Allen pass the word on to me OK so I ditch my full face hemisphere shield
Rick's Cornerstone 1-87 scale P-51 Mustang
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Nice and shiny Rick your definitely taking care of business with this Wingy.
Well Howdy folks....wondered what happened to y'all. I've had some burning questions, but after further contemplation I decided to press on and take my chances. yep sure is shiny but I was a little put off because it looks like the rough texture of the plastic makes it appear to be "orange peeled" Price you pay for a cheap model I suppose. Thanks to All of you for dropping by, my plan is to mask and spray the O/D on top of the nose and when that's dry I'll mask and shoot the Red on the tail wingtips and nose.
Now don't fall asleep on me in the meantime! And my apologies for the long intervals between updates.
Now don't fall asleep on me in the meantime! And my apologies for the long intervals between updates.
boatman
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LOOKS great to me Rick so i say not giulty lol will look really nice with the red on im sure very nice build you got there boyo
chrisb
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Looking good, almost chromed in fact 
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Trouble with shiny finishes is that they show (and seem to magnify) every underlying blemish…..hence the orange peeling. Looks like you had no trouble masking over the Alclad either.
. Trouble with shiny finishes is that they show (and seem to magnify) every underlying blemish…..hence the orange peeling. Looks like you had no trouble masking over the Alclad either.
I see you've discovered the delight of 'dimply' plastic. I was looking at some 'Alclad' models at a show once and they were perfect. The advice was to sand the plastic, prime and wet sand the primer. Simple but time consuming. Some of these builders would even polish the gloss black undercoat. This is what they did in pursuit of perfection - I'm not sure I have that much dedication to a build.
That approach works with car and bike builds as well Colin
Polishing the top paint coats and the final gloss varnish coat can help improve the finish on cars as well. It’s what the Tamiya polishing compounds are for…..
Thanks Chris......just like Colin says, it's the "dimply" plastic under the paint that's making trouble for me. The trouble with trying to sand a model this small is of course, the loss of fine details so will have to live with it.
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Interesting comments about 'Orange Peel' and dimpled plastic.
I daresay I could well alienate myself and please don't shout at me Rick, I'm trying to help. But I think it might be the spraying that is causing the slight problem you have spotted to the finish.
I can't see how it's the plastic surface itself.
I'm not picking holes. The above is purely my own observations.
To get an extra shine on my metallics, I simply rub the dry surface gently with my finger. Works a treat.
I hope the above is taken as it is sent....friendly help.
Cheers.
Ron
I daresay I could well alienate myself and please don't shout at me Rick, I'm trying to help. But I think it might be the spraying that is causing the slight problem you have spotted to the finish.
I can't see how it's the plastic surface itself.
I'm not picking holes. The above is purely my own observations.
To get an extra shine on my metallics, I simply rub the dry surface gently with my finger. Works a treat.
I hope the above is taken as it is sent....friendly help.
Cheers.
Ron
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Jim R
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Spraying can be the cause sometimes Ron….I know I’ve done it often enough, but I think we can let Rick off in this caseInteresting comments about 'Orange Peel' and dimpled plastic.
I daresay I could well alienate myself and please don't shout at me Rick, I'm trying to help. But I think it's the spraying that causes the finish. Many times I've seen spray jobs looking the way you have observed on your Mustang.
I can't see how it's the plastic surface itself. Not all over where the silver has been sprayed on.
Here he goes again, I hear the cry, but when paint is brush applied the initial finish you have ended up with doesn't occur. A flat, smooth finish is usually the result.
I'm not picking holes. The above is purely my own observations. Try brushing silver on a test bit of plastic.
To get an extra shine on my metallics, I simply rub the dry surface with my finger. Works a treat.
I hope the above is taken as it is sent....friendly help.
Cheers.
Ron
If you have a look at the build image on page one where the aircraft is stood on its tail, the unpainted rippled plastic finish is clearly visible on the wing. The painted texture on the masked canopy is slightly different to the plastic body as well.
Rick considering this is in 1/87 , Its a very small scale to begin with , so hat of to you for even attempting such a finish. I think your probely looking at it to critically. I think its great and so does Matron so there.
The Red Tail is on!!.....and in the process I knocked the right MLG loose so it is glued back in place and that is why this bird is flying sideways at the present. Hope it holds up. I used a mix of flat and gloss red to achieve a semi gloss finish....I think it has just the right sheen to it, hope it cures out that way.
