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Stikpusher wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 4:04 pm First class looking build John! That is absolutely gorgeous work! Right down to the pig tail electrical connectors for the rockets! Simply outstanding.

Yup… I’ve got that color in my paint stash

Oh wow.... look at her come together! Incredible work!

Black base paint on the Rufe....






German Grey base coat on propeller...

Has anyone seen or heard from Lee? Hope he’s doing okay.

Thank you for your response. This is a great learning experience. Now I understand your method. Gotta write this down in my notebook.

That looks good. But I'm looking for whoever painted the burner cans using Alclad lacquers that look really, really good realistically.

I recall the Alclad Metallic colors were: (I have these colors on hand since) Duraluminum Pale Burnt Metal Magnesium Steel Jet Exhaust Gloss Black Base - there was a lot of talk of avoiding using this paint due to long drying tie/tackiness/bad batch, etc… The only colors I think are left I needed ar...

…. when creating realistic exhaust nozzles on modern jets. I know someone here did a thread using several Alclad colors paint to create realistic exhaust. I’ve searched high and low within these threads but have no luck finding it. I can’t remember who the member was but he did a fantastic job at it...

Do you usually put a drop of dish soap when mixing chalk and water for your custom wash? What is your usual go-to color preference chalk when making your own wash? What is your usual chalk : water ratio? Sometimes I feel I didn’t scrape enough chalk when mixing with water and a single drop of Dawn d...