It's Time For A Break

actually i think a 3-color scheme on a feline would work well.

joe

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She is a pretty little monster, but spoiled rotten

Had a cat named Camy (Cammie?), with white lower surfaces and light Gull Grey upper.

Thanks guys! I feel better now knowing that I'm not the only one that needs a break

i still say paint the cat. if not the tri color how about a od over grey?. hey it could be fun.

joe

No, no, we had a cat where I work who was in a three shade low vis grey scheme. I'm sure in the concrete grey, dusty environs of the warehouse section of the building there wasn't a mouse who ever saw her coming :-)

Cats are best in low vis grey :-)

Now, dogs, on the other hand look great in desert camo. I used to have a husky, she was all white on her belly, under her chin and her feet while topside she was a near perfect sand colour.

In her typical low altitude mode (read sleeping here) you'd have never seen her if she was snoozing on a sand dune :-)

Only question is, why in the world does cold weather specialist like husky get issued desert colours anyway?

Music City, you know I feel your pain. Your not the only one building Trumpeters f-105. It's taken me 7 months and it's finally done! Look in the AC forum for pics soon everybody, but breaks are important on this model. I was building it one night and I was getting tired but decided to keep pressing on the huge f-105. I was so tired, I dropped my knife, it did the infamous roll across the table of death, and fell blade-first into the floor. Lucky me! I capped the glue & paint, turned off the light and called it a night. Breaks are important, especially on this beast! If anybody wants to do this model, plan on a lot of headaches, but the big bird's worth it in the end...

Painting the cat or dog, always the dog, especialy when painting around the house, can always happen, but some years ago my granddaughter was staying with me for the holidays, the day before she was to return home, I had to take her to the hairdresser for a trim, having mouse blonde hair, with a sea blue streek in it would not go down to well with her mum [my daughter].

Scott,
I know what you mean about the cat........ A mate has a brindle miniature Bull Terrier - black brown and tan - fantastic coloring - it would look great on a 105 - go for it!

QUOTE: i still say paint the cat. if not the tri color how about a od over grey?. hey it could be fun.

Your idea of fun isn't the same as mine, Joe. Trying to paint this cat would result in deep lacerations to your face and arms!

QUOTE: Only question is, why in the world does cold weather specialist like husky get issued desert colours anyway?

Special Forces Husky, perhaps? Special colors for a special job?

QUOTE: Music City, you know I feel your pain. Your not the only one building Trumpeters f-105. It's taken me 7 months and it's finally done! Look in the AC forum for pics soon everybody, but breaks are important on this model

Mine was going OK until yesterday. Sprayed the tan camo and everything was fine. Started on the light green and it went to garbage. The coverage was horrible; lighter in some places than others even after multiple coats. At least I only did the tops of the wings.

Looking forward to the pix of yours. Progress pix of mine are on my model page (the link is in my sig below).

QUOTE: I had to take her to the hairdresser for a trim, having mouse blonde hair, with a sea blue streek in it would not go down to well with her mum [my daughter]

These days that would just be considered stylish! I've seen hair like that, although the streak was usually purple or pink or some other ridiculous color.

QUOTE: I know what you mean about the cat........ A mate has a brindle miniature Bull Terrier - black brown and tan - fantastic coloring - it would look great on a 105 - go for it!

Good point, Lee. Since camo is supposed to mimic nature, perhaps using the colors from a cat or dog would work well. Of course, since my cat is white, gray, and tan, I'm not sure what part of the world that is supposed to represent .

Hah, my cat tried to paint herself. I left the wet pan of paint on the floor and stepped out for a minute. I figured she wouldn't like the smell, so I didn't give it another thought. Well stupid me should have known that she splashes her water bowl all over and sure enough did the same to the pan of paint. I was chasing her all over the house(wet paw prints everywhere) finally chasing her under the bed. I wacked the corner over my eye on the bed rail so bad it nearly knocked me out. I finally grabbed her, but she ripped my arms with her claws. Finally I got her again and threw her in my bathroom. Took me many expletives and some time to cool off after that episode. I definately got the worst of it, a puffed eye and torn arms.

you know this got me thinking, no i didnt paint the cat, what about painting a hellcat, wildcat, tomcat, or similar as a feline. not a tiger scheme, just a house cat. it would definately be a different type of build.

see im not as certifiable as some think.

joe

Growing up we had a neighbor with an English Setter. The dog was probably mostly white haired - no brown - but every spring they would dye it's hair blue. I had no idea what possessed them to do such a thing until I read this post.

