I have been painting my electric models with matte acrylic paint from Michaels for many years now without an issue. You can use latex exterior house paint for the same purpose, and this paint actually resists fumes from gas engines. The only thing you need to watch out is to use clear epoxy if you need to use nitro engine on the airplane.
Great intro on foamboard spray painting... To keep the tape from lifting paint, try a little Hot Air (I use a hair dryer or hot air gun) on the tape. It seems to make the adhesive "less sticky"! (That also works on getting most "Stuck" labels off, too!). Good job of that paint scheme...
Great look on that 109, now we need a foamboard Sturmvogel, I bet a MS ME-262 would look amazing. BTW, as a former plastic sale model builder, I cant help but point out that the germans stopped using straight line splinter camo about the same time as they went from green to grey colors. Also, the yellow on the nose was sometimes sprayed over the camo, and the camo could show through.
@@AntsRC Yeah, well, it wasnt ment as critisism, more as a hint on that you can actually paint a 109 as you want. If you check out some 109 paint schemes, you will see that the germans got quite creative, and virtually no 109 was painted alike, unlike f.i british planes .
Remember it's always wise to start with the lightest color such as you did. It's hard to paint yellow over any color without a bright primer first. So I always start with the lightest color first.
Aww guys this was awesome !! I'm in Canada, the FAA doesn't care what I think, but they have to see the family value you bring to the hobby !! Hoping FTCA becomes a large voice !!
The plane looks great. One trick I have found that works well is to take an old sock and put some baby powder in it. Any where you are going to mask, dust lightly and place tape on that area. The paint will absorb any excess amount of the baby powder and will release from the tape leaving a crisp line. You do not need to overdo the powder, a little will work great.
Awesome video!! Seeing that zero in the background is getting my hopes up. I would love to see all the historical warbirds become kits or plans. But the zero is one of my favorites!! Keep up the good work
Great video. I have always been terrible at painting models. Just as FT has given me the confidence to design and build more than I thought possible, this video has given me the confidence to turn my white and brown planes into beautifully painted models. I would love to see a Canadair CL-415 on the channel
being a new modeler we find means and methods hard to find, so we just stumble upon them, like this.. AND you can use minwax wipe on poly and rust-oleum oil base enamel directly on FOAM, we discovered this while painting an Arrow foam Corsair. I happened to get some oil base paints on the foam packing and realized that not only does it not dissolve the foam, it bonds very well to the foam. The cheap paint that came on the plane peeled off with some Blue tape after I had painted with some latex water base paints; We even poured some paint thinner on the foam and it pooled on the foam but Did Not Dissolve the foam. Yes, you can coat your Foam plane with oil base poly, paint etc, resulting in a Hard structural skin.
Loved it man, I've been spray painting my FT planes for many years and still got some great tips from this video. Look forward to more like this. Great job.
Ive used this same brand, just remember to scuff the surface lightly before painting or you can have peeling problems if you try to mask with any kind of self adhesive tape. 200 grit paper works really well.
John, thanks for all the good tips. I like the quick-and-dirty approach. Have you ever used shelf paper as a mask? It's low tack and works well for cutting stencils.
@@MrRaginglizard really? I do it all the time and notice a huge dip in quality. I've used both frog tape and 3M blue tape, and frog tape is deffinetly better. That said, if you take the masking tape, pull it on your pants/shirt, and then use a straight edge and razor to cut a new edge, it works beautifully.
Here's a suggestion to make it look MUCH better. The paint scheme looks fantastic but is ruined by those uneven joints where the foam is glued together. Get some lightweight spackle and fill the joints and other unsightly areas. You can even use it to shape some curves like where the wing meets the fuselage. I use DAP Patch-N-Paint. Dries fast and weighs next to nothing. Scuff the surface first then put it on light with a putty knife. Then sand it smooth and paint. Your end result will look like a molded plane instead of foam board.
WARNING: Most important tip not mentioned here. test your paint on a piece of scrap. 2X seems to be ok but the other kind of Rustoleum sips thru the paper and melts the laminating glue. Your plane would end up looking like an accordion.
