Spitfire88 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Looking for tips on the process of painting radial engines like the P-47, F4U, etc. I have seen some people paint the engines black or a dark color like gun metal, etc then drybrush with silver paint or airbrush the engine a aluminum silver color and then apply a wash. Any comments or feedback on which way produces the best looking results? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tornado64 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Looking for tips on the process of painting radial engines like the P-47, F4U, etc. I have seen some people paint the engines black or a dark color like gun metal, etc then drybrush with silver paint or airbrush the engine a aluminum silver color and then apply a wash. Any comments or feedback on which way produces the best looking results? not always just them colours !! a good museum photo will be a good painting guide but generaly i go for a grey central casing area black or gun metal cylinders and then dry brush detail ( depending on wether or not you wish to paint cylinder head detail first ) dry brushing is ( by me anyhow !! ) rarely done in silver , although there is no reason why not but i usualy use artist oil colours white !! a black or dark grey thin wash will also help bring out detail Edited November 14, 2010 by tornado64 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I do both techniques and I can never decide which is better... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 not always just them colours !!a good museum photo will be a good painting guide but generaly i go for a grey central casing area black or gun metal cylinders and then dry brush detail ( depending on wether or not you wish to paint cylinder head detail first ) Beware that restored museum examples may not be in original colours. Not all radials had grey gear casings. Most ( or all ) American WW2 radial casings were grey, but other countries could be different. British engine builder, Bristol, painted their gear casings a semi-matte black. I have seen many Beaufighter models with grey painted casings, which is incorrect. Other nations may have had different colour requirements. Always check photo references from the proper time period. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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