See, me and KJ are on the same wavelength…time for the rest of you to join us!!![;)][alien][alien]
Thanks Mike, try the Floquil, I think you’ll like it. “Aircraft Colors” is a new line of acrylics designed for airbrushing, manufactured by Vallejo. I use their regular line extensively for brush painting, but haven’t tried the new paints. From what I’ve read they are high Quality.
Regards, Rick
Woodbeck, it’s not called schwartzegrau for nothing is it?
You’d have though someone apart from us would have spotted that!!LOL
Karl
Rick,
I just got back from the LHS with a jar of Floquil Weathered Black.
I am going to go try it out right now thinned with some mineral spirits and see how it looks. [;)]
Mike
LOL Karl, and he still bought something else [;)]. Seriously Mike its not so much in how dark or tootsie roll you go, its the washes afterwards that make a tire.
i usually take some flat black and mix just a tibble of flat white.
Mike, hope it works out well for you. I’ve never thinned Floquil with anything except laquer thinner. Let me know how the thinner & color works out.
Regards, Rick
Rick,
It came out good. The color is still slightly gray but is a lot better than the flat black or the Testors Rubber color.
The mineral spirits work great with Floquil as they are an enamel anyhow I believe. I have used mineral spirits before with floquil primer with good results also.
What do you wash and dry brush it with on modern aircraft tires?
Mike
drybrush silver [:D]
Mike, Try Flat black mixed with a LITTLE white (like in a 5:1 ratio) and about 2 parts of gloss. thats what i use. works great, it’s kinda glossy but not too glossy, not flat, and not all black (scale effect)
Hey Mike, Could it be that you are almost ready to show us your F-15?[:-^]
Yes sir! [;)]
The plane is done, the decals are all on, the panel line highlighting is complete and it has been sprayed with Pactra clear flat acrylic. I finished the weapons except for the decals on them and the landing gear is about done also.
It should be done this week. [:D]
Mike
polyscale acrylics also makes german black rlm66 which is actually a very dark grey - sort of the color of rubber left out in the sun) - it’s what I use for tire colors.
oh the anticipaiton!!! lookin’ forward to seeing the build mike, i’ll be checking the a/c thread for the photos. i too will be posting my mystery plane with the sea camo by the end of the week if everything goes well. later.
Mike, waiting with breathless anticipation for the unveiling of your F-15 [:)][:)]. Chris, same for your SEA mystery plane.
Regards, Rick
rick, its nice to see your “face” around the airbrushing thread. i’ve seen your posts here a time or 2 but lately you’ve been hangin’ around a bit. BTW, what is your weapon of choice for airbrushing? later.
I bet its a… BADGER!!
Another one on the wavelength![:D]
Karl
Alright guys, I will have to pick up a bottle of that also and see what all the rave is about. [;)]
Mike
sorry KJ200 - didn’t see your post before. otherwise I’d have kept my mouth shut.
No sence in repeating other than to drive the point home.[;)]
As a rule I don’t really use any of the PolyScale paints. That’s only because I have so much already invested in Model Masters! LOL! But anywho, I do have a bottle of PolyScales’ “dirty black”. I loved using that for my tires. It, too, is a very dark drey and makes for a nice worn tire look. I think PolyScale makes some great paints!
Eric