discussion How to paint an engine...?

[Guest]

Yep! Good morning

Which is the best option to paint a plane engine?

I use gun metal, silver or iron?

Can I do some weathering, or just must be clean (not oil stains)

How you paint your engines guys ...?

Thanks for all

Polux

 

[Alan 45]

Polux I go with the paint it in whatever colour it says in the instructions , if it's a metallic colour I use Vallejo oily steal and then put a black wash over it to give it a dirty look , if it's black I use a matt black then dry brush surface with a steal colour just to give it some detail

If the engine is big enough by all means weather it with a bit of rust and some dust grey on things like wires and tubbing

 

[monica]

thats the same way i do them Polux as Alan said i find it works well,

on top of that you can always single out bits and paint like distributor caps, alternators ,leads ,

add a little oil stains all depends on the size you are doing ,

 

[Ian M]

reather depends on the emgine. I have read that a Spitfires emgine had more oil on it than in it when they landed...

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys and Moni!

Well...will be a big one...from Sutka 1/24 scale

The problem is the instructions are very poor, and only add a number (no name colour) and is only for the Humbrol brand...

Alan, we will have a lot of work

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks guys and Moni!Well...will be a big one...from Sutka 1/24 scale

The problem is the instructions are very poor, and only add a number (no name colour) and is only for the Humbrol brand...

Alan, we will have a lot of work

Mine still hasn't arrived yet and it's doing my head in , I'm running out of small kits to do lol

 

[Guest]

I'm looking the instructions and the engine looks fine! And the cab will be a paintwork challenge

 

[stona]

You need to check references. You can be pretty sure that the cylinder banks of a radial engine are essentially aluminium because you don't want to treat the cooling fins. Many in line engine blocks and cylinder heads were not left that way but treated in some way. Daimler Benz engines were predominantly black for example.

All these engines seem to have lost plenty of fluids. It is no coincidence that one of the factors limiting the range of aircraft at this time wasn't fuel consumption but oil consumption and by no means all od it was being burnt. Some of these engines don't seem to have come that far from the old 'total loss' lubrication systems I usually apply a wash or washes based on black or a black/red mix to simulate this. You do need to think where such fluids were likely to end up rather than randomly applying the washes and again some contemporary photos will help.

I'm supposed to be at work at the moment and can't for the life of me think what a Jumo engine, as fitted to a Ju 87 looked like. I will check if I get home at a sensible time!

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help Steve, as always, and...for your patience as well

 

[Guest]

I've just done the Double Wasp on the Tamiya 1/32 Corsair. I used Alclad Dark Aluminium for the cylinders followed by an oil wash of burnt umber/lamp black mix. For exhausts, I use Alclad Burnt Iron, dry brushed with aluminum and then rubbed with MIG Pigments rust. Works for me!

 

[Guest]

This sounds very well!!

Thank you very much