infideon Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 The pit and the ejection seats look stunning janman! excellent work with the gull grey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 wonderfull job on this phantom.i can't wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 wonderfull job on this phantom.i can't wait to see more. Thanks, Dragan! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 :D Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Fantastic bang seats! :D The rest looks smashing as well Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Great work so far! I really love the red part around the pit. I persume you used Eduard color PE for the pit and seats, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giovanni Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 A great job considering scale. Neat and fine. I hope to see her finished soon. Bye Giovanni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Great work so far! I really love the red part around the pit. I persume you used Eduard color PE for the pit and seats, right? Yes, that is what I used. Thanks for the comments! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 All futured up! I gave the model a light treatment with 3200 grit Micromesh pad, washed it and applied two coats of future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 outstanding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Very nice and clean! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Very nice and even coat! Do you apply it with a brush as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Very nice and even coat! Do you apply it with a brush as well? Always with a brush. I guess it has to be stated once again that I do not have airbrush of any kind. :D Since Future (or whatever it's called in country X) is self-levelling, it goes on very nicely with a brush. The amount just has to be correct. Too dry a brush and you'll might get brush marks and if you apply too much, you'll get puddles on the surface. Naturally it all depends on the paint finish as well and that's why I did some sanding in order to get rid off of any bigger imperfections. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Always with a brush. I guess it has to be stated once again that I do not have airbrush of any kind. :DSince Future (or whatever it's called in country X) is self-levelling, it goes on very nicely with a brush. The amount just has to be correct. Too dry a brush and you'll might get brush marks and if you apply too much, you'll get puddles on the surface. Naturally it all depends on the paint finish as well and that's why I did some sanding in order to get rid off of any bigger imperfections. Intriguing, (the airbrush dysfunction I knew about). However I sometimes have a bit of trouble getting even coats of Future with my AB...it´s sort of like satine. and then I put on too much and it forms puddles. Mebbe I should try a brush :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Jan, the Phantom is looking nice and shiny ... :lol: Just a reminder though, the intake mounted antennas that look like matchsticks have a black leading end ... HTH ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Gregg, I haven't done much detail painting yet. I usually do it later. But I'm aware of the black tips on those antennas. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 how do you paint so well w/o an airbrush? it looks so clean and crisp the finish....brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 :D I had seen the scoops with the black paint on the nose and thought you might have missed the antennas ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 how do you paint so well w/o an airbrush?it looks so clean and crisp the finish....brilliant! Thank you! There's no magic in getting a smooth surface with a brush. And I quote myself: Excellent paint [WEM] which works very well with paint brush if diluted to a consistency of fat free milk and applied with a good flat brush in several layers. One trick I use is to paint one large panel or two or three smaller ones individually (especially when applying the second coat) and always start and end the (longitudinal) brush stroke precisely at a crosswise panel line, never in the middle of a panel. This, with the quite diluted paint, minimizes any visible brush strokes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 :D I had seen the scoops with the black paint on the nose and thought you might have missed the antennas ... Gregg Good point, but I have them covered. :P The way I paint doesn't always seem very logical! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infideon Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 If u can paint so well w/o and airbrush then seriously who needs an airbrush! and it saves u from the nasty fumes..... once again great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 If u can paint so well w/o and airbrush then seriously who needs an airbrush!and it saves u from the nasty fumes..... once again great! If you're not a big fan of pre-shading and avoid models with camos that have soft edges between different colours*, then I must argue that one really doesn't need an airbrush. When I need to paint larger white or metal coloured areas, I use Tamiya sprays and for final coats flat/semiflat Mr. Topcoat sprays. *) I remember that not so long ago we actually had a post about a guy who had done an excellet looking (1/32) jet fighter with weathered soft edge camo. So it is possible with plain paint brush as well. Shame I don't remember what was the type of the aircraft. Even harder is to find the article itself... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Fantastic painting job , mate! Extremely clean and precise! Cheers.Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Getting more colour. The port side is almost decaled now apart from the CAG colours on the rudder and some stencils on the mid fuselage. I have Microscale's F-4 stencil sheet but since the instructions are as vague as the usually are on Microscale sheets, I have some difficulties in finding exact locations for individual stencils. On the other hand, my bird being from the mid '70s, many of the original stencils had probably faded away or were painted over many times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 That's coming along very nicely! Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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