discussion Testors Gates Learjet

[Guest]

Hey all,

Here's a quick update on one of the client builds I'm busy with. This is a Testors 1/48 Gates Jearjet. It'll be finished in a translucent black scheme with aluminium trim.

The pic below is the second of two coats Alclad gloss black primer. Tonight it'll be polished and washed, and then a coat of Alclad Airframe Aluminium will be airbrashed over it. More pics to follow...

Take care,

Quintin

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[Guest]

Nice colour

 

[The Migrant]

Lovely gloss black finish you've achieved there, looking forward to seeing how you achieve a translucent black look. Such a beautiful aircraft, the Learjet.

 

[Guest]

Looking good. You don't see a Learjet modelled very often.

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys,

Here's an update. The gloss black has been polished down with some Micromesh 12000 grit polishing cloth, followed by Alclad Airframe Aluminium.

It'll now be sealed with a coat of Future, and then the masking exercise will begin, over the leading edges, engine intakes, around all the windows and the main door.

Will keep you posted.

Quintin

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[flyjoe180]

Nice work so far Quintin. Beautiful paint work.

 

[Guest]

Oh, a nicely shining metal one!

Top painting job Quintin.

Francesco

 

[Guest]

Hey all,

A brief update on the Learjet.

After a little masking exercise, I covered the plane with Alclad Transparent Smoke. The result was a little darker than I had hoped, but it still turned out nicely..

Hope you like it,

Quintin

 

[Guest]

Nice paint job Quintin.

Francesco

 

[eddiesolo]

That does look nice Quintin, lovely work.

Si

 

[Guest]

Interesting work Quintin.

 

[Guest]

Thank you all, guys. I was however not too happy with the results so I decided to redo it.

The results are below - Tamiya Dark Mica Blue over Tamiya Titanium Silver.

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[Guest]

It looks very good.

Francesco

 

[Guest]

That looks choice!

 

[Guest]

Got to agree with Trey that looks good.

 

[Guest]

Thanks guys.

Just some last polishing left to do then on to the undercarriage.

Hopefully I'll have it finished by this weekend.

Happy modelling,

Quintin