Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Odd'l Rockets F-104 Starfighter Build, Part 16, Silver Paint

I ended up using Rustoleum Silver Metallic on the model. The only masking was at the rear end to cover the chrome Monokote ring on the engine tube extending out the back.

I still did some light sanding between coats of the silver metallic.
On the first build of the F-104 I used aluminum paint. This Rustoleum Metallic Silver is much brighter.
The model would look best with a chrome finish but I've never got chrome paint to fully dry in the past.




Even though the humidity has dropped I still got some "bluing" and hazing of the metallic paint.
TIP: An easy fix to brighten up metallic paint is to use polishing compound. The rub out took about an hour but the finish results are worth it.

The nose cones are from Apogee and molded in yellow plastic. Be sure to prime and follow with a few undercoats coats of gloss white before the silver.
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  1. Neil W.November 15, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    That is a seriously excellent silver paint job. I'll have to try the polishing compound one of these days, next time I do a metallic job.

    The seams between the intake tubes and main BT are darn near invisible. Really beautiful build (and a very nice looking kit).

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    1. Chris MichielssenNovember 15, 2017 at 2:06 PM

      Hi Neil,
      The Rusto Metallic Silver is pretty forgiving. I used the polishing compound just to get rid of the hazing from being shot in some humid weather.
      The intake tube seams are visible, you'll see the lines better in the last "finished" post. It really comes down to taking the extra few minutes and getting a decent fit. The cutting template takes care of most of it.

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