Tony Oliver Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1/72 F-16CJ haveglass. Tamiya kit. caracal 72019 next gen viper sheet. hataka red line paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Very nice! Always great to see HG5 Vipers - I think you got the color and the details spot-on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fessSto Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Very nicely done, Tony. I have a special place for those Duluth birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Wow! A real stunner! Love the paint job, cockpit detail, subtle weathering and how on earth did you get that iridescent shimmer on the exhaust? Edited June 21, 2023 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Very very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Oliver Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 6/20/2023 at 5:49 PM, KursadA said: Very nice! Always great to see HG5 Vipers - I think you got the color and the details spot-on. 8 hours ago, fessSto said: Very nicely done, Tony. I have a special place for those Duluth birds. 7 hours ago, Dutch said: Wow! A real stunner! Love the paint job, cockpit detail, subtle weathering and how on earth did you get that iridescent shimmer on the exhaust? 2 hours ago, Niels said: Very very nice! Thanks gents. To get a uniform metallic sheen but still look weathered I tried a different approach to black basing as mixing darker or lighter shades of the havglass paint would have diluted the metallic by adding white or black etc. So this was primed in good old fashioned grey. Then pre shaded and highlighted with black and white. Then the haveglass hataka redline was mixed with mig ammo ‘transparator’ basically satin varnish to make the paint kinda see through. Built up in thin layers and thats it. the nozzle was painted in Tamiya Titanium silver acrylic and then had some tamiya clear blue and yellow detail misted on but it’s gone a bit too greenish for my liking. Then the decal overlap areas then lots and lots of clear gloss to seal those on and add depth. Bit of matt varnish then brushed on overlap areas. That’s about it. this build is from 2016 or so. Only recently started sharing/posting on this forum but been a member for a while. Still have this build in the cabinet. Won some golds at local/regional shows. should do a proper thread for it in display case section I guess. cheers, tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike J. Idacavage Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Tony, that is an outstanding Have Glass Viper! You nailed it in 1/72. Have fun modeling! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Oliver Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, Mike J. Idacavage said: Tony, that is an outstanding Have Glass Viper! You nailed it in 1/72. Have fun modeling! Mike cheers Mike 👍🏽 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Not mine, but a fine 1/144 HC-97G using our favorite decals over at Britmodeller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 This one has been on the shelf of doom for a couple of years. Main reason is a fear that I screwed up the paint scheme on the nose preventing the decal stripes to fit. Took the plunge today and finally added the decals which is the last piece missing. Turned out quite OK, although I am sure there are many out there who can do it more justice. The Kitty Hawk RF-101C can be a bit of a challenge, with instructions that can be misleading at times, but following the guides on this forums and others, it came to a acceptable end. And now, with the decals finally on, I call this one completed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 416th BG Griffiss AFB B-52H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbryan911 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Darren Roberts said: 416th BG Griffiss AFB B-52H Nice. Would occasionally see one or two driving through up to the Adirondacks when I was a kid. Whose kit did you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 ~1987-ish. One of my fondest memories growing up was fishing with my dad on some small lake way in upstate NY (up near Minerva) on a quiet morning. Dead calm water, just dad and I catching some awesome smallmouth bass and the occasional trout. Out of the corner of my eye I sight a bird flying down the lake…boy was I wrong. Here comes this BUFF, silent as the still water we fished in. Here she came floating along at probably 200 ‘ AGL right on past us then disappeared over the trees. What a beautiful moment. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbryan911 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I remember being out on Long Lake and having a pair of Phantoms come over at tree top. Never heard them until they were gone. A-10's were common, that Euro 1 camo disappeared when they flew in front of the mountains. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 6:46 AM, jbryan911 said: Nice. Would occasionally see one or two driving through up to the Adirondacks when I was a kid. Whose kit did you use? I used the newer/old Revell kit. Not the really old one, but the one that was released after the merger with Monogram. Really and truly it's a Monogram kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 7/2/2023 at 9:17 PM, Darren Roberts said: 416th BG Griffiss AFB B-52H I get an invalid address error from this link; is it because I’m not a FB member? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Gator52 said: I get an invalid address error from this link; is it because I’m not a FB member? Chris Ahh, nope. I get a message that says 'Sorry, this content isn't available at this time' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I wonder if it gets shoved down far enough in the thread that it gets kicked off. I lost my ability to post photos when I get rid of my website. Is there a free hosting service I can use? I'm cheap. 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: I wonder if it gets shoved down far enough in the thread that it gets kicked off. I lost my ability to post photos when I get rid of my website. Is there a free hosting service I can use? I'm cheap. 😁 I use imgur. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I'm able to see the image. Not sure what's up with other's not being able to see it. BTW - Excellent BUFF Darren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I also use imgur 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I don't have FB, so I recieve the following error message: "Sorry, this content isn't available right now" & "Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I do have Facebook although don't use it much, and I get the same message: . . . content not available . . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSargent Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Hasegawa 1/48 F-15C backdated to the first prototype and finished using Caracal "F-15 Eagle: The Early Years" sheet. A lot of work and new parts designed and 3D printed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarcB Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Superb..congratulations ! 😃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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