Daywalker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks for looking in fellas, all I have managed to accomplish in the past week is doing compatibility tests between the Alclad paint, Tamiya plastic, and clear coats. Some wins, some fails, and all in the name of fun! Hope to get some real paint on her soon. Thanks again guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 I have been waiting ever so patiently for the new big Corsair from Tamiya, vowing to start it the day it landed here! Well, the two kits I ordered arrived today, and I was planning to start them until I received a call that my OTHER new toy was in and ready for delivery. Never spent so much money in one day as I did today! So, instead of building today, I spent the day taking care of the financials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Nice Frank! Looking forward to your F4U builds! Just in time for the Pacific War GB too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Nice Frank! Looking forward to your F4U builds! Just in time for the Pacific War GB too NICE! Fantastic timing, not sure if I can wait that long to start! I see that the GB states that a kit cannot be more than than 10% completed. Any idea how much work a guy could do to stay under that 10% rule? I am VERY interested in participating in the GB, but wouldn't want to do too much and not be able to participate. FWIW, I build at glacial speed LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Build one now... and build the second for the GB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Haha... The more I look at the complexity of this kit, the more I think I ought to stop myself from building two at once. Still gotta finish this Mustang yet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thread creepCees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Sorry for the delay in progress reports, I have been spending more time building and less time on the boards. I was finally able to get my photo booth set up again, so I quick snapped some photos to show where I am with this one. I have manged to paint the airframe in it's aluminum paint using Alclad Aluminum. I used a spare Tamiya P-51D wing as a test piece, to see how it would work out spraying this paint directly onto the kit plastic. The test went well, so I proceeded to paint the model. It didn't go quite as well, leaving a fairly rough texture to the paint. I was able to knock this back using coffee filters to an acceptable surface. I then proceeded to begin masking some panels on the bottom of the wing to spray some different shades, but to my horror the Tamiya tape took a significant amount of paint clean off! I had tested the masking on my test piece, and had no issues. Not sure what went wrong, but I was able to take the Alclad and touch up the damaged areas fairly easily. I knew I needed to mask and spray AT LEAST the panels around the exhaust as well as the anti glare panel, and honestly I was scared to death to try it. I was able to use post it notes for the nose panels (also did the gun bay covers) and they worked well. I wish now looking back I had used a darker shade, as they do not stand out as much as I would like them to. I may go back and darken them, but will have to work up the courage as I do not want to damage anything up there now! The anti glare panel was longer than the post it notes, and I knew I would not be able to splice them together and get a seamless demarcation line. I ended up taking strips of Tamiya tape and removed nearly all of the adhesive, which kept it from lifting the paint but also made it difficult to get it to conform to the compound curve on the nose. In the end, I think it turned out OK. This is my very first NMF, and I am really seeing the realities of doing these schemes. I had read it everywhere, but was not quite prepared for the amount of surface prep needed. Next time, I will spend more time getting it right and will probably use a primer too! I really want to get this one (as well as the other two) finished so I can get back to that Tamiya Corsair. What an amazing kit that one is turning out to be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Great job, Frank. Cheers, Jamme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 nice to see this build back Frank, and sorry for your NMF woes it does seem a real PITA doesn't it?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Looking Great Franck! I haven't used Alclad myself, but I have heard people having the same problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks guys, I appreciate you looking in here! Have been playing around with the AM decals I plan to use, to make sure the methods I use to apply them will work on a NMF. So far, so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbell Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Nice looking NMF, adhesion woes notwithstanding. If I may make a suggestion, for your next NMF take the time and shoot a primer coat before airbrushing your Alclad. Some folks swear up and down that you can spray it directly onto bare styrene, but they're the exception. I've used Alclad on numerous projects and every time I've primed with Mr. Surfacer 1000, which I smoothed down with 1500 and 2000 grit polishing cloths. Over top of this, Alclad is absolutely bulletproof, standing up to masking, handling, weathering, etc. Cheers, Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Cheers Tony, thank you for looking in! Yes, I do believe I will use primers from now on. Perhaps smaller parts can be sprayed directly with the NMF, but it sure seems that an entire airframe needs an undercoat. Beautiful Jug BTW, looks spectacular in the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Great Looking Jug Tony! Looking forward to you next update Frank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Any updates Frank? Or are you busy with those F4U's? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Any updates Frank? Or are you busy with those F4U's? Cheers Dave! I'm so sorry, I completely forgot to update this thread! I actually finished the Mustang a couple of weeks ago, and will start a thread in the finished section. Thanks for looking in and asking! As far as the Corsairs, I just cannot get into those- even though the Corsair is one of my all-time favorite aircraft. I am actually thinking about doing another Mustang- the kit is THAT good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Fantastic Frank! I will head over to your other post and check it out... Really can't get into the Corsair? I am fighting myself from starting it! As I know that as soon as I start it and finish the Cockpit, I know Roy @ Barracuda will release more bits for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Fantastic Frank! I will head over to your other post and check it out... Really can't get into the Corsair? I am fighting myself from starting it! As I know that as soon as I start it and finish the Cockpit, I know Roy @ Barracuda will release more bits for it! Yes, not exactly sure why but just cannot get excited about it. I do hope that changes, as I KNOW it will be a fantastic kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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