zark Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Since I am Greek, I was looking forward to a "Greek" GB! My "entry" is going to be the known Italeri kit in 1/48, with Icarus decals a lot of scrachbuilt work and hopefully with a nice weathered finish. image upload without registration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Welcome! Looking forward to this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Ok!!!...sooooo...I started with the construction of the "spotlight" that the aircraft carries for night recognisance of the "opponent"... gif upload ...next comes the cockpit...my question...what cockpit ???...since I am going to built it in flight mode, I am not going to bother a lot...at the end of the day nothing would been seen ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 ...the pilot...almost ready... image hosting ...details added to the...(Oups!!! I cant remember its "name") photo hosting sites ...as I mentioned earlier I used the kits decals for the cockpit, I just added some colour to them... free screen capture ...ready for "putty"/sanding/caressing... take a screenshot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Such a sexy bird. Can't wait for thus to be finished! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Andrew...the "cherry on the pie" will be the camo "interpretation"...Aegean blue...weathering...either its going to look good or... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) ...taking shape... picture share ...the cockpit 90% done... screenshot windows ...the exhaust...First "paint" is on...needs a lot more work... upload pic ...the closed gear doors gave me a headache , but using hot water...pressure and a lot of swearing...ok...I can Live with that!!! uploading pictures image ru Edited April 13, 2016 by zark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Coming along nicely Zark. Is the Italeri kit a new mould or a rehash of the ESCI kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Its the Italeri kit and as far as I know they "got" it from ESCI...it still looks good after all these years...does it??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 You''re doing a bang-up job on that old kit - I feel your paint with the underside of the fuselage - If I can get one plane to line up correctly during assembly... John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Well..."painting" is on... Humbrol 191 for the Silver undersides... upload a gif I did some kind of preshading, but the main objective is to have several shades of faded blue...hhhmmm...thats the main objective...we'll see... img upload photo hosting sites A friend from my modelling club, instructed me to "shave" of the "conical shape at the back of each pylon, since that was only applied on French aircraft... image hosting above 5 mb and the sidewinders are almost ready...I just need to apply a wash...decals and dry brushing... gif image hosting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 ..."salt" for cooking the model...I hope I am not going to "burn" it... images hosting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 You forgot the Olive oil and sprig of Thyme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Ok Scott...I got the message...LOL... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 ...from a distance the model looks the way I intended to look... upload img ...in a closer examination...it looks even better, the "salting" procedure at its best...well, according to my eyes... adult image upload free picture upload ...and some panels were sprayed with a lighter shade of the original colour... upload a gif ...I'll be back with the weathering...oils...filters...pastels...swearing...etc...etc...etc... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Looking good. The salt weathering technique is fantastic, I tried it on a AV-8B a couple years back, however the guy that tried it first must've been brave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny_Mike Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Now that looks nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 ...wash with "sephia" oil... free photo hosting print screen screen shot windows image sharing sites ...what a nightmare the masking for the "reds" on the intakes... ...weathering with oils ...pastels...etc...etc...etc...to follow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Great weathering job well done Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 LOVE the job so far. Great work mate!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny_Mike Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Great job on the wash, subtly dirty, if that makes sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 It certainly does!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Looking good my friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fellow Hobbyist Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Quick question Zark The encircled blister on your model; is it in the same location on the opposite side of the vertical tail? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Yeap...!!! You can actualy see it in some photos posted earlier..."strange" question...whats up??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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