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Main Menu Home About Browse images Signup Lost password? News Links Help User Login User Name Password View By Hangar View By Aircraft Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang View Details View All Switch Aircraft Users Aircraft Abby Marie Bengal8284 bikehiker BillParker BriandKilby Ceherald crob Dale1416 David Duckett dfrank47 doodle droid flightboi122 Huey V77 jhrober John galt JohnG. julinick kenm94591 Khelms lennyz Luke War lukebozek1 mbloom menu jr mlriley540 moostang51 pilot67 pinmodel Pirate4Life poppy rayl Richardsk RodN RTD89 scigs30 Skyediamonds1985 Southborough_man sqrllyWB SteveM Steve_in_NH stirling TED TJH wayne Xanadu

Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (2 in total) :  1  [ 2 ] [ < Prev ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 07-Jun-18 01:00 Views : 728 From this roll, I cut up some sample strips. Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Reference 07-Jun-18 00:58 Views : 672 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 : 936 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 : 652 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 : 719 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 : 654 Big Beautiful Doll was flown by John Landers Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Skyediamonds1985 Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Reference 07-Jun-18 00:42 Views : 696 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. Page (2 in total) :  1  [ 2 ] [ < Prev ]