Sean Bratton Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Once again, outstanding work Pig. Keep us posted. Cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi Gents, Hope you aren't sick of the tanks yet...Here they are dry brushed. These things get kicked, rolled and bumped...and get pretty scuffed up; especially on the belly. Scuffs were done with colored pencil. Paint chips were done with colored pencil as well. The aft attach point was modified, and I added the small red drain to each tank... Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hard to pick out the scuffs and paint chips in these pics..think the flash is too bright. Here is the aft end.. Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 This ones a little darker..Maybe better. I'm no photographer. Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Beautiful, Pig! Your attention to detail and dedication to authenticity put you a notch (or two) above most other modelers. Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithery Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 If you put this much attention to detail into the fuel tanks, I can't wait to see what you do with the cockpit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tilt Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Simply stunning work Pig!! :unsure: You're really giving me something to shoot for. Hope to finally find some time to get back at my Hornet. Cheers, Tilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Hornet Fan Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Pig I absolutly love your work. :D You have given me ideas I never thought of. Weathering pods and tanks is something I would never have thought of doing on their own just as a part of the whole weathering process. Fantastic work! Cannot wait to see what you do with the cockpit and gear bay, they are what I am working on at the moment and trying to work out how to weather without screwing up. Some pretty expensive resin etched metal and plastic in my kit. Cheers :unsure: Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oliver Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Pig, outstanding work! A question: When you drybrush things like the fuel tanks, is it "conventional" drybrushing, like to highlight raised detail or do you do some other stuff to the painted surface? If so, which paints do you use for drybrushing and what do you drybrush? Yes, I'm a huge fan of the beaten-up look! :lol: Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 A question: When you drybrush things like the fuel tanks, is it "conventional" drybrushing, like to highlight raised detail or do you do some other stuff to the painted surface? If so, which paints do you use for drybrushing and what do you drybrush? Oliver HI Oliver! Thanks for the compliment! As far as the drybrushing goes, I do mostly what you refer to as "conventioinal" to highlight the raised detail and thes edges of things. Ocationally I'll use a "grinding" drybrush pass for dirty handprints, but most of the heavy weathering I do is with oils. For the drybrushing on the tanks, I used the same model master enamel I used for the finish coat, just lightened up a bit with some white. If it gets a little shiny, I'll blast it with the flat coat again. Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hello again, ...If you guys are finally sick of the tanks..this should be it. They are done and mounted up on th pylons..Thanks for looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 Little closer look: I used a colored pencil to simulate the Mac Air green primer showing through in a few spots.. Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 "Tanks" Pete, your weathering and painting is right on !!! ;) :( I love watching your lessons in modeling as well as Pierre's ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tilt Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Looks great Pig!! ;) And don't worry...some of us absolutely love to look at tanks... .....check out the one's that Mungo1974 shows....I could look at them all bloody day.... Tanks Tilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 .....check out the one's that Mungo1974 shows....I could look at them all bloody day.... Tilt ..wouldn't want to jettison those..might hurt someone on the ground :o (prepare for this thread to degenerate again) Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhthaloType Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Thanks for looking! Rest assured, the pleasure is ours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi Gents, Here is a closer look at the work on the Black Box GBU-12's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 I've started on the tailpipes as well. I plan to use the Eduard photoetched inards. The first step was to thin the outer lip of the tailpipes..I did that by scraping it in circles on the inside of the lip with a #11 blade, then smoothed it with 600 or so grit wraped around a dowel. I used a file to make the notches between each invividual nozzle leaf. Makes these kit parts look alot better.. Regards, Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Finally! We get to see some of the CF-18 part of the build! It's really looking great Pig ;) And I agree with the others, you can post as many drop tanks as you want, I'll still look... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tilt Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 That's it Pig!! I've had enough.......I'm gonna work on mine tomorrow!! ;) Tilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Boy Oh Boy..... Feels like Christmas..... Pierre , Pete and Tilt all doing Superdetailed Builds at the same time. Now I've got some cool Breakfast Material to look at!!!! Pete Keep it coming and awesome work so far. :P Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Pig, Pig, Pig: you're doing an awesome job on this CF-18. I love your artwork, specially on those tanks: they look gorgeous. Keep us posted as you progress. You have one more hooked-up reader :P Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Slapped some paint on the GBU's...now I need to slap them together! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 I promise I wont torture you all with the dance steps for painting/decalling/weathering the AIM-9's.. Here they are ready for gloss coat...Next time I show them they'll be done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Forgot to mention...Those were the Cutting Edge AIM-9s. They are so nice, they practically build themselves! They even give you an alignment jig for the fins, which I need for sure Anyhoo...this one is for Zactoman: See? There is the box! There really is a Hornet model in Pigs shop :huh: Hang tough. I'm getting a beer. Pig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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