Janissary

I find their "tweak list" pages to be quite useful http://www.zone-five.net/forumdisplay.php?s=be53a6aa2258428210ac58a75caca21d&f=114

Yes that is exactly what I did. I glued the upper wing halves to the upper fuselage to get as clean of a seam as possible at the upper wing-fuselage joint. Basically trying to get one big upper half and then one big lower half and glue them (just like how Hasegawa F-22 is). I got the wings to lift up when I did that. I don't know if I was forcing to lift a little too much to lose the upper seam but whatever I did, it just didn't look right. Took a heat gun to it to flatten it out --> disaster. Anyway, just wanted to know if I did something wrong or if the dihedral wa

Thanks for these details. They are enjoyable to review. One slightly off-topic question for everyone in the knowing: This is about Meng F-35A. When I joined the upper wing halves to the upper fuselage, I got a noticeable dihedral: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthias-Steiner-3/publication/313202088/figure/fig3/AS:457055027896322@1485981818914/Dihedral-angle-on-an-aircraft-wing-Jackson-2001.png Granted, I did not glue the upper to the lower halves yet, so that may bring the wings down a bit, but I was surprised and started to question my assembly.

I can't remember unfortunately. I don't have a lot of Alclad's. If I created lighter and darker tones of the pale burnt metal (which is the brownish base), I must have added Alclad burnt iron and thinned the mix to create light mottling. But the chances are I mixed a bit of Tamiya acrylic flat black with Alclad then thinned it with MLT, and then repeated the same with flat white. I have mixed these things in the past and they have worked ok especially because it is a very dilute mix anyway. What I am quite sure is that I did not use any oils, pastel / makeup sets, dry brushing, or

Hey, assuming you are asking about the outsides: After Surfacer 1200, I sprayed Alclad stainless steel all over, then sprayed Alclad pale burnt metal. I may have then post shaded that with a few other similar alclad tones, but can't remember. Then, using a piece of Tamiya tape, I masked the hard edge of each petal and lightly sprayed Tamiya Nato black to the masked edge. That creates the darker lap regions between the petals with a hard edge one one side and soft edge on the other. I just used a single piece of tape and kept spraying and moving to the next petal. Finally, I very gently sanded

Wonderful all around! Do you have a build log you can share? Also, how did you like the kit? I am tempted to start mine but 'frustration' is the vibe I am getting from all the build reviews I have seen. You must have put in a lot of work to get the mating surfaces flush and still keep the details.

Looks awesome. So much inspiration... I especially love the colors, the BAM set, RBF tags and the nozzles.

Yes but what about Niels's reply to that? Meaning, seeing the 120 on the inside and outside seems to be common (which I have also seen to be the case). With the jammer issue solved, is the choice random?

I believe the correction was to the two-seaters (B & D). The area behind the canopy was a suspect in the original AFAIR.

On the wing pylon, with an AIM-120 and Aim-9, I have seen the 120 go inside and 9 outside and also vice versa. Is that a totally random choice, do different units have their own preferences, is it a C v.s. E thing, or generally, how is all that determined?

I'd go with Hasegawa rather than GWH. I was excited when GWH first came out but the thick control surfaces, wrong canopy shape, and posable panels (I like them all closed up) just doesn't do it for me. I like Hasegawa's simplicity of assembly and I am willing to take my time with the wing joints, vertical stab joints, missing surface details (would add rivets and deeper panel lines), and get AM or use my spares for the ordnance.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

I'm shopping for a 1/48 F-4D. I had the ZM one, but sold it a few months ago. At that time, I vaguely remember reading that with the Tamiya F-4B, F-4D can't be too far out. But now can't remember if that was wishful thinking on my part or if there actually was some discussion / insider info about it. If their F-16 track record is any indication, it makes no sense to get our hopes too high for a Tamiya F-4D, but still wanted to ask: Get ZM now, or wait for Tamiya?

Everything looks awesome. Can't wait for the next steps.

What a gorgeous build. While all the photos are great, the last one is my favorite! So much going on there.

Wow that's gorgeous.

Great start! I'll be following with great interest.

Thank you Scooby and happy new year everybody!

Looks wonderful all around. I like the overall weathering and walkways. But the cluster bombs and the maverick really stand out.

I have FB and actively use it. My observations: ARC forums: It has really slowed down over the years. If you haven't been on FB or other platforms, easy to think the hobby is dying. I still post my progress pics here, as these forums are a nice way to catalogue one's progress builds and final pics in a single, quickly accessible link. But I have to admit, while ARC used to be a great source of info, techniques and news, I have been learning and improving less and less through ARC over the years. Some of the modelers I used to look up to are also no longer posting here. But they are

That's looking fantastic. Can't wait to see all the decals and weathering.

Fantastic!

Looks awesome. I love all your DS builds. What colors and brand did you sue for the two ghost grays? Also, for everyone else's view, I think this is the link with all your DS builds (please correct me if I am wrong): https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/other/builds/builds_index.html I love all the stories that go along with the builds.

Awesome model and base. That spinning prop looks so real. How did you like the kit detail and fit wise?

Looking very good. HB looks quite alright. Not sure why it's never been a top contender. Are there shape issues? Details look pretty nice.