Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Looking good, Tom!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Looking good Tom.
I'm definitely in the white/pva glue camp for PE parts.
I'm definitely in the white/pva glue camp for PE parts.
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Medicman71
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
The seats look great!
Mike
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Minor paint progress. I started to try and test Mr. Hobby/Mr. Color Super Metallics 2 #SM 208 Duraluminum. They are an extension to Mr. Metal Color metallics line.
I am impressed with them. No thinning required. I will admit, I did thin it last night when I painted the cowls for the Pucara.
The prop blades without thinning....
These Super Metallics 2 lacquers are practically airbrush ready. Smelly just as bad as Mr. Surfacer primer. A respirator is advised when using these metallics.
Other colors available by Super Metallics 2 line:
Fine Silver
Gold
Iron
Titanium
Chrome Silver
Rich Gold
Copper
I am impressed with them. No thinning required. I will admit, I did thin it last night when I painted the cowls for the Pucara.
The prop blades without thinning....
These Super Metallics 2 lacquers are practically airbrush ready. Smelly just as bad as Mr. Surfacer primer. A respirator is advised when using these metallics.
Other colors available by Super Metallics 2 line:
Fine Silver
Gold
Iron
Titanium
Chrome Silver
Rich Gold
Copper
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Those look pretty nice. What did you thin with? Their leveling thinner?
Thanks,
John
John
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
When I did the cowls, I used Mr. Color thinner. When I saw how thin the paint was in the bottle, I tried it without using thinner. Worked like a charm without it. Sprayed really nice actually. I will post the pic of the propellers later tonight once the tape is off.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
A couple painting progress...
Propellers are done. I opt to use semi-gloss black instead of flat black on the spinners. It looks too dull flat black.
Landing struts are painted Sky as seen in photos of real Pucaras. I followed a tip on how to paint the complete assembled struts for painting on YouTube of another Kinetic Pucara build.
Next are the landing gear doors..
Propellers are done. I opt to use semi-gloss black instead of flat black on the spinners. It looks too dull flat black.
Landing struts are painted Sky as seen in photos of real Pucaras. I followed a tip on how to paint the complete assembled struts for painting on YouTube of another Kinetic Pucara build.
Next are the landing gear doors..
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
Another paint brand I tried I got from my birthday haul - Mig of Jiminez' ATOM Color line and their thinner.
It is self-leveling and has great covering power. Dries fast.
The Uruguayan Pucara undersides is FS36628. Camo Grey doesn't even come close - its too dark. It is a very light grey, almost white but it's not even white!
My impression? It does what it's advertised... self-leveling, great coverage power and dries fast. Can be used for hand brushing.
Thick almost like Testors enamel out of the bottle. Using their thinner is a must. I dare not test it using lacquer, acrylic or enamel thinner... yet. I will experiment with it at some point.
Again, this is my first time using Mig of Jiminez paint line. Will I acquire more colors of this brand? Absolutely! They have FS colors no one else has.
It is self-leveling and has great covering power. Dries fast.
The Uruguayan Pucara undersides is FS36628. Camo Grey doesn't even come close - its too dark. It is a very light grey, almost white but it's not even white!
My impression? It does what it's advertised... self-leveling, great coverage power and dries fast. Can be used for hand brushing.
Thick almost like Testors enamel out of the bottle. Using their thinner is a must. I dare not test it using lacquer, acrylic or enamel thinner... yet. I will experiment with it at some point.
Again, this is my first time using Mig of Jiminez paint line. Will I acquire more colors of this brand? Absolutely! They have FS colors no one else has.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Kinetic Gold IA 58 Pucara
This build is on pause. Caught a bad cold from the missus today. Went home early from work, took a hot shower and slept at day. Sucks....
Probably will call into work tomorrow too.
Probably will call into work tomorrow too.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn