polished Brass, and some others really doesn't work without that black gloss base.
I did a test shot on the -5 tail last night. Looking good...I'll have some pictures up later.
you can see the crew chief washing down his NMF aircraft and you see his reflexion on the bird. According to what we have read previously this aircraft would have been equally well maintained because the maintenance guys just didn't have anything else to do on Iwo Jima.
The gloss black is the recommended base for high polished finishes from AlcladII. Their Chrome, Highly Polished Aluminum, Polished Brass, and some others really doesn't work without that black gloss base.
I did a test shot on the -5 tail last night. Looking good...I'll have some pictures up later.
Just checked the glossy finish..still little tacky...OH the agony!!!
OH the agony of waiting for paint to dry!!
If I can resist not trying to rush it, I may be spraying AlcladII tomorrow.
But in the mean time, some test shots.
the lower cowl with glossy black primer.
With polished Aluminum AlcladII..see some dust coming into play. don't like that.
And here's the tail section, it was sprayed with Alclad Black Primer and then both Chrome and Polished Aluminum. Can't see the difference too much in this picture as you can in real life. And I see a sort of dusting or powder in the picture that I didn't notice before. It looks a bit too hazy to be a mirror surface.
If I can resist not trying to rush it, I may be spraying AlcladII tomorrow.
But in the mean time, some test shots.
the lower cowl with glossy black primer.
With polished Aluminum AlcladII..see some dust coming into play. don't like that.
And here's the tail section, it was sprayed with Alclad Black Primer and then both Chrome and Polished Aluminum. Can't see the difference too much in this picture as you can in real life. And I see a sort of dusting or powder in the picture that I didn't notice before. It looks a bit too hazy to be a mirror surface.
Update!
Time for a confession, I redid the wings. I used the wings from the second kit I got..yeah I got a second kit. The wings I did first will be used on the second kit. Got plans for that one all ready.
Y'all, this is all dry fitted, wings are not glued or even taped. The fit is so tight it's almost like a snap together.
You can see the stark contrast between the polished aluminum and the dull aluminum.
Using the kit display mount to keep it from rolling around and stuff, but it's really top heavy even at this point, without the prop or tail plane on. Wouldn't want to depend on it alone.
The rudder would have been fabric covered so it's not polished. Probably should do the polished treatment to the trim tab.
Can't get a good picture of it, get right angle and light but it does have a mirror effect.
And I did do some wash in the wheel well.
Time for a confession, I redid the wings. I used the wings from the second kit I got..yeah I got a second kit. The wings I did first will be used on the second kit. Got plans for that one all ready.
Y'all, this is all dry fitted, wings are not glued or even taped. The fit is so tight it's almost like a snap together.
You can see the stark contrast between the polished aluminum and the dull aluminum.
Using the kit display mount to keep it from rolling around and stuff, but it's really top heavy even at this point, without the prop or tail plane on. Wouldn't want to depend on it alone.
The rudder would have been fabric covered so it's not polished. Probably should do the polished treatment to the trim tab.
Can't get a good picture of it, get right angle and light but it does have a mirror effect.
And I did do some wash in the wheel well.
