dirk tinck Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Hello all ! Primer is painted ! Just a few weeks sanding before she gets her camo jacket fitted ! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 superb set up for painting you have there Dirk, very impressive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Hello ! I'm in the middle of the sanding process and i must say , this is the part that i hate the most... For the first time in this build i need some motivation to go on . There is no ending in sight while others watch a movie or go out with friends and have fun...I'm sanding primer for days to come... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 It will ALL be worth it Dirk! ... your paint finish in the PSS world is second to none - everybody looks to that finish as the standard to which we all aspire to achieve, so keep on sanding!! You will look back and laugh at this in weeks to come as you see your own reflection in the surface of the finished model pre-take-off!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 thanks Phil ! Soon i'll be 60 , and by the time this bird is finished , i will have spent 10 % of my free evenings on it ! Makes me think if it's all worth it... Anyways , this evening i sanded the whole fuselage so there's just the wings to go ! All the other parts are done. I hope to be ready for paint by next weekend but i'm golng to take the weekend off and visit PROWING in Soest , Germany to buy a second set of flight battery's and enjoy the show. It's allways worth it ! I'll be at one of the next PSS weekends too , really looking forward to that !! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan p Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Dirk you are giving a master class in scale modelling 👏 thankyou for allowing us all to follow🏅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Thanks Alan , the pleasure is all mine ! I'done with sanding for a while now !! Started to cut out the window openings with a diamant disc and sanding rolls on the dremel tool , there's not much left to paint anymore ! Visiting PROWING in Germany gave me courage again !! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Dirk You've reached the end of the marathon. You are on the last hill. The finish linen is in sight. Please continue.🎖️ Edited April 30 by Murat Kece 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Thanks Alan , the pleasure is all mine ! I'done with sanding for a while now !! Started to cut out the window openings with a diamant disc and sanding rolls on the dremel tool , there's not much left to paint anymore ! Visiting PROWING in Germany gave me courage again !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Sorry for the dubble post (me and computers...) First acceseries are on ! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Hello all ! First paint is on ! It's only on the insides whom become visible when removed like the canope-frame and the hatches. I don't like it when primer becomes visible I have chosen the Salvadorian livery for the simple reason that i like it most and i wanted real camo ! Problem is : there is very little info on this air force. The first image is a drawing , i know, but i like it , so... For the ones interested , i'm using good quality matt wall paint from LEVIS sprayed on. It's very strong when dry and easy to clean. Relatively cheap at 6€ for 1/4 Liter and any color is available in a hartbeat ! More to come soon ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan p Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 which part is the first picture ? the end is in sight after years of toil🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Hi Alan , it's the back part of the fuse , where the tail cone comes to sit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Hello all ! Next two colors are sprayed on the insides . The overspray will be sanded smooth before the big job . I'm going to try pré-shading the panel lines to get the much disired wheatering look and markings will be sprayed over paint masks Meet my wall of shame... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Hi all ! I did another test today. I tried the pré shading methode on a test piece , relax , it's not the good fuse ! I sprayed the panellines with a coat of black , followed by a thin coat of the underside Grey. Not easy because the Grey covers the black paint very quick ! Funny, everything i had learned to avoid in the automotive industry , i have to create in modelling! Matt surface , dark spots , oil stains, etc. Still have to learn a lot regarding wheathering ! X 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 Hello all ! First color is on the fuselage ! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 Hi all ! Slow but certain progress... The soft edges are done with 3M masking foam strips. Then try not to spray under them. X 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Good luck with the paint, I built and flew a Hughes 500 in those paint colours, ok no wings to see, but it was difficult to see in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 7 hours ago, dirk tinck said: Hi all ! Slow but certain progress... The soft edges are done with 3M masking foam strips. Then try not to spray under them. X Exquisite work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 It's already looking great.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Just the bottom left to do in Grey... X 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Amazing work Dirk, superb stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Wow Dirk.. It is looking fab.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 On 07/06/2024 at 05:59, Paul De Tourtoulon said: it was difficult to see in the air. If only there was a word to describe that........ I know - camouflage ! 🙂 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 It's looking beautiful Dirk - great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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