| Howdy Guys,
Well, the starfire has always been one of my favorites also, like I said above, the unusual aircraft seem to be a type of model I really enjoy.
I realize that the starfire was state of the art at the time it was constructed, but its life was short even compared to aircraft of today.
Normally I try to stay away from "metallic" colored aircraft, I have never really had much success with stainless steel, aluminum, chrome or other metallic paints. However, Recently RJ mentioned Alclad paint.... and although this was not alclad, I did view their website and it gave a tip on the "base color" to use under the polished aluminum paint. It stated for best results, use a gloss black as a base coat, then cover with the metallic finish.
This is what I did and although it was a hurried job, I was pleased with it. In the past I had tried base coats of flat black, flat white, and even gray, but it was the gloss in the gloss black that seems to make all of the difference.
Anyway, it was too late this evening here for me to take any daylight photos, so I will have to wait until tomorrow.
Thanks for the kind words and Barry, yours looks great! Its the same model, except mine is a revell issue, complete with a "new" pivoting stand! lol (New in 1953 I guess).
Have a good day,
Greg |