Italeri 1/32 F-104 Build Part 4: Spraying Natural Metal Finish

[@pranaykumar8305]

Very helpful!! Always love your skills on NMF!

[@valeriocomelli1063]

Stupendo , Fantastico. La nostra Aeronautica lo ha tenuto 40 anni . Un saluto from Italia 🇮🇹

[@joemoore4027]

I'm glad to see you braved through that nightmare kit ! It's a shame someone else has not put one out to replace it in 1/32 scale. I hope your next build is easier on your nerves !

[@allanrichards3752]

The decals certainly bring he model to life and I agree about not using a panel line wash as those panel lines do look a tad "agricultural" When I spray the Xtreme metal I try and use the black base coat as a sort of pre-shading to get a depth to the metal finish. I have not tried using the dark aluminium but I will next time as it looks really good. I have found the metal finish to be quite fragile and it wears off in time with handling the model so a clear coat is a must.

[@edmachado22]

Looks fantastic 👏

[@MichaelStrange-n2w]

Nearly got it beat mate…looks great…can’t wait for the finish!

[@ironspike171]

Beautiful NMF, Sean! So suble and tasteful. variations. When you applied the dark aluminium i could hardly see that. but from the distance it gives the right amount of reality to it. I was kind of shocked to see you spaying the NMF with a clear coat. Most modellers dont do that „it ruins the finish“. For you it works miraculously. Looks really good! And explains why you dared ro grab the model in the begining with bare hands. Turns out all the work you have put if does count and shine (pun intended) at the end.

[@TheModelGuy]

Depends on the clear coat. If you use an acrylic based clear it doesn't affect the lacquer paint

[@ДмитрийЕфименко-ж1и]

Отличная работа! Модель внушительного размера. 👍

[@ManuelGutierrez-bo1fb]

Looks very impresive.!

[@Sniper_Cat_71]

Amazing, I love NMF and the F-104, this came out gorgeous.

[@thoward816]

Always a great piece sir. I once used AK polishing aluminum on a P51. After several “re-dues” I finally got it right. However I like to watch other people do the bare metal finish as it was a real pain for me.

[@seanerk5kt9]

@@thoward816 polished aluminum or the wax based stuff? I wouldn’t recommend using the waxed based stuff on an entire plane. I find The spray on polished aluminum is hard to work with as its not very opaque and it’s more fragile than regular aluminum

[@thoward816]

@ it was the polished aluminum type. My base gloss black coat sprayed and dried really well, I mean like 24 hours. I polished the black gloss until with a dry cotton ball until I got a almost glass like finish. Then lightly sprayed the AK Polishing Aluminum. Let that dry really well too. Then I polished again with cotton ball.

[@diyfireking]

Amazing work as always 🧡🧡

[@henkhenksen5542]

looks sharp, outstanding work man!

[@tonydrake462]

Just ordered one of those infini cutting mat!!

[@gordon8753]

Awesome brother! Thanks! I've been having trouble lately with spraying metal finishes and I'm gonna try your technique.

[@Yves95128]

Hi, It looks really cool, the heat effects look great👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻, Thanks for the video💯👋🏻

[@tonygary7611]

Excellent finish 👍👍

[@SEMJW]

Outstanding, Sean. Cartograf and Microscale decals for my five current,1/32 Tamiya F-4 builds. Three will have the full markings and stencil data for a F-4J and two F-4EJs. One built to represent EJ 37-8312 in the 50th paint livery using the DXM decal set made by Cartograf. Silicone brushes can work well for decal placement.

[@kitbuster]

Fantastic job on the paint 👍🏼 and the decals, love the paint variation on the rear section

[@HobRob148]

Fantastic.

[@septiccalling8341]

Excellent metal finish! 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

[@baanibarnes9711]

Why different metals around the rear section? That's 'cause it gets damn HOT! I think it was the J79 fitted to this jet, the Phantom had two of them. They generate a LOT of heat which aluminium (yes, that's how you spell it my American friends!) can't take, starts to lose it's integrity somewhere above 450˚Celsius (the proper measure of temperature!!). You don't want your rear-end deforming due to excessive heat. I believe steel would have been used in this area, Spacex also use it as the heating process anneals the metal actually making the steel stronger over time and it's fairly cheap, unlike titanium, lighter but harder to work. Nice paint job by the way, I will be doing something similar on my kit.

[@Francois997.2]

Does the clear coat not affect the chrome in a negative way ? I love AK Metal.

[@seanerk5kt9]

@@Francois997.2 yes it dulls it a little but I find the trade off of having a durable finish worth it