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Originally posted by Waconut View PostHi guys,
I used the light gray from the bottom and mixed in some gray from the top. I applied the rivets with an airbrush to the bottom of one of the stabilators. The rivets are subtle.
What do you think?I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostI may regret this, it took me 4 hours to spray the rivets on the bottom of one wing panel, good thing I don’t have much to do for a while . I am going to have to cut at least one more page of rivets.Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by A320jockey View Post
Hi RCJ!
I am currently modifying my F-4 using RCGeek's kit. Would like to know what white bracket are you using on the nose gear strut to open and close the front gear door. I am also using a gear door internal hinge for the front gear door.
Thank you in advance fror your help!
Carlos Cordova
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Ludovic, Though not a necessity, certainly a good addition. I have the the Eagle A3 Pro installed in my Phantom and though the F-4 is a great flyer anyway, I do like that it's there especially on cross-wind days. Got to fly her home anyway, so it is one less thing to worry about. Hope I've helped. Best, LBI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by Evan D View PostI’m not one to typically use gyros and the F-4 doesn’t need one but many like them and use the one you have. I like the simpler versions of that brand.
If I ever get accomplished enough, I suspect that I will loose the gyro, but that may not happen until hell freezes over.Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Hi guys,
I have to say I have learned a lot about airbrushing in the past couple days. Air and paint flow control takes a while to learn. I am using latex in my airbrush which isn’t easy. I have found that you need to double strain the paint to keep it from clogging up the airbrush. Also tip dry is a constant issue.
I did get a color mixed for the top rivets this morning. The top of the stabilizers and one wing panel is finished. On the top of the wings I am subscribing to the theory less is more. There are going to be a lot of rivets on the fuselage and a lot of graphics being applied. I can always go back and add more if needed.
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostHi guys,
I have to say I have learned a lot about airbrushing in the past couple days. Air and paint flow control takes a while to learn. I am using latex in my airbrush which isn’t easy. I have found that you need to double strain the paint to keep it from clogging up the airbrush. Also tip dry is a constant issue.
I did get a color mixed for the top rivets this morning. The top of the stabilizers and one wing panel is finished. On the top of the wings I am subscribing to the theory less is more. There are going to be a lot of rivets on the fuselage and a lot of graphics being applied. I can always go back and add more if needed.Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostI am so getting tired of airbrushing rivets. Looks like the fuselage top side will be a 2 day job.Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostTrue, just monotonous as hell. After you spray the first 4,000 the rest start to get a little old.I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Hi LB,
The rivets are undetectable, they will not show thru the vinyl. It would probably take me longer to lay out where all the vinyl will be going down than to just paint all the rivets. I don’t want to risk trying to paint the rivets after the vinyl is down. If something bad were to happen good luck getting the vinyl off.
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Looks fantastic though so you will be rewarded for all the monotony.My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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