RE: Hangar 9 30cc P-47 Build Thread
With the throttle hooked up most of the build is complete. We still have battery installation and fuel tank installation to complete the inside of the model. With that I decided it was time to begin working on the dummy motor, pitot tube, and main antenna mast.
The Dummy motor included is pretty nice for the kit so I used it. It comes all silver out of the box which is a nice color to have as a base. All paints used on the motor are Model Master Colors by Testors. Flat Black, Silver, and Aggressor Gray. You will note the lower inlet fairing is painted zinc chromate yellow as per the originals. This is the paint that was mentioned earlier in this thread from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty. It works great.
pic #1 shows the dummy motor with the cylinder heads painted gray, the back area painted flat black, and the inlet fairing painted chromate yellow.
pic #2 is a close up of the gray color and you can see I have already begun to weather the cylinder heads. Forgot to shoot the picture before I began the detailing part.[:@]
pic #3 shows the use of very fine #0000 steel wool on the cylinder heads to rub the gray paint off and show the silver. Because of het raised detail on the dummy motor, it will look like cylinder fins.
pic #4, #5, #6, and #7 show the black chalk being applied with a small brush to the cylinder headsand then rubbing it off with steel wool. Do this until the desired effect has been achieved you are looking for.
Keep in mind that these engiens were air cooled so for the most part although a bit dirty they were kept clean for cooling purposes.