nimrod77 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I Love it, Especialy the base! Very cool. Could you give us a quick guide on how you did it? Cheers, Nimrod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Backfire Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 That looks amazing - very realistic job of giving a static object a sense of extreme speed! :lol: Didn't know the Warhammer Gravtank was also yours - really great idea you have! Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Mike! dude! That is awesome! The -104 looks great-and the runway is simply brilliant! Please do us a favor-make up some more blurred runways and sell 'em on your website. I'll take one in 48th and one in 32nd! Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Thanks again for all the comments, glad you like it. I Love it, Especialy the base! Very cool.Could you give us a quick guide on how you did it? Cheers, Nimrod Hi Nimrod, I've given a basic overview of how I did it a few posts above yours but if you'd like more specific details let me know. Please do us a favor-make up some more blurred runways and sell 'em on your website. I'll take one in 48th and one in 32nd! Thanks Pete, I'll give that suggestion some thought :D I think I'd have to limit it to 72 and (small) 48 scales; if I enlarged the F-104 base to 1/32 scale it would be 27" long! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Ditto on what Pig said,they would be great for doing models for our unit,I think the modelers on base and myself included are going to get slammed with requests from pilots and crew to build models of "thier" plane when we lose our F-16's next year.Can you change the runway numbers as well?If you could that would be awesome Fantastic build Mike :D Next to ANG/AFRES subjects,drones are a favorite subject of mine :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Platypus Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) Lovely finish and excellent idea on the blurry runway, really does the trick. :D Edited December 13, 2006 by Platypus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redgriffins38 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 :huh: Holly Bananas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 HOLY FREAKIN' HECK!!!!!!! Thats a beautiful build!!!!!!! :huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymac Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 That is a really sharp looking model! :huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Mike That is simply superb. I love the blurred effect you have done on the base, it makes the suspended F-104 look like it is doing mach-1 :D BTW, the kit looks superb as well and quite eye catching with it's dayglo livery. :) MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Outstanding! I've built a couple of AMT's F-104s, a simple kit, but looks the part. I think I'd have to limit it to 72... I'd buy some blurred runway decals in 72! :) John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I would be in on that too! :D MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC10Oiller Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 A truly outstanding build. I had the pleasure of seeing this model at our club and I can say that it is one outstanding model. Just goes to show what can be done with an AMT/Esit kit in the right hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelsntoys Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Now that is just TOO COOL for words!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KenM Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 DANG that's KOOL Ken ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Again, thank you for posting your comments. Looks like there may be some interest in the blurred bases, so I'll see about making those available. One thing I forgot to mention in my original post is that I used decals to replicate the rivets on the rear fuselage, here's a close-up. (Apologies for the photo quality, bear in mind it's a 1/72 model so this is enlarged about 300%) A truly outstanding build. I had the pleasure of seeing this model at our club and I can say that it is one outstanding model. Just goes to show what can be done with an AMT/Esit kit in the right hands. :) Thanks DC10Oiler. Why not post pics of some of the other contest entries, including that beautiful winning Bell X-1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Henrik B Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Question: I have a half-completed Italeri rebox of the Esci kit, and I have had a devil of a time to get the airbrakes to fit. How did you get yours so neat? Putty and rescribe? Your model also look sooo much crisper than mine... I'm praying mine is a pressing from more worn moulds. :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Absolutely stunning build and dispay! Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC10Oiller Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 (edited) Thanks DC10Oiler. Why not post pics of some of the other contest entries, including that beautiful winning Bell X-1? Right. Let me say two things. Firstly these are table top shots of the the X-1 so they are no the best. I'll try to replace them with better photos when I can as they certainly do not do justice to this model. Secondly, as Mike said this is the winning Bell X-1, so you can imagine just how sweet this build is. The remaining contest entries can be found here. Just scroll down to Need For Speed. Edited December 15, 2006 by DC10Oiller Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ellis Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Su-weet Bell X-1! That has to be one of Mr Guildings builds surely :o Ellis Big fan off X Planes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Lovely entries - but a Panther Tank and a Seawolf Sub? how do they fit into the speed theme ? (still beautiful builds mind) The criteria is somewhat... loose In an effort to encourage building models and entering them, some leeway is given although there has to be some justification (a Panther tank may have been fast for a tank for example, or a model may have been built in a short space of time). This particular contest was sponsored by DC10Oiler so he'd be able to expand on that, but if nothing else it does make for a varied contest table. Question: I have a half-completed Italeri rebox of the Esci kit, and I have had a devil of a time to get the airbrakes to fit. How did you get yours so neat? Putty and rescribe? Your model also look sooo much crisper than mine... I'm praying mine is a pressing from more worn moulds. :-) Henrik, I didn't have too many problems with the fit of most of the kit, and the detail seemed quite sharp. However the kit was obviously not designed to be built wheels up and speedbrake closed, because they were a real pain to model as such. Lots of glueing, filling and sanding. Because of the difficulty of rescribing the doors over the top of previously filled lines I depicted the outlines with custom-made decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC10Oiller Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Lovely entries - but a Panther Tank and a Seawolf Sub? how do they fit into the speed theme ? (still beautiful builds mind) Glad you liked the photos. As Mike said, the criteria for "fast" was pretty broad so as to incorporate many different modeling ideas. And from the photos you can see that we met that goal. As for the Panther and the Seawolf, the former had a top speed of 55kph, which I understand was faster than it's counterparts on the Eastern front (lets you get out of trouble as fast as you got into it). The latter is a fast attack sub, with a submergered speed in excess of 30kts, though the real top speed is no doubt classified. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woodman Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 That X-1 is amazing! I seem to recall someone who went to work one day with that colour orange paint on his nose for all to see - same person who built this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 That X-1 is amazing! I seem to recall someone who went to work one day with that colour orange paint on his nose for all to see - same person who built this? Yes, I believe it was. Fedex orange, wasn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Add me to the list of loving the base I'd like to have one in 1/32 and 1/48 - what a great display idea :D Hitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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