This was interesting to watch couple of things wld of done differently and for this being a happy paint not to bad I paint real plans for a living and its about like that lol a little bit more detail but about the same good job sir o and on the wing where it went under ur masking most commonly known as blow threw lol
I'd like to see the spitfires cousin The Hawker Hurricane as a speed build, this would be a great stablemate for the Spitfire. And I love'd both the build video and the paint tip video, keep up the great work guys, and by the way I'm across the pond lol
Very nice. I noticed that the LE appeared to not have much paint. This may be due to you spraying from the top and not hitting the LE or TE while its masked. Perhaps it is easier to paint the LE and TE by using a brush to touch up (spray some paint onto a "dish" of aluminum foil and dip the brush in that.
Do you find that the rustoleum spray paint eats away at any of the bare foam edges? I make micros and dont have paper on any on them and found that the paints I had available were eating away at the foam. I havnt tried any of the paint and primer paints
Hi! I am planning a winter build of a Short Solent flying boat. They were traditionally white/cream in colour. Unfortunately, over the last few years it has become impossible to get white depron sheet, and I have grey (large sheets) depron to use for the build. Do you have any advice on how I would proceed with 'killing' the grey, and getting a nice white finish, please? Once again, thank you, take care, you and yours, Den, Cymru (Wales)
Lets be honest i had to watch twice. Once to hear john and another too see the future planes in the back!!
Just wanted to say THANKS for the painting tips. Well done.
John is definitly one of the best builders Ive seen. Im really exited about the jets :D
I have been painting my electric models with matte acrylic paint from Michaels for many years now without an issue. You can use latex exterior house paint for the same purpose, and this paint actually resists fumes from gas engines. The only thing you need to watch out is to use clear epoxy if you need to use nitro engine on the airplane.
The Bob Ross of maker foam right there!!! That was very gratifying and informative :) Love videos like this!
Thanks for sharing your techniques on one of my favorite planes .
Please keep the warbirds coming guys. Really loving these master series warbirds.
Great intro on foamboard spray painting... To keep the tape from lifting paint, try a little Hot Air (I use a hair dryer or hot air gun) on the tape. It seems to make the adhesive "less sticky"! (That also works on getting most "Stuck" labels off, too!).
Good job of that paint scheme...
Great look on that 109, now we need a foamboard Sturmvogel, I bet a MS ME-262 would look amazing. BTW, as a former plastic sale model builder, I cant help but point out that the germans stopped using straight line splinter camo about the same time as they went from green to grey colors. Also, the yellow on the nose was sometimes sprayed over the camo, and the camo could show through.
OMFG! A ME-262!!! 😎👍👍 Absolutely yes!
KyrreXXL always has to be one
@@AntsRC Yeah, well, it wasnt ment as critisism, more as a hint on that you can actually paint a 109 as you want. If you check out some 109 paint schemes, you will see that the germans got quite creative, and virtually no 109 was painted alike, unlike f.i british planes .
Well played John!! EVERYBODY was expecting the Spitfire... YOU bring out the BF-109!!! 😳😁😎
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
The spitfire is on the web to preorder
I great job on this. I hope there's a FW-190 in the works (and before the Spitfire). 👼💖🥳👍😎
So many cool planes in the background
Thank you! Very informative and I picked up a lot of great information.
Bob
Remember it's always wise to start with the lightest color such as you did. It's hard to paint yellow over any color without a bright primer first. So I always start with the lightest color first.
Love the video. Just as relaxing to watch as a Bixler build video.
Your intro "disclaimer" described me perfectly! THAT had me hooked!
Aww guys this was awesome !! I'm in Canada, the FAA doesn't care what I think, but they have to see the family value you bring to the hobby !! Hoping FTCA becomes a large voice !!
Rough as Guts and Rushed.. Perfect!
The plane looks great. One trick I have found that works well is to take an old sock and put some baby powder in it. Any where you are going to mask, dust lightly and place tape on that area. The paint will absorb any excess amount of the baby powder and will release from the tape leaving a crisp line. You do not need to overdo the powder, a little will work great.
A TA 152H and a SU 34 would be two great planes to build. Thanks John
Show motor going in! Great video, no need to get so nervous, you're very right about not worrying!!!
I really enjoyed watching this - thanks.
Glad he put upfront that it's speed painting. I can do a bad job already.
