I have never use Alclad, any advice?

Byron

Hi Byron,

Yes, I would greatly appreciate that. I have sent you a PM with my postal details today, and many thanks once again. If you are ever here in Australia I owe you a beer (or 6).

Cheers, Damian

Byron, Alclad is the only way to go for metal finishes in my opinion. It goes through the airbrush flawlessly without having to thin it. It also dries in just a few minutes and is completely cured in a couple of hours. Once I started using Alclad I haven't touched my model masters metal paints at all.

Well, here is my finished bird. Everything is on including decals (which were a nightmare).
Due to the shinyness I still can't get my camera to pick out all of the different shades of metal that I used. Anyway, here it is.








Well, that's it for my entry. Now, where did our campaign leader wonder off too?
Hermon

Very nice job Hermon. I have heard nothing but good reports about the Alclad system and will have to give it a go soon. How does it clean up from your airbrush afterwards? Any tips would be great.
Looks like the first three kits complete for this campaign will be the same. I wonder if this has happened before.
I just have to finish the cockpit and fit it and I'm done as well.

Cheers, D

Damian, I just can't say enough good things about Alclad. It dries so fast that you can paint it on and a few minutes later you can mask off certain areas and paint a different shade or even enamel/acylic colors. Clean up of your airbrush is actually easier with Alclad than most other paints since there is very little residue left over. Check out this link. It covers about every question you can think of.
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/tnt1/001-100/TNT009_Alclad/TNT009.htm

I don't know if this is the first time a campaign has started off with 3 finished models that are all the same. It sure is a great kit and a beautiful subject though.

Hermon

Maybe they can give us a special ribbon , you know, for originality. regarding the Alclad, I still prefer the aluminum method, I will use alclad in the wing tanks only.

Regards

Byron

Count me in too guys! I entered into a campaign before but missed the deadline... This I will Finish!!!!!

I just started a 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo). I have been posting my build on ARC and LSP so far... If you don't mind, I will hit you at once were I am up too!

Update for 20/10/09
I was planning to build the kit out of the box as there no aftermarket goodies out, as its a new release but Scale Aviation had a small Eduard PE fret available for the kit in this months magazine.



As per the instructions, I started off with the cockpit assembly. Some of the PE was added. I'm not a big fan of the pre-painted PE from Eduard, so it will be painted over.





The next issue I had was the call out for the colour of the Cockpit, it said Khaki Green... I sprayed it and it just looked to dark... (sorry for the bad light!)





After doing a little research on net and posting a couple questions, I found a colour chip for IJA Nakajima interior green... I mixed a some Tamiya colour to get a close match, but its not perfect...





I also added some fuse wire for the control linkages and drilled out the seat. The rest of the interior details were again painted with Tamiya colour...

Update for 07/11/09
The fit on this kit is great! everything went together beautifully! The were a couple of spots that needed sanding, but that was my fault... I miss-lined the fuse halfs at the top at the rear and a couple spots where I had cut the sprue off too close to the part...



The cockpit came nicely with a heavy coat of Tamiya smoke and a flat finish..







She been primed in Mr Surfacer to show all the faults...







did a light sand with 2000 grit sandpaper and given her her a bit of colour now...

Update for 09/11/09
I got a second coat on her yesterday.. but I ran out of paint! its going to take a 10+ days to get some more out of Hong Kong as I can't find this stuff in New Zealand.... Oh well... Time to start on the engine and maybe a Wingnut SE.5a while I'm waiting...

Update for 11/11/09
Just order the paint this morning, so its going to be a couple of weeks waiting for it to arrive....

I started on the engine assembly over the last few nights cleaned up the mold lines and drilled out the holes in the cylinders for the ignition wiring etc...

I had a Google for pictures Japanese engines and Ha-109 engine, but really didn't come up with much. So I wasn't 100% sure on the colours to use. Hasegawa's instructions call out silver and steel as the two colours, which didn't look to lively, So I did the engine in 4 different shades of silver and black for the push rods... and a black oil wash to make the details pop!

Hi David, your build is looking fantastic. I love the finish and detail in the pit. Can't wait to see the end result !!

Cheers, D

Cheers Damian!

