Instruction: Nozzle staining according to Tomas
I’d like to share with you a little tutorial on how to paint nozzles on modern aircraft.
For the show, I chose the Aires nozzles for the F-15E 1/48
Step 1 – Mr.Surfacer 1000 (1500)
Step 2 – Glossy Black Tamiya X-1
Step 3 – Ring – Alclad Aluminum ALC-101
Step 4 – Inner Nozzle Side – Deck Tan Tamiya XF-55
Step 5 – Fastening Ring – Pataminator Tamiya Burn blue
Step 6 – mask the ring and the inner side of the nozzle and spray the paint mix. Alclad Aluminum and Jet exhaust
Step 7 – Chrome Chrome Tamiya X-11 drybrush
Step 8 – Smoothing the matt black Tamiya XF-1 from the inside of the nozzle
I think it’s a simple tutorial and the result does not look bad at all. Perhaps it will help somebody for better results.
Thanks for your attention
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Craig Abrahamson said on October 16, 2017
WOW….they sure look good! Nice work. 🙂
Editor said on October 16, 2017
Wonderful, well explained and illustrated. Thanks for sharing this!
George Williams said on October 16, 2017
Very easy to understand tutorial, you make it look so easy. Thanks for posting this.
Morne Meyer said on October 17, 2017
Thanks. It looks awesome!!
Grega X said on October 17, 2017
Great tutorial….. I’d use some white oil paints for additional staining of the insides of the burnere cans….
Greg Kittinger said on October 17, 2017
That’s a great thought also! I’ll remember that one.
Greg Kittinger said on October 17, 2017
Very helpful – thanks!
George Henderson said on October 17, 2017
Very nice, thanks
Jeff Bailey said on October 18, 2017
Great photos of the assembly. Pretty intricate detail.
Stephen W Towle said on October 18, 2017
Excellent tutorial. I’ve seen photos of the interior petals that are not only Tan but, have a lighter color almost a white tan. Two thumbs up.
Thomas M. Lore said on October 19, 2017
“Thanks” for the Tip, got a Academy F-15E (latest release) I want to try this on.
Tomáš Pelej said on October 21, 2017
Thanks for the positive comments, I know my design is not perfect and I’m glad you added it to your knowledge.