Here is a shameless plug for our new DVD which will be available at the Nationals.  I take the mystery out of a natural metal finish.  I show you how to do a factory fresh paint scheme, a worn finish, and a weathered and beaten aircraft.  I also show you how to do chrome for car parts and brass ship propellers.  I think people will find this DVD as good as the first, even better in some respects.  I can be taught.  LOL  It won’t be nearly as long though.  This is actually a Master Class Technique Briefing so for basic construction they will have to refer to the first DVD. 

You will notice that there are four aircraft in the photos.  Three of the four are Tamiya and the other is an Academy kit which was the test bed for the NEW techniques in weathering.  I use the ALCLAD system but I show you how to develop it as distressed without all that scraping and sanding.  I think you’ll agree that it is highly effective and adds a lot of life to the model. 

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The first kit is a factory fresh P-47M.  It is so shiny it hurts to look at it in bright sunlight.  It looks cool as can be.  You can even read the tail numbers in the reflection.  Way cool.

The second kit is a Tamiya P-47D-30 depicting Glenn Eagleston’s aircraft.  It is only weathered slightly.  It represents the type of finish seen on most jets.

The third kit is the Academy P-47D-25 with the Pyn-Up decals of the 56th FG showing “Shack Rat”.  It was the test bed for the new techniques. 

The fourth kit is the culmination of my effort to make a natural metal aircraft look used and abused.  It also has the Pyn-Up decals for the P-47D-25 “Dottie Mae”  that was recently salvaged out of a lake and is being restored.  (If you can’t tell I love the Pyn-Ups). 

Thanks again and I hope to see you at the Nats.

You can buy this at Werner's Wings

Floyd

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