RC213V 2014
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26 3 May, 22:47
megagnomeI painted the cowlings today with Number Five Fluorescent Bright Orange and Number Five MP4 Red, the Tamiya mask guides helped but even though I used a plotter to cut them, they seemed to be a bit too small/didn't match the shapes perfectly.
9 May, 07:25
megagnomeI added decals to the cowlings, one of the repsol decals broke on the side cowling so I had to repair the "R" and "E" with a spare decal in the set. I need to cleanup the interiors before clear coating.
11 May, 15:54
megagnomeI finished it today, I posted a single photo of it but I'll make some more after I fix my lighting setup for photos. The kit was extremely good but time consuming as most of the internals were included. The fit was extremely good throughout and the only filling I needed to do was on some of the cowling that came in multiple pieces. Either I got a bad batch of both of the fluorescent Number Five paints, or they aren't the best. They both spat out dark spots of pigment after airbushing that was not possible to sand away, but it's not too visible at a distance. I haven't had this problem with their regular colors.
21 May, 20:12
schecter87I like the result! Great Job! BTW which metallic paint have you used for the frame?
22 May, 19:30
megagnomeThe frame is A-Stand(rebottled Alclad) Chrome over Gloss Black, it's my favorite paint for polished metal but is very fragile, it rubbed off as I was handling the model and i had to touch it up at one point.
22 May, 19:37
schecter87I also had the same problem with Mr. Metallic paints. They give a glossy metallic finish, but easily come off with a touch. Now, I'm mixing them with GX100 clear, and they've become much more durable 🙂
22 May, 19:59
megagnomeI clear coated the exhausts with Halloway House Quick Shine floor polish which seemed to work fine to protect them, but it's a bit tricky to spray. I heard Alclad Aqua Clear is also good for protecting metallic paint without diminishing the shine too much. I haven't tried mixing metallic paint with clear coat, but I guess it has a similar effect in strengthening the paint.
22 May, 22:38
megagnomeThank you for the kind comments! It was a very fun albeit time consuming build.
23 May, 21:06
Album info
Body is painted using Number Five paints Fluorescent Bright Orange RAL2007 and MP4 Red, with white being Mr Color GX1. The metallic paints are a mix of shades of alclad and vallejo metal color. The frame is Alclad Chrome over gloss black, while the exhausts are Alclad Titanium gold with a bit of Alclad Chrome. The gloss coat is Number Five 2k Clear.
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