HELP PAINTING STRIPS ON BOMBS
Jesus Alvarez
Please someone help me!
I'm building an A6-A Fujimi Intruder in 1/72 scale since july 17th. It's
almost complete (museum quality).
It has 12 little 500 pound bombs to be handle on it's mer. They have to
be olive drab with a couple of yellow stripes in the front.
After all the job I had done, there are 3 failure attempts to paint,
mask and decal these little yellow stripes.
INTENT #1.....Failure
Paint front in yellow, tried to mask it
first with tape, result-->failure (Compound curve, small and difficult
to close in a perfect circle)
SECOND TRY with micro mask --> failure
At the time I take away the circles of micro mask, everything pulled
away the inside and outside circles.
striped away the yellow paint and paint the whole bomb OD
THIRD TRY.
Decal It.
Cut stripes in 1/64 of micro scale yellow (doesn't conform to the curve)
Those bombs are the only one I have and do not want to buy extra ones!
Now I have a big headache and it's a personal matter of proud!
Could some one help me?
These is the first time I've ever access this way of doing questions,
hope I made it the right way!
RICHARD PEDRO
tape ( available from auto paint shops ) mask off the areas to remain
yellow. Get the BLUE ROLL it has more flex than the green tape. If you
need a certain size then get the 1/2" size and cut the tape to the width
that you need. Remember not to hose on the paint as you might get a paint
ridge. Hope this info helps you out ;)
Good Luck
Richard
Jeffery S. Harrison
Art Murray wrote:
>
> Jesus Alvarez <jmal...@infosel.net.mx> wrote:
> >Please someone help me!
> >
> >I'm building an A6-A Fujimi Intruder in 1/72 scale since july 17th. It's
> >almost complete (museum quality).
> >
> >It has 12 little 500 pound bombs to be handle on it's mer. They have to
> >be olive drab with a couple of yellow stripes in the front.
> >
> >After all the job I had done, there are 3 failure attempts to paint,
> >mask and decal these little yellow stripes.
> >
> >INTENT #1.....Failure
> >Paint front in yellow, tried to mask it
> > first with tape, result-->failure (Compound curve, small and difficult
> >to close in a perfect circle)
Go back and try this one again. The stripes painted on the bomb were
usually kind of round but that is about a close as they get to being
"perfect circles".
Jeff
Art Murray
Jesus Alvarez <jmal...@infosel.net.mx> wrote:
>Please someone help me!
>
>I'm building an A6-A Fujimi Intruder in 1/72 scale since july 17th. It's
>almost complete (museum quality).
>
>It has 12 little 500 pound bombs to be handle on it's mer. They have to
>be olive drab with a couple of yellow stripes in the front.
>
>After all the job I had done, there are 3 failure attempts to paint,
>mask and decal these little yellow stripes.
>
>INTENT #1.....Failure
>Paint front in yellow, tried to mask it
> first with tape, result-->failure (Compound curve, small and difficult
>to close in a perfect circle)
> At the time I take away the circles of micro mask, everything pulled
>away the inside and outside circles.
>striped away the yellow paint and paint the whole bomb OD
>THIRD TRY.
>Decal It.
>Cut stripes in 1/64 of micro scale yellow (doesn't conform to the curve)
>
>Those bombs are the only one I have and do not want to buy extra ones!
>
>Now I have a big headache and it's a personal matter of proud!
>
>Could some one help me?
>
>These is the first time I've ever access this way of doing questions,
>hope I made it the right way!
Two suggestions:
1. Try the decals again except this time make small cuts perpendicular
to the edge of the decal on the side which will be the larger diameter.
This will allow the decal to conform to the curve. Go back and dry brush
yellow paint in the gaps created by the cuts.
2. Use frisket paper to make a stripe template. Make the same cuts as
above in the template but cuts not long enough to intrude on the area to
be painted. The template should conform to the curve.
Good luck!
Art
Reidar Berg
Hello
Here is the way that I solve problems like this:
1. Paint the bombs olive drab.
2. Mount the bomb you want to put the yellow stripe on into a big drill
that rotates slowly (variable speed). Make sure you put masking tape to
those areas that touch the drill so you don't damage the olive drab paint.
