Alex in Seattle shares with us his latest effort using our Talon Series NMF Acrylic paints on his P-36 Hawk. Alex did a great job and I think you will agree that this finish is very eye catching. Thanks for sharing your efforts with us Alex!
The image at the top is of a Red Tailed Hawk, I captured this image this afternoon as it lifted off a power line. Both of these Hawks are inspirational!
Hi Gerald,
Yes, two very great Hawk indisplays, but I have to say that the Red Tail on the wing is one of those rare monents. What a marvlous photo. That’s one for hard copy for sure.
Paddy
Great looking Hawk’s, both of them.
It would be most helpful if the pictures were accompanied with a brief writeup of the process used to arrive at the finish product. I know there are instructions, but helpful hints frpm practitioners is very helpful also. It is a very good application of the nmf.
Thanks, Hernan
Maybe Alex will share his process with us. Your point is a good one, I will ask the builders to include the information when they submit the pictures.
Nice plane! I’m trying to do a mustang like that but i keep getting a tiny orange peel to my natural metal finish. Unfortunately for me, i have never seen orange peel in NMF. I’m using hawkeyes paints through my airbrush at 10psi. does anyone have any tips how to get a very smooth finish?
also, i inadvertently “polished” my way through the paint to the plastic. i didnt realize it until i had applied more polishing powder and found that just the powder on the plastic had a better shine than the powder on the paint! I tried it on half of the wing and it really does look like real metal. I masked on it and the tape didnt pull the powder off. I tried rubbing it with my finger and after some repeated attempts, i was able to rub some of it off. Has anyone else had this experience? if i do my whole plane like this, is there a way to seal it in the end?
Sounds like you applied your paint too thick too fast. Do you get this effect with other paints you apply? The Talon will level very effectively without any orange peel effect. Try using several light misting coats to reach the coverage you desire…don’t wait too long between coats.
Applying powder directly to the plastic isn’t recommended. You discovered first hand why…there is nothing for it to bite into. In some cases it will with a soft enough plastic. Some have found a technique to make this work, but I haven’t yet.