Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" - Page 2

B-16707 · 06-17-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jboulin94

Thanks for the pics! Man it looks great. I'm going to go over to the local hobby shop tomorrow and see if they have everything I need for painting. Kai, you and me need to touch basis on how you did this model b/c this ANA 773 will be my first.

hehe alrite. brad taught me everything i needed to know though. this model has his name all over it =P

tweezers
flat aluminum paint
sky grey/aircraft gray paint
white paint
tamiya masking tape
flat black
3m 1/8 blue painters tape
future floor finish (got mine at longs drugs)

those are necessary!

Brad · 06-18-2007, 01:12 AM

Very good build !!!!!!!!!!!!

B-16707 · 06-18-2007, 12:25 PM

thanks brad! all from your coaching! hopefully it will get better and better!

zubart · 06-18-2007, 02:16 PM

Super Job!!!

B-16707 · 06-18-2007, 02:43 PM

thanks man!

Jboulin94 · 06-18-2007, 04:51 PM

Kai, I stopped by the local hobby shop 2day and got some Tamiya paint. its J.N. Grey. Is that what you used?

B-16707 · 06-18-2007, 06:14 PM

uh JN gray is like military gray...should work i suppose if you mix it with white, gotta test it to be sure though.

i have tamiya Sky Grey and Gunze Sangyo Aircraft Grey.

Bill-ay · 06-18-2007, 09:09 PM

John, do you go to TSG hobby store?

Jboulin94 · 06-18-2007, 10:21 PM

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uh JN gray is like military gray...should work i suppose if you mix it with white, gotta test it to be sure though.

yay.......looks like back to the store 4 me. Oh well, i'll try mixing it.

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i have tamiya Sky Grey and Gunze Sangyo Aircraft Grey.

Did you mix it? Sry for all the ?s. Its just that its my first kit. The guy at the hobby shop told me the less expensive airbrushes are, the less better they are. Is this true? Once again, Sry.

B-16707 · 06-19-2007, 12:59 AM

i think the cheaper the airbrushes are the shorter they will last and the less accurate they are.

i only mixed tamiya white with tamiya sky grey. i didnt even open my bottle of aircraft gray

Bill-ay · 06-19-2007, 09:22 AM

As a note, J.N. Grey will come out a little bit green, just FYI.

B-16707 · 06-19-2007, 08:39 PM

one last picture

Jboulin94 · 06-19-2007, 10:08 PM

Awsome! I can't wait to get mine in standered livery! Should look sweet!

B-16707 · 06-20-2007, 03:45 PM

good luck and take your time!

Jboulin94 · 06-21-2007, 05:50 PM

Hey guys,my ANA came today, and I was wondering whether I should plug up the windows and just put the decals on, or leave them open.

B-16707 · 06-21-2007, 05:53 PM

thats your call. i covered them up so i wouldnt have to poke holes in the decals and risk tearing them. it takes alot more work though to plug them up as you will need a backing. for this ana i just plugged them up without a backing but its harder because putty could fall right into the fuselage.

Jboulin94 · 06-21-2007, 06:02 PM

OK thanks, and one more ? for now: Did you use super glue to glue everything on?

B-16707 · 06-21-2007, 06:03 PM

no. testors non-toxic cement. super glue does not melt plastic together for the strongest hold you can get. with ONE exception: when you have painted over a surface already and try to glue something onto it with cement it wont work as well as super glue. i used super glue for the wing join as i had already painted the wing root on the fuselage and the cement couldnt melt the plastic together.

Bill-ay · 06-21-2007, 06:43 PM

An easier way to plug windows is to take toothpick and put elmers glue in the windows after you paint it. It will dry clear and give it a real 'look' to it.

Jboulin94 · 06-21-2007, 09:59 PM

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An easier way to plug windows is to take toothpick and put elmers glue in the windows after you paint it. It will dry clear and give it a real 'look' to it.

The only problem is after I put the decals on, I don't know how to poke through the decal to the window. Should I use like a pin or something?

patsmooney · 06-22-2007, 09:15 PM

Just a quick question on what type of paints and clear coat you used? Were the pints flats? Thanks. Patrick

B-16707 · 06-22-2007, 09:57 PM

only the black for the tires were flat. everything else, the grays mostly came out flat but tamiya didnt label these paints as flat. the white parts of the plane is pure primer, i didnt bother coating it with white.

clear coat was a floor polishing acrylic called Future.

Bill-ay · 06-23-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jboulin94

The only problem is after I put the decals on, I don't know how to poke through the decal to the window. Should I use like a pin or something?

