{"id":3680,"date":"2010-07-17T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T22:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2010-07-17T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T22:16:22","slug":"in-progress-%c2%bb-markov-racer-%c2%bb-painting-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/in-progress-%c2%bb-markov-racer-%c2%bb-painting-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress \u00c2\u00bb Markov Racer \u00c2\u00bb Painting Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Markov progress continues with paint and primer. I initially primed all of the parts in Duplicolor Self-Etching primer in order to bite into the resin better than normal primer. Then I buffed that with some very fine steel wool. Once nice and smooth I applied a Mr. Retarder’d layer of Mr. Surfacer 1000 for a fine smooth finish.<\/p>\n

Once that was cured I sprayed all of the areas and parts that would be red, orange or yellow with white Tamiya as a base coat. That was followed up with the bright colors. and a thin layer of Future (FFA) to help seal it for masking. I painted the interior first with Neutral gray then weathered a bit and applied red, white and green to the lights. An ejection bar system was made from brass rod and extra PE panels were added for more interior detail..<\/p>\n

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Again, let it cure then mask for more paint. The next color was a khaki-like color to match my website and another coat of FFA. Once cured I applied masking tape squares and triangles to mask for the black fractal pattern also seen on this website.\u00c2\u00a0 I painted the black and applied another coat of FFA. Next I’ll paint the black around the outside of the cockpit hull and the canopy along with some metal parts.<\/p>\n

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