A-10 LOADER Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, habu2 said: I see a lot of XB-70 influence in the design. Agree. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well... that looks amazing! Cannot wait the final reveal 😎 Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X-Plane Fan Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Well, I think it's about time I wrapped this up. In actuality, it took about 4 months to finish this model, but it was time well spent. With wet sanding and final details addressed, I painted the intakes and splitter plates before they were installed. The big challenge was getting the correct color. I knew the movie mockup and models were not black, so I reached out to my friend John Eaves, who has been in the movie model business for much of his life. Having worked with the guys who made the actual mockup and models, he informed me that the color used was not paint at all, it was Dietzgen Opaquing Fluid. An alcohol-based liquid that used carbon dust to make it opaque. Primarily used in the custom photo and old printing industry for covering pinholes in lithographic film. It's long out of production, so finding a suitable paint substitute became the challenge. After a lot of testing, I came up with a 50/50 mix of Rustoleum Black Chrome and Rustoleum gloss black removed from the spray can and diluted with lacquer thinner at 2:1 and airbrushed with a Paasche VL and #5 needle/tip. The results are exactly what I was hoping for; shiny yet dull, black but not totally black. The outside of the exhaust nozzles used the same black chrome with a bit of blue tint. Decals are custom, Alps-printed type. The model is designed to place on a stand, but I chose to simply make a cover for the hole that can be removed if I ever change my mind. It will now hang in my model room along with a couple other oversize kits. The Firefox model has quite a menacing look in person. Just for fun, a 1/72 scale Bede BD-5 on the canard of Firefox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Wow congrats, pretty cool and definitely a one of. Nice to see the Paasche VL get some love as well. I thought I was the only one who still used them. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lgl007 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 That's an amazing build. Gratz! Even looks like Clint Eastwood in the cockpit 🙂 -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Turned out amazing!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bsin Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 12:44 PM, X-Plane Fan said: Well, I think it's about time I wrapped this up. In actuality, it took about 4 months to finish this model, but it was time well spent. With wet sanding and final details addressed, I painted the intakes and splitter plates before they were installed. The big challenge was getting the correct color. I knew the movie mockup and models were not black, so I reached out to my friend John Eaves, who has been in the movie model business for much of his life. Having worked with the guys who made the actual mockup and models, he informed me that the color used was not paint at all, it was Dietzgen Opaquing Fluid. An alcohol-based liquid that used carbon dust to make it opaque. Primarily used in the custom photo and old printing industry for covering pinholes in lithographic film. It's long out of production, so finding a suitable paint substitute became the challenge. After a lot of testing, I came up with a 50/50 mix of Rustoleum Black Chrome and Rustoleum gloss black removed from the spray can and diluted with lacquer thinner at 2:1 and airbrushed with a Paasche VL and #5 needle/tip. The results are exactly what I was hoping for; shiny yet dull, black but not totally black. The outside of the exhaust nozzles used the same black chrome with a bit of blue tint. Decals are custom, Alps-printed type. The model is designed to place on a stand, but I chose to simply make a cover for the hole that can be removed if I ever change my mind. It will now hang in my model room along with a couple other oversize kits. The Firefox model has quite a menacing look in person. Just for fun, a 1/72 scale Bede BD-5 on the canard of Firefox. WOW!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Total and absolute coolness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 You've done an amazing job on this beast! Bravo Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonwinn Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 LOOKS AWESOME!!!! I remember the movie with Clint Eastwood. That always reminded me of the SR-71 in a way. Excellent scale size! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Excellent job, Tony! Read the novel and saw the movie, too, which came a few years following Lt. Belenko's defection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I think you have just fundamentally changed the balance of power amigo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Truly incredible. I'd love one in 1/72 but this is just amazing! WOW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinJ1978 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Look great! Where might i find the place to download model files? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Resurrecting this thread. I again am blown away by the work done on this. I would love to somehow have the ability to have parts for this model printed in 1/32, which would result in a model 21" in length (the same as the smaller studio models. Is there any help I could enlist to help make my dream a potential reality? The reason I ask is I recently managed to acquire what might be considered a "son" of Firefox in a sense. I will explain when I get the pieces in my hot little hands. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 You could reach out to the person who printed the model in the OP. It wouldn't be hard to re-scale the larger prints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chiefcrazy8s Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 The nicest example of the Firefox in any scale I’ve ever seen! Bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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