Here are photos of the essentially complete family.
From left to right:
BT-5 original scale done in Testors Fiery Orange lacquer and black lacquer nose cone.
BT-20 upscale: my first attempt with water based acrylics. Createx Auto Air white with some coats of Auto Air candy orange over it. Valspar lacquer hi gloss clear overcoat. Auto Air black candy over white sealer for the nose.
BT-50 upscale: Createx Wicked Colors mix of yellow and red from their sampler pack, to make sort of a mercurochrome orange (more red than orange, oops, but looks cool). Black wicked colors on the nose. Overcoated with Valspar clear hi gloss lacquer.
BT-60 upscale: Wicked colors fluorescent sunburst orange (over Auto Air Sealer White). Nose cone is Wicked Colors pearl red fading to wicked colors black. Overcoated with the Valspar clear. Note I goofed on some decal placement so you don't see the Estes logo on this one.
Details on the acrylic finishing can be found at the thread on acrylics I started.
I still have plans to make a BT-55 but I'm a little bit bored with the shape now and am going to build something different for a while.
All decals were from Sandman at Excelsior! He did a fabulous job making and shipping them. For any beginners out there who are considering getting decals made, just email him! He's great to work with.
Eventually I will finish the interchangeable motor mount and possibly baffle in the BT-60 one. I wanted to make sure the finish came out OK before I put those in.
Marc
