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Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 by heywooood. Viewed 758 times.
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heywooood26-Jul-18 10:40
heywooood26-Jul-18 10:40
my muse - with the metal Hamilton Standard prop...
Don C26-Jul-18 16:25
Now I see why you are considering which prop. The first picture had a wood prop.
Don C26-Jul-18 16:27
Forgot to ask my question. What was the brand of the polished aluminum paint?
John M Oshust26-Jul-18 17:31
What a wonderful photograph.
heywooood26-Jul-18 19:43
the paint I used was the Testors Model Master Buffing Metalizer in Stainless Steel their SKU# 1452. I have used all of their 'buffing' metallic paints and found I like the Stainless steel as aluminum better than their buffing aluminum color - just a matter of taste - but I have found that colors tend to be mixed too exactly for 'scale' applications. The colors end up being 'too proud' if you will. They would look fine on a full sized car in broad daylight, but come off as toy-like on a scale model, if that makes sense. I have heard professional model makers talk about fading colors 15-20% or more to keep colors looking 'realistic' on their models. To me - the stainless steel paint conveys the look of aluminum plate, rather than aluminum foil, in the sunlight. If that explanation makes sense
heywooood26-Jul-18 19:48
and to Mr Oshust - this picture struck me as both a definitive and unusual color scheme for the Stearman. A common Navy N2S but in a two tone scheme (as the ubiquitous AAC blue and yellow Stearman) and to date I have not seen any scale model of a Stearman depicting this
heywooood26-Jul-18 20:02
lol - Iguess it would be considered three-tone if you count the red 'find me if I crash' stripes
Don C27-Jul-18 14:50
Thanks for the information.
heywooood04-Aug-18 00:11
just noticed something..in this image with the metal prop - the cabane and wing struts are gray...but in the first image I posted with the wood prop, the struts are yellow...
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