does anybody have tips on painting revel’s B-17g? im not shure wether or not i should paint it before putting in all of the windows and before assembleing the to fussalage halves together. if anyone has experiance with this plane please help me! i have olive drab and grey spray paint im just not shure what color dhould go on first.
most people put the lighter color on first…in this case the grey. This is becuase it is easier to paint darker colors over lighter ones in general.
ok thanks for your help
I agree with the painting tip mucker gave you. As far as painting before or after assmebling the halves I think it is a personal preference. I’ve done it both ways and personally I prefer painting after assembly. I find it easier to mask over parts that I don’t want to paint rather than trying to get the paint lines right with painting before assembling the two halves. Hopefully this makes sense and wiser people than myself also add their 2 cents.
Totten,
Monogram’s B-17 has a good amount of glazing on it but nothing that REALLY needs to be cemented to the model before you paint it. That being the case you could easily leave the clear parts off until after you paint it. The only part you might have to mask would be the ball turret if it has already been installed but that’s super easy. I just rolled a piece of paper into the shape of a tube and slipped it over the ball turret. Were I to do it again I’d leave off the glazing and mask and paint it separately from the plane and THEN attach them after they and the plane have been painted.
And by the way, welcome to the forum!!!
Eric
Are you painting with an airbrush?
Oh, and by the way, if you run into and “do’s and dont’s” while your building, let me know…in the not so distant future I will be building the B-17F version.
Totten,
I find it easier to paint the parts before they are assembled…epecially interior areas…
Painting parts such as wings and the fuselage require assembly to be neater…however
It eliminates the need to do tedious masking around areas such as windows.
Later if you need to touch up you can set your airbrush lower and use a fine tip for gentle
sprays…this also gives the idea of layers to your painting…Always use clear overcoats
before gluing windows…
And when you do glue your windows use either elmer’s white or model master white
for gluing and making clear parts…
If you have a lot of sanding and filing…prepainted surfaces will need another coat…hower
you can concentrate the paint on those areas…and only mask some areas of the model
Good luck
Tank
I would essemble it minus any "windows then paint it, as that kit has a fair amount of gaps all over the place to be adressed before any paint goes on.
thanks for your help
totten when i did that kit i assembled the entire build minus the landing gear and props. i assume you are speaking of the outer surfaces such as the fuse and wings. i masked and then sprayed. i had decent results. i also went opposite, i painted the od then the gray. the one thing you are going to really have to watch is the red areas and the deicing boots. the directions are not very clear on them. the nose glass is also a bit problematic. take it slow and i am sure you will do fine. remember not to spray it heavy. even with masking you will run under the masks with the way the detail is.
joe
I’m working on “Chowhound” myself and, I find it quite helpful seeing the different views from everyne. That’s why I come into the forum![8D][}:)][alien] I want to open the bombbay doors but, can’t find anything on detail sets for it. Any ideas fellas???
Guys-- the problem with the Monogram kit is if you use the kit windows, they have to be glued from the inside so it’d be hard for him to assemble and then paint and then add windows…
On mine, I painted it and then added the windows, and they assembled it…here is how it turned out:
Nice plane, Jeeves!
And I appreciate the advice about the windows. I will be making an “F” also.