Definitely not weird!
Oh, I missed that!
"...in some direction"!! LOL!
Definitely not weird!
?????Dwight S.I. Rocket
"Who, Me"? "I am Neil's White Shear Insanity Rocket, but you can call me Dwight".?????
Brought the rocket inside to look at the paint. Pretty good. As previously mentioned, there are some horrid gaps in my fillets, e.g.:
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Actually, that's so bad that I assume I completely forgot to fillet it at all. Bummer! Not sure I'm going to do anything about it, though. Will see.
Thought I might get a chance to shoot the black tonight (perfect weather!) but the opportunity did not arise. It is masked and ready to go. I suppose I should finalize my decals, I'm still not 100% happy with the design.
Structurally, this thing is a tank.Cosmetically, I like it better that way. It makes a clean cut plane. As long as it's OK structurally, just leave it.
Hooray for the peanut gallery!Would doing the fin tips with white decals be easier than paint and masking? (says the peanut gallery after masking already in place0
Seems like a less than optimal place for decals.Would doing the fin tips with white decals be easier than paint and masking? (says the peanut gallery after masking already in place)
That was my primary alternative to masking, and in fact that's what I originally planned to do. It has its advantages but the problem I foresaw was the need to cut a whole bunch of perfectly-sized pieces, and with the tight spaces (front finlets) and various angled and curved edges I'd need to wrap around, it seemed like it was going to be a miserable job and very hard to get right. With masking, I can build up each edge with multiple pieces of tape, and trim a bit here and there as needed. And only the mask edge needs to be precise; the other edge of the tape can be whatever.Would doing the fin tips with white decals be easier than paint and masking? (says the peanut gallery after masking already in place)
What happened on that one fin and fillet? Is there masking under it or something? Everything else is so perfectly smooth (to the precision of the photo).The white paint came out fine; so far so good with the semi-gloss so far.
What method are you using to make the cuts? I'm thinking of how I would attempt it; you've probably worked out something better but, for what it's worth:As is my new practice, All decals with black edges that will go on black paint are given some extra border... To be sure, trimming the wet/soaked decal is not fun, but I'll stick with this approach as long as it keeps working.
What about the seal coat of base color or clear?The price I pay for masking is the cleanup of the inevitable paint seepage.
All the fins look like that. Possibly a result of not having done a coat of filler/primer to smooth it out. The fillet is just not a very good one, now that I look at it there.What happened on that one fin and fillet? Is there masking under it or something? Everything else is so perfectly smooth (to the precision of the photo).
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What method are you using to make the cuts?
I'm familiar with technique but am generally reluctant to add another coat to my paint session. I dunno, maybe I'll try it here if the mood strikes.What about the seal coat of base color or clear?
I'm amazed that works well on a wet, floppy decal. But if it does it does.All the fins look like that. Possibly a result of not having done a coat of filler/primer to smooth it out. The fillet is just not a very good one, now that I look at it there.What method are you using to make the cuts?
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As long as I keep it on the backing paper and cut them together, it works.I'm amazed that works well on a wet, floppy decal. But if it does it does.
I'm familiar with technique but am generally reluctant to add another coat to my paint session. I dunno, maybe I'll try it here if the mood strikes.
I tried it once and it didn't work (still had leakage). Could have been my bad technique. In any case, I certainly do have more white on hand.If you don't have any of the base color, spraying clear and then the next color works also.
Probably a timing thing. We're always walking the tightrope of "Is it too soon for the next coat" vs "Did I wait too long to shoot the next coat"I tried it once and it didn't work (still had leakage). Could have been my bad technique. In any case, I certainly do have more white on hand.
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