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Post by tommygunn on Apr 30, 2021 13:13:17 GMT
I can see some more ace panel lining coming soon.
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Post by Boots on Apr 30, 2021 19:33:06 GMT
Niiiiiice  |
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Post by Ian H. on Apr 30, 2021 21:51:30 GMT
Thanks so much, guys! Yes, that Tamiya White with Tamiya Thinner really laid down well. So, I was rooting around for photos of TA-4Js from VF-126, the squadron I want to depict and in typical Ian fashion ran into an issue. (Of course this was going too smoothly). The plane I planned to build is the second one on the Superscale sheet from VF-126:  But every photo I found of VF-126 birds looked like this: FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY The trim appeared to be in blue on all the VF-126 birds from that timeframe and I could not find any photos of any of their TA-4Js trimmed in red. I really wanted to stick with the white and trainer red/orange scheme. Fortunately I keep all the extra decals from built kits and just happened to have a complete set of VT-7 decals from a Hasegawa TA-4J. I tested one of the decals to make sure they were good (harken back to the Ki-61 kit decal issue) and all seemed well. Also, Hasegawa gives the option of using decals that incorporate the red trim or just painting the red trim yourself and then adding the relevant decals on top. I went with that option and used the Mission Models Insignia Red which had just the right amount of orange tint in it. I got the red trim sprayed on and it sprayed really well. I will let that cure up and then it will be time for some panel line work.    |
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Post by Paul B on May 1, 2021 6:28:04 GMT
Now that is some heavy duty masking Ian  Good choice with the MM red there, it looks exactly the same as the decal colour  |
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Post by tommygunn on May 1, 2021 11:48:14 GMT
Wow, that is some serious work.
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Post by JEFF on May 1, 2021 12:00:31 GMT
Fantastic masking job,Ian. Well sprayed, too. |
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Post by Boots on May 1, 2021 14:09:11 GMT
Lovin` that colour Ian...........looks like you got this `wrapped` up!!!........  |
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Post by Ian H. on May 1, 2021 14:15:11 GMT
Thanks, guys. Yes, 3M 2090 tape and Saran-Wrap for the win!
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Post by PorcoRosso on May 1, 2021 16:37:23 GMT
That's looking all rather nice Ian.
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Post by Ian H. on May 2, 2021 2:52:09 GMT
Thank you, Joe!
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 2, 2021 5:59:16 GMT
Ace work as ever, looks smashing.
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Post by SteveM on May 2, 2021 8:04:41 GMT
High contrast colours can be a paint but that 3M tape should work for you Ian. Decal colours can be a problem too but I think you’ve sorted that |
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Post by Marco on May 3, 2021 12:07:54 GMT
Amazing masking! And the color looks perfect indeed!
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Post by Ian H. on May 4, 2021 15:20:46 GMT
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 4, 2021 16:06:12 GMT
Gawd that looks sharp!
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Post by Ian H. on May 4, 2021 16:47:10 GMT
Thanks, Pete! Yeah, these VT-7 schemes were a pretty scheme.
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Post by Marco on May 4, 2021 16:55:32 GMT
Sharp, indeed and beautiful!
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Post by PorcoRosso on May 4, 2021 17:38:07 GMT
That splash of colour certainly makes a difference. Looking good.
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Post by Paul B on May 5, 2021 3:55:05 GMT
Well I'll be damned  Outstanding Ian |
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Post by SteveM on May 5, 2021 7:31:51 GMT
Paint turned out very nicely indeed Ian, you’ll certainly see this one on the shelf  |
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