FAR148 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I'm in! Here she is so Far... To see here look Here.. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....howtopic=131657 Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 I have been neglecting my Sandhog for a few weeks now. Be working on so "What If" F-8 Crusader profiles. ;) Here's a small update. Precision Papermate LGD's!?!! Pens, to me, has always looked like so form of a missile or bomb. And I decided to get rid of all those cluster bombs. And that's where the Precision Papermate LGB's (PPM LGB) comes in. I drawing up some ideas and came up with a design I was happy with. So I got four Papermate pens and cut them to length. And stuck them back together. I then scanned my drawing and open it in Photoshop.There I scaled the image and redrew and printed it to check it is the right size. Once I had the correct size, I then copied and pasted enough fins for 4 PPM LGB's. If you want a copy of my PPM LGB fin file go >>>HERE<<< I then printed the fin file and Super 77 it to some sheet styrene. The fronts fins, I used .03 and the rear fins, I used .08 With a new no# 11 blade and a straight edge, I cut out all the fins. Once done cutting, I lightly sanded the each side and super glued it to the body of the PPM LGB body. Heres one all glued up. Bit of a design change, the front fins in my original drawing was facing the other way but I think they look a little tougher this way. And yes, the pen still works Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasczak Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Dude that is cool as hell! Some very very creative work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 OMG... that's using the 'ol 'noodle' ... very creative. Can't wait to see what they look like painted up and weathered.... man I never thought of that ;-P -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasczak Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 you know what'd be cool? Conformal tanks!! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 OMG... that's using the 'ol 'noodle' ... very creative. Can't wait to see what they look like painted up and weathered.... man I never thought of that ;-P-Greg Thanks Greg but Im just cheap. Here another WIP pic. ;) Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Here's another little update on my SandHog. Well I rescribed the Fuselage from nose to engine mounts not going to rescribe the tail area. I save alot of raise rivet detail that will look great after some dry brushing. <_< And here's the other side. You can see my pile of used graphic tape in the background. Not knocking scribing templetes but I like to use graphic tape when scribing. Using graphic tape V's scribing templetes.... well it's easier to conform to surface and I did not have to try to hold the template in place as well as holding the model and whatever scribing tool I was using. Just tear a piece off, place it where you want, start scribing and when your happy, peel it up and move on. I like Chartpak graphic tape, it's cheap, it stick well and it's think enough to use as a guide. Had some work to do around the engine to airframe area. after a little putty/sand/putty/sand/ prime, look pretty good. Here's she is kind of dressed up, with weaopns on display. Soon it will be time for paint! Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Man I love the idea of an IAF A-10 keep on the good job man this is inspiring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJHEFF Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Where do you get that graphic tape? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Man I love the idea of an IAF A-10 keep on the good job man this is inspiring. Thanks Krasnaya Where do you get that graphic tape? Look Here. http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q...=1&ie=UTF-8 and Here too! http://www.discountofficeitems.com/artdraf...224_113744.html Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 Here's a small update. She now got all 13 hardpoints glued to her wing. It took some time to clean up and glue all those sway braces in place. Still got some filling to do on hardpoints 1 and 13. More to come, Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Nice! More hard points means more weapons and more weapons is a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 wow iv missed this thread. cant wait to see it finaly painted! Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Painting of my Sandhawg has started. It is slow going, getting use to my new set up. (My old set up is for sell, look HERE if your intrested ;) ) I started with one of the hardest things first, the fan blades and the inside of the intake. Heres how I did it. With a pair of caliper I measured the diameter of the inside of the intake as well as the cone at the center of the fan blades. I then transfer those measurement on to a piece of .02 styrene. Making two intake Doughnuts(like Homer, Mmmmm....Intake Doughnuts) I first shot each intake with Testors Burnt Metal Buffing Metalizer, not worry about over spray. I then let dry and buff then seal it. Next, I put the intake Doughnuts in place and shot flat white around the walls of the intake and once dry I pull out the intake Doughnuts. Preshading done! Until later Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Painting has started! Still have to paint underside and other detail. Enjoy! Steven L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capital_jay Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Woah! that paint job looks great so far! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G_Marcat_Italy Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The your solution for to seal the engine's blades... ... is very, very interesting.... Thank You Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 During paint, I dropped my Hawg....Like all model tragedies, it happened in slow motion. Breaking off the whole right tail assembly! :o I finish spraying whatever color I was shooting. I than super glued the tail back on without any problem and without having to go though the putty/sand/putty/sand routine. After I finished the camo job, I was admiring my handy work and notice a new panel line running straight down the center of the fuselage! after a bit of I let the paint dry for a day and then I hit the crack with some Proweld to seal it. After that I applied some red spot putty and let it dry. After sanding and resrcibing a few panel lines back. I than reshot the sand color. Even those the crack repair is a pain in the ***, it give me a chance to add one of my bumps and antenna combo I forget to add before paint. With a bit of superglue, I placed the bump and antenna combo. I then remasked the sand color with silly putty and shot the light brown. Good as new! Until next time, Steven L :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Glad to read you were able to overcome the accident. Keep up th good work Steve! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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