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1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
one in the light, one in the dark, and one very dark (at some point, there is no point anymore in taking pictures) .... -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
So, another few day/night pictures of the whole plane and then I'll leave you alone: -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
On the original, the fail was sealed at many areas and panel lines with a shiny glue / sealant. I tried to imitate this somewhat in the model. If the satin finish shines in one place every now and then, it is deliberately so! -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
The stand is a converted polystone with welding wire: -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
Another quick look at the engines; in the dark you can see more than in daylight -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
A quick look at the belly side: The tanks and the payload are removable. As for the intakes; as you can see ....... you don’t see any of the rework, but at least I know it’s there hehe: -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
Here's a quick look at the ... well ... almost DIY engines. Resin would be a nice idea here! -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
Basically I think (well ... I hope) that all stripes are where they were in the original. Fortunately, the tiger foil didn't let much show through .... -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
Here one can maybe see the small color differences on the slats again (mentioned in the WIP)? -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
Depending on the sunlight, the film on the HUD display also casts a nice green shimmer and here the conversion work on the canopy frame might become a little clearer: -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
On the original, depending on the angle of the light, you could make out a certain color difference between the gray on the foil and the paint on the jet. I tried to show it in a similar way in the decals. Otherwise, I hope that the tiger stripes also lie as in the original and all panels are where they should be: -
1/48 Revell Eurofighter - the GHOST TIGER glow in the dark
bushande replied to bushande's topic in The Display Case
I am not sure how many pictures such a flyout should have. Should it be too much, please let me know and I will delete some immediately. Maybe a few detail pictures first ... -
So this is my 1/48 Ghost Tiger Eurofighter. When I did the design for Luftwaffe Fighterwing 74 in Neubrug Bavaria in 2018 I had no idea it would be so well received and eventually win "Best Painted Aircraft" at 2018's edition of the Nato Tiger Meet exercise and would also be selected as the Luftwaffe's official display bird on several occassions. Since the Ghost Tiger in 1/72 from Revell is a bit too small for me, and understandably this special livery means a bit more to me than some other Tiffies, the birdie had to be a little bigger in my showcase. In addition
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I confess I'm not too much around all the various modelling spaces anymore but I haven't seen all that many builds othe rthan the obvious incentive/promotion builds. I hope I'm not crossing any red lines but can anyone maybe share some links to all those builds that are written about?
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Originally the canards were painted by someone coming over to Neuburg airbase from the Erding facility closeby after a template that I did, but result was .....uuuuuuuhm ..... well, I better not open the can of worms anymore. It was not the nicest story. But in the end it was a good thing! The canards were painted black again after the first flight, the eyes that I designed as a template for the canards were enlarged and also printed on foil and then applied to the canards. The good thing about it is that I now have a nice keepsake. Thankfully the airwing was able to not shred on of the eyes o
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On the pictures of the original, small white dots can be seen in the outer areas of both wings. I never paid attention to it on the original. No idea what that is, but of course that has to be added to the model as well. Here you notice that you always have to make a cut on perfection when it comes to modelling. There must be some dimensional differences between the model and the original. The small dot is exactly in line with that of the slatson the original. On the model, I have to move it about a millimeter inward so that it lies correctly relative to the Knight's Cross. If I wanted to corr
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After I have adjusted the light stain the APU exhaust leaves on the fuselage with weathering pigments and thickened ash particles, there is a final countercheck and yup, all in all about all fix points are about where they should be and as the original . Enough! No more thinking about it, otherwise my brain will turn into gelly!
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After I compared everything a perceived 100x with the original until I had square eyes, I sealed everything again with Future and carefully smoothed the entire model including all surfaces outside of the decals with 2000 sandpaper and removed any bumps and orange peel. Then everything was covered several times with a satin flatt finish, until - at least in my eyes - it about matched the light effect that the Tiger foil created on the original. Is it is perfect? No! Are there discrepancies? Most definitely! But as it is now, it does suffice for me.
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So .... the rest of the decals are put on and so far everything looks not too bad. Of course, the edges and subtleties still have to be cut and evened out, but basically everything is as largely where it was on the original, at least for my terms. (Here can guess what it would have looked like if, like the Bronze Tiger at the time, the whole thing had been applied in gloss. Conclusion: Naaaaawwww, semi flatt finish was just fine hihihihi)