One model per (non-working) day

[scissorsandplanes]

Thank you, Pablo and Elliot
And of course everyone making this site (not only this thread) a happy place for paper modelers.
All the best wishes for the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018.
May you all be making many paper models and having fun.
Bruno

[scissorsandplanes]

Originally Posted by Mike1158

Interesting, what sort of aluminium have you used?

I printed the model (swapped horizontally) on normal paper. Glued household aluminium (18 micron) on the other side. Then I drew the lines (they stick out of the aluminium) with a fine needle). I cut out the parts and removed the aluminium from the tabs and the windows (tricky and bad idea). The rest is rather standard
Separate tabs would have worked better.

[wireandpaper]

Originally Posted by scissorsandplanes

No beaufort (yet)
first some Mk VI, TF.X, Mk.X and Mk.21 beaufighters and the first Blenheim Mk.IV
B

May I presume that some Blenheim Mk IF are coming (not a request)?

[wireandpaper]

Originally Posted by scissorsandplanes

I printed the model (swapped horizontally) on normal paper. Glued household aluminium (18 micron) on the other side. Then I drew the lines (they stick out of the aluminium) with a fine needle). I cut out the parts and removed the aluminium from the tabs and the windows (tricky and bad idea). The rest is rather standard
Separate tabs would have worked better.

Nice Apache you did

I have tried
a) silver wrapping paper (to thin)
b) silverized paper (like from wedding invitations, stocky and good for 1/144 and above) and,
c) silver paper in one side and white on the others (very nice for the 1/300, but I can not find it any more)

I guess I have to try true metal aluminum foil on paper!

[scissorsandplanes]

Does anybody know if it is possible to print on aluminium sheets with a inkjet printer?

[Butelczynski]

I tried years ago. Wrecked older HP printer doing it. Aluminum shredded on feeding mechanism and broke wheels. Maybe newer printers have different feeding mechanism. Also ink didn't dry, It stayed wet on whatever managed to print. I used thick kitchen wrap grade aluminum sheet.

[CMDRTED]

there used to be a silver paper from red river iirc that was inkjet printable. all but white. one member sprayed it with matt clear after and achieved a fairly believable natural finish aircraft

[Gerry1966]

I have prepared vector drawings for another series of recolors. I've again returned to WW2 and chosed one of the legends - Grumman Wildcat. There will be all main versions (F3F-3, F4F-4, FM-1 and FM-2 versions) of all three users (USN, USMC, FAA) and, of course, various color versions, including anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic and British in the Far East. Of course, priority will be given to aircraft piloted by fighter aces or otherwise interesting.

[CMDRTED]

Awesome wildcat selection. Butch O Hare or Thatch inventor of the Thatch weave

[scissorsandplanes]

looking forward to the recolors, Jaromir