Originally posted by crxmanpat
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That looks better than the one I used. I ended up hand painting mine from aphoto reference.
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Nice Pat! That was quick..Comment
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One other thing I was pleasantly surprised about when my plane arrived yesterday. Seems I got one of the pre-order kits that had all the goodies in it (blood chit, hat, shirt, plane cover, wristbands and extra prop blades). Awesome!PatComment
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Hello all, I'm looking for some suggestions for weathering my P-40, I am removing the stock decals and replacing them with decals to replicate the FHC's P-40. I don't have an airbrush so was thinking about using powdered graphite which works well fro exhaust marks and gun streaks but not so well for panel lines. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Comment
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Here's a good pic of mine ready to go for Saturday! The decal on the wheel hub looks better in the sunlight.PatComment
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Looks good pat. Good luck on the maiden mate. :)Comment
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Yep, I have to agree, it wheel hubs look awesome, I'll have to look into that.
As for weathering without an airbrush, I'm thinking you could do it with card board (like the kind they make cars out of) and a very weak black acrylic. Lay the cardboard across the panel line and paint off of it towards the trailing edge. Use a hair dryer carefully ( as in 'on low) to dry the paint and see what you think, again I caution being careful with the dryer.
The whole idea of weak paint is to build it in layers. It will be a longer process, but it should work. Try it on something else first, a spare or broken wing to get the feel of it. Really, its much easier with an airbrush. I was hesitant, but once I got into it, its a great side hobby!!
Shangrila was my first effort, check it out
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Originally posted by Grossman56 View Post
Wow Grossman, that does look nice, I used to airbrush 1/48 models so I have a compressor but the nozzle is cracked so that's why I was looking for an alternative. I was thinking about using graphite powder but it doesn't stick in panel lines too well, I now have to consider getting a new nozzle or a whole new airbrush because that look spectacular!Comment
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Its really the way to go. I picked up a Masters G58 (?) or G59 something like that, on Amazon, it came with three different needles , good deal for the money.
I learned as I went along. I converted Iron Ass to Old Crow and recently, weathered my new P40B using cardboard along the panel lines just as I described, check it out.
Don't hesitate to ask, glad to help.
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Maiden and one additional flight completed today with no issues at all. I only have 1 lipo for it (most of my stuff runs on 6S), but have more on the way. What a great flyer, and she really turned heads at the field! I learned that you really have to ease into the throttle and get on the rudder on takeoff as she wants to torque left. Landings were silky smooth with half flaps, and no nose over on my bumpy dirt runway!PatComment
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Awesome pat!!! Grats on the maiden mate. :)Comment
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Thanks Shirty!PatComment
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I got my P-40 today!! Super excited about this plane! Will post pics of my weathering (no airbrush needed LOL) and sliding canopy tomorrow! Thanks to Brandon Moon for the sliding canopy instructions and Grossman for the weathering inspiration! FYI, Powdered Graphite Lube works just like airbrushing a plane, except it's hand applied and wipes off with water!Comment
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I would think he did it with the gear up as this is a low wing plane. I did mine with the gear up and got a good CG. However, I am using a 5-cell Admiral battery and a Hobbywing 100A ESC. I have some concern with FMS ESC's as I have serveral failures with them.Comment
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Got it. Gear down and inverted. I am using a 5-cell 4000Ah Admiral 60 C battery and 100Ah HobbyWing ESC. I hope to maiden tomorrow. Thanks Ryan for the video and gear correction.Comment
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Grats warbird. Don't forget some pics... Good luck with your maiden as well mate. ;)Originally posted by Warbird04329 View PostComment
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My replacement retracts arrived yesterday from Motion RC - thanks, guys! Looks like they tested them before they sent them out, said "Tested" on the invoice.
Tested them both & installed the right hand unit, put the wing back on the fuse & tested everything in the model. She'll be RTF as soon as I decide what adhesive to use to stick the wire-groove tape back down. It peeled the paint off when I pulled it up.
I think I have some "sticky glue" around here somewhere....... No rush, we're grounded this weekend anyway.
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Cool Warbird, glad it worked out for you, we each find our own way, whatever works for you, go for it. I saw a video where the guy used 'dirty water' just a bit of paint and a lot of water, and applied then rubbed it off to dirty up the rivet and panel lines. Good method to try as well.Originally posted by Warbird04329 View Post
Got my hub caps painted last night. Just sized the image to fit over the hub and cut one section out, traced it, rotated it to the next position and traced again. Applied the paint (I used the good old Wally World acrylics)one color/layer, over to the wife's hair dryer, another layer, over to the wife's hair dryer, about three times for every color. Started with the blue and then the red finally the white. Looks good and really stands out, I'm surprised they didn't supply the proper decal for this right from the factory
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The sun is out today, so I thought I'd get some updated pics of her while I could.
Got the front gun sight on, the hubs painted, the new pilot in the armor plate and the headrest as well.
God, what else can I do?
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