WHIFs from ARC

[The Rat]

The Myasichev Projet M's finish is great. IIRC, hasn't it already been posted here a while ago? Looks so familiar to me? 

Could be, I have trouble keeping track of names, and sometimes people use different names on different boards. Plus I'm terrible at just remembering names. A perfect storm of forgetfulness!

[63cpe]

Your right dizzyfugu. I've posted the same pictures earlier on the what-if forum.. Steve posted a notice on the ARC-site last week for the silly week and to sent in submissions so that's how they got on the ARC site.

Just like many ads in de US: "Remember you've seen it first here on the what-if site...."

David

[PR19_Kit]

Day 2 featured three different works, one was an extended Boeing 747 from the well known Krazy Kees Kuyper: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal15/14101-14200/gal14171-747-Kuyper/00.shtm

A mere beginner in the longer fuselage stakes............... 

[The Rat]

Day 2 featured three different works, one was an extended Boeing 747 from the well known Krazy Kees Kuyper: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal15/14101-14200/gal14171-747-Kuyper/00.shtm

A mere beginner in the longer fuselage stakes............... 

A pretender! A poser! Rank amateur! 

[The Rat]

Day 4 brings another stunner from 63CPE, who is obviously a wizard with a bare-metal finish. His take on the Thunderscreech becomes the Republic F-84LR: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal15/14101-14200/gal14181-F-84-63CPE/00.shtm

Kees Kuyper brings another wild one to the show, by combining a Bearcat with a Corsair, and the result looks believable: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal15/14101-14200/gal14172-Corsair-Kuyper/00.shtm

And finally, my Hawker Postolka: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal15/14101-14200/gal14177-mate-Bailey/00.shtm

[Madoc]

Dave,

That Postolka is smartly done!

I agree with the beauty of 63CPE's bare metal finishes.  He needs to work on eliminating the decal film however.  It's quite jarring.  The creativity in design though is awesome!

[Librarian]

COR!! Bearsair...had to be said . Nice concept. Never did like the F8Fs dinky u/c.

[chrisonord]

That Myasichev is brilliant, I will have to give that a proper good coat of looking at as it is right up my street that is 
Chris.

[63cpe]

Your right Madoc. I had to cut the carrierfilm from the decals.

The decals on the Myasichev came from an airfix Il-28...I didn't know the decals were rather thick. But i had them already on the model. I saw how the decal left marks on the alclad and chose to go ahead with it. I had been sanding the model for ages....
At that time is was experimenting with the alclad and didn't know how the carrierfilm would shop up that much. In another experiment I sprayed Future (IE. the dutch variant from HG) over alclad.....ended up with the look and lustre of polished stainless steel. Not good for modelling aircraft unless you want coroguard!

That's why I never coated both (Myasichev and F-84LR) and therefore the decal show up pretty easily. I hope one day I find a coat that doesn't damage the lustre of the alclad and removes the jarring of the decals....So, If someone has more information about an topcoat over Alclad II, please share the info..

Thanks you all for the comments!

Cheers,
David

[Madoc]

I ran into much the same thing when I tried decaling atop Bare Metal Foil - the carrier film became intensely obvious.

The only solution I know of is to either cut out the decal exactly down to its printed edges - a tricky thing and one which can render the decal unusable if it folds up unto itself and snarls tight - or paint the markings on to the metal finish surface.  The later is guaranteed to produce better results but requires some more involved masking and runs the risk of the masking pulling off or otherwise marring the finish of the surface.

[Old Wombat]

Alclad do Klear Kote (I assume it's compatible with their other products):

http://www.bnamodelworld.com/hobby-tools-supplies-tubes-cables-wires-alclad-alc-310
http://www.bnamodelworld.com/alclad-alc-311-klear-kote-light-sheen-4oz-120ml
http://www.bnamodelworld.com/alclad-alc-312-klear-kote-semi-matte-4oz-120ml
http://www.bnamodelworld.com/alclad-alc-314-klear-kote-flat-4oz-120ml
http://www.bnamodelworld.com/alclad-alc-313-klear-kote-matte-4oz-120ml

[zenrat]

One could paint the markings first.  Mask them and then paint the Alclad.

[Dizzyfugu]

Your right dizzyfugu. I've posted the same pictures earlier on the what-if forum.. Steve posted a notice on the ARC-site last week for the silly week and to sent in submissions so that's how they got on the ARC site.

Just like many ads in de US: "Remember you've seen it first here on the what-if site...."

David

Ah! I hardly forget good ideas when I come across them. Juts the details might become a bit blurry... 

[Captain Canada]

Great stuff ! love the Projekt M and that Bearsair !

[Madoc]

I could see the rationale for the Corsair-cat being some massive engine upgrade requiring an equally massive propeller diameter upgrade.  That, in turn would drive the gull wing change for the same reasons Vought bent the wings on their bird to begin with.