<div class='quotetop'>(Lynn TXP 0369 @ Nov 7 2006, 12:35 PM) [snapback]1352510[/snapback]</div>
I kind of find it hard to believe no one else has started theirs yet..
Come on, lets see them..
Lynn
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My paint master is still in the works . . . Pics forthcoming in the paint guide I am still working on. Paint guide will include which panels are what . . . including those that have been previously though to be NOT paneled but ARE base on the REAL deal photographs.
I will post this little bit from the guide, listing the paints I'm using, so you can grab them, most are either at Home Depot or wally world, and your local hobby shop. You'll note that most are gloss, for decals sake, and then once you weather you can shoot your dullcoat (or I'd recommend a matte actually) down and weather some more, and seal that too . . .
"Here are the following primary Colors you will need to paint up your ThunderFighter, and the paint key for the next few pages:
Base Hull - Rustoleum “Painters Touch” #1996 Navajo White
Light Hull - Krylon #1504 Ivory Gloss
Grey Hull - Rustoleum “Painters Touch” #1994 Almond
Engine Base - Model Master FS15042 Dark Sea Blue
Engine Highlight - Model Master Acryl 4749 Engine Gray
Cockpit/Cannons - Any brand DARK Gray Primer
Additional Specific Colors as needed
Pilot-white, flesh, armband colors, black
Cockpit- Silver Highlights, Rust weathering (wash/pastels)
Engine Cans - Gold
Specific brands are mentioned as each brand varies somewhat with their version of a given color slightly, for example, Rustoleums Almond is a very different shade than Krylons. For best results, stick to these suggestions unless you would like to custom mix your own colors. For what it is worth, the above recommendations are not made lightly, many hours of research on both vintage photos and test shots were made to try and find the best possible color matches that are complementary with the original color scheme layout and each other."
Hope this lights a fire under some of you . . .
Ryan
