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Originally Posted by davesans
Hi Steve thanks for the flattering words my friend I really appreciate it.
Nice start to the engine looks real clean your airbrush work once again is fantasist. Looking forward to really seeing what the Finisher’s Green paint looks like on the body are you going to use Tamiya Chrome Yellow? It also looks like you dried brush some silver on the oil cooler from what I can see in the picture. Looking forward to your progress what are you using for reference photo’s?
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Hi Dave.
I've got two yellows from Finishers for the yellow.Deep yellow (Camel yellow) and Pure yellow (brighter yellow,like TS 16) I'm going to mix the two together (Probably 50:50 or 40:60) to make the yellow for the body.I'm hoping to end up somewhere near Tamiya Chrome yellow.The only reason I'm doing this is I really like the way those Finishers paints spray and they cover beautifully and leave very little to do in the way of polishing etc.I really wish there was a stockist in the UK to save me having to order them from Japan.
The oil cooler was painted in two types of satin black.Tamiya X18 on the outside and Vallejo Model Air black on the grill portion.I didn't do any dry brushing on it.I've got some reference pictures from the Gurney Flap website which I've been using so far and a few general shots from the internet.
When you built your's Dave did you fill the join line at the bottom of the cockpit? Did you have to mask out the cockpit area when you sprayed the yellow and green on the outside of the monocoque? Did you fit the seat before or after the main painting? These are a few of the areas that are puzzling me at the moment.
Best regards,