Fly-n-hi
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Not to sound negative or discouraging but be prepared to spend some $$$. I just saw a Revell 1/144 767-300 go for $35 on eBay and that's the cheapest one! The A330 will probably run you at least $70 and the A310 will most likely be in the $70 range as well...if you can find one.
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You didn't really do anything wrong with the pastels but you can't cover the pastel powders with any kind of clear coat. You have to do the powders after your final clear coat. Or you could try to do some of the weathering with an airbrush.
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I just finished this Academy 1/48 F-22 today. Here she is with the glow-in-the-dark paint slimelights:
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Thanks Warthog. Here's a couple more pics in the daylight:
...and my glowing slimelights:
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Here's a few more pics:
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Hi everybody. I just finished this Academy 1/48 F-22A Raptor. I've actually started this kit back in November or October but I got bored with it and put it in the closet. Well, I decided to go ahead and get 'er done.
This build is OOB except for the metal foil seat belts that I scratched for it. The kit is very simple and the fit was mostly excellent. The intakes are a PITA but oh well.
Hope you enjoy:
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I could be wrong but I think that it only comes with one. You'd have to get somebody's unused engine anyway.
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That's pro. Nice job.
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I've got a few more. I called this the 'Fly-n-hi effect" because I thought I was the only person who did it...not to sound cocky. I should mention that this is the glow in the dark paint and not the stickers. The first pic was a Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18F.
Here's a blurry pic of my Hasegawa 1/48 F-14A:
...Monogram 1/48 AV-8B:
...Academy 1/48 F-15E:
and a Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18C:
Building an F-22 that will get the Fly-n-hi effect tomorrow.
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That's nice. Seeing a good build like this makes me want to try to build one.
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This is how mine turned out:
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...looking at it makes me wonder what it was that caused it to lose in the flyoff with the Raptor?
Politics. Lockheed Martin did a better job of sucking up than Northrop Grumman did.
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That's an awesome build. You really did a nice job. If I may suggest something...fix the canopy so that its lines up correctly. It seems that it is leaning over to the left a little bit. I noticed that all of your head on photos are off by a few degrees to compensate for this.
Should be a very easy fix.
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Nice job!
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Thanks again guys.
I fixed the canopy so that its in the correct position. The directions aren't clear about its final position and if you attach it the way the parts "lead" you to do it it looks funny...like its suspended in mid air. I just looked at some photos on the web.
Here's the fix:
Here's how it was:
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments.
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Hi people.
I've been a long time lurker of these forums but I wasn't able to get on with my old email address for some reason. I got another email and now I'm here. So I figured a good way to introduce myself would be to share this 1/48 Revell EF-2000 that I just finished.
This was an ok kit. The fit was mostly good but the trouble spots were pretty time consuming. The dorsal "spine" and the air brake needed alot of work to make them seamless. Same with the intake and the intake mouth. They can be made seamless, of course, but it takes a bit of effort to do it.
The kit is pretty much OOB. I cut out the APU exhaust and added a small styrene tube to give it some depth. I also cut out the leading edge slats and filled in the space with some styrene strips. And finally, I added scratch build seat belts made from metal foil tape. The main colors are Mr. Color paints.
Thanks for looking!
Slime Lights
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I can't tell you how many times I've walked by them at night and shined my light on them. Sure, its a little cheesy, but they look so convincing in the dark and in low light.