Tank Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Sarathi S. said: 303 are... special. Oh so special. Teaching baby zero’s cannot be easy. Kinda like teaching middle schoolers. All awkward and gangly, with a little bit of knowledge thinking they know everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 I was thinking about adding some kind of padding to the seats, bu t I had to face the fact that I suck at adding stuff to my models, so I took a different road and IMHO it worked pretty good, you be the judges So all I did was, painted the seats Gloss Black with a "thik" layer, and left it to dry for about a half hour, then I pressed a Jeans label against it and voila! I had to do it twice cause after an hour the impression began to fade away, I guess the paint self levels it self, but pressed it again and the result is there, What do you guys think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 What a great idea. Works for me. Fade top seat and bottom front seat a bit to give a some depth if u want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Rotorman said: What a great idea. Works for me. Fade top seat and bottom front seat a bit to give a some depth if u want. I will give it a try for sure! even thoug I'm scared of ruining it lol! Thnx for watching! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, kike said: I will give it a try for sure! even thoug I'm scared of ruining it lol! Thnx for watching! No pain no gain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 21 hours ago, Rotorman said: No pain no gain. Unfortunatly the build is moving faster than this thread so the Viper is a bit ahead and the green house is already closed, didn't dare un-building it to do what you said, but I'll give it a try on next seat for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 BTW if you go for a modular build as I did, you won't have to worry about fitting, I just had to trim a little bit of the lip and the placement was really smooth and it looks really good! no filler was used, here a dry fit pic Then I moved to the gloss layer and wash, I know is a bit "harsh" but as I mentioned before, I need some dirt on my models so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 BTW the inside of the air intakes is gonna be painted further ahead...or I'll try to put a cover, cause there are a couple of sink marks and a seam that is almost imposible to cure, keep that in mind, cause it is visible from the outside! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Saving this as a guide for future Zulu builds. Great work Kike! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Whiskey said: Saving this as a guide for future Zulu builds. Great work Kike! Great! I take more pics than I show, so if you ever need something that is not posted, chances are I have it documented, and don't hesitate to give me a holler! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Jesus, thats looking so nice. U got my vote Mister. Beautiful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rotorman said: Jesus, thats looking so nice. U got my vote Mister. Beautiful Thank you sir! appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, kike said: Thank you sir! appreciated! U bet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Since my painting technique is 40% technique and more than 60% luck, lol, I was affraid of not beeing able to continue with the same pattern and maybe a difference would be visible but I don't think so! or maybe I just don't want to see it hehe It's always been really hard for me to paint black parts and give them a faded look, for some reasson it just doesn't happen, This time it wasn't so bad tho And finally I got to decals! they are a bit on the thick side but Micro set and Micro sol did the job well! And I guess/hope it is starting to look like a Viper! Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Your build is looking like a very nice Viper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Some "fancy" shots! Apologies for the dusty surface! and until these pics I didn't notice a mould mark right behind the gun housing! I'll have to live with that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 The lighting is showing a lot of shadows (I'm viewing on my phone thought) so I can't really tell but is it tail sitting right now Kike? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I really like the build Kike. The weathering really makes the scheme even pop out. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Whiskey said: The lighting is showing a lot of shadows (I'm viewing on my phone thought) so I can't really tell but is it tail sitting right now Kike? No tail sitting problems! but I have to say that I paniqued a bit when first stood on the skids it did sit back! until the rotor was positioned in its place, no seats, no wings, no canopy installed but it went back, even with the extra weight, so the line there is very fuzzy. It stands like this! Edited August 10, 2019 by kike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 8 hours ago, speedlimit said: I really like the build Kike. The weathering really makes the scheme even pop out. Eric I agree with you! after the wash it was different! in a nice way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Really looks great. My friends and I helped get the references for the decals, and I am glad to see that scheme used. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, strikeeagle801 said: Really looks great. My friends and I helped get the references for the decals, and I am glad to see that scheme used. Aaron Ohh I wish I knew a couple of months ago!!! it's been so hard to find references online! and since I'm not familiar with helos it's been even harder! I hope I was able to make something worth your effort! in any case it's a very nice scheme! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 unfortunately, all of the reference photos I had of that helo were on an external hard drive that died on me, and are now lost forever. You are doing a great job on it with the references you have. Keep it up! Aaron ps. Here's a couple of shots of it on airfighters. https://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?reg=168800 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanW Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 4:29 AM, kike said: I was thinking about adding some kind of padding to the seats, bu t I had to face the fact that I suck at adding stuff to my models, so I took a different road and IMHO it worked pretty good, you be the judges So all I did was, painted the seats Gloss Black with a "thik" layer, and left it to dry for about a half hour, then I pressed a Jeans label against it and voila! I had to do it twice cause after an hour the impression began to fade away, I guess the paint self levels it self, but pressed it again and the result is there, What do you guys think? Looks really good. What are the seat belts you used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kike Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 4 hours ago, DanW said: Looks really good. What are the seat belts you used? The ones provided in the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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