StuartMont

Well the model looks perfect and no one would even know otherwise, but it's a shame your hard work on the linkage was defeated by a fall. Stuart

Thanks for responding so quickly Gil. Almost time to apply the final coat. I’m building the Navy A-1H Skyraider with Light Gray and Insignia White color scheme. Flat it is. Always very helpful . . . Stuart

Can someone remind me if the final clearcoat should be matte or gloss? I seem to remember reading in these forums that Vietnam era aircraft do not get the gloss final clearcoat. Thanks for helping! Stuart

Very cool model Mark . . . 11 coats of white and clear, that is perseverance but it sure paid off, it is beautiful. What other challenges did you face with this kit? Stuart

Oh my, seems like that belongs in a museum of the Vietnam War or something, amazing.

What an incredible build. Where will you be displaying this masterpiece after the convention?

So I sanded and cleaned the wing. Did not completely remove the primer. Airbrushed the final color and the result is pretty good. Now that it’s dry I think it needs another coat, it’s so hard to tell when wet. It’s a little grainy but I know that is my issue, not the airbrush. I looked it up😀. Why the brand new siphon brush created the moon surface on my wing must come down to a bad airbrush or primer. I’m not sure how my “technique” could have caused that. Thanks so much for the advice on how to fix this, my Skyraider is saved, for now 🥴

Very cool. I understand about using decals since they cause me trouble when I put them in kit supplied panels. But, I can’t even get airbrushing right yet so scratch building instrument panels is something to strive for later. Amazing stuff Gil. Seeing what you took out of the box turn into that finished beauty is very impressive indeed.

Well I did shake the bottle vigorously as directed and double-checked the viscosity, it seemed fine. The surface of the wing looks like it has a bunch of little craters, a microscopic meteor shower. Could that be solids in the primer? It is about four years old, I bought it but then took much longer to pull the trigger on an airbrush. I’ll clean up the wings and try again. It’s a 1/48 Skyraider and I love that airplane, it looks like a big bruiser that you wouldn’t want to see coming at you 😀 Fingers crossed, thanks so much for helping. Stuart

Thanks so much for responding Ron. The primer is acrylic. Actually I have had so many problems with these airbrushes, I’m sure because of improper use, that I do disassemble and clean all of the parts after every (sad) attempt. However, in this case I used the siphon brush for the very first time, so it was new. I will fix the wings as you suggested and keep on trying. When it does work there is no comparison, so much nicer than my brushwork on larger surfaces. Stuart

Thanks so much for responding so quickly. Isn’t this a water trap? If not I’ll look it up and take care of it. Do I need to do anything to the wing surface before I apply the next coat? I’m curious if the “marks” will disappear or if I have to sand. Stuart

Good morning. I used a siphon airbrush for the first time and a surface primer designed for use with the airbrush. Can you help me with what caused the bubbles and how I can fix it if possible? Thanks in advance.

Gil, thanks so much for taking the time to detail the sandwich method. Very nicely explained but most likely not as easy as you make it sound. Scribing the tick marks and needles at a 1/48 scale must require a very steady hand. Was there no instrument panel with the kit? Just curious what lead you to scratch build it. Thanks again, I agree with Mark wholeheartedly!!! Stuart

That’s a beautiful model Gil. I have only worked with resin once and that was figures. Did this require removing large blocks of resin and the accompanying sanding/smoothing? The details you added are incredible. Any chance you might explain the “sandwich” method for us newbies? Stuart

Amazing! Are you building a miniature fully functional helicopter 😀? The detail is incredible.