|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Little Joe II 1/125 build
Just purchased a LJ II from Bryce Aerospace.
Was looking for suggestion for the aluminum lower ribbed roll? Bare metal foil? Chrome spray paint? Looking for recommendations, suggestions https://airandspace.si.edu/collecti...sm_A19930712000
__________________
"Old Rocketeer's don't die; they just go OOP".....unless you 3D print them. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
My method of choice is space blanket glued to card stock with contact cement. And then you add parallel scribed lines from the back. 125 scale may need a custom nose cone. Let me know if you need one printed.
|
#3
|
||||
|
||||
If your looking for a more "Scale" appearance, I'd go with a good aluminum/silver paint. Photos of the full scale rocket show a somewhat raw aluminum finish, not a "Mirror" chrome look. The Bare Metal Foil "Matte Aluminum" foil would look scale. In the end I guess it comes down to your skill/comfort with the materials.
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Is Bare Metal Foil basically just a thin mylar covering with an adhesive? And of course, the Matte Aluminum is out of stock. Does anybody recommend a matte aluminum spray paint? https://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-...m/dp/B015B8Z0IW should I spray the model white first, then matte aluminum on the bottom portion? I was then going to try and do the black parts as a decal from my inkjet printer. It doesn't have to be "scale" as long as it more or less looks somewhat like the original. was going to use Geoge Gassaway's LJII data as a guide for coloring.
__________________
"Old Rocketeer's don't die; they just go OOP".....unless you 3D print them. |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
I remember clear coating some aluminum paint years ago. It reacted and got a slightly chalky look on it. It was very similar to real aluminum that's been sitting outside. It gets that chalky oxidation on it. Not saying you should do that, but if a LJII sat outside for testing a month or two before flight, I bet it would look similar. It was so long ago, I don't remember which clearcoat I used.
__________________
I love sanding. |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the Chrome on the original Cox Little Joe-II was done out of expediency, not accuracy (uh, note the lack of UNITED STATES decals on the side, and the inaccurate tower). One can never make a good scale model by trying ot duplicate the errors in a bad scale model.
Note, I really like the Cox model for what it was, but do not go down the rabbit hole of copying inaccurate things that you do have an option to do more accurately. I saw a FLYING Lunar Module quadcopter that was based on the Metal Earth LM, so it did not look very good. Such a shame the builder did not base his model on say a Monogram 1/48 LM or one of the nice paper models. I used to use an Aluminum paint by SNJ that is no longer around. Then used Model Master Aluminum since then. Trying to "cover" with foil will drive you nuts. A number of photos on various missions on my website. Seems like with some of them the aluminum was pretty shiny when originally built but oxidized by the time some of them flew. http://georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale.../JoePhotos.html http://georgesrockets.com/GRP/Scale...JoePhotos2.html Below, Mission A-004 on pad (5th and last one to fly)
__________________
Contest flying, Sport flying, it's all good..... NAR# 18723 NAR.org GeorgesRockets.com Georges'CancerGoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-geo...ay-fight-cancer |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
On some Dr. Zooch ant scale models Wes simulated the body corrugations with Dura-Lar streamer material. For this small of a model you would have to cut around the fin roots. Might be easiest if you apply in sections. Then spray adhesive on the back. Myself, I would just paint the section silver and be done with it. Don't know how ambitious you are for getting a scale look. Second pic shows it on the bottom section of a DZ Merc. Atlas.
__________________
I like the unusual, the off beat, the avant-garde. No 3/4 FNC for me! |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|