Hey guys, been offline for a bit regarding this GB but i can explain...
First of all let me congratulate everyone with outstanding WIP pics! Doogs's T-bolt is really shiny indeed with all the polishing and Casper's pit is really busy and colorful. Love it!!
Ok, so ive been busy on my P38 all week... Tried a gloss black base with future coat.... looked great. Then i tried to mist on some Alclad after i let that cure for a day or two. Came out all lumpy and orange peely.... So i sanded down the lumps, refutured to get it smooth and tried to cover the (now irregular black base) it with another coat of Alclad.
BAD mistake. Every little speck and smudge showed through the coat.....
Been busy for a week now and i am tired of sanding and recoating, hoping for the best... So i sanded once more.... refutured.... came out baby butt smooth. Applied my trusty revell airbrush ready aluminum paint and came up with this:
Might not be the smoothest NMF paint but indeed the most forgiving i ever used. No need for black bases or even a smooth black base as this will cover in one go. Period.
What ive learned from this:
The Alclad 101 normal aliminum paint doesnt need a black gloss base so dont take any risks and botch the basecoat. It will only make the Alclad look bad. A future coat over your bare plastic will do with that paint.
Strangely enough i must say that this coat of revell paint looks better than the little t-bolt with Alclad i did before this one.... Maybe it's the Alclad/ sanded basecoat...?
Richard