An aluminium Mossie?  That sounds weird ... I know you're just talking about paint, but still - that tickled my funny bone.    I'm with you, Narses2 - I can't stand a bare metal aircraft - I never build them.

The Hornets would have been delivered in Med Sea Grey over PRU Blue,

There's some doubt over the use of Azure Blue in the far east, especially on Mosquitoes, as its all to do with interpreting black and white photos. MSG as the same tonal values as Azure Blue.

Quote from: Scotaidh on September 07, 2022, 01:27:13 PMAn aluminium Mossie?  That sounds weird ... I know you're just talking about paint, but still - that tickled my funny bone.    I'm with you, Narses2 - I can't stand a bare metal aircraft - I never build them.

I once saw a Mossie on a website that was NMF and had been given the rivet tool-treatment.  Looked very odd.  Poor builder was ridiculed mercilessly.   I seem to remember telling him to post it over here but I don't think he did. 

I love NMF but just can't find a paint I really like for a realistic finish.  I miss the Testors Metalizer rattle cans.  They were quite good.  I have no interest in all the alchemy of Alcad and none of the acrylic metallics I've tried really give the same effect as the Metalizer paints did.  US craft/household spray can maker Krylon have an Aluminum I recently tried that looks like it has promise so maybe I'll give it a try on something soon.  Got to get back to the bench first though. 

I know that this wasn't planned in OTL, and neither it is planned to be painted in your Hornet, but regardless, imagine a fighter painted with the same white/black scheme as the bombers? 

AD - try car paint from rattle cans for NMF.  There is a large range of silvers to choose from.
I'd love to have seen the NMF Mossie.  It may have been deliberate.  I've long planned a rusty Chevrolet Corvette which could well attract ridicule from the unenlightened.

High Speed Silver paint.
There was a discussion on it somewhere recently. Some sort of an aluminium color, I think.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on September 07, 2022, 08:31:32 AMHalfords Aluminium is your best friend.

If I do have to go down the Al route then that is what I tend to use, but unfortunately it does tend to expose my finishing abilities    Quality control very seldom pay a visit to my bench I'm afraid, not intentional but    Also my nearest Halfords is a tad awkward to get to by public transport.

For smaller areas of metal work I still have a few tins of Humbrol's marvellous Metal Cote range, plus their long gone Authentics range has some great metal colours in the "Ancients" sets and I still have a fair few of those as well.

Quote from: Sport21ing on September 08, 2022, 02:37:18 AMI know that this wasn't planned in OTL, and neither it is planned to be painted in your Hornet, but regardless, imagine a fighter painted with the same white/black scheme as the bombers? 

That's an interesting idea. Could well be an experimental airframe ?

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on September 07, 2022, 01:49:14 PM

Quote from: Scotaidh on September 07, 2022, 01:27:13 PMAn aluminium Mossie?  That sounds weird ... I know you're just talking about paint, but still - that tickled my funny bone.    I'm with you, Narses2 - I can't stand a bare metal aircraft - I never build them.

I once saw a Mossie on a website that was NMF and had been given the rivet tool-treatment.  Looked very odd.  Poor builder was ridiculed mercilessly.  I seem to remember telling him to post it over here but I don't think he did. 

Backstory could go down the route of "De Haviland built an aluminium version of the Mosquito post war specifically for service in the Far East" ?

Quote from: The Wooksta! on September 07, 2022, 01:33:45 PMThe Hornets would have been delivered in Med Sea Grey over PRU Blue,

 

Quote from: NARSES2 on September 08, 2022, 06:00:05 AMBackstory could go down the route of "De Haviland built an aluminium version of the Mosquito post war specifically for service in the Far East" ?

Absolutely, but using Kit's 2nd Law in reverse means you'd then have to add a million rivets to that lovely smoooooth airframe. 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 08, 2022, 06:02:03 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on September 08, 2022, 06:00:05 AMBackstory could go down the route of "De Haviland built an aluminium version of the Mosquito post war specifically for service in the Far East" ?

Absolutely, but using Kit's 2nd Law in reverse means you'd then have to add a million rivets to that lovely smoooooth airframe. 

Putty is your friend. Was it the Mustang that had that treatment ? You'd still need panel lines, but then use Chris's First Law " could you honestly see those panel lines from 72 feet away even with decent eyesight ?"  So just do some

      

Yes, the Mustang did have its wings PSRd to preserve its laminar flow.

Mustang wings were also painted, but the fuselages were left unpainted.

Quote from: NARSES2 on September 08, 2022, 06:00:05 AM

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on September 07, 2022, 01:49:14 PM

Quote from: Scotaidh on September 07, 2022, 01:27:13 PMAn aluminium Mossie?  That sounds weird ... I know you're just talking about paint, but still - that tickled my funny bone.    I'm with you, Narses2 - I can't stand a bare metal aircraft - I never build them.

I once saw a Mossie on a website that was NMF and had been given the rivet tool-treatment.  Looked very odd.  Poor builder was ridiculed mercilessly.  I seem to remember telling him to post it over here but I don't think he did. 

Backstory could go down the route of "De Haviland built an aluminium version of the Mosquito post war specifically for service in the Far East" ?

My thinking exactly.