SPA Modeler

Well, I've finally got some work done on the Mig-21PF for this build. I know originally I had thought about doing a Mig-21 in US markings; however, I didnt want to spend the $$ to get the appropriate variant to do that scheme. So, I went with Academy's Mig-21PF and will be doing it as a N. Vietnamese aircraft. Here are a few WIP shots. I'm using Stynylrez grey primer for the cockpit and Ammo of Mig Black primer as a base for the fuselage and wings and then various colors of AK Xtreme Metal for the final coats.

I guess I am not the only one who keeps on struggling with a product name like "Stynylrez "...

Ther metal finish looks very promising so far! How do those AK paints behave? Are they easy to clean out of the airbrush?

Thomas_M wrote:I guess I am not the only one who keeps on struggling with a product name like "Stynylrez "...

Ther metal finish looks very promising so far! How do those AK paints behave? Are they easy to clean out of the airbrush?

Yeah, I still have to look at the bottle of Stynylrez and wonder...."who in....thought of this name?"
The AK Xtreme Metal paints work very well. Overall, they can be very durable; however, on this build, I had some issues with them scratching very easily, I'm still not quite sure what I did differently to cause this issue. On the plus side, I was able to use fine grit sanding and buffing pads and got rid of the scratches and resprayed with the AK and it blended perfectly.
Clean-up is a breeze, I make sure that I only add small amounts of the paint at a time, if I have any left over in the cup, I put it back in the bottle. IF I were thinning the paint, I wouldnt do that! I then add a dropper of mineral spirits to the cup and stir it around with an old brush and dump it into a container that I use to dump waste paint or thinners. I then wipe out the cup with a paper towel with mineral spirits and spray a bit through until I dont get any color coming out. If needed, as a final rinse, I will add a few drops of lacquer thinner, but not very often as it isnt normally needed.

So Stynylrez doesn't need to be thinned? Do you need to spray it on higher psi to prevent it from drying the tip out?

BlackSheep214 wrote:So Stynylrez doesn't need to be thinned? Do you need to spray it on higher psi to prevent it from drying the tip out?

Today I for the first time sprayed this Stylinapff... Following the instructions given on the bottle I raised the air pressure up to about 20 psi. My Iwata has a 0.3mm nozzle. I must say this stuff sprayed beautifully. No thinning was needed!

I only gave about ten drops into the paint feed of my airbrush. When this had expired I cleaned the needle´s tip with a brush full of "Ultimate Airbrush Thinner". Added another ten drops of primer and hey!

Even in spots where the primer´s coat got a little bit too thick on the part it dried nicely and even tiny detail was still visible. Well, so far I am impressed.

That is great to hear! I'm sold! Gonna get me a bottle of that stuff after our family trip to Disney the end of April.

that's a great looking Mig!

I've got her ready to start adding the decals. I applied a gloss coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss over the top of the Xtreme Metal. Then I'll do some minor repair work to the canopy seam to fix the boneheaded mistake. All-in-all, I think she is going to look OK, probably be a 5-footer, but this is my first true NMF project, and I've learned a ton from this one.

Did the Alclad Aqua Gloss have any influence on the shin of the NMF?

Looking great Jelliott! This will be better than a five-footer. You've got a great shine on this, as well as a smooth coat.

Thomas, I've never seen any difference between the shine before and after Alclad Aqua Gloss whenever I've used it.