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12-21-2022, 09:14 AM
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BEYOND AWESOME!
Great research and detailing. 
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#12
05-07-2023, 04:24 PM
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Updated my X-15A-2. As cardmodelers, we are often frustrated by metallic finishes. They’re just hard to do with paper.
The external tanks on the X-15A-2 are prime examples. The tanks used on Flight 2-50-89 featured two different metallic finishes. A section of the left tank, as well as the rear dome, were very shiny silver, with black circumferential stripes and a black spiral photo target stripe. A section of the right tank was a dull silver, and had the black spiral photo target stripe. When YukonJohn recolored Ken West’s tanks to represent this flight, he did a great job but there wasn’t much he could do about the metallic finishes except represent them in shades of gray. This weekend, I decided to do something about it. I covered the metallic sections with aluminum foil, using the foil’s shiny side for the right tank and the duller side for the right tank. The job required carefully cutting the tanks off the model, then covering the metallic sections with foil. I used Microscale Metal Foil Adhesive to stick the foil pieces on. I used black Bare-Metal foil to replicate the black stripes. After re-gluing the plumbing, I glued the tanks back on the model. I’m pleased with the improvement.
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#14
05-07-2023, 05:38 PM
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That looks great!
Kurt
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