Matt Walker Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 G'day, I'm wondering if there are any video tutorials out there for streaking oil on aircraft. Seeing planes like the A-1 Skyraider at Oshkosh this year really brought home to me that there is a technique I want to learn and use. I've seen soem great examples on peoples models, but not been able to master it myself. Thanks, Matthew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 G'day Matt, my mate! I'm sure I've learnt 'bout this bloke who posted one tip on YouTube; quite a clever one, by the way - the fella would set a very tiny drop of some black wash on the surface, to then blow it in the direction of the airflow with compressed gas. It works like a charm. Will see whether I find the tutorial for ye Cheers, UncĀ² Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfmajor60 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Hi Matt, Its been my experience that if you are using oils over a fully cured coat of future that they can be very forgiving you have plenty of time to play around with it to get it just right, and a paper towel or cotton bud dampened with some mineral spirits usaually can remove any mistakes. Here is one video I'm not sure if this is what your looing for. Edited October 11, 2014 by jfmajor60 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrowTRobot Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 ...the fella would set a very tiny drop of some black wash on the surface, to then blow it in the direction of the airflow with compressed gas. It works like a charm. It does indeed. I used this technique on my Tamiya A-1J. I put drips 'n drabs of thinned Burnt Umber oil paint on the centerline drop tank and belly and blew them back with my airbrush. This was done over a cured coat of Future, so mistakes were easy to cleanup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Walker Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Wow, nice Skyraider!!! Will have to try it out. Thanks for the input guys. M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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