Ryan STM-S2

I appear to have a version not in the database. But what is the brand? HSO is also not in the database.

lolwut

Gloss black primer for shiny overcoat with Vallejo aluminum, Tamiya grey primer for places I want the color to be duller.

Vallejo aluminum on plane, white aluminum on nose

You can see the effect of gloss black undercoat - these areas are shinier (fuselage and floats) than the wings and tail.

Base is primed

Needle with eye cut off for applying thin CA

Base - Tamiya deep green with transparent blue overcoat, white dabbed on with a sponge, and high gloss clear lacquer overcoat.

Decals on!

Komentarzy

1 20 October 2018, 20:18

Rick Corts
Following this one! Good luck!

20 October 2018, 21:29

Wim van der Luijt
Nice work on the Pilots, I'll steal that when i do mine

19 May 2019, 08:23

Ben M
So I painted this with vallejo gloss black, followed by vallejo aluminum. I then used some tamiya panel line marker, had never used it before. I let it dry and tried to wipe off the excess later with some enamel thinner. Well, disaster struck, and it removed the paint. I had to strip the model and start over 🙁

Did not expect enamel thinner to remove acrylic. Friend suggested spraying with clear laquer befor applying panel line thinner. Would Future work as well? I ask because I have future in my garage, and do not have clear laquer spray paint.

29 October 2019, 04:30

Ben M
Added some rigging to the tailfeathers on this one last night. First time ever! I used ez-line, one observation is it's not round, actually slightly flat, so I should make more of an effort to ensure it does not twist when installed. Pretty neat stuff. I'm improving my skills with ultra thin super glue as well. I do still have a bit of trouble trying to get the right amount in the right place. It seems a toothpick is not ideal for this.

12 November 2019, 19:07

Michael Hickey
I've got this also, this is a Testors kit I believe.🙂 You're doing some nice work.👍

2 December 2019, 02:31

Ben M
Thanks - this is my first time doing several things - including rigging, more than one shade of aluminum, etc.

Per a friend's advice, I cut the eye off a needle, and chucked it in a pin vise to make a thin CA applicator. Changed my life, I can finally get the glue to go where I want it to without blobs all over! So much better than a toothpick.

I ordered a glue looper, but some snafu at amazon, they decided it should be returned, possibly due to blizzard at my location on my amazon delivery day, so I'll just make my own out of sewing needles.

2 December 2019, 02:36

Ben M
Little red warning placard on either side doesn't come with the Testors decals. I stole some from a 1/72 AT-6 Texan decal set. I'll have to steal from somewhere else when I build the Texan 🙂

2 December 2019, 02:38