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                        Painting the F-15E

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Painting the F-15E
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 4:45 PM
                        Hey guys, I need some info from those of you who have painted this aircraft before. I am still on the cockpit so I don't need this info quite yet but curiosity is getting the best of me.

                        My question is: How do you paint the titanium underside and top on the rear end of this model and when? Do you mask it off and paint the rest of the aircraft Gunship Gray, and then cover the area painted and then spray the titanium? Also, are the Model Master buffing metalizer's any good for this purpose? I have several including the titanium.

                        I appreciate any input.

                        Thanks

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:10 PM
                        I mask off the titanium area and then paint the gray. After the paint has cured I remove the masking from the titanium area and mask the gray area. I then paint the titanium on. I have used the MM netalizers and have had great success with them. Just buff the titanium to the color you want.

                        Berny

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                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:58 PM
                        Thanks Berny.

                        I appreciate your help.

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:47 AM
                        Mike, glad I could help.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Thursday, November 27, 2003 12:58 PM
                        Berny,

                        One other thing: Do you leave the masking around the titanium area while buffing to protect the Gunship gray on the aircraft?

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:16 PM
                        Yes. It protects the gray from any smudges.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:20 PM
                        I guess that is common sense. Wink [;)]

                        Thanks again

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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