aspide85 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 one of the most oustanding modeling project i've never seen..great job!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Short update - While work on the fuselage parts are still in progress (a long process…) i'm also making mini-builds. Here is one of them, it is a crew chief figure. It is one of the figures that I'm planning to make for the diorama and this is the first time I'm making a figure from scratch and it is a whole new world and a challenging one. Still need to add a few little things (tag name, shoelaces etc). Here it is in its current state, next step will be painting it - Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 :lol: B) i just cant think of a way to build a ground crew figure from scratch.i like the fire extinguiser too. p.s. this figure has mogoloid face :D just kidding :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NazaruddinHashim Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Well done Regev, its not an easy to ccratchbuilt the figures....can't wait to see more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 This is freakin' AWESOME !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Thank you guys :) :huh: i just cant think of a way to build a ground crew figure from scratch I have an in-progress that is still going so you can see how i made it. It is a 'one step forward, two step back' build but i'm learning a lot from it for my next figures - Crew Chief - In-Progress Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 (edited) New update - During building and forming the fuselage I came to a stage that I need to see the alignment of the parts so I made a simple assembly jig that will help me in this process - I started to work on the GBU-31 JDAM. The work process on the bomb body is similar to what I did with the fuel tank, here are the steps in a picture - Most of the bomb 'Jacket' is done. The tamiya GBU-31 have the marked area with different shape than what I seen in picture of the real bomb so I changed it to a kind of triangle instead of a series of circles - Regev. Edited April 15, 2008 by regevmo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 just great,i love you build.just cant wait to see the cockpit and the whell bays Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NazaruddinHashim Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Very nice progress there keep it up :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Thank you guys :) New update - Working on the JDAM had me facing with a big problem, details ahead . . . From the last update i given a circular shape to the 'jacket' parts and added few other items of the bomb, some of them are different from the tamiya bomb: (1) On tamiya part the right side is the same as the left side but according to photos I've seen of the real bomb it is different, so I changed its shape. (2) This part was added according to photos (in tamiya it doesn't exist at all) Made a bomb stand to keep the bomb safe while it is on the ground (remember the safety guys . . . ) Ok, here is the problem. I used a thin plastic to do the 'jacket' but when it was glued to the bomb its shape was not constant as you can see in this photos – And the gluing process is a bit tricky when using cyno glue so I'm switching to plan B which is to use a self adhesive metal foil and see how it goes . Here the bomb compared to the tamiya part – Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The 3rd Placer Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) Regevmo, I have an idea on your JDAM problem. Why not toss the styrene "jacket" parts you have made, and make a reverse mask onto the tank that you could slowly build up relief detail using rattle can primer? You would need to reverse mask the tank with the outline of the styrene parts you have made. Using thickish primer you could build up as much thickness as you want (at least as much as the scale thickness). The paint will conform to the tanks radius and look better than the styrene technique. You then can add the styrene strakes to the sides. Make sense? Ryan Edited May 6, 2008 by The 3rd Placer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 my idea would be to just use one thick piece of masting tape around it, trim it so its level all around, then trim out all the various shapes and what not. or you could take it off and cut out the shapes. simple... Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 (edited) Ryan, Richard, Thank you for your suggestions, i sure will use it. Regev. Edited May 8, 2008 by regevmo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Seeing that big JDAM is very neat! I hope the problems works out for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 any luck with the JDAM? Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hi richard, I'm still working on the JDAM. First i had to remove the cyno glue from the previous attempt and now i'm painting the bomb again and need to add the rust effects. When it will be finished i will update with pictures. Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Superb job...seems everybody here is a god in scratchbuilding!!! you are makin a fantastic work!!! great super job!!! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 New update - More work was done on the main parts. There are 3 parts for the lower area of the fuselage (engine bay, intake & forward part under the cockpit). They were built in such a way that I could work on the interior area in a more convenient way – All parts are temporarily connected with screws and connection pins (that helps during the sanding phase to "blend" each part to the other) – And a comparison to the Tamiya viper – More work on these parts will be some shape correction (with measures checked again) and smoothing the parts area using the method I did on the JDAM\Fuel tank. Finished the crew-chief, next figure will be a USAF pilot and all that was learned from my first scratchbuild figure will be implemented in the pilot build – Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 wow hes pretty cool!! all is look good so far! i cant wait to see you start on the cockpit!! pay i suggest you get the italeri 1/12 model of the cockpit for a good basis on shape (although im not sure if its easier to scale down rather than up) Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Really cool|!!! Cheers :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
regevmo Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thank you guys for the kind words :) pay i suggest you get the italeri 1/12 model of the cockpit for a good basis on shape (although im not sure if its easier to scale down rather than up)Richard You know what will happens if i get the italeri 1/12 cockpit, i eventually will end up building an aircraft around it so i better not Regev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hey why not? you could put a working engine in as well in that size huh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 lol...go for it!! Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TC8271 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I just found the link to this thread and all I can say is WOW!!! You definately have alot of talent and patience.. I cant wait to see what you do next on this monster Viper.. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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