Falcon

Cheers mate.

Cheers mate. I would say never again with the masking but I would only be kidding myself. I have another of the Italeri kits in the stash along with 2x Kitty Hawk F-35B's and 1x F-35A.

Cheers mate. I chose to leave the RAM plates intact. It made the masking a bit easier.

Finished this one last night. Kit is built out of the box, no mods. Sprayed with Gunze Sangyo H301(engine grey) and H305(gunship grey). I toned down the RAM panels with a heavily thinned overspray of Gunze H301. I then sprayed with some Johnsons Klear and a very tiny amount of aluminium paint.

Always been a fan of his work and watched the episode on Gold last night. To quote Mel himself "It's funny no matter how you try to forget the old times, the memory Kinda Lingers doesn't it" Kinda Lingers Mel, thanks for all the laughs.

A sad loss. RIP General Schwarzkopf.

Like that scheme. May have to build one.

The first man to walk where no man had walked before, Godspeed and Rest In Peace.

Cheers mate. I lightly oversprayed the tailcodes with the base coat to get the desired effect. Fortunately for me I appear to have got it right on the first attempt. B)

Finally got the weapons done and on the Spang Viper. Enjoy.

Finally got the weapons done and on the Spang Viper. Enjoy.

It was done by hand. Had plenty of previous practice on 1/48 Tamiya and Kinetic kits.

Made some progress with the weapons. Pics to follow.

Later Have Glass Vipers do appear to be darker in colour, almost paintshop fresh with a slight metalic sheen.

The 2 tone grey 'Have Glass' paint is Gunze Sangyo H305 and H306 with Gunze silver added in stages to get the mix right. I couldn't tell you the right amount to add however as the paint was mixed over a year ago when I did my 1/48 Tamiya kit in the same scheme.

Cheers guys. There will be weapons going on it in the next few weeks.

Done even more on the Viper today and think it should be ok to go on display at tomorrows Cosford model show. I added the lights and pylons. I had to do something about the static wicks too as the kit ones kept on snapping off. I removed the remaining ones and replaced them with bristles from a decorators brush. They are a lot more flexible and won't break off. Once they were dry they were trimmed to size and painted.

Got round to doing the decals and weathering. The wash was done using Promodeller wash. I realized the decals on the tail and nose kinda stood out a bit more than they do on the real aircraft. This had to be corrected. I did this by spraying a light coat of the modified Gunze H306 over them. I then redid the wash. I do still have quite a bit to do to the model.

Finally got round to doing some more work on this beastie. Started this morning by getting the Viper primed and pre-shaded. I then sprayed the greys. Then even managed to get the wheels on. Thanks for looking.

Finally finished my first model of the year. The all new Airfix 1/72 Folland Gnat T.Mk.1. Built completely out of the box and painted with Tamiya X32 Titanium Silver, Tamiya X6 Orange and Tamiya XF1 Black. I painted the cockpit in Gunze Sangyo acrylics.

Got round to doing the decals this afternoon. The first finished model of the year from me.

Started this one last night and had put a few hours work into it before I remembered to take some pics. So far this has gone together really well, no fit issues. Painting went well too. I painted the cockpit in Gunze Sangyo acrylics and the exterior in Tamiya X32 Titanium Silver, Tamiya X6 Orange and Tamiya XF1 Black. Here are a few pics.

Got round to doing a bit more on the big viper this weekend.

Well volunteered. :P

Coming along nicely there Chris. I like the Photo-etch work in the cockpit. Think I may have to invest in a few sets.