So if you have one of those great flying Eflite T-28s but don't want to get confused about which plane is yours when you're flying in a pack of them, you can always try changing its colors. My club does pylon racing with these a couple times every summer and most of the flyers just put some colored tape on a wing or the tail. I wanted something a little more distinctive.
My inspiration is this cool T-28 painted up for desert use by the French Army https://themotart.blogspot.com/2015/05/johns-t-28-fennec.html
**EDIT**
And here is the final result
**EDIT**
First step (no picture) was to tape off the canopy and the black stripe on the top of the nose. The second step - which I skipped but you shouldn't - is to lightly sand all the areas you're going to paint with 220 or 300 grit sandpaper. I paid for this later with some paint peeling up when I pulled off the masking tape.
Then paint it all the base creamy color. I'm using Ironlak Fraser I got from Fifth Element
Next I masked off the parts I wanted to keep creamy. Try to use low tack masking tape or stick the tape to your shirt first and then to the plane so it doesn't try to lift as much of the paint when you take it off later.
Then I shot it with this cool reddish brown color. Ironlak Fondue - I got it from Amazon but depending on stock you can find it at other vendors too. Unfortunately right after I made an order about 3 weeks ago the main Ironlak website stopped selling their spray paints directly.
After peeling the masking tape I had some peeling of the creamy colored paint too, so I used a hand held mask (piece of foam board with a hole cut in it) to fix the rough patches.
Looks pretty neat, even upside down and drying!
And yes, for those following along at home, under that plastic drop cloth is my FW-42 build, being neglected again while I get distracted with a quick little side project.
My inspiration is this cool T-28 painted up for desert use by the French Army https://themotart.blogspot.com/2015/05/johns-t-28-fennec.html
**EDIT**
And here is the final result
**EDIT**
First step (no picture) was to tape off the canopy and the black stripe on the top of the nose. The second step - which I skipped but you shouldn't - is to lightly sand all the areas you're going to paint with 220 or 300 grit sandpaper. I paid for this later with some paint peeling up when I pulled off the masking tape.
Then paint it all the base creamy color. I'm using Ironlak Fraser I got from Fifth Element
Next I masked off the parts I wanted to keep creamy. Try to use low tack masking tape or stick the tape to your shirt first and then to the plane so it doesn't try to lift as much of the paint when you take it off later.
Then I shot it with this cool reddish brown color. Ironlak Fondue - I got it from Amazon but depending on stock you can find it at other vendors too. Unfortunately right after I made an order about 3 weeks ago the main Ironlak website stopped selling their spray paints directly.
After peeling the masking tape I had some peeling of the creamy colored paint too, so I used a hand held mask (piece of foam board with a hole cut in it) to fix the rough patches.
Looks pretty neat, even upside down and drying!
And yes, for those following along at home, under that plastic drop cloth is my FW-42 build, being neglected again while I get distracted with a quick little side project.
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