mam-07grublo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 After a half a year struggle, its completed! Dunno why I took so long, but I can say since this is a raised panel line kit, rescribing and designing the new panel lines maybe took 30% of the construction time. Another 20% should be dedicated to the Splinter camo masking... Earlier I did mention the Mig-37 having a strange design, but after seeing it completed, the design has grown on me and I think it's quite a sexy bird! Unfortunately the same can't be said for the underside... Pics are taken by a new DSLR,and although I appreciate the higher quality, for some reason the focusing is all over the place. I think I need a dedicated macro lens. Without further ado, here come the pics! For some reason it looks great with the two mickey mouse air brakes. Closed, it a bit unnatural. :lol:/> Nothing says it more like the 80's with that funny trapezoidal exhaust.:lol:/> The gold triangle is supposed to be a laser range finder or something, painted it to resemble the F-35's EOTS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Not bad!! I have a couple of these in my stash and this build makes me want to bust it out!! The scheme is well done and so is the rescribing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mam-07grublo Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Tons of stencils and good looking decals, but Italeri's decals are really translucent to the point of tranparency. Screwed up a bit in the cockpit with the sparse detail. In hindsight I really should have put in more detail in there, never knew the canopy work would be so clear! I managed to avoid the canopy residue problems that plagued me for the last two builds by not using Future at all! It seems the root cause of it was the incompatibility between the acrylic future and the lacquer paints. More screwups abound on the underside... wrong color for the internals (not everything is interior green blue) and the two missiles are fixed in shittily due to me not calculating properly if they can fit inside. But not really worried about it since they are on the underside of the build. :lol:/> As always, larger pics and more images can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/df0084/ Thank you for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niki4703 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 This is most likely the best result I have seen to be obtained out of the 1/72 Ferret kit. Really! I believe I have just been inspired to dig out my kit and have a go at it. Cheers! Niki Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearmatt Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Agree what Niki said. Best Ferret I've seen so far. I've build one a few years ago and I must say it's a piece of work and you need to put a lot of effort in it, in order to make it look "real".... You did an awesome job here! Very nice cheers bearmatt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 It is ugly...I LOVE it!!! :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mam-07grublo Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks I'm glad you like the build guys! I was pretty amazed at the final build myself, The design of the kit really holds up till today despite being pretty featureless! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 What a fabulous Ferrer!!! I really like what you did to it, awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Very Cool! Steven L :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Turbine Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Really nice job. I love those things but your paint took it to a new level. Good work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 A wonderful blast from the past.. I built this one as a kid! I love the camo, and the fact that you have put a serious effort in to such a joke of a kit :-) Regarding focus and DSLR. The larger sensor makes the depth of field shorter. A macro lens will not help you in that respect. If you want more depth of field you have to close down the aperture on your lens (which means it should be set to a higher number). Less light will enter the camera, which means you will need more light or longer exposure times, which means that a tripod might be a better investment than a macro lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 FANTASTIC Ferret.. Astonishing build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mam-07grublo Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the replies guys, I see it's stirring up a lot of the old memories! FANTASTIC Ferret.. :salute:/> Astonishing build. :worship:/> Thanks holmes, it's kind of an honor getting your approval! :lol: A wonderful blast from the past.. I built this one as a kid! I love the camo, and the fact that you have put a serious effort in to such a joke of a kit :-) Regarding focus and DSLR. The larger sensor makes the depth of field shorter. A macro lens will not help you in that respect. If you want more depth of field you have to close down the aperture on your lens (which means it should be set to a higher number). Less light will enter the camera, which means you will need more light or longer exposure times, which means that a tripod might be a better investment than a macro lens. Thanks for the advice Erik, It's been quite a bit of culture shock since I've graduated up from a normal point and shoot. I'm working my way around the new camera, and I'll be following your advice on this. The only thing I miss is that I can't really take close up pics with the big lens in the way... :lol:/> Edited February 10, 2013 by mam-07grublo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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