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Dear all

some advice just bought a seafire mk17 1/48 scale and want to spray it. Do i do the work on the sprue or after i've built her.hopefully the wings will move from folded to flat.have also seen some brass hispanos should these be bought as well ?

advice please.

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Greetings doc....when I did Aircraft...the only part I would paint on the sprue was the interior ...paint the rest after the aircraft was completely finished ...just like spraying a tank...used scotch tape to paint the canopies back in the day...but modern painters tape might be better now...haven't done clear or canopy finishes in a while...so you might want to run a test first...just to make sure it doesn't bleed...scotch tape rarely bled..but sometimes would peel the paint off the frames ...so you want to try to remove it as soon as possible so the glue doesn't get affected by the reducer

ALPHA

cheers alpha and blipe

im good to go now

Never sprayed aircraft (didn't have a brush) but did use a liquid mask rather than tape on the perspex parts. Can't remember what it was, but pretty sure it was pale purple.

GOOD LUCK DOC

ALPHA

Hi Doc, on all my aircraft I used something called "rub n buff" it's an aluminium rub that you thinly apply with your finger to the plastic.
You then paint over it as standard, once dry get a normal pencil eraser and rub the paint off around the high travel areas. This gives the effect of paint flake no you then have the aluminium shine through from below.

It's a very very effective substance.

Hello again Doc....this came as afterthought ...sorry...I forgot to mention when painting the canopy...after the fuselage is glued together and most of the cockpit paint sorted... I would stuff that area with kleenex tissue snugg fit the canopy down on it till there isn't much of a gap....that way if you spray a camo pattern on ..when you cross the canopy with the paint the pattern will be consistent with the fuselage

Sorry again for the late addition..it's been awhile since I've touched an aircraft


ALPHA

cheers guys,

merlin will source the rubnbuff cheers
alpha there will be no camo paint job RN blue/grey and dove grey. any advice on pin-washing between panels and oil wear ? pics please

doc larsson wrote:cheers guys,

merlin will source the rubnbuff cheers
alpha there will be no camo paint job RN blue/grey and dove grey. any advice on pin-washing between panels and oil wear ? pics please

Pin lining and wear...same techniques as tanks....the reason I used to paint canopies at the same time as the fuselage was so the color is consistent ...sometimes if you do the frame with brush..depending on the brand of paint ...the color would come out a little different ...has something to do with the reduction factor...
you could do a test run and see...try airbrushing a patch on non porous paper...then on the side go with a brush...in most cases I found brushing came out a little darker

ALPHA