CultTVman: Bob Perovich's C-57D Paint Scheme

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Bob Perovich has put together this preliminary paint scheme for those who want to get started building the model. Bob promises a full article down the line.... download a PDF version of this list The interior set of the C-57D appears to have been painted in neutral gray tones. Colors were produced by side lighting with colored filters. These paints were chosen to recapture the look and feel of Forbidden Planet. Each deck in this model kit has been molded together with the walls and bulkheads. The decks are bowl shaped, with partitions. This makes spray painting a difficult task, so it is recommended to hand paint the interior cabin with Model Master Acrylic paints. Use a flat, square brush. [Floquil 3/8 inch Silver Fox works well] Thin the paint to airbrush density, or a little thinner, using an eyedropper. [Ethyl rubbing alcohol will do]. It takes about 4 light coats. For a smoother finish, Clear Flat Acryl can be airbrushed as a final coat. A paint list is included at the end.
		#1 Upper Deck Underside- Camouflage Gray Acryl 36622 Ceiling Stasis Units- outside shell- Silver Acryl 4678 inner coil-Gold Acryl 4671 or Copper center hubs-Chrome Silver 2734 Floor- Leather Acryl 4674 (Brown) Outside Walls- Radome Tan Acryl FS33613
		Inside: Circular wall behind console (12 o'clock)-Rot RLM 23 Acryl (Red) + Clear Flat Acryl 12015 8 o'clock circular wall-Rot + Clear Flat 4 o'clock circular wall (by symmetry)-Rot + Clear Flat End walls adjacent to 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock-Camouflage Gray Acryl 6 o'clock circular wall (by symmetry)-Radome Tan Jagged Walls-Radome Tan
#2, 3 Ceiling Upper surface-Camouflage Gray Underside-Radome Tan

