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F-15A Air National Guard version from Hasegawa. Only picked up one. Luckily the hobby store was having a 15% off sale today.
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I don't know if this is real, but does anyone have any insights as to what it is?
I've heard that the first experimental aircraft carriers were actually Zeppelin types but I didn't think any were ever fully realized as they were slow and easy to shoot down.
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I'm not sure exactly what you mean drew, but will take a stab at it anyway.
What I was referring to is the large amount of black in the camouflage markings of this aircraft. Black is Black is Black. White is the same thing. On the other hand, Greens, Blues, Tans are all middle tones, in other words Grays if looking at the schemes in monochrome. As I stated earlier a camera's light meter doesn't really look at color, it looks at everything as shades of gray and tries to turn everything into a happy medium 18%. In a scheme like this with a large proportion of black its very easy for a light meter to look at all this black in the center of the image, interpret it as shadow and try to get some more detail out of it by bringing up the EV (exposure value) of those areas. Unfortunately, EVs are applied as a whole across the entire image and if the camera tries to bring up the shadows, it has a very good chance of producing hot spots in the highlights. You don't have as much of an issue with the lizard and smurf schemes are they are more toward middle tones. Best way to avoid this is to look at your histogram and make sure you don't have a spike in the right side (highlights) or some cameras have a setting on the LCD screen in the back where you can see blown out highlights as flashing areas.
If you do, reduce the EV settings via the exposure compensation function.
Granted, meters are getting better all the time and with the improved dynamic range of the newest camera sensors, CMOS especially, difficult contrast situations like this are getting handled better and better.
I see that kind of answers my question. My camera's live view also has a histogram mode in which it will display the histogram in the lower right of the screen, I'll see if I can test out some shots using that.
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And what is the holstein scheme in relation to the black markings of the aircraft?
(my apologies for possibly deviating this thread off topic)
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Link: http://www.collectiondx.com/node/3267
I'm so glad they're finally making one!
Was kind of hoping it would be a kit, but at that price I think in might not be. Could probably repaint it somehow....
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Fuji would it help much to make adjustments to the camera's white balance in this scenario?(on the other hand I figured it would be a bit cumbersome to do in such a situation)
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Not modeling, but close ...
Wade
Do you always paint indoors? or do you open a few windows when painting?
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No, terrorists in sheep's clothing.
(FYI, it is a raid on drug smugglers in the drawing. Those "sheep" are poofs of dirt.)
Drew, the issue was December 2000 of Popular Mechanics. I found an online link to the article here: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology...266.html?page=1
The artist's concept aircraft was dubbed 'V-44.'
Andy
Ok, thanks for identifying that. Love to see that in action though...
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Was there any word as to what they were going to call it? Also which issue of popular science was this?
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I don't remember where I found this, but has anyone seen this artwork before or know what it's supposed to be?
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I've just sprayed (yesterday) some Vallejo Color (not the Model Air) - I found it needed a LOT more thinner than I'd expected, and I also used a few drops of retardent.
Even then, I found the best approach was to put a very small amount of paint in the airbrush and clean it out with running water every 5 or 10 minutes to stop the paint drying.
Somewhat painful...but I think it worked out ok...
What kind of retardant were you using?
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Ok thanks, I'll try that.
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Anyone in here use Vallejo paints? I have a few bottles and am considering using them in an airbrush. I like the fact that they are non toxic and have no scent whatsoever. If I were to thin the paints out, what kind of medium should I use? Also, what type of chemical should I use to clean the airbrush out afterwards?
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Wanna see more crew chiefs goofing off?
Here:
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Those guys are working B-1Bs? Maybe thats the reason why their FMC rate is so low...
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They were giving away aircraft trinkets at drills the other day so I decided to pick this up:
It appears to have a boom and a set of MPRS pods with only two engines.
Is this the KC-45 or the KC-767?
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Buck would you happen to have a closeup pic of the tiny pilot in the cockpit? I don't think I've ever seen an orange flightsuit before but then again I'm really really new around here. Did you also get that helmet pattern from a helmet he wore at the time?
