Tamiya Douglas F4D-1 Skyray

BrandonK

You did it again, another fantastic build. Love it !!

 

Bk

 

Thanks Brandon!  Your compliments mean a lot to me having seen the high caliber of your work.  Much obliged brother!

Gary

You did it again, another fantastic build. Love it !!

Bk

allan

Cant believe I missed this before.  Another beauty Tex! I must admit, I hardly paid attention to the Skyray, but Im lovin the pics!

 

 

Thanks allan!  I'm glad you like her!

Cant believe I missed this before.  Another beauty Tex! I must admit, I hardly paid attention to the Skyray, but Im lovin the pics!

wolfhammer1

Tex,  what kind of camera are you using?  I find that I can get some decent shots inside, but I have to make sure I am on the right settings.  I know there are several semi-professional photograhers on this forum that maybe could help.  That being said, your outdoor work is great. 

John

 

First, thanks so much!  The "magic" of digital photography, eh?  Take 50 shots and hope for a couple good ones!  My current camera is a Canon SX160 IS (point and shoot).  I've had it about 4 or 5 years now, a lot of the aircraft pics I've posted were shot with an older digital "clamshell" camera, a Konica/Minolta DiMage G600 (bought it refurbed for $90).  I actually enjoyed using it more than the Canon, which seems overly complicated and fussy to me.  I image one could get some really great pics with the little Canon if they bothered to "learn" the OS.  Me, I'm just bumbling along.  The very first digital airplane pics I made were with an even older Sony.  Planes like my J7W3 Shinden and Monogram F-86F were shot with that.  

If I had the room, I might set up a photo station inside, with appropriate lighting and back-drops, but I don't have room so therefore I depend on the outside airport scene.  Until they run me off that is...

Tex,  what kind of camera are you using?  I find that I can get some decent shots inside, but I have to make sure I am on the right settings.  I know there are several semi-professional photograhers on this forum that maybe could help.  That being said, your outdoor work is great. 

John

lawdog114

Simply stunning....You have some of the best photography I've ever seen...

 

Oh man, thanks so much Joe!  What a fantastic compliment sir!   You know how it works though; take 40 or 50 shots and hope for a few good ones.   I don't think I'm much of a photographer really but sometimes I get lucky and pull off a nice shot. (much like when I'm actually shooting firearms as well, lol)   Actually, one of my principal reasons for taking the airport pcs was that all my indoor pics sucked so bad.  Still do.  I'm just not set up for or maybe smart enough for good indoor photography.  So, the airport remains my favorite venue!  Thanks a million Joe!

Thanks John and crown!  Much appreciated!!

very nice factory fresh I always wanted to build one

PaulBoyer

Beautiful! 1/48 or 1/72?

 

Thanks Paul, sorry though, it's 1/48.

Thanks Fly-n-hi and Mike!  I'm glad you like the Ford, much appreciated.

Gary

Beautiful! 1/48 or 1/72?

Nice build of a cool plane.

Mike

Great work!  That turned out fantastic!  Very flawless!

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen!  There are a lot of glitches on the "Ford", but I overlooked them in an effort to move forward.  At the rate I work, correcting every error would result in too much time on this bird. 

You know, I was thinking about that as I photographed this one.  Way back before I had a digital camera, pictures of my planes were rare, and I got a lot more building done.  Once I began taking pics, and even posting them for others to see, I noticed that I became more and more "neurotic" about the models.  Now, I want to finish more builds and enjoy it more too.  I guess I've sort of "plateaued" when it comes to modeling.   Thanks for the comments thus far!

Oh, about the heat; after I had been out on the tarmac for about 1 1/2 hours, I got an error message on my camera-data card error.  I have never seen this before and wondered if the heat out there was the reason.

Gary

Aggieman

Nice job on the Skyray, although I am mildly surprised it did not start to melt with all the heat we have had in Texas recently.

LOL. I'm surprised the tires did not get flat spots on them!

Nice job on the Skyray, although I am mildly surprised it did not start to melt with all the heat we have had in Texas recently.

i built this same kit many years ago because I really liked the look of this aircraft that I was not familiar with at the time; when looked at from above or below, it had the look of something out of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away in Star Wars.

Very neat and clean, Gary.  Well done.

Outstanding work as usual Gary, both in modeling and photography. 108!!! no way Jose. I think I must have been a penguin in my previous life cuz I love cold weather. 

Awesome completion and a fine build sir!