Coming along very nicely Andrew. Interesting paint scheme as well. Airframe alum8nium should look good over the mottling.
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Looking good mate.Comment
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OK chaps, so main aluminium coat is on. I actually used duraluminium, as I used aluminium on the Mustang and so fancied experimenting with something different only having done one all metal finish so far.
As you can imagine, given the reflective nature of the paint, it's quite hard to pick up the mottling effect well, unless you get the angle just right and then it actually looks a bit too mottled.
Next up are the different colour panels.
ACW as usual.
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Andrew
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That's worked well. Subtle panel variation next 👍Comment
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Hi all
Just realised that I forgot to include two other photos showing the mottling effect.
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The pre shading is such a hard thing to judge. One top coat too many and you loose it. That looks fine to me Andy and the next stage, variation of panel colours will really finish it off.SteveComment
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Thanks Joe. I know exactly what you mean. I keep looking at the underside of the outer par of the wings and thinking, does it need a bit more....but I'm going to resist in case I obliterate it. The Vallejo Metal Colors I use spray so beautifully and cover so well I think I even a light coat might be a tad too much.
Thanks again.
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Just catching up Andrew.
Its looking good, nice work with the mottling it adds some interesting contrast 👍
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Looks really good Andrew, there is evidence of the mottling visible in the photosComment
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OK chaps, so next up are the 'dark' panels. Below are a couple of shots of other examples of the effect I came across.
As I said before, the dark panels are apparently caused "by the 'grain' of the aluminium when laid in alternating directions". This got me thinking.......
......IF that is the reason for the dark panels, then looking at it from a different/opposite angle should creative an opposite and 'negative' effect. For example, when you look at large swathes of grass on say something like a football (soccer) pitch, you clearly see light and dark stripes due to the angle the grass is at and the way the light catches it. Obviously that effect is impossible to recreate with paint as far as I know, so dark/different coloured patches it is.....
I also wanted to try to bring some different tones, so the process was as follows:- Masked off only 8 or 9 panels plus the rudder as the relatively few panels seem to have been affected by the dark effect
- Do 5 or 6 with pure dark aluminium
- then add a drop of dull aluminium for the rest of them
Results:- Not as dark as I would have have liked, so next time maybe add a drop of a darker metallic colour to the dark aluminium e.g. steel.
- Mottling has, unfortunately, all but disappeared...so I'll pretend they're new panels.
As the paint is so reflective, it was hard to see the effect properly but hopefully you'll get the idea.
Since the below shots were taken, as I did with the Mustang, to mute the shine a bit I took a light grey that was a close match in tone to the dull aluminium (Vallejo Model Air Sky Grey 71.407), mixed it to a thinner consistency than normal - about 1:1 paint/thinner rather than my usual-ish 2:1 - and then gave it a couple of light mist coats from about 6-8 inches.
ACW as usual
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Andrew
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Some other examples of the dark panel effect I have seen.
My not so effective homage......
Look at the panels in the middle of the rear part of the fuselage and in front of the canopy
Two small panels on the starboard wing and one large one on the port wing
Two panels on the underside of the port wing
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Andrew, that looks very effective and certainly gives some nice texture.Comment
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