Hey everyone just popping in to say hi and see how everyone is doing. I want to say sorry that I have virtually dissapered since my last post, things got busy and I lost track and kinda forgot about the forums. But youll be pleased to know that I have not been doing nothing, and I have not only been hard at work on my models but on something even bigger, and if all goes well this saturday I hope to come back and share my hopefully new found position in the corporate world with all of you.
But on the subject of FSM last night I was working on a 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109 when while I was applying the exhaust stains my finger slipped and becasue of the weird angle needed to do this on the 109 and smaller aircraft I destroyed the nose paint job and the right forward fuesalage side (5 hours down the drain). I have found I have no problem on larger aircraft (P-40) but how do you guys do exhaust stains and whats a good way to do it on smaller arcraft.
V.A
Glad to hear your prospects look promising. The job market is tough out there. I’ve been lucky (knock on wood) to have stayed employed since I graduated college. Yes, in the “corporate world” too.
I use dry pastel chalk and a short, stiff haired brush to apply exhaust stains…like the ones on the Raiden in my signature.
I’m curious as to how you did so much damage? Did you drop it? Was the paint still wet?
Same on the brush,and pastels. I also drybrush with acrylics,but prefer oils-they take longer to dry and you can get more done with the same amount of paint on the brush.
Use a double-action airbrush for exhaust stains,which gives you total paint control and allows you to taper the stain as it gets further from the exhaust manifold.
You have to be fairly good to airbrush exhaust stains. I find that brushing dry pastels is a lot more controlable. Plus, pastels give you a really nice sooty/flat effect. [2c]
philo426- I use a badger 360 double action airbrush for all of my models and there weathering. Its really a nice airbrush. But Pastels sound interesting for the exhaust.
V.A.