Crimea_River
Marshal
Looks good Dirk.
**** DONE: 1/72 Revell SR-71 Blackbird 17978, Playboy Bunny
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Good idea on the cart Glenn....
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dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
The painting has commenced
First I started with laying down the base cote. That consisted of mixing Model Master Flat Black and Dark Sea Blue in a 50/50 mix. I did a test shot and wasn't happy so I upped the Dark Sea Blue to 60/40. This mix tested better.
First the drone
Next I started with the same base mixture but this time I added a few drops of Model Master Light Gray and some Aluminum. I then lowered the PSI as low as I could and would still allow the paint to flow. It took a few tests to get the desired affect I was looking for but it worked. and I'm pleased.
The only thing that drove me nuts was that the mix worked great on the panel lines but when I painted the nose cone (I wanted a lot of wear on this part) it came out blue. I really had to lighten the mix to get the cone to match.
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First I started with laying down the base cote. That consisted of mixing Model Master Flat Black and Dark Sea Blue in a 50/50 mix. I did a test shot and wasn't happy so I upped the Dark Sea Blue to 60/40. This mix tested better.
First the drone
Next I started with the same base mixture but this time I added a few drops of Model Master Light Gray and some Aluminum. I then lowered the PSI as low as I could and would still allow the paint to flow. It took a few tests to get the desired affect I was looking for but it worked. and I'm pleased.
The only thing that drove me nuts was that the mix worked great on the panel lines but when I painted the nose cone (I wanted a lot of wear on this part) it came out blue. I really had to lighten the mix to get the cone to match.
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B-17engineer
Colonel
Nice~
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking good Dirk!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking good.
doin' good man!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Lovely bit of spraying Dirk.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Very nice work Dirk, it captures the look of the beast, with the variations across the skin.
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dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Thanks for the kind words guys. I got the future applied earlier this afternoon. I might attempt the decals tomorrow evening. Tonight though its Red Sox/ Yankees baseball and work on the Ferdinand's fenders. 8)
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Excellent!
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dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
I have no pictures to show tonight but I spent about 3 hours decaling the Blackbird. Tomorrow I plan to give her another cote of Future to seal the decals. After that I should be ready to attach the landing gear struts.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Sounds good Dirk!
Look forward to more...
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dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Here is the blackbird in her dress blues, All shinny and raring to go
B-17engineer
Colonel
Looks great dirk!
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dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Thanks Harrison
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looks fantastic but it's gonna be pretty windy for the pilot!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Oh man, that looks goooooood
ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Super DP - the Black bird is one good looker. 8)
Cheers
Peter
Cheers
Peter
