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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: arkon on April 14, 2013, 11:40:30 AM

Title: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on April 14, 2013, 11:40:30 AM

i have been on a ww1 kick for a while now, only ran into a problem at the end. painted my planes , gloss coated them , put the decals on , then went and put the flat on...... WHAT THE #$%^$ IS THAT??? paint wrinkled on one, super major silver on the other and just utter dis appointment all around.
ihave used krylon paints for primer,gloss clear , n flat clear for evvver. only after the great mishap did inotice that the gloss clear was a acrylic and the flat i painted over it was a laquer( yeah my spelling sucks).
 in little light blue letters above clear gloss.acrylic.
dangit!!
after several tries i have mae the foker dr1 presentable(although a little shiny) and the sopwith triplane is ok.
the sopwith camel on the other hand is a total loss as far as decal n paint go. i will be looking for a roden camel now because of all the decal s they come with.
her is what i have now.

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on April 14, 2013, 11:42:29 AM

triplane

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on April 14, 2013, 11:43:50 AM

camel

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: Brian da Basher on April 14, 2013, 11:01:41 PM

Those are some very well done W.W. I models, arkon!

Getting all three wings aligned on the Sopwith Triplane is a testament to you skill!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: taiidantomcat on April 15, 2013, 02:53:09 AM

Nice job!! Sorry about the spray paint issues  :-\ Brands vary so much, I think it pays to ask around and experiment. I know a lot of people recommend Future, but I tend to rattle bomb with gloss, and then flatten with tester dull coat. I have used tester lacquer gloss and it was very nice, certainly shiny! but I didn't try to paint over it with any other coats.

Its tricky, I am still trying to work out the bugs myself.

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on October 10, 2013, 10:33:06 AM

Pegasus pfalz dIII. came out om forgot to trim the white off of the lower crosses and all the decals look a little big but all n all I am very pleased with the model, oh and I screwed up and put on the upper wing before I did the guns,could not reach in far enough to place them properly.

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on October 10, 2013, 10:36:10 AM

another view

Title: Re: WW1 air craft in 1/72 for blue max game
Post by: arkon on October 12, 2013, 09:20:04 AM

BdB- both the tri planes are revel and they just kinda fall together,.
taiden- thanks , I have always used krylon rattle bombs for both clear n flat, this was the first time that a acryic snuck in on me.