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Model Forum / General / Models / August 2007Aircraft Exhaust
Fellow Modelers, How can I get a nice finish on my aircraft's jet exhaust, ala Alclad II, without using an airbrush. Are there any other manufacturers who make such realistic finishes? FWIW, the exhaust will be for a Tornado. Thanks in advance. >Fellow Modelers, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Thanks in advance. i use a brush with master modeler's metalizers. some of them you can even polisg after dry with a soft cloth. they look really good. the non buff bun metal is great for a lot of things like guns and landing gear parts. that might be model master. oops/ Someone, Don, Pat, Blue Mule Eddie, Willshak... THANK YOU all for your responses. I'll be getting to work on the exhaust this weekend, and I'll be using the tips and photos you provided. Thanks again! >>Fellow Modelers, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >metal is great for a lot of things like guns and landing gear parts. >that might be model master. oops/ On Aug 7, 8:57 pm, Dingo <nobb...@i.never.check.this.address.yahoo.com> wrote: > Fellow Modelers, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance. I sometimes drybrush metallic finishes. I use Krylon grey primer on the part, then drybrush a translucent coating of Testors Steel or some other metallic color. Makes a burnt metal appearance. > I sometimes drybrush metallic finishes. I use Krylon grey primer on > the part, then drybrush a translucent coating of Testors Steel or some > other metallic color. Makes a burnt metal appearance. > Washes work will to bring out the detail of the nozzle petals also. Pat I believe from the pictures I seen of the Tornado that their exhaust tend to be dark and sooty. A base of black then apply some Steel SnJ Polishing Powder would make them pop and look realistic. Apply the powder lightly with a foam makeup applicator or a stiff bristled paint brush. > I believe from the pictures I seen of the Tornado that their exhaust > tend to be dark and sooty. A base of black then apply some Steel SnJ > Polishing Powder would make them pop and look realistic. Apply the > powder lightly with a foam makeup applicator or a stiff bristled paint > brush. > Here's some great color close-ups of the exhaust nozzles of a Tornado: http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado/Images/3545.jpg http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado/Images/0454.jpg http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado/Images/1785.jpg http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado/Images/3550.jpg Pat The orifice is dark and sooty, but the thrust reverse buckets are a dark steel kind of colour. Quite matt but with a sheen to them. Satin, almost. It's these that cause the dirty fin that's characteristic of a Tonka. EB >> I believe from the pictures I seen of the Tornado that their exhaust >> tend to be dark and sooty. A base of black then apply some Steel SnJ [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pat on 8/9/2007 11:07 AM Eddie Bermuda said the following: > The orifice is dark and sooty, but the thrust reverse buckets are a > dark steel kind of colour. Quite matt but with a sheen to them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > EB I have a bottle of Testors Model Master Acryl called Jet Exhaust #4676. I haven't used it yet, but it looks like a metallic faded khaki. >>> I believe from the pictures I seen of the Tornado that their exhaust >>> tend to be dark and sooty. A base of black then apply some Steel SnJ [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Pat  SignatureBill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ > I have a bottle of Testors Model Master Acryl called Jet Exhaust > #4676. I haven't used it yet, but it looks like a metallic faded khaki. That's sounds pretty close to the color of most jet nozzles I've seen close up, it might be what stainless steel or titanium looks like after it's been discolored by heat. Occasionally you can get bright metallic blues and violets also. Pat Here's a picture of the tailpipe of an F-18. It has white fuel spray bars. http://hawkeyeshobbies.com/gallery1/AirVenture2007/turbine > The orifice is dark and sooty, but the thrust reverse buckets are a > dark steel kind of colour. Quite matt but with a sheen to them. > Satin, almost. To me, the rings at the base of the nozzle with the bumps around their periphery look almost like they are made of cast metal. The exposed gears between the tailpipes are interesting. Here's a shot straight up the tailpipe: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk046_Tornado/part1_German_ Tornado/images_Burkhard_Domke/2-31.jpg All the photos are here: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk046_Tornado/part1_German_ Tornado/walk046a.htm http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Tornado.html Pat |
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