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I've never been one for jets or building in 1/72 scale. Before, I had always been interested in WWII prop planes. Yet, here I am with a bench full of 1/72 scale jets. They've kind of revitalized my interest in the hobby. Anyway, I have two F-105s going right now. A Hasegawa F-105D that will be done up to represent the Memphis Belle II. The other, a two-seat Monogram F-105F that will be NMF.
Painting the F-105F will be no big deal. Alclad Aluminum and MM O.D. are pretty much it for color. The F-105D is a different story though. This will be my first attempt at doing USAF Vietnam camouflage. When painting I typically work light to dark. Shooting the lightest color first and working my way to the darkest color last. I'm thinking I'll paint the top of the airplane the lightest color first, the tan. Then come back next with the medium green. Then, last, the dark green. I will have already painted the underside light gray and masked it off before painting the topside.
Does this sound like a plan? Any input from more experience builders will certainly help. Especially those with Vietnam camo experience.
Thanks...
OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...
Sounds like you have it planned out OK from my perspective. I think most all of the SEA camo schemes had a "soft" edge on them. I know there was a recent Wild Weasel Thud build thread going on here that might give you some ideas. Builder2010, about midway down the second page in aircraft.
Thanks, goldhammer. I'll check it out.
That's how I went about it. Though I should have sprayed the tan over the entire plane. Here's a few shots using elmers orange stuff and tape for masking:
Good luck and post your build!
Thanks,
John
What is this Elmers Orange Stuff? I hadn't heard if it
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Don Stauffer What is this Elmers Orange Stuff? I hadn't heard if it
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Your plan seems right. I'd only add that as you add colors, rather than layer them; mask the edges of each color one at a time, with very minimum overlap. Otherwise you'll end up with four layers of paint in the darkest areas. Then you'll be faced with the choice of whether your coats are opaque and thick, or translucent and thin.
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Keavdog, your C-121 really looks good. The camo came out very nice. What kit is that? I have a Heller 749 Connie in the stash that I might do up as an early MATS airplane.
Mr. Morrison, thanks for the heads-up on the paint. I have a Sotar 20/20 airbrush I was thinking about using to paint the camouflage. At 6 or 8 psi, it can spray a very fine line but like keavdog showed, maybe masking is the better way to go.
Yeah, when I get to that point, I'll post pix of my painting effort in another thread.
Thanks, guys.
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