Exhaust Stains

[Vraciu]

It was fuel. Some of the early Corsairs had cowl flaps that went the fully circumference of the cowl, which led to oil thrown by the R-2800 spraying across the windshield, but when you see the fuselage taped, that's always around the fuselage fuel tank.

Glad I remembered it correctly.  Also recall the cowl flap thing.    So grateful senility hasn't set in just yet.   WHEW.   

[Vraciu]

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[Greebo]

The level of stain looks right but maybe make it extend rearwards more.

[Vraciu]

The level of stain looks right but maybe make it extend rearwards more.

Do the photos support that?   The color pics on page one of this thread...    Or is it a matter of artistic license?  A necessary evil to make the plane look realistic...?

[Devil 505]

A little of both, really. Skinning is like plastic model building when it comes to making a realistic finish, it's always better to over-weather vs under-weather the paint. The key is finding that balance. What your trying to avoid is unifority in the finish. Uniformity looks fake, that is why weathering is so important. The key is making the weathering effects blend into the skins.

[Vraciu]

Okay then.  Will try to extend the exhaust residue and see what happens....

Layering makes fixing mistakes so much easier!

[Puma44]

Here's an exhaust stain for reference.



 

[Vraciu]

Wow what a picture!   

[Puma44]

Thanks!  It was fun making it.   

[-ammo-]

That picture of Crazy Horse is awesome.  That guy needs to eat some meat and potatoes though.

[Puma44]

He's a college senior with aspirations of being a Navy fighter pilot.

[Vraciu]

I actually managed to duplicate that rainbow effect just aft of the stacks but I am not sure what key combo I pressed.  It was a complete accident.  Ahhhhhh!!!!

[Puma44]

Very cool!