Still awaiting my order of paint... So I am still carrying on with small assemblies. I just finished the engine off, added copper wire for the ignition leads, the tabs are very small to mount the leads off them. So I drilled holes at the back of the tabs, as one the engine is installed you can't see it. Also, gave the engine flat coat to tone things down abit... Exhaust pipes were painted with Tamiya's Hull Red and the weather back with black and white pigments. Just about to start the two drop tanks and landing gears...

Wow spark her up!

My efforts are nowhere near as impressive. But I struggle on.
Here is the work so far on Kamide Koro's 1/144 Shorts Sc-1. Cleaned up and painted Humbrol polishable alu.
Also some panels clad in BMF chrome.

David, thats a nice Shoki youre building.....may I ask what type of paint you used on the fuselage for the aluminum finish?

Mr Hobby Super Metallic

David, those engines look like 1/1 scale. I can never get that level of detail with mine no matter how hard I try. Very nice job.


Hermon

Thanks Hermon!

update from the 18 Nov -

Looking at the engine, there is something that didn't seem right... I couldn't figure it what it is, till....

Reading a modeling magazine at work yesterday, I saw that Eduard has release a exterior PE for the Ki-44. I jumped onto Eduard website to what parts were included and then it hit me what the engine is missing....

The lead going to the back of each engine cylinder... time to pull the copper wire....



update from the 19 Nov

I sat up last night and add the extra leads to the back of each cylinder. Looks better now!

Wow! Even better than before. You're going to end up with a show winner here David. As good as the engine looks the exhaust is the iceing on the cake. Looks like real rust.

As a side note, our campaign leader seems to have gone missing. Hasn't been to the forum since September. Anyone have any ideas on a campaign ribbon?



Hermon

Oh no, not another campaign leader disappearing! I just got started on this campaign, and I notice that it is not really up to speed. Where are the rest of the 26 enlisted?! We probably need a new campaign leader that can gather the troops and get this baby rolling. Are you up for it, Hermon?

My entry

Those who enter campaigns might have noticed that I enjoy building Mirage IIICJ:s. The aircraft is extremely slender and has an interesting history. For this campaign, I decided to build the Eduard in 1/48 (I'm new to this gigantic scale) with Eduard PE and IsraDecal's decals. When I saw the incredible detailing set (resin and PE) from SBS, I just had to try it! Below, there are some detail pictures of the cockpit (unfortunately taken in bad light). Hot damn, it's fun to work in 1/48!



Certain details in the cockpit and on the seat will be added at a later stage.

Wheel wells and exhaust:



This is how the cockpit looks when attached. Many details will be added.



The body halves of my kit were bent like bananas (each pointing in one direction). Some good planing, some good advise from fellow builders, and some pointless force, and it went together rather well.



It will take a lot less filling and sanding than my previous (AML 1/72) models of the same aircraft. This is good, since this one shall be as bright and shiny as only an aluminium finish IDF Mirage IIICJ can be! Rumor has it the the 117 Squadron - The First Jet - had the shiniest Mirages of them all!

Cheers! // PolarBear

Looking good Bjorn !!

I hope somebody can take the reins and drive this campaign if our leader is AWOL, it is my first campaign build.


Cheers, D

[quote] We probably need a new campaign leader that can gather the troops and get this baby rolling. Are you up for it, Hermon?

Bjorn.....HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
I couldn't lead a fish to water in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. No no my Swedish friend. I seem to remember YOU leading an outstanding Suez campaign a while back. I vote PolarBear for our new Tzar!


BTW, It's strange watching you work in 1/48 scale. As amazing as your 1/72 and 1/144 projects have been in the past I'm anxious to see how this baby will turn out.


Hermon

Hey All, another small update! Enjoy

While waiting for the paint to arrive, I have been working on some of the smaller assembly's. The Prop is painted with Tamiya Red Brown, drop tanks have been sprayed with Mr Surfacer... a couple of spots to fix up.



Landing Gears are painted and I added brake hoses to them using copper wire and metal foil of a wine bottle for the clips/bands/





I have have drilled out the tail wheel fork also... (sorry for the bad pix!!)

Impressive details, David.

Looking forward to see more.

Hi

Where do we post our pics for this campaign?

thanks
Mike