Author Topic: YF-1 Pogo (Read 8328 times)

Robomog · « **Reply #25 on:** August 17, 2025, 09:18:43 PM »

Oh yea !

It's reverse stealth technology

"Hey look at me !"

"I see you........ aaaargh blinded !!!!! "

Mog
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perttime · « **Reply #26 on:** August 18, 2025, 01:31:07 AM »

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 17, 2025, 07:58:49 PM

Who needs guns when you can permanently blind your enemy?

If you do have guns, it is enough to be bright enough that the enemy cannot look at you.

robunos · « **Reply #27 on:** August 18, 2025, 01:42:16 AM »

SHINY !!

cheers,
Robin.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #28 on:** August 18, 2025, 11:41:07 AM »

Like it. No drag or weight on that due to paint.

Kerick · « **Reply #29 on:** August 19, 2025, 03:31:46 AM »

It would look good overflying a certain head of state in Alaska……..

Robomog · « **Reply #30 on:** August 20, 2025, 08:36:52 AM »

Hi all

Well it looks like the shiny option has come around and bitten me on the bum. I was removing the masking and a few minutes later found my finger prints embedded all over the aircraft, the paint has not set even after waiting over two days.

I've managed to smooth most of it out but it has left it with dull, tarnished patches, I'm going to have to give it another coat and wait probably a week for the damned stuff to set.

I tried over spraying the test aircraft with gloss and matt varnish but that made it look more patchy and took the shine off it. I might have to go from pristine to a well weathered finish.

Not sure if I'm going to meet the dead line now, let's hope so.

Mog
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Robomog · « **Reply #31 on:** August 22, 2025, 09:28:39 AM »

Hi all

Sadly the shiny finish has gone using copious amounts of white spirit and lots of paper kitchen towels. Unfortunately the white spirit also attacked some of the joints and bits started falling off.

It's looking rather forlorn now but at least I've got a stable base again.

Going to need some prep before priming again.

For the new colour scheme I'm leaning towards a light gray with black fins and yellow wingtips not sure weather to go for standard or low res roundels probably the former.

Thanks for looking

Mog
>^-.-^<

Kerick · « **Reply #32 on:** August 22, 2025, 10:41:09 AM »

Silver paint can be an incredible PITA! And it was looking really good!

Jeffry Fontaine · « **Reply #33 on:** August 22, 2025, 01:04:12 PM »

Sad to see the painting effort go pear-shaped but hopefully the next attempt will result in success.

I recall a similar experience with a model car when I was in middle school. I used some spray paint intended for automotive purposes (like painting metal) on the model car and the end result was a mass of chemically melted plastic. Hard lesson to learn but one I have never repeated again.

apophenia · « **Reply #34 on:** August 23, 2025, 04:51:49 AM »

I feel your pain, 'Mog. Still, I can't help but note the cooling weathering effect on the starboard side of that fin!

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #35 on:** August 23, 2025, 07:24:57 AM »

Well, on the brighter side.. you get to build it twice

Robomog · « **Reply #36 on:** August 23, 2025, 08:17:08 AM »

Oh. Ha ha

Mog
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Frank3k · « **Reply #37 on:** August 23, 2025, 08:52:23 AM »

That's too bad - it looks like it's been in a boneyard for a few years.

Two options - Vallejo Metal Color acrylics. they're designed for airbrushing, but they will brush paint well. They look like metal when dry. The other option is Rub N' Buff metallic wax. It can be messy to apply (and remove!) but it looks like metal when it's polished/rubbed off.

Robomog · « **Reply #38 on:** August 23, 2025, 06:31:14 PM »

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it in mind for future builds, but I've had it with metallics for the moment.

I'm going for a light gray finish now hopefully without any hiccups, time is getting short.

Mog
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robunos · « **Reply #39 on:** August 23, 2025, 09:00:20 PM »

For what it's worth, my technique for metallic finished is to first spray with Humbrol 56 Aluminium from a rattle can, then brush paint whichever Vallejo Model Color metallic colour is suitable for the finish i require . . .

cheers,
Robin.

Robomog · « **Reply #40 on:** August 23, 2025, 10:53:16 PM »

Thanks Robin

I've never used Vallejo metallics but your method looks sound, like Frank's advice, I'll keep it in mind for later.

Mog
>^-.-^<

Robomog · « **Reply #41 on:** August 27, 2025, 09:40:53 PM »

Hi all

On the road to recovery, joints re filled and sanded, lumps and bumps in the paint remaining sanded, cockpit remasked. Coat of primer applied.

Once that had dried sprayed a coat of Light Aircraft Gray, then brush painted the tails black and the wing tips yellow.

Needs a little tidying up where the colours meet (my hands are not as steady as they used to be) then a coat of matt varnish and it's time for decals.

It's not as spectacular as it was, but I'm back on track

More when it happens

Mog
>^-.-^<

apophenia · « **Reply #42 on:** August 28, 2025, 05:28:32 AM »

Now that is a 'fresh start'! Nice save, 'Mog

Kerick · « **Reply #43 on:** August 28, 2025, 10:00:40 AM »

Looking very good! Nice recovery!
I might have chucked that out myself.

Robomog · « **Reply #44 on:** August 28, 2025, 02:25:19 PM »

Thanks guys

Kerick - it got very close to the box of doom but I've never missed a GB deadline in the eight years I've been on sprues, so I had to give it one more go

Mog
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