XP-77 wooden plane that's TOO bright (1 Viewer)

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hawkeye2an

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Went to paint my XP-77 and it came out TOO shiny. This is a wooden plane painted silver. I used a metalic paint from Krylon that I got at a Hobby Lobby. Gives me some great ideas for NMF. This was sprayed on directly after putty and sanding, NO primer. I think it looks as shiny as Alclad with much less trouble. Takes forever to dry competely though.
 

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Wow! That's ceratainly gleaming ! It will be great for those areas of a NMF model that are supposed to be highly polished. Don't think I've seen Krylon in the UK, which is a pity. I doubt if I'd have much luck with it though - never have had enough control for spraying models from an aersol, especially now that my hands are knackered.
 
WOW that looks nice! (But I guess just not for this wooden wonder huh? Shame!) It really looks like it was cast in metal and polished. Why don't you mount it and make it like a streamline/art deco piece of "sculpture"?
 
Wow! That's ceratainly gleaming ! It will be great for those areas of a NMF model that are supposed to be highly polished. Don't think I've seen Krylon in the UK, which is a pity. I doubt if I'd have much luck with it though - never have had enough control for spraying models from an aersol, especially now that my hands are knackered.

My thoughts exactly. Could be just the missing piece I need for a couple of NMF projects I've been putting off for a while, like my dad's unit's RF-84Fs. I've had that Heller kit on the shelf for a LONG time, think I'll dust it of and give it a go.
 
whoa. I wonder if I can find that at Michael's?
 

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