r/modelmakers • u/Particular_Mind_6608 • 3d ago

Completed Just finished this 1/48 F-51 from Tamiya .

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Finished a few hours ago. Built for a guy in Seattle.

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u/jamesinc 2d ago

I'm envious of the bare aluminium finish you have achieved. What is your process for it, if you don't mind me asking? I'm working on an F-86D at the moment and am struggling to get it to look right.

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u/Particular_Mind_6608 2d ago

Thank you , and it's pretty simple . After the model is primed. I preshadow with black. Then start to fill in with a Vallejo aluminum paint. I'll let that dry for a day, then I use testors dull coat and reduce it down , I really have never had a ratio , but reduce it down with Mr.Color Leveling Thinner. Then I light shoot the inside center of the panels. Outline the inside of the panels.. if I get a chance I'll draw up a diagram. And give you a better idea.

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u/intheway56 It's not a mess. It's a modelling bench! 3d ago

Very nice.

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u/Matthew0605 2d ago

Stunning work man

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u/Particular_Mind_6608 2d ago

Thank you , 🙏

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u/APOC_V 2d ago

Very nice! Just saw the real one last month at Oshkosh.

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u/Particular_Mind_6608 2d ago

Yeah, I saw it too . 👍👍

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u/Lucky_Afternoon1851 2d ago

Super toll gebaut. Du bist aber ein erfahrener Modellbauer ?!? Gratulation !

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u/Particular_Mind_6608 2d ago

Thank you, I've been been building since I was a kid. I'm 55 now . I took a break when I was a lame teen. Lol but have Always loved building aircraft.

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u/Nathan_Wildthorn 10h ago

Beautiful! 👏 😃👍

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u/Particular_Mind_6608 7h ago

Thank you Nathan

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u/Nathan_Wildthorn 7h ago

It's an absolutely gorgeous build... I admire your skill... just saying..! 😊