Neo Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Simply amazing work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ensafrirpo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) Great model-making, brilliant photos... and a useful electronics course :D Edited June 7, 2011 by Ensafrirpo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PetarB Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 What primer do you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) What primer do you use? ...After a new layer of primer paint (thinned Mr.Surfacer 1200)... Edited June 8, 2011 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Panel lines or no planel lines? Having tried both I elected to have none at all, except for moveable parts and inspection panels. So I must refill the lines I engraved just before ... ... and re-sand the entire surface. It's a bit teadious: one step forward, one step backwards, but experimenting was necessary. I removed the cockpit window masks to avoid the mask glue interacting with the Future on the window. I will apply a fresh on the window later for the next paint layer. Have a good night :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runway34r Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Incredible!! Edited June 10, 2011 by runway34r Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Last intensive sanding session, at least I hope so... I sanded down almost all the primer on the lower side of the wing to see the inspection panels, which I will re-scribe. The top side of the plane is now nearly naked again. It will stay entirely smooth, without "lines". This is anyway the closest to reality I can get when I consider the scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Adding the fasteners for the "hood". Engraving the emergency exit. Flaps and ailerons went back into position, with some angle to add a little dynamics to the model. I masked the canopy again, using tape this time. The Pebeo drawing gum is too fragile to bear the multiple manipulations of the model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony in NZ Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Absolutely amazing!!!! You truly a madman, but I am loving your work. You are very inspiring to me. Thank you for posting your work. Cheers Anthony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Totally INSPIRAIONAL.. This is just SO sublime.... Edited June 16, 2011 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Pierre, your madness is divine! I caught a glimpse of this build over at Hyperscale, and came here to see the whole process unfold. As ever, simply amazing, highly informative and downright delightful! You have been missed- it's great to see you back. Any chance of getting a pic or two of your "secret" projects? Cheers, my friend! chuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PetarB Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Very nice. Sorry, I should have seen that you use Mr Surfacer. I do like Mr Surfacer but I have found on some resin kits it did not 'bite' enough into the surface for my liking, even after I cleaned the resin. Perhaps I should try it again, it gives a wonderful finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 You are right Petar, Mr.Surfacer does not stick that much to the resin. However I did not experience the problem of it coming off, maybe because I thinned it half-half with nitro. The thinner might have helped it biting more into the underlying resin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) Double Post ... Gregg Edited June 17, 2011 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Your Lear is coming along just Splendidly, Pierre ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Continuation of the paint job. The model sits on its temporary landing gear (matches) in front of the spray booth. Here it is again, in a close-up shot. The gray paint is a mix of Tamiya XF19 and some white. I try to break up the boredom of the gray paint by suggesting the panel lines. For that I use a very thinned XF53. The appearance is too sharp, but this is only temporary. I will fade it out with film layers of original gray paint: I do not know yet if it will work. Let's see... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 Painting the panel lines is very mask-consuming. Here I use airflow to speed up the drying time. Better than before when I started. A little offset of the masks allows to draw fine panel lines. Lines that I will now soften out slightly before applying the camo scheme... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkmouth Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Very nice work! Regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 (edited) The workbench with the finishing paint job. The grey color got its shades. The patina is still too harsh in some places, but I get closer to the end. The lower surfaces (wings, engines, horizontal stab, etc.) are darker, as they get less light. I try to replicate and even amplify this effect. The shades are somehow subtle. The front end isn't bad either. The nose will be black and the window frame is chrome (BMF). Edited June 19, 2011 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 This looks great.I love the shading :) maybe you could try a little experiment with salt weathering? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Unfortunately no salt weathering on this one. It was a land-based ac and there is very little chipping as one could find on the Tomcats. The camo zebras, hand drawn with a pencil first and masked off with drawing gum. I filled in the gaps with the gum and applied masking tape on the larger surfaces. That plane become a nightmare to hande and it is only the beginning. I wonder how mand thingies I will snap off till the end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) The Rotring airbrush with its large cup is well suited for the stripes paint job. The drawing gum peels of quite easily, like white glue on the fingers. A few touch-ups are required as I am not quite satisfied with the zebra lines. But the plane looks cool :-) Edited June 21, 2011 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tripio Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hi there, agreed on that. It looks very very cool. Regards,Laz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daan Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Jawdropping....absolutely a piece of art. Take care! Daan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Thank you all for the kind comments. Well, some days it's not as easy as usual... Here is what I observe after demasking the drawing gum: the result is "not-as-I-figured-it-would-be" . So I start over the masking with the old well tested method of small masking strips. Here you can see what I mean with "not-as-I-figured-it-would-be". broken lines, blemishes, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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