stealthy1 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 (edited) Correct me if I'm wrong, but after seeing GE F110 nozzles and a dual chin pod, I think the easiest way to explain the black paint is because the jet will be Vandy 1. EDIT: Never mind. VF-2?! I'm puzzled too now. Edited July 6, 2008 by stealthy1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wing_Nut Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Great looking Cat and congrats on sticking with it!! I personally am struggling to finish a Tomcat and appreciate your efforts to keep coming back to it after a lot of time has passed. Keep up the great work, the finish line is in sight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hi Gents, some work on TOMCAT here is a few first pics ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Ahhhh....just always amazed by your work Zigi!!!!! great!!!!! keep it up dude... Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyc5usaf Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 wow this is an amazing build keep up the good work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderGrunt Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 WOW!!!!!!!!! Zigi you are a machine :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Keep going Zigi, getting there. Looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks next progress...bad photos ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Love the paint and pre-weathering job! :P Edited July 24, 2008 by gtypecanare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomcatter727 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Great paint work! It looks like you changed the cockpit to reflect the D type? Did you use aires parts or OOB? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 WOW!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Salt weathering :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmith Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 That looks really nice Zigi! Could you please explain, step by step, how you did the "salt" technique? I would really like to know. Cheers, -Doug :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Beautiful paint job... wow... very impressive. -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turecki Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Oh yeeaaah Zigi...brilliant paint job...please tell more about this "salt" technique... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) Thanks gents Here I was inspired http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....p;#entry1595503 Edited September 4, 2009 by Zigi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theseeker Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Zigi, That is outstanding! Rocky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) model must be in gloss coat 1 - Tomcat get wet with water and then use salt 2 - Then use a different shade of gray 3 - cloth take my salt away 4 - repeat with a different shade for faster drying using a hair dryer cheers Zigi Edited September 4, 2009 by Zigi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat27 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Man that cat looks awesome NICE work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Wow !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 WOW, now that a salty kitty! Cant wait to see more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 It's coming along great, that's for sure! I do have a question though, and I hope that I can get an answer to it (if not from yourself Zigi, then from others who have done it). Even if the a/c that's getting the salt treatment is started with a nice gloss coat for the salt weathering, why do the decals always come out so clean, and what can be done to limit this? Yes, there is another thread on a -14 that has a bit on the how to specifically work around the decals - but, I was curious, once the decals are on, and the model has a nice coat of gloss on it... would "roughing up" around the decals with either toothpaste or with 1000 grit give enough rough surface for the salt weathering to "grab on" better, without having to go back a second time. It just seems that where the decals are, they don't match up with weathering that is present on the rest of the model. Just curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zigi Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hi, more tuning surface with salt weathering :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Marvellous work Zigi :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I do have a question though, and I hope that I can get an answer to it (if not from yourself Zigi, then from others who have done it). Even if the a/c that's getting the salt treatment is started with a nice gloss coat for the salt weathering, why do the decals always come out so clean, and what can be done to limit this? Great job Zigi! It's starting to really look like a dirty kitty! To answer your question Kostucha, the salt weathering DOES cover the decals with paint, so you can either leave it on for a good weathered look, or remove it like Zigi and I have done because that is more accurate for the hi-vis show birds we're building. These insignias were painted on late in the aircraft's life as sort of a late swan song kind of thing, so they should look like new and unweathered- because they were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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