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Joe Rugby

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Doped Linen
01/19/10 at 17:25:24

So how do you do it?

Sure there are paints out there for it, but what fun is that? Seriously we are the guys that spend hours with rigging finer than human hair, why should we be satified with paint that is already packaged?!?! Tongue

On an old Sopwith Pup of mine I am trying to bring back to some sort of life I am trying the following:

Testors enamel, in the trusty old square jars. One part yellow to two parts white = a nice creamy white.

After it dries and a good shot of flat coating I get a make up applicator and use an orange/rust pastel in between the ribs. then I hit the ribs with a white and the rib it self with a light gray.

Pics later as I am at work in between meetings...

Just curious to hear what anyone else is using...

All Black -- Enough Said

Rugby is war without the frills.

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Re: Doped Linen
Reply #1 - 01/19/10 at 18:32:09

I've used Polly Scale CDL straight out of the bottle and mixed Tamiya paints (deck tan, white, various yellows. I can't rememember the formula, but may have it written down somewhere. Your mix sounds just as good and my method sounds very similiar to yours also. I preshaded the locations of ribs, longerons, etc., with dark brown, sprayed a thin coat of CDL overall, then went back and masked the areas between the wing and empennage rib locations and sprayed the ribs with a lightened version of the CDL that I originally used. This photo of a Be-2c gives a good illustration of what it should look like:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/judgedredd76/2374780910/

WWI rotary engines had total loss oil systems, were notorious leakers and smokers, and usually after a only a few flights the forward 1/3 and entire underside of the fuselages were saturated with burnt castor oil. Be careful because some French aircraft that appear to be CDL were actually painted in a color that resembled CDL(????) and some German aircraft appearing to be CDL were painted white or very pale blue/gray. If you can't tell from photos just go with whatever you like. WWI color interpretation has a lot of leeway.

Here's a link to a nice selection of Sopwith Pup photos:

http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=sopwith%20pup&w=41806985%40N00&m=pool...

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OTM Stellar Member Offline ""Bazinga"" Posts: 1886 Houston, Tx. Gender:	Re: Doped Linen Reply #2 - 01/19/10 at 21:11:55 Check Humbrol paints................They use to have a "Linen".....
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Phil Gold Member Offline It's all good! Posts: 988 Wollongong Australia Gender:	Re: Doped Linen Reply #3 - 01/20/10 at 02:30:23 yes Humbrol still make it #74
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Rob Hart Stellar Member Offline Did I say that? Posts: 1024 Lower Slobbovia Gender:	Re: Doped Linen Reply #4 - 01/20/10 at 05:03:15 Here is another technique that I ran across: http://www.seawings.co.uk/ModArticle-MacchiM9.htm
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Joe Rugby YaBB Moderator Offline KIA KAHA Posts: 689	Re: Doped Linen Reply #5 - 01/20/10 at 18:56:35 WOW !!! Should this discussion be stickied as a necessary technique for our niche?
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Rob Hart Stellar Member Offline Did I say that? Posts: 1024 Lower Slobbovia Gender:	Re: Doped Linen Reply #6 - 01/21/10 at 02:34:17 We need to do something to get the WWI SIG revved up again!
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Joe Rugby YaBB Moderator Offline KIA KAHA Posts: 689	Re: Doped Linen Reply #7 - 01/21/10 at 03:56:33 Agreed...I have an idea...PM in bound...
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Mike T Full Member Offline Posts: 233 Ohio Gender:	Re: Doped Linen Reply #8 - 01/26/10 at 02:26:12 The color I like best is Model Master Panzer interior buff.
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