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I just posted pics of my regular production version which I just picked up today from my local hobby shop on the other thread
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If the base color is molded goast grey then I would get 2000 grit sandpaper from an auto store or walmart. Start with that with back and forth motion (lightly). Go to 1000 or 600 if needed. 2000 will polish it a bit but so what in the end you can put a flat overcoat on it. Before you do that do the pannel lines. I do all my weathering with crushed soft pastels and an old 000 to 10x 0 paint brush. If you don't like it wipe it off. Some things I over coat some times I don't.
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This is quoted from TKO211's prior post:stv9000 wrote:If the base color is molded goast grey then I would get 2000 grit sandpaper from an auto store or walmart. Start with that with back and forth motion (lightly). Go to 1000 or 600 if needed. 2000 will polish it a bit but so what in the end you can put a flat overcoat on it. Before you do that do the pannel lines. I do all my weathering with crushed soft pastels and an old 000 to 10x 0 paint brush. If you don't like it wipe it off. Some things I over coat some times I don't.
"The project took 3.5 hours and all of the following to complete with very little left over:
1 can of Tamyia Primer
1 can of Tamyia Paint (AS-16 light gray)
1/2 roll of med width Tamyia tape
1/10 of a can of Tamyia Paint (light sand)
1/10 of a can of Tamyia Paint (light gun metal)
1 set of Vinyl Stencil masks."
I don't know if they make a Tamiya Gull Grey or if that would be a better match. The light grey AS-16 looks pretty close in Zach's photos.
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These are custom made by tko211. I don't know if he plans on selling these separate from the repaint or not. He already put the upfront work in to load the marking data into the computer, so it would be just a matter of printing them out on vinyl or I guess he could consider emailing the data file to those interested for a fee and you could take it too a local print shop to print out the masks. Not sure how that would work as he would risk having people give his file/data away for free I guess.Jericoeagle1 wrote:Where do you get the Vinyl Stencil Masks?
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The Gray color you need is:pcoughran wrote:I just posted pics of my regular production version which I just picked up today from my local hobby shop on the other thread
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AS-16 Light Gray (USAF) - its a very good match.
I also used the Light Sand color for the nose.. I forget the code but that is the name of it.
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tko,tko211 wrote:The Gray color you need is:pcoughran wrote:I just posted pics of my regular production version which I just picked up today from my local hobby shop on the other thread
viewtopic.php?t=17940&start=740
AS-16 Light Gray (USAF) - its a very good match.
I also used the Light Sand color for the nose.. I forget the code but that is the name of it.
Did you also repaint the fuel tanks? I can't tell from your pictures, was just curious.
Phil
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Yes, The tanks and the hard point attachments that hold the sparrows and sidewinders are all painted. they had the liver spots too. Those items will be painted as well in the F-14's I do.pcoughran wrote:tko,tko211 wrote: The Gray color you need is:
AS-16 Light Gray (USAF) - its a very good match.
I also used the Light Sand color for the nose.. I forget the code but that is the name of it.
Did you also repaint the fuel tanks? I can't tell from your pictures, was just curious.
Phil
Yes! that's the code for light sand.STARMAN 352 wrote:I have to order all this and what size Tamyia masking type should be used a 10 Meter Roll or 18 Meter Roll ?
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I think the Light Sand code is TS46 correct?
I used both the 10 meter roll and the 18 meter. The 10 worked really good in many areas and I seemed to use that one quite a bit.
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Here are the instructions for installing the batteries into the limited edition tomcat.
http://forums.fighting118th.com/showthread.php?t=1433
http://forums.fighting118th.com/showthread.php?t=1433
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You know, I never really payed attention to the primer codes. I just bought the flat gray surface primer for plastics. (it's all my hobby store stocks so it all I have used.) It's fantastic stuff though!STARMAN 352 wrote:Thanks Zach,
Does it matter which gray primer you use ?
Tamyia has a 87042 , 87026 or 87064 .
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I took a little different approach. Rather than trying to make the dots disappear I wanted to use them to blend in with the surrounding color. I used Tamiya skye grey diluted 50/50 with a dab of white in an airbrush (Iwata dual control). No masking, etc. Any overspray (which was almost none) was cleaned up with acrylic thinner on a cotton swab. Took all of 45 minutes and was really happy with the results. The slightly darker color blended with the the surrounded colors beautifully and really made the skin of the tomcat come alive with different subtle gradations of color. I wasn't wanting a fresh from the factory floor look though-I prefer a more weathered look.
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