David Davis Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The Russians used to paint their aircraft with white emulsion paint when the snows of winter arrived. It wore off by the following Spring! I believe that the Germans did something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 All good points chaps . The main thing is have a go and morph toward what looks good for you . At the end of the day its important to please yourself and not feel judged , because that will just hold you back . I like Jons picture of the Ruskies , Have a look at some of the really rough Jap stuff . Some of them must have been sprayed in the rain from 50 yds away and by the time the sun came out it simply flaked off . Most of them looked like large shiney fish with fin rot ! Have a go, thats the motto . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 There is one classic mistake made on B-17s. Behind each engine on top of the wing there are four little vents. Everyone paints black smoke trails coming out of these. In fact the smoke trails come past BETWEEN the vents.A small but significant point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Posted by Peter Miller on 08/07/2020 07:29:25: ..... There may be some wear or paint off round screws on panels that are opened frequently. THe biggest NO NO is to rub the paint off all the rivet heads so they are silver. In fact rivets tend to get a film of darker dirt round them. Many years ago there was a giant scale model which had every rivet painted silver,then camouflage and then the rivets rubbed back to silver OH DEAR!! The worst thing was that the full size aircraft skins were flush rivetted!! My experience is from observation while working on RAF aircraft including Lancasters, Shackletons and a host of others. That reminds me of the Kyosho Ta152 that I bought second hand. The previous owner had painstakingly gone over the whole airframe dabbing silver paint on every single 'rivet' in the pre-printed covering. How I laughed washing it off with thinners * *thinking back the laughter may have been down to the effects of using the thinners in an enclosed area! Edited By Bob Cotsford on 08/07/2020 10:40:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Less is definately more, Unless its a Zero ! A tip is to seal the finished model with an acrylic varnish, then if you over do it, you simply wash or rub it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wesley Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Slightly more subtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I think there has been more than soft leather shoes on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Yeah , thats right Eric , he's flown through a flock of Brillo pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Looks like they have had a celebration dance on the inner wing section each time they painted a kill logo. They must have been Cors-air Brillo pads Richard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 But note that it is up on what will be the high point of the wing when the aircfraft is standing on the ground. Not anywhere near the trailing edge. The leading edge would be caused by flying through heavy rain or even hail although,interestingly it does not seem to have efffected the cowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARD WILLS Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Good point Peter . I expect you would have worked in the Northern hemisphere? The reason I ask , is that when you see film of 109s and P40s taking off in the desert , being literally sand blasted , you would imagine the forward facing surfaces to be entirely void of paint and yet they still seem to be relatively well covered . Any thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 If you think about it, most of the dust and sand would be coming up from the aicrfat wheels and the dust from the prop is behind the aircraft. also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan S Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 There is a good facebook page called ScaleAircraftWeathering (not sure if I can post a link to it). Its run by a Navy pilot who likes to build very weathered scale models. here is post pictures of extream weathered aircraft in service. It is good fun to look at just how tatty they can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Posted by Peter Miller on 09/07/2020 08:09:12: But note that it is up on what will be the high point of the wing when the aircfraft is standing on the ground. Not anywhere near the trailing edge. The leading edge would be caused by flying through heavy rain or even hail although,interestingly it does not seem to have efffected the cowl Could be that the prop wash took it away from the cowl , I was more concerned wit the battering the inner wing panel had I have seen hail as big as choc bars filled with sand from the sahara which made a mess of the cars it the area .the outer wings on the Corsair have panels of doped fabric which would have been shattered by such hail . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 ScaleAircratWeathering look at the photo of the Corsair on there! Edited By Ron Gray on 09/07/2020 12:33:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Evening All, OK, be gentle... So, I certainly know what I'll do differently next time, and I still have a lot to do: Cockpit, exhausts, cannons, decals, panel lines, weathering and so on and so forth. However, for my first warbird, it crucially looks like a Tempest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan S Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Looking really good. Good paint job. It is really looking like a Tempest. What are you plans for the next step, are you going to weather it or leave it factory fresh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Thanks Jonathan, It's going to get a bit of weathering. All being well! Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson 4 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 looking good 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Nice job Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan S Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Graham, One thing I use on the small scale plastic is oil paint. (as in artists oil paints). Depending on what your base coat is (Acrylic is best) this can work well.. You apply a bit of oil paint then use white spirit to reproduce streaks, smoke, dirt and rain marks etc. its also good for fading paint. Not sure if this is used on RC but I did use it on my Foam Spitfire and it worked quite well. As this is electric you wont have to worry about the fuel removing the paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Posted by Jon - Laser Engines on 08/07/2020 08:03:46: ... Less is usually more...but not if your aircraft is Russian! Or Japanese. ---- Just build it to fly, and get a few flights on it. If it is still in one piece after that, start thinking about weathering and other finer details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Did a quick weigh today. With all parts except: Snakes and control horns decals and final finishing pilot and cockpit cover Undercarriage Spinner (I forgot it...) Connectors for the ESC She comes in at 4lb 5Oz. It's going to be light! For all the foam wing cynics; i don't think it would have been any lighter with a built up wing... Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 That looks brilliant Graham. Doubly so given the quick build time! "For all the foam wing cynics; i don't think it would have been any lighter with a built up wing..." I think foam wings have a lot going for them. They are accurate and very quick to put together. Modern glues seem to have all but killed off the weight argument. Same for foam top decks. I've never cut them myself but I have used them from kits and they are certainly easy, and quick. Quite good at absorbing noise, too, for IC users. Edited By Nigel R on 13/07/2020 15:07:39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Thanks Nigel, As a NOB, or ARSE (See Richard's other post!), I'm keen to do anything to encourage new builders and preserve our odd obsession of creating plumes of balsa dust. For those that haven't yet discovered the joys of emerging from the man-cave bedecked in 'man glitter', and have yet to experience the gentle amusement of being able to pick out the exact hole pattern in your crocs from the dust embedded in your socks, a built up wing can seem daunting. The foam wing may help transition a few more builders into the dark arts! Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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