Jay Chladek Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Working on a relatively simple kit this past week. Got some decent painting done on it too. This is the VF-4 Lightning 3 from the anime series Macross. But rather than doing it up in the same markings everyone else does (i.e. Skull leader), I am doing it up from a squadron that utilizes an animated character as its mascot, VF-31. Plus I like the black radome used on their jets. The main colors I am using on the jet are a modern navy style TPS ghost gray scheme. AV colors light ghost gray was applied first as a primer, then I applied a rather thinned down mixture of Tamiya rubber black to accent the panel lines. That was followed by Model Master Dark and Light Ghost gray over the top producing a pre-shade effect I really like. This is my first real success at pre-shading. The red/orange shade for the stripes is Model Master acrylic Chevrolet Engine red. I am using it because all my images of VF-31 F-14s show the red having more of an orange component than normal Insignia red. I also know that some modelers have used it to represent training wing T-45 colors. Masking of the tail stripes was done with a combination of Tamiya and Aizu brand tapes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Very cool, Jay! Great job on the pre-shading, and great to see you back building models again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks amigo, I appreciate that. Technically I never stopped building. I have just had a hard time finishing and don't always document my builds online as I try to spend my time getting things done. But I hope to change that a little in the near future with upcoming projects. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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