T Bolt
Colonel
Very very nice Andy. I did Alclad II once with disastrous results but I still have all the bottles and might have to give it a try again.
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Looks great so far Andy!
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Crimea_River
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Cheers guys. No work tonight.
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prem895
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Crimea_River
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Thanks Kevin for taking the time to post.
I'll be in Nanton today working on our Mosquito but may get the dark blue colour on by the end of the day. Pics when that's done.
I'll be in Nanton today working on our Mosquito but may get the dark blue colour on by the end of the day. Pics when that's done.
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Late this afternoon, I applied the dark blue, or what I thought would be the right colour. At first I used straight Tamiya XF-50 Field Blue but after getting about half way I realized the colour was too grey. So after supper I restarted, mixing up 2 parts XF-8 Blue to 1 part XF-2 Black and am much more satisfied. I was on a roll so I also masked and applied the blue rudder and red cowl ring. I left the light blue as is but did go over a few spots and patched it up a bit. Have to do the same with the dark blue tomorrow and there are a few tiny spots to touch up before coating with Future. I think I'll try brushing it on this time. Here are the pics:
Oh, and one other thing I did was to spray some Alclad Aluminum on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizers, a detail noted on my decal sheet and arguably supported by pictures. Fortunately, I caught this before applying the Tamiya colours and masked this area first.
Oh, and one other thing I did was to spray some Alclad Aluminum on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizers, a detail noted on my decal sheet and arguably supported by pictures. Fortunately, I caught this before applying the Tamiya colours and masked this area first.
prem895
Staff Sergeant
This bird is going to look AWESOME. Looking forward to the finished rig
Angels one-five
Airman 1st Class
I really like it Andy. Your interpretation of the blues looks really good to me
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Looks real nice, Andy. I am looking forward to seeing her all finished up.
Dale
Dale
Looks pretty damn good Andy...
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice!
I'm not sure without checking, but where the leading edges of the main wings also bare metal? They were on the unit's later P-47s, but I can't get to my 56th FG book at the moment, so can't check for this period.
I'm not sure without checking, but where the leading edges of the main wings also bare metal? They were on the unit's later P-47s, but I can't get to my 56th FG book at the moment, so can't check for this period.
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Crimea_River
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Thanks very much everyone. Sure is going to be a colourful bird.
Terry, yes. I should have clarified that the masking tape is still on the leading edge in the above pics and will stay there through clear coat, decal application, and matte coat. The reason the stabilizer ones are seen is that I neglected to paint these NMF on the first go around so I did it after the camo was done. These will be masked today when the Future goes on. I don't want any further coats to go on the Alclad.
Terry, yes. I should have clarified that the masking tape is still on the leading edge in the above pics and will stay there through clear coat, decal application, and matte coat. The reason the stabilizer ones are seen is that I neglected to paint these NMF on the first go around so I did it after the camo was done. These will be masked today when the Future goes on. I don't want any further coats to go on the Alclad.
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Cheers Jerry.
Vic Balshaw
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Looking great Andy, like the blue, it's my favourite colour.
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Thanks guys. Tried brushing on two coats of Future and was not happy with it. 3rd coat has been sprayed on with my Paasche VL with #5 tip and low pressure. Loks good now but will need to give it a light sand and another coat before putting the decals on.
