XP-77 wooden plane that's TOO bright

[hawkeye2an]

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.

 

[Airframes]

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.

 

[Capt. Vick]

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"?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Wow, that is impressive!

 

[hawkeye2an]

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.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I have a Fokker D.XXI kit with Danish markings that this stuff will be perfect for.

BTW, great job carving!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Carving? It's the Czech models kit. There was quite a bit of putty carved for it though. The actual plane was made of wood.

 

[Trebor]

whoa. I wonder if I can find that at Michael's?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Carving? It's the Czech models kit. There was quite a bit of putty carved for it though. The actual plane was made of wood.

Dang man, and I was really impressed with your "carving"

 

[Wayne Little]

man that is shiny.....let me get my glasses...8)