Awesome video!! Seeing that zero in the background is getting my hopes up. I would love to see all the historical warbirds become kits or plans. But the zero is one of my favorites!! Keep up the good work
Great video. I have always been terrible at painting models. Just as FT has given me the confidence to design and build more than I thought possible, this video has given me the confidence to turn my white and brown planes into beautifully painted models. I would love to see a Canadair CL-415 on the channel
AT-6 Texan, John!
Great vid! FT 2020 is looking amazing, already! Thanks!
being a new modeler we find means and methods hard to find, so we just stumble upon them, like this..
AND you can use minwax wipe on poly and rust-oleum oil base enamel directly on FOAM, we discovered this while painting an Arrow foam Corsair.
I happened to get some oil base paints on the foam packing and realized that not only does it not dissolve the foam, it bonds very well to the foam.
The cheap paint that came on the plane peeled off with some Blue tape after I had painted with some latex water base paints;
We even poured some paint thinner on the foam and it pooled on the foam but Did Not Dissolve the foam.
Yes, you can coat your Foam plane with oil base poly, paint etc, resulting in a Hard structural skin.
I’d love to see you do a de Havilland Mosquito at some point this year
Me too, all those curves!!
YES!
you should follow johns instagram 'trieditathomeofficial' he posts a lot of his planes on there
ME TOO
That was the best demo video I have ever seen. Thanks hugely. Only wish the paint cans we get were that good.
Man it's been ages since Chad Kappa made the original painting tips.
Where does one get this BF-109? I'm on the FT store site and don't see it anywhere.
Loved it man, I've been spray painting my FT planes for many years and still got some great tips from this video. Look forward to more like this. Great job.
Really fun and informative video. Hope to see more videos with you doing tips like these!
Am i the only one whose eyes went straight for all the planes in the background?
Well done @Flitetest.
de Havilland DH98 Mosquito Please! Shouldn't be too tricky, just a variation on your already made P38 Lightning. Piece of cake!
Ive used this same brand, just remember to scuff the surface lightly before painting or you can have peeling problems if you try to mask with any kind of self adhesive tape. 200 grit paper works really well.
Inspiring! Great job! I'm just trying to do something super-basic with my kids on their first foam models, but this was super inspiring.
Beautiful work and explanation 👌🏼
OMG I can see a Catalina!! 38:21 Please release this soon 3:45
Omg yes, please sell the Catalina
Can you please inform when and where this kit or plans will be available? Your designs are awesome and I would really like to buy and build a Bf109.
A very helpful video - Thanks for sharing your expertise!
A gret paintjob l really enjoyed your video
Great instructional as always! Love to see a larger scale Pup in the future.
Great job. That helped me alot.
Outstanding video!!
Love to see a B-17 and the SR71 Blackbird
Please do a BF109 VS SPITFIRE fpv dog fight with airsoft!
@Black Metal Dash they could double the size
@Black Metal Dash Thats true
YES PLEASE
Yes!!!!! It would be amazing
John, thanks for all the good tips. I like the quick-and-dirty approach. Have you ever used shelf paper as a mask? It's low tack and works well for cutting stencils.
Well done, thanks for the video. Missed the crickets though, lol.
Oh yeayy a great video of great painting tips tutorial for this plane by John!
This is something I really wanted, thanks a lot
Thank you this was great helped me a lot
Are any of those planes in the background being released soon?
Great video great job john
Really looking forward to the F18 Hornet and would like to see a Dassault Rafale!
Lockheed, skunk works, U2
I would love to see that plain featured and added to the flight test fleet.
Very helpful. Thank you. Future plane is eady. F-14 Tomcat.
Very nice...thanks!
B=17 would be great! Would love to see one, my grandfather flow in ww2...
I’ve been looking for this plane on your website. Where can I find it?
stick the blue tape to your shirt first, it's much less likely to pull paint.
BirdsEyeView but then your lines will be muddled. Yellow frog tape is the best masking tape I’ve seen. Far superior to that blue stuff.
Was about to comment this lol.
@@MrRaginglizard really? I do it all the time and notice a huge dip in quality. I've used both frog tape and 3M blue tape, and frog tape is deffinetly better. That said, if you take the masking tape, pull it on your pants/shirt, and then use a straight edge and razor to cut a new edge, it works beautifully.
