KevinM Posted February 2, 2022 Author 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
Peterpools Posted February 2, 2022 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
KevinM Posted February 3, 2022 Author 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
KevinM Posted February 3, 2022 Author 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
Martinnfb Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 Very sweet! Natural looking finish, tasteful and realistic. Cheers Martin 2 1
Bomber_County Posted February 4, 2022 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
Peterpools Posted February 4, 2022 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
KevinM Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 Last coat of clear has been applied tomorrow I start with acrylic panel wash. DocRob 18X50cals. 7
KevinM Posted February 5, 2022 Author 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
DocRob Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 Very nice, I like the look of the NMF with the panel accentuation. Cheers Rob 2 1
Peterpools Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 Kev Aces on a terrific build ... NMF looks fantastic. Keep 'em comin Peter 1 1
Martinnfb Posted February 26, 2022 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
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