Rub'n Buff Natural Metal Experiment

Gordon Sørensen
Looking good Dutch! I didnt't have as good luck with the chrome paint. Might just be my technique though....

Donald Dickson II
Whoa! Primer first or straight to the plastic?

Dutch
My son couldn't wait, so straight to the plastic. I tried to get him to try spraying gloss black on the underside of the wings first to see the difference. He has been very careful to assemble it per the Instructions, only leaving afew parts out that won't be seen. This will be an inflight model, so we had to do a little engineering to make the wheels go up. More pics posted.

Donald Dickson II
A suggestion. Check on amazon for cotton gloves used in coin collecting. They come in packs of 50 or the like and are perfect for handling NMF without messing them up. Or a box of nitrile rubber gloves.

Dutch
Perfect suggestion, Don. Thanks.

Dutch
As you may have noticed from the two fuselage assembly photos, we are building the kit on our breakfast / lunch / supper nook table (appropriately draped with newspaper and cutting mat) in our family room. This was occasioned by the holidays and eating many of our meals in the "real" (I won't say "formal" ) dining room. My wife allowed my son and I to get some modeling done on a larger surface than my little desk (occupied by a desktop computer & printer) would normally allow. Plus, the lighting is much better. So where do you do your modeling? I don't have a dedicated modeling space, so when my son leaves for the military soon, I may be able to use the large desk in his room, though the lighting will be an issue and I will have to allay my wife's fears about taking over the new "guest bedroom." It appears I will be using the breakfast table for now and cleaning up before 0600 every day.

Donald Dickson II
Right now I am using a card table. Not a lot of space. I was barely able to manage the 1/32 Tornado I did. Once I move and get a larger place, I have a model/fossil table that is 9 feet long sitting in storage. THEN I will be able to do this 1/48 B-1B I have sitting here. 😄

Dutch
Okay, more assembly tonight. A crack developed along the top seam, from cockpit to radio compartment. We will reglue with super glue and clamp with large C clamps, for careful pressure distribution.

Donald Dickson II
Argh! Hate when that happens

Dutch
Almost done. My son did not want to experiment with different natural metal finishes, so we stayed with the Krylon Premium Metallic chrome paint. No Decals just yet. He only wants basic markings so he can Photoshop his own onto the plane.

Donald Dickson II
Nothing wrong with going what is working! It will be interesting to see his results.

Dutch
bump

Donald Dickson II
Has he wrapped it up yet?

Dutch
No. He went off for military training and it sits 95% complete. I will try to wrap it up for him and finish the post. I just bumped it, because I lost it so far back in my postings.

Donald Dickson II
Well, that kind of takes precedent.