Thread: Canopies

Just a quick Q

as we know most aircraft dont have clear canopies now days. they are slightly tinted to stop glare from the sun.

can anyone suggest a way of doing this?

is there a clear grey paint made by anyone? or maybe putting a little bit of blacky-brown into some Johnsons so it puts the tint to it when is diped in it.

i think i may experiment with the latter on some hacks but if anyone has any better ideas it would be much appriciated.

Richard

Didn't Tamiya do a clear smoke?

Or maybe a clear varnish with a hint of some pigment would do the job.

not that i can find in their catologue Richard. I tried some black in some johnsons and it has worked quite well.

I needed to put a supprising amount of black into a small amount of Johnsons to get the desired effect. I am a bit hesitant of doing it on my F-16 though. I will have to get it perfect before putting it onto the model.

Richard just add a couple of drops of food colour to johnsons and bobs your uncle

il give it ago!

is that tried and tested nigel?

Originally Posted by Bunkerbarge

Didn't Tamiya do a clear smoke?

Or maybe a clear varnish with a hint of some pigment would do the job.

they do

i was gonna get some for my car body shell but decided not to

Yes i have been doing it for years

Tamiya still do Clear Smoke. Also check out this link, you should find it interesting:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...Gok/tnt063.htm

thanks thats great Richard....and demonstrated on an F-16 lol!

will add that site to the tutorials bit, its quite good!