That paint is plain old Tamiya aluminum. From a rattle can. It looks very nice. I was going to use my airbrush but I’ve had great luck painting phasers with the tamiya I figured I’d give it a try.
I’m very happy with the results, no buffing required. I have used the model masters buffing metalizer in the past with good results.
Hey Theuns,
If the roll is still open, I’d like to join up with a Monogram F-100 and/or a Monogram F-101 in 1/48th scale…What do you think??
TAD
Like I told Steve…come on in…the water’s fine!
I will update the front page.
Theuns
Welcome TAD, you have been added to the Wall of Fame as well!! Looking forward to your WIP.
Wow, you guys are moving at the speed of light with your builds and all looking great.
Finally was able to spray the Voodoo.
I shot Testors gloss black in the small bottle
Then shot Alclad polished aluminum then masked and picked off some panels with Alclad white aluminum. The flash reflected off the polished Alclad making things brighter than in reality.
It looks like actual metal
The tanks are very shiny
I still have to pick out some more panels and mask for the darker exhaust area at the lower rear of the fuselage. This is very time consuming but the results are super! The trick to Alclad is not to use any putty, polishing out the plastic helps and a glass smooth gloss primer application is a must.
I definitely want to get in on this! But I want to finish up a couple of other GB’s first! I’m pretty “stretched out” right now!! [:P]
Wow plasticj, that is spectacular. It really is not that difficult, eh? I gotta bite on this. I think the challenge for me though is getting the products. Not easy to find at my local HS.
Wiccan…we are going till May 15, so, lot’s of time!!
Thanks Theuns and Rob. I’m looking forward to it. Plasticjunkie, that is a killer Alclad finish…hope to try that one day…looks sharp!!
Yup, we all suffer such dry spells, eh?
Thanks guys. I’m very pleased how it came out.
plasticj…how do you clean out the airbrush after use, and, I hear the fumes can be quite intense?
I airbrush with the large double garage door open all the way, and I sit a couple of feet close to the open space with a fan behind me to push air out. Plenty of ventilation. To clean the AB, I stand outside the garage and spray away from me. Just picked up a face mask to use with the Alclad just as added safety since I really like this stuff and want to do several NM planes.
PJ that looks great! I was going to do my F100 in camo because I absolutely STINK at silver. But now I will have to rethink this. So you paint gloss black as a primer and then add Alclad? I’ve never herd of it before. is that a specialty paint?
Steve
Thanks Steve. Yes it’s a specialty lacquer paint. The gloss black is used for the high shine Alclads like chrome and polished aluminum. You can use white or grey primers for the non high shine Alclads.
The Hun will look super in NM, specially the heat discoloration around the engine.
I will defiantly get some and give it a try. I have a B47 I’ve been neglecting because of its finish. I’ll have to finally build it next year for the Boeing build.
Steve
The biggest thing with alclad is to first know that it is NOT as hard as people think it is!
Second is to have an absolutely perfect smooth finish for the paint.
Spray it up in light coats (round 12-15 psi) untill you get the look you want.
Here is a link to the NMF GB I did, my Hun is a few posts down.
cs.finescale.com/…/154399.aspx
I did not use different tones of alclad, just gloss black base. Then did about 3-4 light coats to get a dark allu look. Masked off a few panels and did 3 more coats to lighten the rest.
A claercoat of alclad semi matt used to seal it all.
I usually spray lacure thinners to clean the brush, then a cup of turpentine to lubricate the neede before I put it away.
Theuns
I am calling this 106 done! I was going to do a dragchute, but realized if I did that I would have nowhere to put this build since it would increase the length of the model by alot. When I get more room I will re-visit the idea. But here she is.
Please put me on the list.
Monogram 1:48 F-100D Super Sabre
Mike
B1…holy wicked awesome job on that 106!! Well done…those markings are just stellar and i love the sheen. She looks like she just rolled out of Convair’s plant!! Love it. Now, which photo do you want on the Wall of Fame?? My vote’s for the last pic, but, that’s just me [H]
B1, nice job on the 106! Looks fantastic!