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Title: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Tyronesdaddy on March 11, 2012, 09:06:13 PM Here is my Il-2 so far. I have painted it with Akan acrylics: amt-7 for the underside, amt-4 & 12 and a-21 on the upper surfaces. I tried to follow NKAP template # 1. The picture was taken in direct sunlight. I plan on giving it a gloss coat and decals by the end of next week.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6973563091_efc4cc3ef9_b.jpg Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: learstang on March 12, 2012, 12:28:58 AM It looks good TD! The only thing I see is that the A-21 looks a little too grey to me. Is the AMT-1 more tan? - since the other paints were AMT paints, I think the AMT-1 would have been used, not the A-21 anyway (which would have been used on an all-metal aeroplane like the Tu-2, not a mixed-construction 'plane like the Shturmovik).
Regards, Jason Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Tyronesdaddy on March 13, 2012, 09:59:07 PM I repainted the areas that were Akan A-21 with AMT-1. I cannot tell any difference.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6834054876_67bd87bc4b_b.jpg) I tested both colours on a test subject. The section of the left wing outboard of the 20mm gun is in AMT-1 and the inboard section is A-21. The differece is imperceptable in my eyes. (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6834054920_7e1450f827_b.jpg) Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: KL on March 13, 2012, 10:08:54 PM I repainted the areas that were Akan A-21 with AMT-1. I cannot tell any difference. I tested both colours on a test subject. The section of the left wing outboard of the 20mm gun is in AMT-1 and the inboard section is A-21. The differece is imperceptable in my eyes. What was the purpose of your experiment? AMT-1 and A-21m were supposed to be the same colour. - AMT-1 is paint for fabric - A-21m is paint for metal Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Tyronesdaddy on March 13, 2012, 10:48:37 PM It was in response to Learstang's comment that the A-21 looked too grey and apparently AMT-1 should be more tan.
Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Massimo Tessitori on March 13, 2012, 11:07:20 PM I wonder why AKAN made two different paints.
Regards Massimo Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: KL on March 13, 2012, 11:38:33 PM I wonder why AKAN made two different paints. Marketing... ;) Here is my Il-2 so far. I have painted it with Akan acrylics: amt-7 for the underside, amt-4 & 12 and a-21 on the upper surfaces. I tried to follow NKAP template # 1. The picture was taken in direct sunlight. I plan on giving it a gloss coat and decals by the end of next week. AMT and A-XXm paints were matt - no need for gloss coat!!! maybe a dull clear coat... KL Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Tyronesdaddy on March 14, 2012, 12:37:30 AM The clear gloss coat is for proper decal adhesion. Then comes a final flat coat.
Title: Re: Italeri Il-2 painting progress Post by: Troy Smith on October 17, 2012, 02:07:23 AM (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6834054920_7e1450f827_b.jpg) I tested both colours on a test subject. The section of the left wing outboard of the 20mm gun is in AMT-1 and the inboard section is A-21. The differece is imperceptable in my eyes. It was in response to Learstang's comment that the A-21 looked too grey and apparently AMT-1 should be more tan. I was about to post I'd just noticed AKAN now do acrylic AMT-1 when i thought I had better check if this had been mentioned, and I found this. And tyronesdaddy does mention that the paint is acrylic. From this photo, the AMT-1 does look more tan than the A-21 to me though. T |