Tamiya 1/48 F2A-2

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That's coming along really well Carlos, excellent work on that engine!
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Looking good. It's nice to see a build of yours in progress again, it's been a while for me.

My heart started going pity-pat just thinking of detailing those copper lines on the jugs. It always does that after I start trying to detail paint stuff like that.
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Tom, John, Stuart, and Greg, thank you one and all for your kind words. That engine was pretty well molded for mid 70’s vintage. A little paint work goes a long way. And some good reference of course :wink:
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Well I’ve finally started slinging some paint onto this bird.
First up I tried out Tamiya Lacquer Flat Aluminum on the fuselage, empennage, and wing lower surfaces. I also airbrushed on some Tamiya Flat Black Lacquer in the wing walk areas. Then after letting that dry and cure over 24 hours I airbrushed on a coat of Tamiya Acrylic Lemon Yellow on the empennage for the Saratoga Air Group ID color

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I’ll have to mask off the wing walks before I do the Chrome Yellow on the wing upper surfaces.

I then airbrushed the propellor with AK Real Color Aluminum, which is brighter and shinier than the spinner in Tamiya Flat Aluminum. I like the contrast between the two

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More to come in a few days…
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That looks fab Carlos!
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Thanks Stuart. It’s a nice old kit.
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Very nice! That yellow looks great!
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Thanks Mike. I need to some masking on the wings before I can get those done. Im thinking of using Tamiya White primer there to really make the Chrome Yellow pop. The between the wars USN aircraft were quite well maintained, so a faded or splotchy look won’t be realistic.
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Yeah trainer aircraft are pretty clean most of the time.
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This is looking really good
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