Justin S
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Thank you for the comments, everybody! After I painted the camo with unadjusted colors, I "post shaded" by adding white to the colors and spraying each in a random, mottled pattern concentrated mainly within the panels.
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This is the first model I've painted with Model Master enamels, so I'm curious to hear what you think. I'm not too happy with how it turned out, myself - I sprayed them freehand and couldn't seem to get as tight a demarcation as I can with Tamiya and Gunze acrylics. I added an Avionix resin seat - I know it's probably the wrong version for this plane, but it looks much, much better than the kit seat, so I don't mind. Besides, the kit seat is the wrong version anyway, I think. The markings are from Afterburner Decals, which were excellent. I'm ashamed to report that this is only the second
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I've recently come to terms with my mortality and realized I would never be able to finish all the kits in my stash within this lifetime. Also, I moved into a new apartment without sufficient storage for all my kits. Therefore, I've decided to thin the herd. Take a look at the following list, let me know what you want and where you live, and I will give you a shipping quote (I'm in the U.S.) I will accept Paypal and USPS money orders. I will ship worldwide, but will only accept Paypal outside the U.S. Thanks for looking! Justin PLANES: Trimaster 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190F-8 $20 1/48
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Hi Michael, it's the A version. The kit comes with a complete C version, plus an extra sprue with the A tails and the other bits and bobs to make it an A - a great deal! I think I will always get this kit even if I want to build another C - that way I have the extra A bits left over and can convert a D (I have two in the stash) to a B if I want to! I suspect Academy will eventually release a B, though. Hi Rodney, yes, the nose was the only tricky bit of the construction. I did a lot of dry fitting, too, but when it came to glue everything together, I did it all at once (except the nose
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Thank you for the kind words, everyone! :) Hi Matt, thanks for the input! In all the pictures I've seen of this plane, the tails look bright and clean even though the rest of the airframe is absolutely filthy. I don't know if that's because they use a different paint for the bright colors, or if they just cleaned the tails a lot, but that's why I didn't weather the white and red as much. Hi Rumbling, glad you like it! Here's a brief overview of how I did it: - Base coat of Xtracrylix light and dark ghost gray - Lightened each color with white and sprayed in a random, mottled patte
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This is my second Academy Hornet, finished late last year. They are an absolute joy to build! This one is an A model (with the A+ upgrade) in the markings of VMFA-232 "Red Devils" as it appeared aboard the USS Nimitz in 2007. I added a Quickboost SJU-5 resin seat and Mk. 82s from a Hasegawa weapons set. Markings are MAW decals, which performed flawlessly - I highly reccommend them! The loadout is one that was suggested in the MAW instructions. I appreciate any constructive criticism you can offer. Specifically, I'd like to know how I did with the weathering. I tried to replicate the dirt
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Thank you for the kind words, everybody! Yes, I did postshade. I used Gunze acrylics for the SEA camo colors, then modified them with Tamiya acrylics for the postshade. If I remember correctly, I added XF-4 Yellow Green to the medium green, XF-2 White to the dark green, and XF-57 Buff to the tan. I scratchbuilt the centerline pylon using an old Monogram kit as a guide. There weren't really any fit issues to speak of. The whole thing went together surprisingly well!
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Here is my 1/48 Hobby Boss Thud, built to represent Karl Richter's aircraft. I built this for my dad, who served with Richter in Korat, Thailand in '66 and '67. I added an Avionix resin cockpit, Bombs and centerline rack from a Hasegawa weapons set, and Verlinden RBF tags. Decals are a mix of Aeromaster (stars 'n' bars and stencils), Microscale railroad letters and numbers (from which I pieced together the "USAF" and the serial number), and homemade (Richter's name). I know there may be some inaccuracies, but it has Richter's name on it and that's all that's really important to my dad.
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Academy 72nd F-18D decals
Justin S replied to f5guy's topic in The Spares Box - add scale to your title
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Does anybody happen to have any information about or photographs of Lt. Karl W. Richter's F-105 Thunderchief? I've always wanted to build his plane for my dad, who served with Richter in the 421st TFS at Korat Air Base, Thailand during Vietnam. I haven't been able to find any references for his plane, though. In case you're wondering why I don't just ask my dad, it's because I want it to be a surprise! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Justin
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Thank you for the comments, everybody! Luke, take a look here. It looks like it had this scheme at the Miramar air show in 2003. That's the only time that I can place it. Steve, thanks for the link - that's awesome!
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I now have two planes with bats in my collection: Thanks for looking! - Justin