John, you dont have to poke thrugh the window! If you fill the window and then sand it down flat, the decal will sit flat on the model.

patsmooney · 06-23-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kaitanium

only the black for the tires were flat. everything else, the grays mostly came out flat but tamiya didnt label these paints as flat. the white parts of the plane is pure primer, i didnt bother coating it with white.

clear coat was a floor polishing acrylic called Future.

Ususally Tamiya has a system for labelling paints. Is the paint number in XF-** it is usually flat. Before painting, you could test the paint on a piece of the sprue to see if it is gloss or flat, and if it is flat, you could also add some clear gloss to the flat to help so that it will be more glossy than just pure flat.

06-18-2007, 01:12 AM	#52
Brad Master Collector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lansdale, Pa. Age: 49 Posts: 500	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Very good build !!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Brad

06-18-2007, 12:25 PM	#53
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" thanks brad! all from your coaching! hopefully it will get better and better! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-18-2007, 02:16 PM	#54
zubart Collector Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Honolulu Age: 50 Posts: 224	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Super Job!!!

06-18-2007, 02:43 PM	#55
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" thanks man! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-18-2007, 04:51 PM	#56
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,321	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Kai, I stopped by the local hobby shop 2day and got some Tamiya paint. its J.N. Grey. Is that what you used? __________________

06-18-2007, 06:14 PM	#57
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" uh JN gray is like military gray...should work i suppose if you mix it with white, gotta test it to be sure though. i have tamiya Sky Grey and Gunze Sangyo Aircraft Grey. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-18-2007, 09:09 PM	#58
Bill-ay Bill-ay the A320 FO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas Age: 14 Posts: 2,140	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" John, do you go to TSG hobby store? __________________ I all widebodied airbuses, except the bulbus A380 View my collection(if you really care, its only HE OG models). http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-4996.html LONG LIVE THE DC-10/A300/A310/MD-80!!! http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=34362

06-19-2007, 12:59 AM	#60
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" i think the cheaper the airbrushes are the shorter they will last and the less accurate they are. i only mixed tamiya white with tamiya sky grey. i didnt even open my bottle of aircraft gray __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-19-2007, 09:22 AM	#61
Bill-ay Bill-ay the A320 FO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas Age: 14 Posts: 2,140	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" As a note, J.N. Grey will come out a little bit green, just FYI. __________________ I all widebodied airbuses, except the bulbus A380 View my collection(if you really care, its only HE OG models). http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-4996.html LONG LIVE THE DC-10/A300/A310/MD-80!!! http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=34362

06-19-2007, 08:39 PM	#62
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" one last picture __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-19-2007, 10:08 PM	#63
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,321	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Awsome! I can't wait to get mine in standered livery! Should look sweet! __________________

06-20-2007, 03:45 PM	#64
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" good luck and take your time! __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-21-2007, 05:50 PM	#65
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,321	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Hey guys,my ANA came today, and I was wondering whether I should plug up the windows and just put the decals on, or leave them open. __________________

06-21-2007, 05:53 PM	#66
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" thats your call. i covered them up so i wouldnt have to poke holes in the decals and risk tearing them. it takes alot more work though to plug them up as you will need a backing. for this ana i just plugged them up without a backing but its harder because putty could fall right into the fuselage. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport

06-21-2007, 06:02 PM	#67
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,321	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" OK thanks, and one more ? for now: Did you use super glue to glue everything on? __________________

06-21-2007, 06:03 PM	#68
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" no. testors non-toxic cement. super glue does not melt plastic together for the strongest hold you can get. with ONE exception: when you have painted over a surface already and try to glue something onto it with cement it wont work as well as super glue. i used super glue for the wing join as i had already painted the wing root on the fuselage and the cement couldnt melt the plastic together. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport Last edited by B-16707; 06-21-2007 at 06:06 PM.

06-21-2007, 06:43 PM	#69
Bill-ay Bill-ay the A320 FO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas Age: 14 Posts: 2,140	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" An easier way to plug windows is to take toothpick and put elmers glue in the windows after you paint it. It will dry clear and give it a real 'look' to it. __________________ I all widebodied airbuses, except the bulbus A380 View my collection(if you really care, its only HE OG models). http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-4996.html LONG LIVE THE DC-10/A300/A310/MD-80!!! http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=34362

06-22-2007, 09:15 PM	#71
patsmooney Junior Collector Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: McAllen, TX Age: 28 Posts: 30	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" Just a quick question on what type of paints and clear coat you used? Were the pints flats? Thanks. Patrick

06-22-2007, 09:57 PM	#72
B-16707 i need more space Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,959	Re: Just finished! finally...1:200 ANA 773 "Waves" only the black for the tires were flat. everything else, the grays mostly came out flat but tamiya didnt label these paints as flat. the white parts of the plane is pure primer, i didnt bother coating it with white. clear coat was a floor polishing acrylic called Future. __________________ The Completed Customs The Airport