Fly-n-hi
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Excellent work! Good weathering and load out! The dirty walkways look very good. I've "discovered" this technique as well except I use oil paints to do it.
One thing I would suggest would be to paint the spinners on the compressors. On regular A-10s these are typically painted the same color as the plane. For you this should be a relatively easy touch up.
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Looks great!
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Nicely done!
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Can't say for sure. But for $20 the odds are definitely better now. Besides, I'm back to being a Boeing man now. It would be nice if they came out with a good & accurate 757 kit.So I guess this means you will be purchasing an Airbus A330 kit and will put U.S. Airways decals on it, right?
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Nicely done!
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Yeah...all those people charging $100+ on ebay are gonna be ticked. So are all the people who paid $100+.Airbus 330-300.............. YEAAAAHH!!! :banana:/>/> Sometimes worth waiting
I.Martin
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Great work! I see exactly what you're doing here. Its highlighting and shadowing rather than shading to create subtle depth (with the blue parts).
What kind of airbrush do you use? I'm not sure that I could get those kind of fine lines with mine...even with the fine tip. But then again I don't think I've ever tried this. I suppose I'll have to give it a shot seeing how well you've done with it.
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Excellent!
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I've used Novus as well with great results. I haven't had any problems with paint adhesion but Future won't stick to it. But you shouldn't need Future if you polished it correctly.
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Nice work! What did you use for nose weight?
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Nice pic. They had one of their KC-135s parked over by their hangar without a vertical stab/rudder for a while. I guess this was the one?
In any event its a good excuse to get a 135 now.
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Fantastic!
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Nice work! The extra efforts paid off!
I think it looks good the way it is. I'll give you my .02 since you asked:
Washes are a funny thing. In reality most washes are way overdone...including yours. Look at this pic. But I still like it the way you did it so don't take that as a bad thing. Here's why. For whatever reason darker panel lines tend to make the model look busier and more visually interesting. Maybe the darker panel lines make up for the smaller scale of the object...I don't know.
If you're not going to wash the panel lines then post shading the lines can have a similar effect. But again it may not be totally "accurate" although accuracy, when it comes to weathering, can be very subjective.
Most model panel lines tend to be wider (in scale) and have duller edges. On the real planes the lines are very fine and very well defined because often times there are two objects, like compartment doors, with very crisp 90 degree edges coming together. As a result you see a very fine space between the panels...not dirty panel lines. So they have very fine but dark lines which, often times, can only be seen when close to the plane.
Its interesting because a model done without the lines seems to be plain but the full sized real aircraft looks completely normal.
The panel line wash, whether its accurate or not, is the new standard for model building. I guarantee if you hadn't done a wash most people in here would say that you should have or that they think it would have looked better, although your opinion on your build is the one that really matters. I built one of the Tamiya F-16s with the Arkansas ANG decals and didn't use a wash. It was 100% accurate per the reference photos of the real plane, which showed no lines. But guess what the main criticism was? You guessed it.
Now there definitely is a line and I've seen people cross it. Like panel lines drawn in with micron pens for example. That makes the model look like something from an Anime show.
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Looks great!
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Now you need the pink F-22.
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Well done!
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They are hard to bend. The trick I discovered is to cut out your own parts from an Aluminum can.The seat belts in the Tamiya detail up set are rather simplified and I don't like the look of them. Not to mention it's stainless so the front stiffener plates would be hard to bend into a curve.
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Well said....just state the facts and let everyone else form their own opinion.It has been pointed out that the box art shows something that is incorrect. All these people that keep commenting on how they are OK with, that they don't care or that they'll paint it the right way regardless aren't really sharing their opinions about it. They're just sharing their random thoughts. Actually, its strange that people on an internet forum reply at all since you don't normally see that.
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Yeah, that's too bad. Since the artwork shows some artist's impression of a Mig-25 you have no choice but to paint it that way. Darn. If I was allowed to paint it the way I wanted to I might get one.
Oh well. Maybe they'll release a kit with retooled artwork. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed! :pray:/>
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Nice job!
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Looks really good! Don't forget to weather the decals.
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Mr. Super Clear Gloss. Its the best clear coat i've used.
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How long did you wait to spray the Dullcoat after applying the decals?
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Nice work! Turned out great!
Revell Germany news autumn 2013
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Yeah but on the 757 I have to use two hands.