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taxtp Pretty good looking aircraft Vance. It's an interesting scheme, isn't it. Good save on the false canopy too, if you hadn't said so, I wouldn't have realised about the shape difference. Cheers Tony
Pretty good looking aircraft Vance. It's an interesting scheme, isn't it. Good save on the false canopy too, if you hadn't said so, I wouldn't have realised about the shape difference.
Cheers
Tony
Oh yes, once I started researching, I couldn't pass up the Ukrainian colours, very attractive. My masked false canopy is a little too wide, but even among Flankers it doesn't seem that common. I doubt most folks will be able to tell that it's too wide.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Owl!! Thanks - you must be cramming for exams these days??
Nice save on the false canopy Vance. I like the oversprayed, faded effect that you've got going on.
I need to get a canopy glued onto your mini....
Yep, so do i, glad i went that route now that it's closing in on the finish line. A few more panels to pick out, some panel line highlights, weapons & final clear coat. (ohh, and the base!)
Details, details....
True, closing in on it, hopefully taking "finished" pictures this weekend.
Well... I finally closed the fuselage on Flanker #2 last night. Some progress is being made although I'm tempted to do this one wheels-up as well.
They just look so graceful with wheels up...
And easier to finish too!
Dre And easier to finish too!
Well uhh, gee.... hadn't thought of that....
How many layers of white did those take?
Been away from the bench for too long, although now that I am on holiday leave I should be able to crank out the rest of the Su-47 for this one. Not really any updates since my last postings.
Matt
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!
Don't feel bad- most of us have been too busy doing other things to get anything done on our models as well.
Dre How many layers of white did those take?
One coat of primer, two brush coats coats of flat white enamel. Just enough tone showing through from the primer to make them not pure white. Lost our electricity for awhile least night so no model work done, hoping to get back to this tonight. trying to decide how I want to tackle the dark strip on the leading edge of the missiles' "fins".
Oh, those are a *&^%$ to mask, or hand paint. And, sometimes they're almost black in color and others I've researched are a natural metal color (looks like burnished steel).
When I did the last batch of missiles for Flanker #2, I painted that section MM Gunmetal, masked and then shot the endless layers of Tamiya flat white. I will use a darkened Steel color on the next batch as Gunmetal is too dark for my tastes.
Also, the three or four black stripes around the missile body indicate a training round while the live rounds are apparently all white.
Hmmm live rounds = no stripes... approved!!! Seriously considering cannibalizing some black decal letters/numbers. Applying them to the front of the fins would be MUCH easier than painting straight lines...
Vance, if you haven't yet done the fins, I can send you some 1/32 black stripes from my spare decals..
I have plenty on hand from Trumpeter. You want 'em, I will send them with the mini.
Thanks for the offer Dre, I've moved on though!! Tried some decals scrounged from various sources - some worked, some didn't. And at 1/72 (with overly-thick fins for the scale) it got really difficult to work with them.
Then I tried just touching the front edge of the fins, mixed results again, hard to maintain thickness from one to the next, even comparing side so i..... went ROGUE!!! The fins got the all-black treatment, rivet-counters be darned.... ;)
"95% completed". A couple of touchups needed, some more work on the base, and weapons load to be mounted....
Man, I love the lines of that machine, even looks good leaving.
That is an excellent base!! Love the black fins too- its Russian so anything goes.
Great looking model and awesome presentation- very dynamic.
Thanks Dre! It'll be completely wrapped up on the weekend.
Nice base too Vance! great work on the camo
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
Spent a good portion of last night smoothing and polishing the fuselage of my latest Su-27UB C with 600-grit paper and then 1200-grit paper to remove the lovely pebble finish that Trumpeter so thoughtfully used on the upper fuselage and wings.... no way to get a gloss finish when the plastic itself is heavily textured..
What's going on in here?!?? Just realized that I never did take my final-final photos, with the weaopons load-out in place. Will snap those and post this weekend. Where is everyone else??
Goofing off, I expect. I haven't Bsyamato over here in a while so I don't know how his Su-34 is going.
I finally put some gloss black down on the engine panels on my 2nd. -27 in preparation for the metallics... that ought to take a while due to some "ideas" that I have for that work.
Other than that, nothing is going on in here.
I am still around, finally got some paint down on the second entry. After becoming disgruntled with how the weapons bay was turning out I glued a faring over it sanded it down a bit and began to paint. This one will hang from the ceiling in my kids room I am thinking. Will try and get some pics this weekend.
Ahhhh, I see said the blind man! ;) I'll make sure I get my pics up here asap.
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