Never tried Mr. Metal Color but love your results! 

Thanks for letting us know how they work!!! 

I like the color variations you got with the undercoats you used, and the topcoat coverage.

Hope they hold true through the buffing process

Gamera

Never tried Mr. Metal Color but love your results! 

 

Thanks for letting us know how they work!!! 

 

Thanks Gamera. We'll see how it turns out. :)

So far so good with these paints. This is my first time using them so I am no expert.

I haven't tried Alclad and similar stuff which many swear by so I can't compare.

Best,

Nikola

goldhammer

I like the color variations you got with the undercoats you used, and the topcoat coverage.

Hope they hold true through the buffing process

 

Thanks Goldhammer. 

I think it still needs a bit more buffing in some areas to show the variation more. I'll see because maybe it doesn't need to be seen all around. 

Best,

Nikola

I'm with the others, I like how your natural metal is coming along.  I'll have to try those paints myself.

This is looking GREAT!!! Looking forward to more of the painting/ weathering process.

This is after second buffing and some play with the masking tape ripping off some paint.

As for the clear coat which will be next, I tested Tamiya X22, Alclad Aqua Gloss and Mr Color GX UV cut gloss and decided to go with Alclad since there is the least alteration to the metal sheen. Wish me luck. 

Hi gents,

This is after Alclad Aqua Gloss coat. It looks like it only slightly killed the sheen and depth. Not bad.

Best,

Nikola

Well gents,

This is going to be harder than I thought. I should have expected a catch since it was just going too smoothly. 

After masking I had to remove the entire Aqua Gloss coat since it just lifted off when I removed the masks. 

Mr Metal Color is very durable when buffing, but the clear coat just doesn't hold that strong to make masking possible without problems (except in few places which can still be seen on the model).

Maybe Mr Metal Color should be used on areas which don't require further masking, painting, etc...

I buffed it again, as much as I could, and will now have to find another solution for protecting and masking. The saga continues...

Best,

Nikola

Continuing to come along nicely so far.

mustang1989

Continuing to come along nicely so far.

 

Thanks Mustang. Appreciated.

NMF is definitely the most difficult thing I've tried so far.

Best,

Nikola

Well gents,

First successful masking and color. I didn't use any clear coat this time, just buffed the hell out of it until there was almost no pigment to be seen on the cloth.

Yesterday I did the black tail stripes and white base for the invasion stripes. I am afraid to mask the red and white now but I guess I will just have to make a leap of faith. 

Will test it on a plastic spoon which I prepared for that.

Masking was not perfect so I will have to do some touch-ups.

Best,

Nikola

Coming along very well. Good turnout on that red and good job with the masking to make it look that good.

Operation successful, the patient lives.

The gloss white invasion stripes survived masking.

Next are the decals and then OD anti glare because of the tricky masking around nose art text (pic at the bottom). I will have to protect the decals before masking somehow or think of another approach.

Nikola!

 That is going to be one fine looking Big ole JUG!

mustang1989

Coming along very well. Good turnout on that red and good job with the masking to make it look that good.

 

Thanks Mustang, appreciated.

I had to gather my will power to mask it the second time after the hickup I had with Aqua Gloss. :)

Best,

Nikola

Flight Line Media

Great work! How do you like the easy assembly series from Hobby Boss?

 

Thanks FLM, glad tou like it so far.

Although they lack detail (and maybe some accuracy but I don't know since I am no expert) these kits are very good, come together nicely and quickly, and are excellent for beginners or for practicing new techniques like me here with NMF. Parallel to this one I am building their P51D where I tested Vallejo Metal Color.

Best,

Nikola

Tanker-Builder

Nikola!

 That is going to be one fine looking Big ole JUG!

 

Thanks TB. Appreciated. Will try not to disappoint. :)

Best,

Nikola

Hi guys,

A little update after a while.

Main decals are on. The decals are fine and tough, and conform to the panel lines and shapes without the need for a decal softener which is very nice, although the white on them is somewhat translucent.

However, the painting guide and the decal/stencil scheme is terrible so for the stencils I will have to take a look at one of Tamiya's 1/48 P47 kits and try to work from there.

Some of the decal sizes on the drawings do not correspond to the actual decal sizes at all, haha.

Next are the stencils and then a clear coat for protection. After that the OD anti glare and so on...

Best,

Nikola

Nikola, this "Jug" is looking great!  I've bypassed this kit on my local hobby shop's shelf so many times but after seeing your build I'm thinking of picking this kit up.  My birthday is right around the corner and I've asked my wife and kids to get me that aircraft jig that you have in the pictures.  Are you happy with it so far?

MR TOM SCHRY

Nikola, this "Jug" is looking great!  I've bypassed this kit on my local hobby shop's shelf so many times but after seeing your build I'm thinking of picking this kit up.  My birthday is right around the corner and I've asked my wife and kids to get me that aircraft jig that you have in the pictures.  Are you happy with it so far?

 

Hi Tom,

Thanks, appreciated! :)

As for the jig, I like it a lot. Very useful thing.  

Best,

Nikola

Despite the problems you've had she's coming along beautifully now!!!

Gamera

Despite the problems you've had she's coming along beautifully now!!!

 

Thank you Gamera. Appreciated. :)

Best,

Nikola

Hi guys,

Just a little report on the effect of Mr. Color GX-100 on Mr. Metal Color metalizer.

It looks like it only slightly killed the sheen, but nothing too bad.

However, in one area (just left of the rear part of the canopy) it slightly reacted with one of the leftovers of Aquagloss which I couldn't completely remove. Nothing serious and should be easy to touch up especially since OD anti-glare will cover half of it.

Before GX-100:

After GX-100:

Nikola!

 Hello! Please Don't change a thing. The variable color tones look great. A silver Bird shouldn't be the same sheen all over. Especially" Big Ass Bird"

I can barely tell the sheen difference in the photos- in any case she looks fantastic!!!

Well, this NMF saga unexpectedly turned into a ''what if'' scenario. The big bird has been captured!

I didn't have a heart to crash her so I landed her safely into to the enemy territory.  

The new markings are leftovers from Airfix's Stuka and are BS of course. 

One of the many lessons which I have learned throughout this NMF journey is DO NOT MASK MR. METAL COLOR if you have any other coats or decals on it! 

It pulled off the decals and two coats of clear coat just like that. I weakened the stickiness of the masking tape but still no mercy.

Mr. Metal Color is great paint but just does't have the proper grip to hold masking well, probably due to it's ''powederness'' which makes it buffable I guess.

So - spray it last since it has great coverage, buff it, decals, protect and weather. Did I mention not to mask it? 

Also, due to this ''powederness'' it is very hard to control hairspray chipping method. 

Anyway, on to the photos (17 of them, sorry. It's very hard to get proper angles on NMF) (still got to finish weathering properly though):

Tanker-Builder

Nikola!

 Hello! Please Don't change a thing. The variable color tones look great. A silver Bird shouldn't be the same sheen all over. Especially" Big Ass Bird"

 

 

Thanks TB, glad you like it.

As you can see, I had to change a few ''minor'' things, haha. 

NMF is still ok I think. 

Best,

Nikola