Here's a suggestion to make it look MUCH better. The paint scheme looks fantastic but is ruined by those uneven joints where the foam is glued together. Get some lightweight spackle and fill the joints and other unsightly areas. You can even use it to shape some curves like where the wing meets the fuselage. I use DAP Patch-N-Paint. Dries fast and weighs next to nothing. Scuff the surface first then put it on light with a putty knife. Then sand it smooth and paint. Your end result will look like a molded plane instead of foam board.
Masterful work. Really enjoyed the whole process. 👍
Good painting video.
Great video, John!
Geebee racer.....love to see one
I'd really love the Catalina, as someone pointed out there's a model in the hangar
This is GREAT content. Thank you!
this was before corona dayum i miss those times
Ok, so this is for people using spray cans and are looking to do it quickly, be nice to see you all do a more updated video on air brushing tbh
WARNING: Most important tip not mentioned here. test your paint on a piece of scrap. 2X seems to be ok but the other kind of Rustoleum sips thru the paper and melts the laminating glue. Your plane would end up looking like an accordion.
that just happened to me.. my plane looks like crap because the paint melted it
Solvent vs water based?
2x must be water based
I would die for a Japanese zero speed build kit
Hope these bf109s come out soon. I can't wait to build one. Any idea how soon they will be available??
Thanks
great job.... how about the f18..
Ive been waiting for this kind of video lol. Thanks :)
Good job a tack rag readily available at automotive paint stores would also be very helpful removing all the steel wool fibers.
Would like to see a P-39 AirCobra and a De Havilland Chipmunk, would buy both as a FT kit.
Awesome! I love what ya'll are doing for the hobby! I would like to see a Thunderbolt S. Bach. I want one, they seem to be all on backorder. Hmmm
B-25 build from start to finish would be my choice for a tech build. Short series perhaps?
Very nice, shows what real problems and solutions most have when they build. How about FW-190 butcher bird!
This was interesting to watch couple of things wld of done differently and for this being a happy paint not to bad I paint real plans for a living and its about like that lol a little bit more detail but about the same good job sir o and on the wing where it went under ur masking most commonly known as blow threw lol
I'd like to see the spitfires cousin The Hawker Hurricane as a speed build, this would be a great stablemate for the Spitfire.
And I love'd both the build video and the paint tip video, keep up the great work guys, and by the way I'm across the pond lol
Always excellent, John. Is the Zero next?? Hope so.
It would be cool to see some of those Red Bull Air Race planes as a Master Build kit
"Wartime production"
You made my day XD
This video says this plane will be available for purchase in 2020. That was 7 months ago. When will it be ready?
Would like to see a build on the F6F Hellcat
Very nice. I noticed that the LE appeared to not have much paint. This may be due to you spraying from the top and not hitting the LE or TE while its masked. Perhaps it is easier to paint the LE and TE by using a brush to touch up (spray some paint onto a "dish" of aluminum foil and dip the brush in that.
that was a pretty cool job
Was this kit ever released? I want one but can’t find it in the store, I hope I didn’t miss it completely.
Please tell me there is gonna be a B-25 this year please because I love that plane
That nose needs a little swirl on it.....
and a swastika on the tail... just for accuracy sake purely.
and tell how the cones were made???????????????????
Do you find that the rustoleum spray paint eats away at any of the bare foam edges? I make micros and dont have paper on any on them and found that the paints I had available were eating away at the foam. I havnt tried any of the paint and primer paints
Master Series Masking! Thanks for the tease BTW, show us a Spit and transition to the Me 109... Now, my only question is "WHERE IS THE MUSTANG?!!" LOL
where can i get the jets prints or kits that are behind you? look awesome'
Great! Thanks a lot!
Wow that was cool
I want de Havilland Mosquito so bad John. No free plan available on the internet.
Hi! I am planning a winter build of a Short Solent flying boat. They were traditionally white/cream in colour. Unfortunately, over the last few years it has become impossible to get white depron sheet, and I have grey (large sheets) depron to use for the build.
Do you have any advice on how I would proceed with 'killing' the grey, and getting a nice white finish, please? Once again, thank you, take care, you and yours,
Den, Cymru (Wales)
Best video 👍👀🇭🇷
How to Build the FT BF-109 Please please