N1K1 Shiden George 1/32

[aviatik]

I cleaned the front fuse with alcohol and painted with Mr Surfacer 1000 ( white primer ). The rear of the fuse was oversprayed with Future , was affraid that the metallic would lose its sheen, but it holds quite well...after the primer has dryed, will airbrush again with alclad airframe alu...see how it stands out..

 

[aviatik]

 

[aviatik]

Just to clarify, my intention is to paint the plane JN green, with the obligatory wear to show the alu under the original paint....however....I might also consider a TAI plane with us markings...

 

[aviatik]

Isolated a panel and used dark aluminum....it is visible....the contrast is not that strong as I expected..

 

[aviatik]

 

[aviatik]

PS....the front fuse was painted with dural alu, not with airframe alu, just wanted to see the difference, I like the aitframe alu better..

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice! I like what you are doing with this.

 

[Vaughan]

There's some nice airbrushing going on there Martin. I've never used Alclad before but gather the fumes are quite bad. Do you have a spray booth and some sort of air extraction.

 

[Wurger]

Looking good.

 

[aviatik]

Prem892/Gary...did you receive the PM..?? Had a struggle with the messages...

 

[aviatik]

Vaughan , I do not have a spray boot , I do use a mask and make sure that the door to the outside world is open to ventilate...!! Very important indeed, it is nasty stuff you don't want to breath..

 

[aviatik]

copy and paste from the technique section in this forum.....as a reminder
The Secret Life of Alclad II

 

[Tony Hill]

Very nice.

 

[prem895]

a,Martin. I Got it. thanks

 

[aviatik]

No, this is not some malicious individual from Hellboy, it is me working with alclad and thinners...that stuff is really nasty, indeed , do have a spraybooth or mask...

 

[aviatik]

 

[aviatik]

 

[aviatik]

The first try with IJn Green from Gunze....a little bit too mathematical I think....a lot of experiments to go...

 

[aviatik]