BMF P51 practice run THREAD CLOSED

[john i am]

Hi everyone this is a kit I'm doing prior to spraying my B17 Flying Fortress just to get the feel of the alclad again.polished aluminium was used in this instance I was wondering if my B17 would look ok in the same finish your views and opinions on this will be greatly appreciated cheers John View attachment 107176

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[Polux]

The aluminum colour looks spot on!


But is it finished? O_o I miss some decals...


My opinion is...maybe a light (not dark) pin wash on the panel lines, to add some deep at the model.


Anyway lthe colour ooks great to me

 

[noble]

Oooooooohhhhh that is very cool .


scott

 

[john i am]

The aluminum colour looks spot on!
But is it finished? o_O I miss some decals...


My opinion is...maybe a light (not dark) pin wash on the panel lines, to add some deep at the model.


Anyway lthe colour ooks great to me

No Polux it's not finished but I just wanted some valued opinions on the bmf for my B17 but at some point I will tidy it up apply the decals and give it a panel wash and make a very simple base for it .Just like to add this hobby boss kit went together nicely for a inexpensive kit £3 at the time of purchase about 3 years ago so great little practice piece

 

[papa 695]

The paint work looks great John

 

[Doug Hughes]

Good idea to practise on a cheap subject before launching into something bigger. The Mustang kit itself looks pretty good, and you've done a great job with the Alclad. I was thinking of doing a similar trial myself, maybe with the Airfix Mustang. This shows I'm no expert in bare metal finishes. Just a couple of thoughts, though (everyone feel free to shoot me down - no pun intended)...


On the Mustang, am I right in thinking the wings were painted silver and then polished, while the rest was bare metal? It might be worth trying to make this distinction by using different Alclad products - but then you might not be aiming to produce the perfect Mustang, just practise for the B-17. Another suggestion might be to mask of some of the panels and spray a slightly different shade to get a less uniform effect. Again, it might not be feasible on such a small kit, but maybe worthwhile on the bigger one.