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Offline CAP1

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Re: New Mustang Build
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2012, 12:55:17 PM »
I would like a few opinions. I was going to paint the nose red but after seeing it in its aluminium finish I think it might look better if I left it alone.

What do you guys think. Aluminium or red?

 i think it'd look good either way. if you're using the nose art you pictured above, then keep it red, to keep it accurate. just my opinion though.
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Re: New Mustang Build
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2012, 07:52:02 PM »
It does seem a shame to paint over the aluminum spinner but I think I'd personally match the chosen paint scheme.  Of course you'll have to touch up nicks and paint chips over time, but you'd have to keep the bare aluminum clean and occasionally have to buff our scratches too, so it's probably equal work keeping it nice either way.

So I think I'd paint it, myself.  That said, last mustang I built, I bought a colored spinner that was color-matched to the monokote brand covering I was using.  It was also red nose and tail but not really matching any historical scheme except for a generic tuskeegee red tail sort of theme.
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Re: New Mustang Build
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2012, 05:49:53 PM »
I would like a few opinions. I was going to paint the nose red but after seeing it in its aluminium finish I think it might look better if I left it alone.

What do you guys think. Aluminium or red?

The spinner is an off-color from the rest of the metal finish.  If you could match it somehow, it would look really good, otherwise I think it would look better with matching red paint.  Great work. :aok
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Re: New Mustang Build
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2012, 12:38:53 AM »
I love the cockpit detail Awesome!!!!! :salute
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