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Were there any special markings for C-17 "5150"?
I do know some of the Hawaii C-17s have a "signature text" written above the crew entry door, one of them being "The Spirit of Go For Broke" but I'll have to check my personal photos to see if 5150 has something like that.
Edit: 5150 doesn't have a signature, unless it was added recently, and according to my knowledge, not all Hawaii C-17s have that text. I belive the "Go for Broke" line might belong to 5146....
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wow WOW !!!!! Love the sound !!! Thanx for posting the youtube links..they are GREAT!!!
Thanks for the kind words. I didn't expect the tiny mic in that sony camera to be any good, but was impressed with its performance.
The HANG men are, AFAIK, "offically" an F-15C/D unit. However, like the 142nd FW here in Oregon, they still have a mixture of MSIP A's and B's along with C's and D's. Hawaii, Oregon and Massachusets, IIRC, got their jets from Kadena. The HANGmen were quite....dissatisfied with the C's they got from Kadena, considering how they were basically "rode hard and put away wet". Alot of units expressed considerable dissatisfaction with the C's they got from Kadena, some going as far as to call them "hunks of junk". When Eglin shuts down Eagle ops next year to make way for the F-35 FTU, their jets are going to get dispersed to the ANG units as well, which will likely mean the end of the A's in Guard service.Its rather mute when it comes to the HANG, considering they're slated to become a joint Air Guard/Active Duty F-22 unit sometime between 2009 and 2010.
Whats really interesting is both 78-511 and 78-528 have JHMCS. I wasnt aware they had reached the Guard units..now I know.
LOL HANG men
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Ok so this is obviously fake:
But I could imagine that guy getting beaten up by the rest of his crew....
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I don't know if pre-built models are allowed here, but I just thought they would be an intereseting piece to share. Picked these up at a local model shop here in Hawaii. These are randomly boxed models, like trading figures as they are known in Japan. They are from set that depict WWII aircraft that were designed by Japan but never put into active service, although the aircraft were made(to my knowledge) they could not be used because the war had already been lost.
Here are some pics of the box:
This particular model is the A7M2(the only thing on that box that I could read)
I have taken a magnifying glass and inspected the exterior of the model, and I have to say the detail is very fine. However I could not get the front landing gear to fit in nicely where they should be, so I had to configure this model in the landing position. I'd say if anyone is into 1/144 scale prebuilt models, these are some that should be added to your collection.
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So I just got to go on an incentive flight this morning and was glad I did! The whole crew was really nice and they let us take turns sitting in the pod with the boomer as he went through his checklist and made the "contact." As for OPSEC reasons, I can't discuss the details but the receiver aircraft was a "heavy." Took a while and ran into some problems trying to connect, but he did a good job of explaining the whole process to me. There was also a second plane doing a refuel that was visible from the cockpit and the pilots courteously moved their heads just so I could take pictures of it. In the end, everything worked out fine and we landed safely so no need for me to come in and work the jet tomorrow
I kind of laughed when the pilot asked for his "code 1 candy," where if he lands the plane with Code 1 status(no problems in flight) then he gets a candy. -
Thanks, Buck. I've been on a day refueling flight once, a while ago with F-15s. I think the lighting at that altitude was perfect that a Sony cybershot camera had no problem taking crystal clear photos of them, however I was hoping that another incentive flight should pop up soon with heavies or something. I had the impression that the boom marker lights would make the whole scene including the ARR receptacle glow neon, so I take it the marker lights are mainly for the receiving aircraft to be able to see that nozzle? I guess I'll go and talk to the boomers again to see if they know anything....
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So I was speaking with a KC-135 boomer the other day and she mentioned that refueling during night is one of the most exciting things to see. Now I can't seem to find any photos of planes getting refueled at night, so from a boomer's perspective, what exactly does it look like?
Airborne Carrier
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Although I'm not going to disagree about your comment on KC-135 Crew Chiefs(you should see some of the guys I work with) I wasn't being facetious with the question on this aircraft, as it piqued my interest having seen something like it before, and Flankerman's post pretty much nailed it.