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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:58 |  | | Views : 1192 | | I'm sure you all have read various means of achieving a natural metal finish. Silver or chrome spray paint, plumber's duct tape, a special product called "Flight Metal" which advertises as being the "cat's meow" for natural metal finishes, and more. IA friend suggested trying what is called "Chrome Vinyl." He says its just as flexible as Flight Metal, comes in three-foot wide rolls and cut to however length to suit the requirements. I ordered a 10-foot roll. That should be enough for a 27" w/s Guillow's model, eh? |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:53 |  | | Views : 1453 | | Before any serious build takes place, I decided to construct a "practice fuselage" to which I could explore different finishing techniques and determine which is best suited for my needs. In this case, I fabricated a scrap proof-of-concept fuselage section out of scrap balsa. I finished the ends with wood filler, lightly sanded, more wood filler, sanded again, followed by primer and sanding again for a glass-smooth finish. I purposely left the center section bare balsa sanded smooth. I wanted to compare what affects the underlying surfaces would have on the finish. I read about, and was told repeatedly that an absolutely smooth surface is essential for an equally impressive finish regardless of whether its natural metal or painted surfaces. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:47 |  | | Views : 1172 | | Finally, get as much reference material as possible whether its the Internet, magazines, personal photos, anything will help |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:46 |  | | Views : 1204 | | This picture clearly illustrates the type of highly polished finish I had in mind. This photo also shows to good effect how the fuselage is left in its all-polished metal but the wings were puttied and painted silver. A fact not many people are aware. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:44 |  | | Views : 1156 | | Big Beautiful Doll was flown by John Landers |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Reference | 07-Jun-18 00:42 |  | | Views : 1202 | | Before any reasonably series build is to take place, it wouldn't be a bad idea to do some research, even if the subject matter is the famous (& common) P-51 Mustang. My goal is to finish the model in highly polished natrual metal & done up as Big Beautiful Doll. |
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| BriandKilby | Dumas Kit #502, Republic F-105 Thunderchief | Build | 04-Jun-18 09:57 |  | | Views : 874 | | nose cone, intakes, inlets, and dash. |
| BriandKilby | Dumas Kit #502, Republic F-105 Thunderchief | Build | 04-Jun-18 09:56 |  | | Views : 813 | | canopy. |
| BriandKilby | Dumas Kit #502, Republic F-105 Thunderchief | Build | 04-Jun-18 09:55 |  | | Views : 816 | | exhaust. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland de Havilland Mosquito | Parked | 03-Jun-18 19:22 |  | | Views : 4026 | | THen I added another 1/32" piece , twice the length of the first one, filled and sanded, and then sanded the outside ends again. I removed about 3/32" from the outside ends. Now they have compound curves and are drying overnight after gessoing. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland de Havilland Mosquito | Build | 03-Jun-18 19:18 |  | | Views : 4106 | | I glued a beveled piece of 1/32" stock on the inside of the curved pieces, added filler and sanded smooth. I then sanded the outside of the pieces so that they were equal from center to edge. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland de Havilland Mosquito | Build | 01-Jun-18 12:49 |  | | Views : 4065 | | Prop assemblies finished. |
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