skuki Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Hi, few pictures, finished few weeks ago 🙂 [img][/img] Edited July 3, 2021 by skuki Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Very nice Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Phantastic Phantom! A little clean for a Marine bird...but I like it! Cheers....Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 12 hours ago, aircommando130 said: A little clean for a Marine bird...but I like it! 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Gorgeous work! The paint finish is just flawless and all the little details like the intake covers and RBF tags make it really stand out! Superb model 👍🏻 Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joerg Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Excellent build and finish. 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Beary Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Everything about that model is perfect. Impressive. And the photography is incredible!! It really showcases the model. Well done!!! Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mfezi Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Absolutely flawless. Every now and again I see a model on this forum that just blows me away. This is one of those... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paddington Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 oh man, this is a beauty. flawless paintwork. gotta love it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Outstanding job! You have the perfect balance of weathering and a great paint job. Beautiful work, Mr.Happyb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Looks awesome. I especially love all the close-ups. Your photography is beautiful as well. I wish I could take pics like that. Can you share your camera and lighting setup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Beary Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, Janissary said: Looks awesome. I especially love all the close-ups. Your photography is beautiful as well. I wish I could take pics like that. Can you share your camera and lighting setup? I'd really like to hear about that as well. Thanks Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I’ll let skuki describe it but I would say he has a good sized lightbox and exposed for max DoF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MA Cooke Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Awesome build! Did you post any "in-progress" by chance? I have the ZM F-4E and -J kits in my stash, I am hesitant to start either of them. (I'm ~ 70% through another kit - engineering is outstanding, but very basic skills and techniques seem to have gotten seized up.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skuki Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Hi, thanks all, glad you like it 👍 Regarding the photography - The camera is Nikon Z5 with 50mm 1.8 I use tamiya photo studio. I use a lot of cheap very cold led lamps (5k or 6k, "white" light) all around the photo studio. If you do not have enough light should be a big problem. Simply make exposure a bit longer (you need to use stand). but very important is using focus stacking option on the camera - camera takes a lot of same pictures while on stand, only it moves focuses. And then I combine all these pictures into one picture using very simple and free software CombineZP that you can download from the internet. After using this software, you get one picture with the subject that is sharp all the way. If your camera does not support focus stacking, than you can do it manually. While camera is on stand, just take multiple pictures with various focuses. Then you can combine them into one with CombineZP. And very important thing is to have something transparent -like some fine fabric - between your light source and the subject to soften the light. Affordable options are these boxes, or something similar : https://store.quadralite.eu/en/757-shadowless-photography Cheers! Edited July 6, 2021 by skuki Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Beary Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Thank you Skuki !! Great, comprehensive reply. Much appreciated. Thanks again, Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Phenomenally phantastic Phantom! It's phabulous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Another reason for this forum to have a big ❤️ button on their posts. Beautiful build and photography. Love the way those flags look as if they are blowing in the wind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skuki Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 4:02 PM, Craig Baldwin said: Love the way those flags look as if they are blowing in the wind. Yes, I've tried to get that feeling thanks I found one more close up from the other side and few pictures of seats that are inside, I've spend around 25-30 hours on the seats (a lot more than ZM kit deserves) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Devilishly good build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) Absolutely spectacular airplane! Photography as well. I have yet to try focus stacking, but your images are a real motivation. And thank you for posting the seat photos as well...beautiful work, for sure, a standard for me to attempt to attain, though unlikely I could even get close! In particular, I love the variation in the seat harnesses, not just duplicates of each other, a subtle but important addition to aid realism. Beautiful! Edited July 12, 2021 by Curt B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
otterblue32 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 This model is incredible and those seats are better than an entire model of mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thank you for the photography details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Toad Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Very cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Lovelly work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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