KevinM Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 14 hours ago, DocRob said: I'm a vinyl addict too, having some thousand albums, but not in my cave, where I rarely listen to music. I am building mine back up my cave is about 500 sq.ft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Kev Nice going and glad you didn't give up. I know it's after the fact but a tip that may come in useful the next round of doing a NMF. Once my gloss black surface is prepared, I use either a .2 or .35 tip, working pressure around 12 psi and repeated light coats. The aluminum finish slowly builds up and self levels. I'm close to the model, maybe a bout 1-1.5 inches away, to minimize any chance of the Alclad starting to dry before reaching the model. Sometimes, a bit of retarder helps if the humidity is very low, especially in winter. Looking so good Keep 'em comin Peter 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Peter I have always used a fine tip on the Badger Renegade never had this issue before but I almost remember the event went sliding the needle back in after cleaning out the black lacquer paint the other night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Decals have started over a coat urethane semi-gloss barely changed the color and only one area. one no flash other with. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Very sweet! Natural looking finish, tasteful and realistic. Cheers Martin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Looks sharp! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Looking great, I had precisely the same problem with the P51, still not happy with it, yours looks amazing, like how you picked out other panels…..stunning…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Kev Looking so good. The individual panels add just the right feel and the decaling looks perfect with not a hint of carrier film in sight! Keep 'em comin Peter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Last coat of clear has been applied tomorrow I start with acrylic panel wash. DocRob 18X50cals. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Calling this one done.I was going to do the wash but did not care for the results so backed-off I think it was the issues with the gun earlier making the surface slightly grainy. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Copit/Underside. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Good looking A-26. Nice work! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Very nice, I like the look of the NMF with the panel accentuation. Cheers Rob 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Kev Aces on a terrific build ... NMF looks fantastic. Keep 'em comin Peter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Looks great, Kevin! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Great finish Kev, congrats……. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Looking great, thank you for this inspirational build. Now I want to get one for myself :). I wonder if the old Monogram kit would stand a chance ? Cheers Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Great job! Nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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