Here are some shots of the Semroc VF-261 Verns Fantasy. One is chrome the other is polished aluminum.


Jon

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Very nice work, Jon!
Beautiful!
Did you clear coat these finishes? If so, with what?

Allen

Fantastic finish!

these were alot of work... the hard part is shaping the tops of the fins... any how, the finish is as follows and we're airbrushed with alclad. the process is involved. all spirals filled, then shot with sandable.primer primer and then sanded. over the primer is CWF sanded again and then sandable primer. the nose and fins are all treated with thinned down 5min epoxy... sanded , cwf , sand and then shot with sandable.primer primer again.... the key to the finish is a smooth finish... nose cone and boat tail treated with thinned glazing putty , sand , cwf, sand , prime sand again. once the fins etc. are attached the entire model is sealed with non sandable primer. sand again. with 8000 grit. once satisfied shoot with black primer...sand ... prime .... sand. from there shooting a gloss black base overb the primer. sand ... re-shoot sand with 3200 , 4000, 8000k pushing cloth. last step is to airbrush alclad lacquer. the smoother the finish the better.... due to the nature of the materials we are painting over you may see a few imperfections. these paints are really designed to go over plastic but you still need to do the prep work regardless of the material. Natural metal finishes will show all and any sanding marks so it is imperative to take your time and get rid of any swirls etc..... sorry for the typos I am responding on my phone Jon

Hi Allan

No Clear coat on these particular finishes.... not needed.... all other normal paint jobs get a clear coat...

Thanks, Jon.
I forgot about Alclad; that stuff is great. I've used several shades before with fantastic results. And you're so right about the prep work: that is the key.
Now one little problem: with a finish as beautiful as these, how will you bear to fly them?
Allen

Hi Allan

How are you... yes tons of prep and its really really hard doing it on balsa and card board. I am not going to fly them. I will be selling them on eBay or here. I was going to take better pics. I am a photographer and video director but did not fell like seeing up lights for the pics ha!

jon

That's a TON of work but, man, those came out great! Excellent job!

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thank you so much.... I will be posting other projects soon

WOW !
Those are beautiful finishes.
I have a VF-261 about 95% completed.
I take my time with finishes and mostly use Aero Gloss out of a airbrush or air spray-gun, but I will never be even close to this level and I've been painting rockets/models since 1976.

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