Return to Index   EP-3E Aries II July 30 2012 at 8:50 AM   (Login AWF8251) HyperScale Forums from IP address 72.9.14.123 Progressing along. Shot the white yesterday morning. Previous to that I painted the tail and horiz stabs 16440 and the radome and "canoe" 36440. My "formula" for getting a nice white finish is first hitting it with a coat of Floquil Reefer White. After it dries I rub it down with a old cotton t-shirt to take away that "roughness" of the flat coat. Then I hit it with very thin coats (2-3) of Model Master "Classic White". Gives you a nice hard smooth white finish. I'll let it dry a few days and mask off for the 16440 lower fuselage and wings. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] I'd probably build more P-3s were it not for the props...painting them is time consuming, lots of masking. But the end result is worth it if you do it right. For this particular one, I just have to hit the tips red, that is the current standard for the Navy P-3/EP-3 and C-130 aircraft. No more white/red/white...that was a lot of masking! [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] Still need to mask and hit the tips red.     Respond to this message    Responses Sorry, guess this should be in the "Workbench" section... - Andrew White on Jul 30, 2012, 10:26 AM   Not at all - Matthew Q on Jul 30, 2012, 11:57 AM   Thanks for the inspiration... - Jeroen on Jul 30, 2012, 2:38 PM   EP-3E - Alberto Accumolli on Jul 30, 2012, 4:44 PM   Andrew which Squadron VQ-1 or VQ-2 - Joe Sroda on Jul 30, 2012, 9:29 PM VQ-1 - Andrew White on Jul 30, 2012, 11:41 PM   For a nice smooth finish in 15 minutes.... - Jon Ruehle on Jul 31, 2012, 6:23 PM   Outstanding paint work. Andrew it doesn't matter where its posted she is looking fabulous. - Steve Cook on Jul 31, 2012, 7:38 PM

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