Honza K. Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 TobiK: I will find you some fotos... but on 99% of photos you can´t see some rivets... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Want some shades? Here are something.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Every step along the way looks so beautiful and you make it seem so simple. Two questions: Are the nozzles glued yet (was wondering how you would paint them)? Second, approximately how long did the shading on the upper surfaces take? On the order of 10-15 mins or more like 50-60 mins (or even more)? I am asking this because I see that you have very fine shading patterns. I sometimes find myself doing shading for 1 hour straight (much coarser and worse than yours) and that hurts my back and my eyes so bad. I am curious because once I start, I don't want to stop my flow or change paints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Hi men, thank you. I make 3 shades of grey... and make it about 2-3 hours..... Nozzles are glued. Now I will must mask area around them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doose Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Absolutely amazing build!!! You are very talented!! I can't wait to see the finished product!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 Thank you doose! Some colors... but i must make some corrections... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nazar Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 The remarkable work, most very much is pleasant this plane. The further successes. With impatience I wait for the work termination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 simply SUPERB work Honza K. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 WOW... Is Spectacular... Greetings from Lima - PERU... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FEDE Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Honza: I love your way of applying paint. I always look at their works, are an example to follow. Don´t forget this little details in white paint... I'm not sure the fins on the fuselage but the semi-wings are always white in all old school Tomcats. Cheers FEDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Honza: I love your way of applying paint.I always look at their works, are an example to follow. Don´t forget this little details in white paint... I'm not sure the fins on the fuselage but the semi-wings are always white in all old school Tomcats. Cheers FEDE Agreed, Honza's builds are always inspiring. Saving that picture to my reference section, we dont see many good clear overhead shots of Gloss Gull Grey Tomcats. That shcheme must be from around 1979 or so. In 1980 they had an interim paint scheme, basically just over painting the upper sides of the control surfaces in GGG, and leaving the undersides completely white (as seen in the movie "The Final Countdown), not long after that they went to the over all gloss gull grey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) simply SUPERB work Honza K. . Ditto! I know a little bit about Tomcats, and your build is superb! Make that Triple superb! Edited April 11, 2010 by chuck540z3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THX1138 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Proof once more that early VF-84's are the best looking Cat's ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Proof once more that early VF-84's are the best looking Cat's ever. YEP, I agree (maybe aside the VF-111 Sundowners cat...) and Honza s doing an outstanding job!!! :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Please SIR, May I have some more.... Honza K I am looking forward t the finish.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Many thanks gentlemans for your comments and good advice. I will do my best for nice Tomcat in the end.... Thanks again and have a nice end of weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klay Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 It's always amazing and pleasure to see your work especially on the painting part.. marvelous as always.. I do have something curious about.. In this part where you've shown the base color just after the pre-shading.. it seems that most of the panel lines already much accentuated.. but since you didn't mention panel line wash, this is the part that I'm curious about. In most people's build, after the applying the color coat onto the pre-shading.. usually shadows will appear on the panel line, but rarely the panel line itself will look accentuated and as solid as yours before the panel line/oil wash. Any special steps needed to achieve this effect Mr. Honza? Is it due to the deepened panel line which has been rescribed or any particular way of airbrushing the color coat to avoid flattening the effect of the panel lines? Thanks in advance Your work always inspires me ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Hi Klay, thank you. The dark panel lines are efect of preshading.... It´s only presh and base color. Lines are rescribed, and the dark shadow (preshading) isn´t repainted completely. Here is some progress on CAT.... repair of tail and some other color supplement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Honza, the paint is looking phenomenal ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mareku Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Great Honza! Fantastic build Like your painting and wethering very much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Hi Honza. I was studying your previous Jolly Rogers build from 2008: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....63197&st=60 Would you say your current painting technique (especially post-shading with different shades) is pretty much the same, or do you think you have changed/improved your technique over time? To me, they both look absolutely amazing, yet I do see some subtle differences. It would thus greatly help me understand your approach if you could explain what details you now pay more attention to. So excited to see the finish. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dondy Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Hi Honza. I was studying your previous Jolly Rogers build from 2008:http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....63197&st=60 Would you say your current painting technique (especially post-shading with different shades) is pretty much the same, or do you think you have changed/improved your technique over time? To me, they both look absolutely amazing, yet I do see some subtle differences. It would thus greatly help me understand your approach if you could explain what details you now pay more attention to. So excited to see the finish. Thanks in advance. I second that! What you do here Honza is nothing less than art! :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honza K. Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) Many thanks gentlemans! 2 Janissary: Thank you too. I am using two base method (types) of shading, I have tried. Important is have some photo of real plane. When you see the photo of real fist tomcat I build, you can see some base grey and many dirt on him. So the tutorial was base grey and many darker shades on that..... And for more lighter schemes ( like on this tomcat) you can see different shades on ligh grey. And then was my tutirial preshading, base grey, lighter shades ......... I choose the type of weathering under the type of dirt on real plane.... But on tomcat you can trying many procedure on many types of weathering.... Edited April 18, 2010 by Honza K. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Najk Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Nice progress on this one, Honza! The effort you put in on the paint job surely rewards you, it's looking awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Honza K.... :) AMAZING work...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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