Airfix 1/48 F-51D Mustang

[talbot]

Thanks Gents
Had the file for a while so believe I downloaded from scalemodelpaintmasks then tweaked a bit

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[talbot]

got in a lot of paint work in this long weekend
pretty happy with it so far, I need to slightly widen the vertical part of the red line on the flaps - little too thin right now compared to the horizontal
the vallejo metal color going down nicely with a slight mix of flow improver and airbrush thinner and followed vallejo's youtube video for the subtle variations on some of the panels
thanks for looking

 

[fubar57]

Looks very nice, Steve. I have eight bottles of Vallejo Metal, love em.

 

[talbot]

thanks Geo
I'm having better luck with them this time around by not mixing in any retarder, last usage was still tacky for several days after spraying

 

[fubar57]

I never add anything. I bang the crap out of the bottom to loosen everything up. Shake for an hour or so while looking at references or playing on-line crib. Start spraying, two to three seconds and then send a blast of air to clean the tip off. If masking, wait a minimum of 24hrs and then de-tack the bejaysus out of the tape

 

[talbot]

yeah, I'll try straight from the bottle next time
I did add a touch of thinner and flow improver as most of the time when I spray vallejo I would frequently get tip dry at inopportune times

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great. The Vallejo recommendations scare me off that stuff. Alclad II for me.

 

[talbot]

ha, i just ordered some Alclad II to try

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

ha, i just ordered some Alclad II to try

PM Hobby usually carries the full range.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!