Collin Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Kinetic 1/48 EA-6B dressed up in VX-23 garb circa 1991-ish. You can dig around the in progress section to see the build in-progress...needless to say I am glad it's done and I'm ready for a beer. Cheers Collin Edited July 22, 2019 by Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nice!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okthree Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Eye watering. Fantastic work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 That's really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flanker27 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Wow, this is a great build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Niiice! Looks real good man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 That turned out great! How did you end up doing the tint on the canopies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan S Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) I just keep coming back to look at this model. Chipping on the nose is well executed. The intakes both inside and out are flawless. Perfect gold tinting, not too over done as that is so easy to do. Not sure if the mask just needs to be peeled, but the small triangle at the top of the front windscreen needs to be cleared: Edited July 24, 2019 by Jonathan S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 There are a few things I messed up. One being the canopy eyebrow section I missed (as mentioned above). The other is I forgot to color in the AOA lights on the nose gear door. This kit fought me so much I have no desire to go back and correct (maybe I will get some mojo and correct the lights). Question asked about the tinting...that's a conversation I really should have with another beer in hand. Looking over photos and having flown next to these aircraft in the fleet....the canopies aren't yellow and the gold tint really only comes out in very specific light conditions. Normally it's a dull bronzey-dark(er) tint compared to the clear foward canopy. I spent about two weeks trying every type of Future bath with food coloring or other tinted paints and it just plain sucked. I couldn't get a smooth and clear (yet tinted) finish. The tinting color in whatever fliuid I had either was inconsistent or highligted particles in the mix. I was using pure Future, in a uber clean environment, and it took about 50 tries before I was somewhat happy with the results (what you see here)...which is basically a touch of Tamiya Smoke in Future dipped over and over. Very frustrating experience. Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Looks awesome, nice to see a Pax Aircraft on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wardog Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Collin, A pat on the back along with a case of your preferred beer is in order for your perseverance in getting the canopy just right and finishing her up. The strike test livery is really eye-catching and one I considered for my current A-6 project. The items of concern listed above could probably be left as-is since only the trained eye could spot them and the overall presentation is more than good enough. Additionally, when reworking something already built, you always have to consider the risk/reward factor, especially if you don't plan to enter your model into a contest where the noted items could count against you. Again, great Job! -Elmo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 A few more pics: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Great job Collin! Prowlers are just so COOL!! Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Super nice, really nice finish! Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 A thing of beauty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Schweet Prowler, Collin! -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Brilliant work, Collin! Very nice weathering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Excellent build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Looking at the result, all that hard work and perseverance sure paid off. Nice work Collin. -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Fantastic work ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jürgen1 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Looks magnificent indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Did you print those markings yourself or did you get them from a sheet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Andrew Maverick Taylor said: Did you print those markings yourself or did you get them from a sheet? The STRIKE squadron marking on the tail football were custom decals made up by David Aungst. The rest of the markings were scraps from different Prowler sheets and the numbers on the tail are from Steel Beach. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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