Painting Burner Cans

[dsfm29]

I would love to hear your approach in painting and weathering burner cans, espically with the F-15 and F-16 models. Dont know how to establish the white inside the cans along with the dark colors. Thanks for your input.

[stram8777]

I second this question. I have a terrible time getting a realistic look on burner cans. I am not sure quite what to do. I have tried to dry brush the outer surface but the inside still looks out of place. I also would appreciate any help that can be offered up.

[Iron Eagle]

I would appreciate some input, too.

[Tomcat7742]

Yeah I'm building two F-15E's (R/M 1/48 kits) and need the same answer. lol

- Chris

[Charlie Cheetah]

Here's my trick guys...

First I paint the inside of the exhaust petals with acrylic flat white paint. Then after it's cured a day or so, I cover that with a heavy wash of flat black enamel. Then using a clean cloth or Q-tip saked in paint thinner, I rub away the black. The recessed areas will remain black. For inside the burner cans, I use a similar technique. But I only use a Q-tip in there as it gives me better control.

[Charlie Cheetah]

here's another...

[Godfrey]

Hi,

Try the links below.

http://www.f-15estrikeeagle.com/howto/masa...a/masa_day5.htm

http://www.f-15estrikeeagle.com/howto/masa.../masa_day10.htm

HTH,

Godfrey

[Tomcat7742]

Those look fantastic. I was in HobbyTown and saw a bunch of different metalizers, I picked up a bottle of the Exhaust because it looked pretty close but I still have to do a little research on how to properly use the stuff.

- Chris

[N60YX]

For my F-16 cans, I just shoot Tamiya White Primer through them, right out of the can. Voi-la!

You, my friend, are going to have to teach me that for the F-16's I am wanting to build.

Christopher

[dsfm29]

After spraying the inside with white primer, do you guys just use a wash with chalk dust, as mentioned in the tool'n'tips. Except for now that you use it on the inside of the cans and remove the excess instead of using it on panel lines.

[N60YX]

It's easy, Chris.

You say it is easy. I am working hard to build good looking models. Trying to aquire tricks of the trade.

Christopher

[Iron Eagle]

So if someone like me is building a 1/72 F-16 burner can without any ridges, he will need to mask off strips of areas to represent ridges?

[Murph]

Gentlemen,

The inside of a burner can is often coated with a ceramic material that is either light gray or light tan. I paint the color of choice and spray streaks in the cans using a very dark gray (like RLM-66). For the nozzles I'll use a wash of Tamiya smoke then follow up with artist's charcoal. One thing to watch on nozzles (at least on the Eagle) is that there are often alternating sections of clean and very dirty/dark. For the outside I use a base of matte aluminum and matte black (varying the black according to photos). I then spray a tint of either blue or brown (sometimes both) over a wash of Tamiya smoke; Check "Pig's" F-16 article in the In Progress" section for a great job of tinting the outside of a nozzle.

Regards,

Murph

[dsfm29]

How do you get that airflow look of the dark colors on white inside the can? Espically on the eagels, cause it alternates between dark and white. I know its a lot easier to do the airflow look on the outside of the aircraft than inside of a can, due to lack of space to move around.

[habu2]

How do you get that airflow look of the dark colors on white inside the can?  Espically on the eagels, cause it alternates between dark and white.  I know its a lot easier to do the airflow look on the outside of the aircraft than inside of a can, due to lack of space to move around.

Those are actually overlapping, or layered, segments. Look at the pic below, the right nozzle is constricted, so the inner segments are (almost) together. The left nozzle is open, so you can see the next layer of segments between each innner segment.

[Stephen]

I'll try this on my Rafale and F-16.

Thanks guys

Stephen

[Gervais8]

Great post.

[madmike]

Strewth, this thread has been dead for a while!

However, it is very informative and worth noting.

MikeJ

[Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy]

'Tis true, Mike...many things are worth repetitive viewing.

[Gervais8]

I always figured it's easier to go back through the posts and double check than to make "too many" mistakes.