hi guys...

the first thing that I am debating is what to do with my 1/32 huskie's exhaust.....

http://www.cybermodeler.net/aircraft/hh-43/images/afm_hh-43-1.jpg

it projects from the rear of the fuselage for a good 4 inches...that's alot of visibility for something that I've had little experience in achieving a realistic detailing on...

here is my first idea....tell me what you think please....and don't hesitate if you've got another idea...

burnt aluminum foil!! you know how whn you've had a bar-b-que and used Foil to wrap a potatoe or what not...the foil comes out with a lovely brownish or black scorching on it???.

unless there's a better approach I'm going to experiment with the grill and some clean Foil to achieve the correct burn markings and then see what I can do as far as keeping it intact and getting around the exhaust...

here's a quickie test picture>


what say you?

There are a few ways achieving this, and looking at the photo you link well I would do this. First I’d paint it dark, dark gray or Tamiyas NATO black, then using Tamiyas NATO brown (or any brown close to a rust color…even Tamiyas red brown) and thinning it 10% paint to 90% thinner. For thinner I’ll use just plain old’ rubbing alcohol. Then load airbrush, turn pressure down to 10-15 lbs. and spray vertical lines around from one end to the other. Then lastly lighten that mix with some white (very little, you may have to test.) You want the color a bit lighter and spray the same direction as the first brown.



Model Masters has Burnt Metal and Burnt Iron metalizer paints that will work also. You can use these paints with or without an airbrush. Also remember to paint in the vertical motion.

Here is a pic of some very thinned paints I used to do exhaust….



There are other ways and I’m sure you’ll get a few. Just see what works for you or try them all on some scrape plastic/cardboard and see what you like best.

Joe