		#4 Instrument Station Flat Neutral Gray Lower Panels (3)- Silver Acryl + Clear Flat Upper Boxes (4)-Flat Gunship Gray Circular Screens (4)- Light Gray Acryl 36495
#5 Chairs Silver Acryl-finish with Clear Flat Acryl Trim for Astrogator chairs (2) and upper level console chairs (4)-Red stripe on back of chairs #6, 7, 8 Rails Dark Tan Acryl FS30219 #9, 10 Instrument Station Dark Gray Acryl Panel-Silver Acryl + Clear Flat
		#11 Dome Supports Silver Acryl Shaded areas-- Flat Neutral Gray
		#12 Upper Deck Dome Camouflage Gray Struts-Silver Acryl
		#13 Lower Deck Outside Circular Walls-Radome Tan Inside Circular Walls-Radome Tan End Walls and Radial Walls-Camouflage Gray Galley Table Cushion-Rot + Clear Flat Steel Floor Hatch-Dark Gray Acryl Bunk Floor Fittings-Light Sea Gray Acryl Floor Stasis Units- outside shell- Silver Acryl 4678 inner shell-Gold Acryl 4671 or Copper centers-Marker Red 2127
		Floor- Leather Acryl 4674 (Brown) Underside-Camouflage Gray
		Astrogator Floor Circles. Use the stencil, and photocopy onto a stiff, smooth paper at 50% size reduction. Make at least 6 copies. Cut out the center hub, and the inside edge of the first shaded ring. Tack stencil onto deck. [Use Ambroid cement, let it dry clear, then tack down] On a second sheet, cut the outside edge of the first shaded ring, and tack the outer stencil on to the deck, centered about the inner stencil. Paint the ring Repeat the procedure for the other two shaded rings
		#14, 16 Bunk Bulkhead Camouflage Gray Brackets-Light Sea Gray
		#15 Bunk Rack Light Sea Gray #17 Bunks Flat Gull Gray Trim-Dark Gull Gray
		#18, 19 Hatch Crane Dark Gray Acryl Extension arm-Silver Acryl
		#20 Bulkhead Radome Tan
		#21,22,23 Stasis Screens Dark Gray Acry #24 Galley Table Dark Tan Acryl #25 Crew Stations (4) Flat Neutral Gray Acryll
		#26 Chart Monitor Round Screen-Light Gray Acryl Circular Rim, Arrows, Crosshairs-Flat Gunship Gray Square background-Dark Tan Acryl Poles-Leather Acryl
		#27 Bulkhead Radome Tan Door Panel-Sand1 Concave Panels (4)-Duck Egg Blue Lights (3)-Chrome Silver 2734
		#28 Instrument Panel Panels-Silver Acryl Red Trim-Rot + Clear Flat Poles-Dark Gray Acryl Small Round Screen-Fluorescent Red Oscilloscope CRT (3)-Flat Black + Hellgrun RLM 25 (Green)
#29 Log Station Dark Tan Acryl Top box front panel-Flat Neutral Gray, with Flat Gunship Gray inset Horizontal Instrument consoles-Flat Gunship Gray buttons-red
#30 Chart Table Table-Dark Tan Acryl Charts-Flat White Instruments-Flat Neutral Gray
#31 Arm Chairs Silver Acryl-finish with Clear Flat Acry
		#32 View Screen Station Left Panel-Silver Acryl Red Trim-Rot + Clear Flat View Screen-Flat White Inside Border-Flat Gunship Gray Outer Shade-Flat Neutral Gray Lights & Buttons-Black, White, Hellgrun RLM 25 #33 Power Station Camouflage Gray Hatch-Light Sea Gray
		#34 Astrogator Table top-Rot + Clear Flat Acryl Top Center under bubble-Flat White Charts-Flat White, with outer trim Flat Gunship Gray Consoles-Flat Gunship Gray Lower Surface-Camouflage Gray Inside Bubble "small ship" - Use a 7/32 inch diameter washer for the ship-Fluorescent Red (white primer) Bolt-70/1000 inch X 9/16 inch-Flat Black shaft + Flat Neutral Gray head #35 Viewer Flat Neutral Gray #36 Navigation Plotter Flat Gunship Gray, with Silver Acryl on middle extension
#39 Lift Poles (4) Dark Tan Acryl #40, 41 42 Robby Graphite Metallic 2712 Hands-Rubber 1183 #43, 44 Ship Hull Sections Hull sections need to be glued together before being painted. To glue sections, use small office binder clamps [quarter inch] on the inside seams. After all six sections have been joined, place the half-hull on a flat surface. Check the joints. If the joints bow upwards, place the hull on top of a refrigerator, with the joint sticking outward about 4 or 5 inches. Place a weight [a boxed cake mix will do] on the seam, which will cause it to flex downward slightly. Also place weights on adjacent seams, to keep the hull flat. After about a week, the plastic should straighten out. Mate the upper hull with the lower hull, and place quarter inch binder clamps on all joints [12]. Leave together a week or so before applying primer and paint. Important: These hull halves will NOT be glued together, to allow the interior cabin to be removed for display Outer Hull-Primer + Testors 1246 Metallic Silver It is recommended to use primer on the outer hull, as the Metallic Silver paint is thin, and top dome is at 90 degrees. If you choose to use V2182 primer for the outside hull, use light spray coats [see below], and sand the primed finish before spray painting. When spraying Metallic Silver paint, use very light spray coats (5 or 6). This will leave pigment spots, but smooth paint. When dry, buff with a small rag with a few drops of thinner. No sealer is required for this enamel paint Interior Hull-Flat Gull Gray Due to the large size of model, the interior hull can be primed with Rustoleum V2182 gray primer. Use light spray coats. Let the primer cure about 10 days before applying model paints. According to the manufacturer: "The V2182 is intended for use under spray enamels. It may not work well under some auto paints or over some spray enamels. Plastics come in so many varieties I can't give a definitive answer to that. Usually it's OK, but the only way to tell for sure would be to do a small test application. The two most common problems it can have: 1) It might melt the surface a little. 2) It might dissolve some chemicals out of the plastic and take a lot longer to dry. Problem 1 would be obvious immediately; 2 would take overnight to determine. If the primer is still tacky the next morning, you may not want to apply it unless you can leave the piece alone for a week or so to let the primer dry." Outside Hull Trim Outer Rim-1.25 inches (32 mm)-Steel 1780 Landing Gear Wells Open Landing Gear Wells (3)-Radome Tan Closed Landing Gear Wells(3)-Flat Gull Gray #45 Landing Gear Assembly (6) Open Landing Gear (3) Exterior & Interior-Metallic Silver 1246 Closed Landing Gear Panels (3) Exterior-Metallic Silver 1246 Interior-Flat Gull Gray (to match interior hull) #46 Landing Gear Assembly (2) Metallic Silver 1246 #47 Stairs Metallic Silver 1246
#48 Hand Rails Rails-Marker Red Base-Metallic Silver 1246
#49 Landing Support Column Primer + Testors 1246 Metallic Silver [see info on this paint above] #50 Bottom Dome Optional-Transparent Silver Mix Future Acrylic Floor Finish with a few drops of Silver Acrylic, and Airbrush on #51 Top Dome Outside-Metallic Silver 1246 [see info on this paint above] Inside-Camouflage Gray Optional-Transparent Silver Mix Future Acrylic Floor Finish with a few drops of Silver Acrylic, and Airbrush on Paint List Acrylic Paints Clear Flat Acryl 12015 Radome Tan Acryl FS33613 Tan Acryl Dark Tan Acryl FS30219 Leather Acryl 4674 (Brown) Light Gray Acryl 36495 Camouflage Gray Acryl 36622 Flat Gull Gray Acryl 36440 Light Sea Gray Acryl 36307 Dark Gull Gray Acryl 36231 Flat Neutral Gray Acryl 921571004 Dark Gray Acryl 36176 Flat Gunship Gray Acryl 921576004 Rot RLM 23 Acryl (German Luftwaffe Red) Fluorescent Red Acryl 28915 Silver Acryl 4678 Gold Acryl 4671 Hellgrun RLM 25 (German Luftwaffe Green) Primer Tamiya Light Gray primer Rustoleum V2182 gray primer Enamel Paints Sand-33531 (17060) Duck Egg Blue 35622 Marker Red 2127 (Russian) Silver Chrome Trim 2734 Spray Paints Testors 1246 Metallic Silver Flat Gull Gray 1930 Glues Model Master Precision Cement #8872 Testors Clear Parts Cement #3515 Note: These glues are highly recommended. Model Master Precision Cement #8872 Remove paint from one surface, and apply glue to one surface only. Do not wipe spilled glue! It dries clear, thin, and shiny, and will not warp paint Seal visible glue with Clear Flat Acryl


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