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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Ty Marcucci on March 25, 2008, 09:42:21 AM
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I have been going through some past issues of Model Aviation and found a gem I overlooked. In the January 2007 issue, page 138 is the CLPA section and a finishing article by none other than Phil Granderson. If you have ever seen his jewels, the read this article. A full how to. D>K
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Ty, yoru right, it was a great article, however it did make some assumptions based upon experience, so a rank beginner might have some trouble connecting the dots. But it stands as a VERY good article. Another one slightly later I think dealt with his polishing methods and was actually much more educational for me personnaly,
let it not be assumed that I didnt learn from any of his articles, they were all good and had several nuggets in them
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Yea, I thought Phil's aritcle was really, really good. But it was sort of an advanced course and assumed that you already knew quite a lot. The recent one I did for Stunt News sort of started with: This is what silkspan is, this is how you use sandpaper. Much more elementary. The point being education for folks that either haven't done a complete finish before or not in a very long time. It didn't have some of the advanced stuff that Phil covered.
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Ty,
Using pearls is an interesting experience. I thought metallics were bad for not being about to touch them up without going full bore (retape, reshoot ... carefully). The pearl is just about impossible to retouch. Once it's on; what you got is what you got.
Some of the more advanced techniques like complicated taping schemes or using off the beaten track materials like various ice pearls or interference colors is stuff I'm just learning to use and experimenting with. You can get some nice effects, but it can be easily overdone and all of them are really easy to screw up. I'm not even remotely qualified to teach anyone else to use them yet. Maybe eventually.
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In all cases, it is up to the builder to just do it. H^^
Thank you , Ty. Now I don't feel so dumb! LL~
I remember hearing Billy Werwage say once (and he does a decent job of finishing!) "I don't want to make this a science project......"
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Don McClave always says he would rather use the time it takes to do a 20 point airplane and just practice the pattern. For us less talented painters seem like a good solution. y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 HB~>
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One good thing about being under the weather, is having time to read. I have been going through some past issues of Model Aviation and found a gem I overlooked. In the January 2007 issue, page 138 is the CLPA section and a finishing article by none other than Phil Granderson. If you have ever seen his jewels, the read this article. A full how to. D>K
Remember, no one has ever done a 20 pointer the first time out. Some take years to get near that point. y1 H^^
Right on about Phil beautiful finishes...he's been doin those for a very very long time...and he keeps gettin betta and better.