tobiK Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 That means, you mixed blue due to eyeball so that it matches the decals? But I admit, that blue looks good! And blue - white is never wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 That means, you mixed blue due to eyeball so that it matches the decals? But I admit, that blue looks good! And blue - white is never wrong! :thumbsup:/>/> I never actually mixed to match the decals. This thread, CF-104D Starfighters listed Vallejo French Blue as a dead match. It's pretty darn close but the difference is exaggerated in the photos. It's much better in person. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Decals are on and the small details are almost ready to glue on. I'm thinking of giving it a semi-gloss clear coat as in this scale a full on gloss makes it look too much like a toy. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Great job on the natural metal tail section. This is certainly a dash to the finish line! ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Well, this one is finished in the nick of time. Just off the workbench with a couple photos today. Better photos and descriptions to follow as I'm just about to head out for beers with friends. :cheers:/> :cheers:/> John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Oh! that's one neat and clean Starfighter you have done John! congrats what colors did you use for the bare metal part? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Nice i love it. That whipe paint is perfect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Oh! that's one neat and clean Starfighter you have done John! congrats what colors did you use for the bare metal part? Thanks for the compliment. The NMF was created with Alclad II paints. The light area was sprayed with Stainless Steel ALC-115 over just the bare plastic that I polished. The darker area was a base of Steel ALC-112 and then shaded with the Stainless Steel ALC-115 to lighten it up a bit. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks for the compliment. The NMF was created with Alclad II paints. The light area was sprayed with Stainless Steel ALC-115 over just the bare plastic that I polished. The darker area was a base of Steel ALC-112 and then shaded with the Stainless Steel ALC-115 to lighten it up a bit. Cheers, John you fully deserve compliments for that sharp (and beautifully colored) build and thanks for the BMF info, exactly what i wished to know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALF18 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Beautiful job, as I said earlier. I think a glossier finish might actually have looked OK, even in scale. I haven't seen this team's aircraft up close, though, so I can't say for sure. ALF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Beautiful job, as I said earlier. I think a glossier finish might actually have looked OK, even in scale. I haven't seen this team's aircraft up close, though, so I can't say for sure. ALF Hey ALF, The real aircraft has a high gloss finish. Whenever I do a super high gloss finish on an aircraft I thinks it looks a bit too glossy to me. I took a few more photos of the finished kit along with the other kit I completed for this group build. This really shows the contrast between the flat finish of the CF-104 and the semi-gloss of the CF-104D. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hi, John, you made me curious and let me take out the Hasegawa kit out of my stash. I checked the (Hasegawa) decal blue with some blues I have and the gloss Humbrol 14 french blue was the closest match. Maybe like a real match...but sometimes the decal color could change due to the underground they get from the painted model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice work John. I like the NMF on the back end. Well done. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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