 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion Groups General ModelsRailroadsRocketsRadio Controlled Air ModelsHelicoptersLand ModelsWater ModelsModelGeeks.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Model Forum / General / Models / January 2006B-24s Painting Question
Got a problem. I am building a B-24D and a B-24J. Two of my sources indicate that the wheel wells should be painted either green zinc chromate or the underside color (neutral gray). Which is more likely accurate. Also, should the landing gear be neutral gray? TIA Ed I just had the opportunity to visit the last flying B-24 owned by the Collings foundation. I took a fair number of photos at American Aero in New Symrna Beach, FL. Assuming that the restoration efforts were accurate and checking the pics one more time before writing this note the following: Overall paint was Olive Drab over light/neutral gray underside. The landing gears were all painted the same underside gray. Wheel wells were green zinc chromate. Nose gear was gray, support struts were O.D. as was that particular interior part of the B-24. The top of the cylinder of the nose gear appeared to have been painted a dull silver/aluminum color. There were no panel lines visible at (measured) distance of 50 feet. The same for the B17-G and B-25-J. Major panel lines for example, engine cowlings, that were intended to be removed were barely visible at 50 ft. At 100 feet, no panel lines visible at all. HTH, Bruce > Got a problem. I am building a B-24D and a B-24J. Two of my sources > indicate that the wheel wells should be painted either green zinc [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0604-4, 01/27/2006 Tested on: 1/27/2006 12:51:33 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com > I just had the opportunity to visit the last flying B-24 owned by the > Collings foundation. I took a fair number of photos at American Aero in New [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > lines visible at all. > HTH, What! Panel lines not visible?? Heresy! Bill Shuey :-) Statements like that can get a man hung in these parts (or intensely flamed!) Next thing you'll be saying that they weren't pre-shaded either. MB > From: "William H. Shuey" <whshuey@starpower.net> > Newsgroups: rec.models.scale [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Bill Shuey :-) >> I just had the opportunity to visit the last flying B-24 owned by the >> Collings foundation. I took a fair number of photos at American Aero in New [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Bill Shuey :-) But...without wanting to start a "flame war"... ...of course, most panel lines would be invisible in such scales/distances...but the "effects" of such panel lines are still visible (light falling upon the surface imperfection(s) and being affected, staining/dirt/leakage, etc.). I think it is really *these* things which we usually see and interpret as "panel lines". :o)  SignatureGreg Heilers Registered Linux user #328317 - SlackWare 10.2 (2.6.13) AUS ..... He gets it from your side of the family, you know. No monsters on my side. -- Homer Simpson Treehouse of Horror II >>> I just had the opportunity to visit the last flying B-24 owned by the >>> Collings foundation. I took a fair number of photos at American Aero [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >:o) Yes but in the vast majority of images I've seen and aircraft and armor in person the appearance is usually pretty uniform aside from color variations for camo or markings. While much of what I see (models in magazines and at contests) qualifies as interpetive art and clearly takes talent to do I feel a much more restrained effect is more pleasing to my eye and more accurate. Frank > But...without wanting to start a "flame war"... > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > -- Homer Simpson > Treehouse of Horror II IIRC, when I was first starting out, someone gave me some advice about shading/shadowing/highlighting/weathering: QUOTE When you think just one more pass will make it perfect, you've already done one pass too many. UNQUOTE ED |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.