AIR RACER GROUP BUILD BECAUSE WE FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED

vetteman42 wrote:

Fermis You said you found the right props for your F-82 at the contest ?? What props are they and who has them ?

 This, sadly, is false. I picked up a pair of Ultracast blades for P-47s, they are way big for the stang though.

fermis wrote:

vetteman42 wrote: Fermis You said you found the right props for your F-82 at the contest ?? What props are they and who has them ?  This, sadly, is false. I picked up a pair of Ultracast blades for P-47s, they are way big for the stang though.

Was this for 1/48?  I am always on the hunt for 1/32 props. I'd especially love sea fury 5 bladed props.

 Hey Vman, since my Galloping Ghost 51 will be 1/2 NMF(fuselage/white wings) I'd like to also throw it in the NMF GB......groovy???

 I've made a bit of progress, wings are painted along with the rudder(grey) and anti-glare, and the fuse shall be "metalized" tomorrow.

fermis wrote:

Hey Vman, since my Galloping Ghost 51 will be 1/2 NMF(fuselage/white wings) I'd like to also throw it in the NMF GB......groovy???

Fermis I think that would be niffty, both groups do allow crossovers my friend

Okay... maybe a little heavy on the shine but she is a racer!

 Oh my Gawd!!!! You should really post the pics further down on the page, put in a disclaimer at the top:

  Beware: prepare to be blinded

                                   sunglasses required!!!!!!!!

 Just playin, man, that thing is gleaming!!!!

 What is your finish?

 I think you should diffinately not do anything to dull that down!!! Super shiney, like a racer should be!!!

      NICE

             FERMIS

OOOOOOOOO SHINYYYYYYYYYY!!!!Looking great mate!!! Looking forward to seeing the decals go on!!!

Thanks guys... you're too kind!   I'll try to warn you next time.

As you know, back when she was Spitfiretron, I covered her in heavily thinned Model Master gloss black enamel. When you spray it on really thinned like that, it has time to lay down nice and smooth before it dries. I let the paint dry all week (and it needed every bit of that time to dry) before I felt comfortable proceding. I then sprayed Alclad II "polished aluminum". I first spray on a light coat... just enough to show up on the model. After a couple of hours drying time, I use the cloth you get with a new pair of eyeglasses (you can buy them for cheap money) and lightly buff the plane. Next is a heavy coat of polished aluminum, dry and buff. And finally a third medium coat, dry and buff.The picture I took was after the second coat of Alclad... it was hurting my eyes trying to polish it so I just had to share!

The third coat is waiting for some attention now. There are some flaws that showed up with the black coat but I just didn't feel like fixing them... lazy I guess. I'll let you guys find 'em when all is said and done.

 Jeremy- I agree with the rest of 'em, SHINY, just as a racer should be.Your Spit' is looking great.

My F-82 won't be bare metal , but I will be going for one of those mile deep, polished, smooth, and very shiny finishes. In either dark blue or black, most likely black. Remember, the shinier the surface is, the less aerodynamic drag. Even the top aerobatic teams like the T-birds and Blue Angels have been known to wax down the aircraft before a show. Not only does it look good , but helps them slip through the air better.

Jmabx, Thats about the shiniest and most flawless NMF i have seen on this forum sofar! You sir are an artist And thank you for explaining how you did it.

Makes my next question a bit of the right timing....

As you all know i was getting into this air races business ([;]) with a fictional Lavochkin LA5... Finished construction, filled the seams and masked the canopy.... so far so good, done that a few times now so that wasnt too hard to do...

I went and took it into my spraying booth and sprayed it in a gloss black color, using the airbrush ready revell enamel variant. Used them before and never encountered any problems sofar; just screw the lid off and hang it on your airbrush and youre good to go...

Misted the first layer on, much like jmabx did and left it to dry for 30 mins.... then a heavier coat.....left it to dry....and a third one.

For the second time now the paint is feeling like there is a layer of sand in that jar of paint. The surface should be smooth as a babies rear end but it feels really rough and not glossy at all...

Too much pressure...? Too little? Should i thicken or thin the paint more?

I feel like a greenhorn right now and slightly embarassed to ask these kind of questions but it has been the second time over now and i never really encountered this problem before

Any and all help is very welcome at this point as i am in a right mind of binning the model and start another one for the group...

Richard

Jeremy,

Nice work lad!  Can't wait to see the rest of her.

Kermit - I agree that you need to thin the paint. Do what Randy says... always do some test spraying before you start. Also, be careful with paint straight from the bottle. If you don't strain it, check it good. I opened a brand new bottle of paint once, thinned it and sprayed it on. The bottle was full of little pieces of black debris and it clogged my airbrush and left some wierd splatter marks on my plane.

John - Welcome! That Turner Special sure is a gorgeous plane. Can't wait to see that one!

Thanks for the help guys, will try it again Thought i set the pressure too high so dropped it and dropped it...hahaha

richard

 Well, it's nowhere near as shiney as that spit, but, it's done!!! My first entry for this GB.

 Hasigawas 1/48 P-51d with Red Pegasas decals, "Galloping Ghost" in it's 1948 markings. It has since been highly modified and is still in the game.

 I used rattlecans for all but the NMF, which is my usual MM Metalizer, followed by a coat of metalizer sealer, decals, and another coat of sealer. I did a light wash on the panels of the NMF and just the control surfaces for the wings and tail. A bit of pastel powder finished off the exaust.

        FERMIS

   Beautiful!  

I may have the shine but it will be hard to get her looking as good as yours!

I gotta know... what did you use for a wash? I love the way it came out.

Absolutely stunning!

 Thank you very much!!!

 The wash is just some cheap craft paint(water based), raw umber, thinned with water and a drop of Dawn(dishsoap)

 It came out a bit dirtier than I had hoped, but, I'll take it!

Fermis Yup ya nailed the Galloping Ghost ! Looks great, the decals look good too. How did you like the Pegesus decals ? Any problems with them ? The water colors make a great wash in MHO, I have been using them. Oh and yes I did update the front page in both groups

Looks like I am gonna have to pull out  Miss America and get her going we need more builds on the front page.

Awesome work Fermis! Your Mustang looks perfect!

I have been in a model building slump since June, and I suppose it's time I start working on my first entry to this group build. Between family, paying job, and putting a new Ambo in service at the FD, I just have'nt had time or energy to start on anything. It feels great to be working on something again.

Here is proof that I am actually working on something for this group build I just started this morning:

This is what I had been working on getting it ready to go in service. 

Wow Jeremy, beautiful job on the Ghost. Looks used but not abused, like she just finished a lap and is being put back to bed for the day.

How did the decals treat you? I bet if you sent a couple of those photos to Keith, he would post 'em on his website.

Kevin