Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Between ships, large scale aircraft and your 1/72 scale collection, you must have a closet full of kits waiting there time in line! 
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Well…I have a few!Between ships, large scale aircraft and your 1/72 scale collection, you must have a closet full of kits waiting there time in line!
Always looking for something I don’t have from the WW2 era in 1/72 scale. Also I am ordering a few more for the WW1 as well. I found a nice kit of the P-39Q Airacobra in 1/72 scale that I need. 
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A trick I learned from figure painters for preventing acrylic paints from drying too quickly is to use a wet palette. Line the bottom of a shallow container with a paper towel, then cover that with a piece of parchment paper. Add enough water to thoroughly dampen the paper towel without leaving any standing water. A puddle of paint on the parchment remains workable for much longer than a dry palette.
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Beautiful work on your Hurricane and all of your other pieces.
Bill
Bill
Thank you, I appreciate that! She's not done yet, but almost.
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Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Well…I have a few!
Would that be a P-39 Airacobra?
Of course…typo!
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Beautiful work! I am going to try your painting method for sure.
Bill
Bill
Thanks again. I am building another P-51 Mustang in 1/72 scale. I am going to experiment with some bare metal foil I ordered. It is .0005” thick with adhesive backing. You can burnish it in place on models! So I’m going to see how difficult it is. Will most likely have to make panels. But good practice for the P-38 Lightning. But I will have to paint the lightning and sand it glass smooth first, because this stuff will take the shape of anything under it and will show any surface imperfections.
So my model will be a test vehicle. I also have a 1:48 scale P-51 I may use it on if this experiment yields good results.
I agree. Preparation is the key. On panels, I always work from the center out. What do you plan to use to burnish the foil?
Bill
Bill
I saw a video of people using a q-tip, which makes sense because it is very thin and would tear if you’re not careful.
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Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
On your multi colored surfaces with camo or strips, to you paint freehand, or use some tool to pre-mark the lines to be painted?
On straight lines or stripes, I use masking tape. On camo that has wavy lines, I freehand that. I just look at pictures of the plane for reference and do something similar, but rarely exact. It’s fun to make a variation of the shown pictures. So you have some liberties. I seriously doubt any two airplanes were exactly the same.