Revell B17: fuselage color of El Lobo

Just make sure you give it a FULL 48 hours to cure before you handle it for decaling..

Hans,

This is excellent advice...and just what I was hoping for. I'm going to give your Krylon paint a try. I'm not looking forward to all the masking, but hey, that's part of the show, I guess.

I'll post pictures when it's all done, hopefully in a few weeks. Wish me luck, and thanks again.

"El-Lobo II" is a Natural Metal Finsih" (NFM in modeler-speak)...

B-17s have aluminum skins with fabric-covered rudder, ailerons, and elevators...  So you're starting with "Aluminum" as the shade of color needed..

NMFs are some of the most beautiful finishes to look at, and they're also the most difficult to achieve... There's a whole slew of things you need to do to do it right...

This thread will take you the one with the most information of any on the frum..

/forums/t/127602.aspx?PageIndex=1

Just about every type of NMF is discussed...

As for spray-painting..

That's what I do.. Krylon's "Premium Silver Foil Metallic" in a rattle-can is about the best "silver" paint out there for NMFs I've ever seen.. With proper surface prep and application, the stuff reflects almost good enough to shave in.. It's expensive as Krylon goes, about 8=9 bucks for an 8-oz can, but wirth it, IMHO...

Once it's cured (about 48 hours), you can handle it bare-handed and doen't require buffing, sealing, or anything else... 

I don't know what you mean, but I mean just copy the complete thread and post it down in the aircraft section.

With regards, Ninetalis.

Thanks, Ninetalis. Just edited the tags. Cheers!

I think you'd better throw this in the Aircraft section, you will get more and better responce out there for questions like these!

With regards, Ninetalis.