rfjustin
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For those working at home and need a laugh:
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Can you say I'm binging on plane-like kits right now?
Nice to see some folks are getting stuff done. Can't count myself among them unfortunately.
Morerockets is a mystery to me. Are they officially licensed by Estes? I mean, it's weird that they *and* Semroc are both producing an Andromeda kit right now.
The EAC Semi-FireCat and the Crossbow SST are completed. The FireCat has turned into a Navy drone with the help from what old decals I had left in my stash.
I know you're not asking me, but for what it's worth I do it with a brush.Pretty!
How did you get the black paint inside the air-duct/tube?
Did you rattle-can spray it first, or used a brush?
@mbeels, how did you paint your Kraken tubes?
I really get good results with Rusto Metallics over one coat of gloss black. I like the chromes for shiny, and the silver or aluminum for a more 50's sci-fi looking silver. I usually do the gloss black followed by the metallic between fifteen and thirty minutes later. For chrome I'll add a second chrome coat about fifteen minutes after the first, so I also tend to spray the first chrome coat closer to the fifteen minute mark to be done within an hour of applying the black. I sort of consider the black and metallic as 'one color' due to applying them in the same session. Any accents I will wait two days before I'll start any masking, so that adds a few days, but the work is doing the masking.I wish I had the time to work more on the projects I have in my build pile. I went out and bought some spray paint yesterday for my PML kit, but they didn't have the color I wanted. I'm looking for a nice silver paint, any suggestions? I plan on painting the rocket silver and then the nose cone red and the inside portion of the fins red. Silver seems to cover primer pretty easy. I'm getting lazy with my paint jobs. I'm picking base colors that cover the primer in one or two coats and then adding accent colors.
I shouldn't but I'm spraying Duplicolor over Rusto but I'll try it first on a practice piece to make sure it doesn't go goofy. IDK I'll check out home depot tomorrow and see what they have??I really get good results with Rusto Metallics over one coat of gloss black. I like the chromes for shiny, and the silver or aluminum for a more 50's sci-fi looking silver. I usually do the gloss black followed by the metallic between fifteen and thirty minutes later. For chrome I'll add a second chrome coat about fifteen minutes after the first, so I also tend to spray the first chrome coat closer to the fifteen minute mark to be done within an hour of applying the black. I sort of consider the black and metallic as 'one color' due to applying them in the same session. Any accents I will wait two days before I'll start any masking, so that adds a few days, but the work is doing the masking.
Let us know how the mixed brands works- I haven't mixed, but I think timing is far more critical than anything else, besides mixing say water-based with oil-based- but no direct knowledge of either.I shouldn't but I'm spraying Duplicolor over Rusto but I'll try it first on a practice piece to make sure it doesn't go goofy. IDK I'll check out home depot tomorrow and see what they have??
I'll keep you postedLet us know how the mixed brands works- I haven't mixed, but I think timing is far more critical than anything else, besides mixing say water-based with oil-based- but no direct knowledge of either.
I'm looking for a nice silver paint, any suggestions? I plan on painting the rocket silver and then the nose cone red and the inside portion of the fins red. Silver seems to cover primer pretty easy. I'm getting lazy with my paint jobs. I'm picking base colors that cover the primer in one or two coats and then adding accent colors.
Let us know how the mixed brands works- I haven't mixed, but I think timing is far more critical than anything else, besides mixing say water-based with oil-based- but no direct knowledge of either.
This DupliColor Ultra Silver has been super-reliable for me (same for red, black, and white), and is available from your local automotive supply store (AutoZone, PepBoys), as well as off Amazon.
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It goes over anything (any primer, straight plastic, etc), doesn't run, ready to re-coast in under 60 seconds, and fully dries in under 15 minutes.
The coats are light, so don't over-saturate the layer, just spray another one in a minute. 2-3 layers achieve even coverage.
DupliColor over Rustoleum or Krylon primer definitely works well.
My go-to primer right now is Krylon Industrial Tough Coat Light Gray Sandable Primer. It is mix of paint with some gooey substance that builds up volume really fast, and sands easily. Dries fast too.
Granted, I sand the majority of the primer layer (a few times over and over) to even the surface before the color coat goes on, so what's left is about 80% primer saturated cardboard and 20% primer coat.
I'm familiar with those but they are like $10 a can. Looks like I might have to break down and buy a couple cans. I was looking for a silver from them in the 16 oz can.
Thank youYep, though they are frequently on sale.
I think I paid somewhere close to $5-6 per can, just as an experiment. And it worked great for me.
If you don't have an auto parts store nearby, the following Amazon link can help, though you will pay closer to $8-9 per can on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KTEG6WI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Another alternative are Tamiya paints.
I am yet to screw up Tamiya coats, but they are even more expensive than DupliColor by volume, though less per each 100 ml / 3.4 oz can:
https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catag...1&u=0&pg=1&ppp=48&sb=stocknumber&so=a&man=TAM
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