3. Take a small brush and dip it into the yellow paint that you want to put
on to the bomb (don't use to mutch paint = disaster !!!)
4. Start the drill at slow speed, carefully touch the area on the bomb
where you want to have the yellow stripe with the brush. Repeat this
several times if necessary.
5. If you do this right the result will be perfect. Practice on a spare
bomb first.
Reidar
BucholtzC
The lines on some bombs are hand-painted; for my ordnance, I use a yellow
watercolor pencil. Sharpen it, moisten the tip and "paint" away.
Incidentally, I was judging a contest with a VERY well-respected modeler,
and he was going to knock an F/A-18 out of contention for "hand-painted"
stripes.
"Wait, they were hand painted in real life," I said.
"How do you know THAT?" he shot back.
"Well... When I was stationed at the Concord Naval Weapons Center, I
painted some of the stripes myself!" I responded. What's that they say...
experience is the best teacher?
--Chris Bucholtz
Art Murray
buch...@aol.com (BucholtzC) wrote:
>Incidentally, I was judging a contest with a VERY well-respected modeler,
>and he was going to knock an F/A-18 out of contention for "hand-painted"
>stripes.
>
>"Wait, they were hand painted in real life," I said.
>
>"How do you know THAT?" he shot back.
>
>"Well... When I was stationed at the Concord Naval Weapons Center, I
>painted some of the stripes myself!" I responded. What's that they say...
>experience is the best teacher?
>
>--Chris Bucholtz
Why on earth would you wish to confuse a fellow judge with facts? :-)
Art
Rick DeNatale
In article <19970207215...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
buch...@aol.com (BucholtzC) wrote:
>The lines on some bombs are hand-painted; for my ordnance, I use a yellow
>watercolor pencil. Sharpen it, moisten the tip and "paint" away.
>
>Incidentally, I was judging a contest with a VERY well-respected modeler,
>and he was going to knock an F/A-18 out of contention for "hand-painted"
>stripes.
>
>"Wait, they were hand painted in real life," I said.
>
>"How do you know THAT?" he shot back.
>
>"Well... When I was stationed at the Concord Naval Weapons Center, I
>painted some of the stripes myself!" I responded. What's that they say...
>experience is the best teacher?
Chris you point is well taken. If only I had 1:48 scale hands which shook
in 1:48 scale!
--
Rick DeNatale
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D2Kos
A few years back, at Easter time, I saw an item called a "Deco-egger".
Basically it was a small, plastic lathe. You put the egg in, turned the
handle, then applied the paint, pens, markers to the egg to produce
stripes running around the egg. I realized this would be perfect for
painting the stripes on bombs and rockets. It has always performed
flawlessly. Since Easter is coming up, keep a close look around the
stores in your area for this item.
Eric PHAN
BucholtzC (buch...@aol.com) wrote:
: The lines on some bombs are hand-painted; for my ordnance, I use a yellow
: watercolor pencil. Sharpen it, moisten the tip and "paint" away.
A variation of this ... you can also use Tamiya paint markers, or
Gundam markers. Some of them come in several different tip sizes, and
you should be able to get a pretty good result with sharp eyes and a
steady hand.
The watercolor suggestion sounds good, though. It may be easier to
clean off and re-do, in case of mistakes.
Eric
Todd Enlund
Jesus Alvarez <jmal...@infosel.net.mx> wrote:
>It has 12 little 500 pound bombs to be handle on it's mer. They have to
>be olive drab with a couple of yellow stripes in the front.
>After all the job I had done, there are 3 failure attempts to paint,
>mask and decal these little yellow stripes.
Sounds funny, but... paint the body OD. Pour some yellow paint into a
lid or saucer, so that the level of tha paint is where the aft edge of
the stripe should be on the bomb, and dip those suckers in there.
Carefully blot off the extra paint from the tip. When dry, pour some
OD into a lid, level slightly lower than the yellow was, and dip
again. Blot the extra paint from the fuse. Paint the fuse, and you
got it!
Todd Enlund
F-15 Weapons, LA Air Guard
"Bandits at 3 O'clock"
"Roger. What should I do 'till then?"