Doughboy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Thank you Doughboy, the instructions call for gray missiles like you suggested. I have been impressed with blue sidewinders ever since I saw them once on a super hornet, and once on a tomcat model. So, what I have is very very inaccurate. No bearing to AF at all it seems. God dude when you say it like that I feel like a *****... Not trying to be a jerk by any measure. The finished product looks great! Certainly better than anything I could roll out. I want to build a Raptor but I'm intimated by the paint which I thought you did very well on. That being said I'm prior AF AMMO and weapons are the first thing I look at. Just trying to help out and pass along what I know. I'm all for taking whatever liberty you want to get a finished product that suits YOUR eye. Hell, some of my munitions are built inaccurate. Again, fantastic execution! Edited September 13, 2012 by Doughboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Everything you said was perfectly fine, I am surprised and sorry you felt that way. Input like yours is what is most useful and I learn tremendously from them. Sorry, maybe I was not clear or my tone came off wrong or something. I sincerely had no issues with what you said. When it comes to camouflage colors, panel colors, decals, ammunition etc., I frequently find myself using my imagination to create something that often looks different than the real thing. I guess in my last post I was trying to convey that my choice was based on fantasy. You had an astute observation all along, and I am very glad you shared it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Great job! Nothing to critique because it's all good. I especially like the paint finish, which is very realistic looking and expertly applied with a nice weathered look that is effective yet subtle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I've never seen a blue body on any type of 9 in the AF. Maybe not recently.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doughboy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 AIM-9P was well before my time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yorch Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Just Beautiful! I like the finish a lot and the overall quality of your build and painting, that canopy looks awesome. I just hope I can do something half as nice with my Academy kit. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Work of art! Amazing work. /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 fantastic work! Great job on the paint, exhaust area and like others said... that canopy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsahling Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Having built a Hasegawa Raptor let me congratulate you on a really wonderful job! The paint work is spot on, you captured a lot of the subtle weathering of the F-22 as well as the faint metallic sheen. People give the F-22 a lot of flak, but I think its actually a pretty sharp looking jet and certainly not easy to pull off a good finish either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Thank you very much guys, I appreciate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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