Shorty84 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi guys, I need the help of the ARC-Community. I've recently purchased a second-hand 1/72 AMT RC-135V and plan to convert her into a RC-135E Rivet Amber. While looking for photos of the machine I noticed that the wings are not completely NMF but some areas/panels seem to be painted. I had a look at other machines finished in NMF (mostly C/KC-135B's) and it looks like certain areas were painted in a mid-gray color like: The mid of the wings (I guess were the wing fuel tanks are) The wing-to-body fairing, excluding the wheel doors The leading edge between the fuselage and the inner engine (not always painted) Here are some pictures that illustrate what I mean: Pic1, Pic2, Pic3 Since I could not find any information on this my questions are: Is this really paint or some kind of surface treatment? If it is paint which color is it (Name, FS-Number, ...)? Are the upper wings painted too? On most pics which show the upper wing I could not see any tonal difference. But in this picture it looks painted too. So were the upper surfaces NMF or partially painted too in general? Thanks a lot for your help! Cheers Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I believe Boeing called it Coroguard. There isn't a specific paint number. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/48/t/137362.aspx http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234964110-corogard-colour/ Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shorty84 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hi Rick, thanks for that piece of info. Looking for Coroguard turned up quite a few results. Seems depending on the mixture (clear binder/aluminum powder) it can be any kind of gray. So I will stick to the few colour pics I have to decide on the color. Thanks! Cheers Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Hi Markus, Rivet Amber was initially natural metal (aluminum) until just before she was lost in June of 1969. At the time of her loss, she was painted entirely in corrugard with the fiberglass panel covering the radar in a light grey as well as the center part of the engines. The intake lips were polished aluminum. One other thing to keep in mind, Amber did not have any walkway lines on top of her wings or on the left side of the tail at the time of her loss. Here is a link to my in progress build. Let me know if you have any questions about this plane. Don Edited March 13, 2017 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Nice work Don! And good luck Markus. Look forward to seeing both finished! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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