Using acrylic latex paint to finish my Sopwith Camel Aircraft

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  • Опубліковано 23 січ 2025

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  • @johnb.1162
    @johnb.1162 2 місяці тому

    Quality work and great information as usual Scott. Absolutely love following along as you put this beautiful bird together. Already looking forward to the next installment. Cheers!

  • @natedrawsthings
    @natedrawsthings 2 місяці тому +5

    Two videos in one week? You spoil us!
    Really appreciate this kind of look into the process. Thank you.

  • @Skeptic236
    @Skeptic236 2 місяці тому

    Amazing finish.,,looking at the finished product one would never have known it was a roller.

  • @davidgarston3353
    @davidgarston3353 2 місяці тому

    Nice one Scott looking forward to the good stuff coming soon .

  • @Paperdart-pilot
    @Paperdart-pilot 2 місяці тому +2

    Brilliant reference - there speaks the voice of experience from a man that understands his materials - thank you!

  • @67hr74
    @67hr74 2 місяці тому

    Great video Scott, completes the steps you go through in-between each video. The "boring" stuff.😅
    Cheers

  • @neillh
    @neillh 2 місяці тому

    Who said that watching paint drying isn't exciting , thanks for sharing

  • @lxx7060
    @lxx7060 2 місяці тому

    Can't wait to see this fly! Fantastic build.

  • @SteamerEdge
    @SteamerEdge 2 місяці тому

    👍👍👍👍Excellent video, detailed and informative, I'm definitely going to try using this painting technique and on fabric-covered model aircraft. Your final finish on the Sopwith Camel is perfect. thanks Cheers Paul

  • @NateG3678
    @NateG3678 2 місяці тому

    I’ve been binge watching your videos of this beautiful build because I’ve been thinking of an Bosley aircraft for quite some time, on and off. Beautiful work!! I’m getting the itch again lol. I saw the video of the Nanchang you posted awhile ago, because I fly a Yak52 here in the states. Can’t wait for more videos!

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you, there is obviously quite a lot of problem solving but very rewarding

  • @rossr100
    @rossr100 2 місяці тому +1

    I sprayed 40 litres of that yesterday. Not so much fun as on an airplane but it's great paint! I'll tell clients from now on they 'paint planes' with it, doncha know.

  • @Steve-mb8tg
    @Steve-mb8tg 2 місяці тому

    Looking fantastic, Scott 😊

  • @charleshart6992
    @charleshart6992 2 місяці тому

    Great video, looking good!

  • @WarblesOnALot
    @WarblesOnALot 2 місяці тому

    G'day Scott,
    It looks great.
    As long as the Latex Paint can cope with the odd washover of spilled fuel, without reverting to a Goopy mess, or slowly washing off in the slipstream-blown hot oily Exhaust-Gasses - then it's the look of the thing which matters.
    And as long as you're not using the stuff on complicated Woodwork that's going to be out in the Weather...(!) ; when I started watching
    Engels Coach Shop Channel it surprised me when he showed how badly Wood tends to rot away underneath Latex Housepaint...
    If the Wood wasn't already dry enough to prevent Rot, when "encapsulated" in the Latex - it merrily rots away under the Paint ; and if there's a hole in the Paint where Water can get in there - the moisture soreads out through the Wood and then it can't evaporate..., so apparently lots of people show up at his Workshop wanting Wagon Wheels rebuilt after they'd painted everything with Latex a decade earlier...
    Kind of a Segue in this context, but worth knowing about, I reckon.
    Such is life,
    Live a good one...
    ;-p
    Ciao !

  • @53jed
    @53jed 2 місяці тому

    Tin opener open stubbies?

  • @model1issue138
    @model1issue138 2 місяці тому

    Very nicely done, Scott! Great paint job! The acrylic/latex housepaint is the way to go, it's flexible and durable, and has a wide variety of colors available. I wish I'd switched to a longer knap roller when painting, you're saving a lot of time with it!
    Question about your firewall (from the earlier video): will you have a heat blanket and/or fireproof layer on the firewall? Here, the FAA has requirements for the resistance of firewall material to heat and corrosion. Maybe "Experimental" status avoids these, but for my SE5a, I used Robert's aluminum firewall as a pattern, and used galvanized steel for the installed firewall to satisfy FAA's needs. I plan to add a heat resistant blanket material on the cockpit side, to keep things cool.
    I'm looking forward to how you'll make the Camel's "hump" of course!
    Keep cranking forwards!
    John
    SE5a

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому

      I appreciate it, I'm enjoying the process! Firewall is standard at this stage.

  • @thewrenchreviews9986
    @thewrenchreviews9986 2 місяці тому

    Excellent!

  • @earlmyers9374
    @earlmyers9374 2 місяці тому +2

    is there a weight build up with latex vs the usual methods (dope, Stits, etc,)

    • @mikef.1000
      @mikef.1000 2 місяці тому

      That's what I was thinking. Would be interesting to see the weight increase with each coat.

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому +1

      Not sure guys, paint is very thin at 4:1, you would do that many full coats on your walls, 3 tops. Weight wise, I have no idea. It is what it is.

  • @Love2FlyKAP
    @Love2FlyKAP 2 місяці тому

    Thank you! How well does the latex paint hold up to gas and oil? What about a UV barrier?

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому +2

      10 year guarantee on your house to UV and I tested raw fuel and oil no problem

  • @earlmyers9374
    @earlmyers9374 2 місяці тому

    im building a 1/3 scale r/c 30's biplane hence the question. might be something to consider (latex paint) as a paint method........

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому

      Just check it against your fuel first if your using methanol still

    • @earlmyers9374
      @earlmyers9374 2 місяці тому

      @@scottmatthews5280 forgot to say it's electric, sorry Sir!

  • @rickharriss
    @rickharriss 2 місяці тому

    Isn’t the latex paint comparatively heavy.

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому

      I guess it would be, but on this project weight is no issue.

  • @bruceyoung1343
    @bruceyoung1343 2 місяці тому

    Scott. How many coats. I sorry if I didn’t catch it

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  2 місяці тому +1

      Two coats of Stewart system, two coats of grey paint, 4 to 5 top coats of colour sanding between each coat.

  • @lecoutrelaurent71
    @lecoutrelaurent71 Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing this. Dulux Weathershield Maxiflex paint is only available in Australia.
    I contacted Dulux in France, they have no equivalent for Europe.
    If anyone knows of another brand available in Europe.

    • @scottmatthews5280
      @scottmatthews5280  Місяць тому +1

      Keep it simple, just use your local exterior house paint.