Zenrat's Flying Circus

[zenrat]

I like the "wrong" pink.  The one in the three view looks more like it's white and then hasn't been cleaned for ages (like my car but without the dust and possum sewage).

I've been wondering what pale pink/sky camo would look like...

[zenrat]

So today the long running saga of the Delta Dagger's reluctance to cooperate continues.
Having put on some pinstripe decals I decided to clear over the top of them.  No problem with the decals but the black paint which had been so reluctant to dry decided it wasn't going to be cleared without putting up a fight and crazed.
Hopefully a spot of light sanding will deal with it.
Fingers crossed.

[zenrat]

And relax.

A light sanding removed the crazed black enamel.  In some places right down to the underlying silver car paint and in some places revealing what may have been the cause of the problem all along, a layer of clear green acrylic I had painted over because I didn't like how it looked.
So I got out my masking tape and some enamels and painted over the problem areas in Red and Chrysler engine blue.
Oh, and a matt black acrylic anti glare patch while I was at it.
I think I may make this one Japanese.  Maybe.

[Spey_Phantom]

oh, shiney 
im looking forward to the finished model 

[zenrat]

I started decaling the Dagger today.  A combination of Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K1, AMT Double Dragster and home made.
I'll need another session to put on the stencils from the kit.

[NARSES2]

She looks gorgeous already 

[DogfighterZen]

She looks gorgeous already 

Second that!!

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.
Stencils on and then 24hrs later a couple of coats of clear over them.  I had some issues with silvering but microsol (set? the one with the red label anyway - the stronger one) dealt with that.
Not that you can see the stencils but here's a new pic.

[zenrat]

No planes, boats or tracked vehicles today but I did get the second colour on the 440ci rear wheel and rear seat drive Chevy Citation i'm building.

[PR19_Kit]

No planes, boats or tracked vehicles today but I did get the second colour on the 440ci rear wheel and rear seat drive Chevy Citation i'm building.

THAT'S going to look good when it's done, and subtle too.  

Hang on, is that a Chrysler 440 wedge in a Citation or a bored out rat motor?

[Captain Canada]

Is that ever colourful ! Great stuff.

[zenrat]

It's a Dodge 440 Magnum engine from a Revell '68 Charger with a cross ram inlet manifold from an AMT '70 Super Bee and dual quads from my parts box.
Why a Mopar donk?  Because it's a Plymouth Prowler chassis which has the gearbox in unit with the rear axle and if I had used a big block Chevy I would have had to saw off the transmission as I don't have one in my stash with the engine and gearbox moulded separately.
It's supposed to be a sleeper and not stand out so i'll be trying to use a filter and satin clear to make the paint look oxidised and faded (and to hide the ghosting that has appeared on the bonnet where I removed a power bulge).

In addition to the Citation I have a Revell '65 Chevy stepside i'm building more of less OOB and a Revell '40 Ford Gasser which I am not.  Both are easy for paint.  The Chevy will be shiny with flames (decals) but the Ford I am thinking of heavily pre and post shading as I think the technique which in many cases looks too over the top on an aircraft might suit a car.

[PR19_Kit]

I like your thinking on the Citation Fred, clever use of the Prowler chassis. 

[zenrat]

Thanks Kit.  To be honest i've had both of them in the stash for a while, didn't know what to do with the Citation and didn't really like the Prowler.
It's finished now.  I'll stick some pics up in the car place.

[zenrat]

A bit of progress on the Falco. today.  I've been slowly weathering the paint trying to use the hairspray method subtly and combining it with painting panels slightly different shades of the base colour.  Today I put some decals on.

The Dagger is also almost complete.  Just needs to have the undercarriage doors attached and some washing done.