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Article #406Re: F117 Gold windows
From: Randy J. Ray
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:49
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:49
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In article <1jp4iuINN7ub@hp-col.col.hp.com>, danl@col.hp.com (Daniel Lockhart) writes:
> Has anyone done any gold windows such are used on the F117? I'm
> about to waterdown some gold paint and airbrush them, just want to
> check on other ways first.
I would be inclined to think that heavily-thinned Tamiya Clear Yellow would
be the best approach. I remember Verlinden explaining in "The Verlinden
Way III" how they simulated the tinted windows on an S-3A Viking by airbrushing
gloss clear laquer tainted with a few drops of India Ink.
Randy
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