F-5A

[Wurger]

What kind of masking are you going to use?
The idea of pre-shading is to paint these panel lines free hand.These should be painted all.But with models in a small scale you can omit these less significant ones.And then, when the model is finished you can use post-shading technic to make them much visible.

[Catch22]

Excellent DB!

[DBII]

It is a 1/48 scale. The wing only has a couple of lines along with the flaps and leading edge. There are several lines behind the canopy and they are close together. If I do them free hand, I may paint everything. I might try every other one. I will look at the photos again. I was thinking of using a "post it" to cover the areas between the lines, that will leave a soft edge. I think that I will "wing it"

DBII

[smg]

my contry uses the f-5 as the standar fither

[Wurger]

Ah...a conopy always has to be masked in order to avoid overspraying.So yes for masking of course.

[DBII]

Welcome SMG. I like the design of the F5, sleak lines.

DBII

[smg]

thank, yea me to i like its moltiple use to

[DBII]

Do you have any photos of F5s that you can post?

DBII

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http://lh3.google.com/_EEOMaDIr1n4/R...+Aero+Expo.jpg
and i cant find any more for now

[DBII]

Thanks, nice photo.

DBII

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http://media.militaryphotos.net/phot...lbum52/blc.jpg
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/amer.../f-5f_4502.jpg
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/amer...s/f-5e_fam.jpg
found 3 more pic

[Wayne Little]

DB if you are using Matt Acrylics for your F5, Pastel chalks carefully brushed along the panel lines will give a shaded panel line effect. If you would like to try it I can give you some step by step guidance if you like, as an alternative to pre and post shading with the airbrush.....

[DBII]

I lost the battle with the airbrush. I ended up working until 9:30 Saturday night. That ended everything for the weekend. Wayne Little, thanks for the help. I think that a will try the preshading with the airbrush. I am using this model as pratice for a B-25J I am making in Russian markings. Catch 22, I love the new siggy.

DBII

[Wurger]

What happened DBII ?

[DBII]

I did not read the instructions on the thinner I purchased last week. It was not for the type of paint that I have. I tried to use the airbrush Sunday and nothing happened. That was good because the paint had seperated and was to thick to spray. I am glad that I did not have to strip that mess off of the plane. I just had to clean out the paint bottle. I drove over to the art supply store and they were out of flat white.

I then went to the store to pick up the 3 rolls of airplane pictures I droped off on Saturday. They messed up 2 of the 3. I made them reprint the photos. I have some photos from the AF musuem in Dayton. I will post later in the week, Me 262, Me 163, Ju 88, and a Fw 190.

After so much bad things, I thought it would be better if I went over to my favorite sports bar to watch the ladies.

DBII