Done : JV44 Fw190D-9 "Red1" of Heinz Sachsenberg Gruppe Build....

[Wayne Little]

OK, I see ur point.... I dont have any pastels, but do have colored pencils... Can I use the same theory and try to use that???

As for the Matte coat, I do that after I have the decal down with a slight gloss to seal em??? So, decals down, gloss over them, hit it with the matte coat, followed by some panel line work/weathering, then another matte coat to finish it all up???

Pencil might work? will have to experiment myself to see if this is satisfactory....

Finish ALL decals on the first gloss coat, when they are all on and settled in, then you gloss over the decals to have the same overall gloss finish to your model....then you finish with a matt coat or two....bit more weathering work then you may seal this if you desire....I would allow at least a day between jobs...Decals, Gloss, Matt coat then we see what is required....ok?

I'm off to bed now talk to you tomorrow...

 

[lesofprimus]

Alright man, take care, see u tonight.....

 

[Airframes]

Dan, I've just thought. I don't think Wayne uses Future as a gloss coat, so it might be different the way he works with his gloss. Don't worry though, I'm at the same stage, and the pencil etc doesn't work too well on Future. It will actually BE there, but you can't see it very well, as it will be feint. Bear in mind Future is a floor polish, designed to REPEL things like graphite, chalks, inks etc.
Once you've done all as suggested in the last post, you'll find that doing the pencil work etc on the matt, or semi-matt coat will be a breeze.
It comes up very well, and if you then coat over the top, it looks so natural, you'd think it was a real 'wear' mark, or chip or scuff etc.

 

[lesofprimus]

OK, I'll give it a try....

Got the decals on and ready for tomorrows final gloss coat...

 

[lesofprimus]

And heres what Im going to use for my matte/flat coat.... Any idea how I should thin this stuff out for my airbrush guys???

 

[rochie]

wow Les you've really done an amazing job my friend, top marks mate

 

[Wurger]

Cool Dora Dan. The stuff you can thin in the same way like paints.Maybe a little bit thinner.

 

[Lucky13]

Outstanding looking Dora-9 Dan....well done indeed!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Wojtek, Karl and Jan....

Im pretty pleased with the decals.... The Swastica on the stbd side buckled on me, and so did the Red 1 on the port side while trying to re-posistion them....

I was able to save both of them...

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Dan! I hope you have the tip to the antenna attachment on the tail!

 

[Airframes]

Love it! It's really come alive! Not familiar with the matt coat you have, so I can't advise, but, as it says 'Laquer' on the bottle, it means it will need more thinning than normal; and laquers dry very quckly Dan, so you'll have to check the airbrush, to make sure it doesn't clog.

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Cory, I got it, will be the last thing put on, right before the antenna wire....

Thanks Terry, I appreciate it.... Im very happy with it so far....

 

[javlin]

Looking sweet there Dan once that matt gets laid it's going to come to life.Kevin

 

[lesofprimus]

Kevin, are u familiar with the flat coat lacquer Im gonna use, and if so, how should it be thinned???

1:4???

 

[Gnomey]

Looking excellent Dan!

 

[Wurger]

Dan I have found an article where a guy was painting a model of Mercedes and used MM varnish diluted in 1:1 ratio.But there appeared bruises on the car body the next day.So eihter they gue applied too thick layer of this lacquer or the ratio was wrong.It's true that the kind of finall painting for aircraft should be made in a little different way but it can be a clue.The ratio 1:2 seems to be good.But I would suggest to experiment with 1:2,1:3 and 1:4 ratios.Airbrush a small amout of thinned varnish with these proportions on a piece of glass or plastic and see how it is applied.

 

[lesofprimus]

OK Wojtek, I'll see what I can get figured out.... I only have alittle of the stuff, so testing it out can be kinda tricky....

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks Gnomey.....

 

[Lucky13]

Maaan! This will be a hard act to follw Dan, beautiful work to say the least! I can't wait to see you next project... What will that be, your granddad's F4U or?

 

[Wurger]

You don't have to use a lot of it Dan, take a couple of drops of the lacquer for instance then add the correct amount of the thinner and apply a bit on a piece of plastic .And then the next ratio for testing.Simply use drops not a spoonful.