Now that I think about it - He had a rather "synthetic haze" tone - maybe he was some type of recon dog. I never did see him flying over the neighborhood. Must've been really good camo !

Music,

You've gone over to the bad place. Take a break! LOL! Actually I don't think you're a dedicated modeler until you've reached that stage. :) Congratulations!

Eric

QUOTE: I left the wet pan of paint on the floor and stepped out for a minute. I figured she wouldn't like the smell, so I didn't give it another thought. Well stupid me should have known that she splashes her water bowl all over and sure enough did the same to the pan of paint.

Sorry about your pain, but perhaps you have discovered a new way of doing mottled camo patterns! Walk the cat through the paint and then over the model. Of course with smaller scales we'd have to go with something like a gerbil!

QUOTE: you know this got me thinking, no i didnt paint the cat, what about painting a hellcat, wildcat, tomcat, or similar as a feline. not a tiger scheme, just a house cat. it would definately be a different type of build.

It would definitely be challenging! Cats have such subtle variations of tones it would certainly be a good airbrush exercise. Maybe we could call the "Best Of Show" award the "Cat's Meow".

QUOTE: Growing up we had a neighbor with an English Setter. The dog was probably mostly white haired - no brown - but every spring they would dye it's hair blue. I had no idea what possessed them to do such a thing until I read this post. Now that I think about it - He had a rather "synthetic haze" tone - maybe he was some type of recon dog. I never did see him flying over the neighborhood. Must've been really good camo !

A blue dog?? I gave up trying to figure out people's motives long ago. A blue dog??

If you never sam him flying around, it certainly must have been a good camo job!

QUOTE: You've gone over to the bad place. Take a break! LOL! Actually I don't think you're a dedicated modeler until you've reached that stage. :) Congratulations!

It took me a while to get here, I guess, but now the question is whether or not the journey was worth it

A blue dog??

A blue dog???

Blues Clues

My dog is a black lab with a mix of chocolate. When he sits in the sun, he turns Crazy Plum Purple. I should have named him Plymouth or Cuda.

QUOTE: Originally posted by scottrc My dog is a black lab with a mix of chocolate. When he sits in the sun, he turns Crazy Plum Purple. I should have named him Plymouth or Cuda.

I thought I was the only one left who remembered purple 'Cudas, chartreuse Challengers, and orange Road Runners

Ya know ... Joe's comments just stirred an idea.

Has anyone ever done an aircraft group build where the planes were painted in original art work according to the aircraft name? Such as a F-14 painted as a "Tomcat" or an F-15 as an "Eagle" or a P-51 as a "Mustang" or an A-10 as, well, a "Warthog"? That would sure be an outlet for those with an artistic flair (and would sure eliminate people like me!).

now that would be a great build. hey i have a wildcat. oh boy. ideas and imagination working. this could be a fun one.

joe

QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe now that would be a great build. hey i have a wildcat. oh boy. ideas and imagination working. this could be a fun one.

It was your idea, go for it

some animals have the best camo jobs. You know, they start out with a pink primer and then they GROW their cammo job.

I like those ideas, Joe and Music City! We might even see people take you up on it and bring them to Phoenix for the IPMS Nationals!

Scott,

You think that's bad?
One day in church after having communion I told my wife that the little clear cups that the grape juice comes in would be great for mixing small amounts of paint for the airbrush.
She rolled her eyes and gave me that look like I was nuts.

Mike

I concede, that one tops mine. I have to admit that you were right, they would make great mixing cups Maybe you should aske them what they do with the old ones, after all they must get chipped from time to time.

I imagine they are thrown away as they wouldn't go through the hassle of washing 400 of them.
Actually they are a little brittle anyways.

Mike

She caught me slipping a few of those little cups in her purse after communion. Boy did I get the "look" and a scolding in the parking lot and then was told to go back in a tell the Pastor. She didn't have a chance for me to get repentence from him because he's a modeler too.

QUOTE: Originally posted by MikeV Scott, You think that's bad? One day in church after having communion I told my wife that the little clear cups that the grape juice comes in would be great for mixing small amounts of paint for the airbrush. She rolled her eyes and gave me that look like I was nuts. Mike