Great job… I use alclad on anything really. Glad you like it and hope to see more stuff
Nicely done…Alclad makes doing BMF a/c a much more enjoyable process I agree. Don’t be afraid to use other silver paints over it to give some contrast. I used two shades of Alclad, two Testors Metalizer and Floquil’s Old Silver for varying shades on this 1/72 P-47D build. Use testor’s metalizer last to avoid any “pull-up”.
Happy modeling!
Joe
Joe,
I agree. I used to outright avoid building any planes with a metal finish for the very reasons that: 1) they never turned out looking realistic, and 2) the finishes fell prey to fingerprints and rubbing off. Now that I know just how tough this stuff is I’m going to add more contrasting panels in the future without fear. I actually accidentally picked up a bottle of Alclad Chrome one day by mistake. I can’t wait to see how it looks on the Reno Racer I have on my “to do” pile.
Thanks to all for the thoughtful comments. This model would not have turned out the way it did if it weren’t for the hints, tips and advice from all the contributers to the FSM forums. I learned about pastels, sludge washes, Alclad, Future, masking, and all sorts of other stuff through this site.
Eric
That’s one beautiful mustang , congrats on a fine build, thanks for sharing pics of it.
Nice job !
Isn’t Alcad GREAT? I know I’ll never use anything else that’s currently available.
I actually prefer the Hasegawa kit to the Tamiya. You don’t have to replace that cockpit with the shallow detail.
Well done !
Hey that’s pretty nice lookin’! And I too like the Hasegawa kit a bit more than Tamiya’s…
Looks really sharp!
Fade to Black…
Excellent build. Nice job on the BMF.
Regards, Rick
That is a great looking Mustang. Congrats on a very nice build.
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
have you seen swanny’s approach to the krylon? he decants it into a film jar then into his airbrush. also, did you encounter any white dust after you put the flat on? I’ve got a big rattlecan of flat and on both models i’ve used it i’ve gotten dust. can’t seem to figure out why tho… oh well, great build!
Very nice Mustang, Eric. Are the invasion stripes decals or are they painted on? They sure look like the real thing.
Much as I’d like to do a NMF, I probably won’t anytime soon. I have lots of P-40s to build, and none are NM!
Mark
beautiful job
Eric,
Very nice build! Looks great! I never bought the Hasegawa kit becasue of the the “funny” contour of the spinner to the nose. Just not “smooth” enough to do the Mustang justice in my eyes! Glad to know I wasn’t the only one to notice! Picky, picky, picky!
Nice build! I am doing my first Alclad paint job right now and ditto on the stuff… I love it! I used Alclad black primer but it took awhile to seem cured, for a long time (a week and a half or so) it seemed “sticky” to touch even though no fingerprints were left in it… I am going to use Pingtangs advice of MM Gloss Black on my next one for primer…
Eric;
Looks great for a first time. Looks REAL, better than some of my work.
Steve Gorder
Thanks again for all the comments. I know this is an older topic but I wanted to address some of the questions/comments that others had. I didn’t want them to go ignored.
Radmax, I forgot all about beign able to decant aerosol paints for airbrush use. I actually did that once before when I used some Tamiya aluminum but that was a while ago and I fogot all about it when I used the Krylon. I had no bad experience with the Krylon and it provided a great base coat. However, I think the mere fact that it came from a rattle can resulted in the typical pebbly texture one usually gets from a spray can. As far as any dust while flat coating, normally my models seem to suck up the dust whenever I’m applying a top coat of any sort! LOL! But as I mentioned before, I think it was just sheer dumb luck on my part that things just went great with this kit from start to finish. I know that my next plane won’t be as fortunate. Yikes! I was most lucky this time around that this plane did not collect any dust while applying the flat coat.
Mark, believe it or not (I certainly don’t!) the invasion stripes are decals! In my 28 years of model plane building, I would have to say with all honesty that this is the first time I was actually happy with the way the stripes turned out! I used a small pair of scisors to cut out the stripes. I think because they were small not all the stripes turned out the same width and the edges weren’t 100% straight. THIS WAS NOT PLANNED! I know that the actual stripes were hastily applied out in the field. I was pleasantly surprised when the crookedness of my cutting seemed to replicate the non-razor straight lines of the quick applications.
Melgyver, I’m sitting here at work writing this during my lunch and looking at the plane sitting on my desk right now. Yeah the contour of the nose sort bothers me but what can you do, right? I know it’s there and I go “Aw man” when I see if but if I just sorta focus on the rest of the plane then you really can’t notice the stepped nose. Yeah it bugs me a little but I still think I’d get another Hasegawa Mustang.
Tho9900, I think I’m going to use MM Gloss Black next time too. I’ve got lots of that lying around and it’s more usefull than having a container of Krylon around.
Thanks for all the great and support comments again. This is what happens when you get lucky with your model building. LOL! I wish all my kits turned out like this but I can say without a doubt that they don’t.
Best wishes to all,
Eric
beautiful job there echolmberg! Alclad rocks and it really looks swell on that Mustang! You must be a proud papa!