themongoose Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 This is nearly all out of the box, a few scratch built parts to add some detail in the cockpit is all I added. I used the decals from the Tamiya F-16 Thunderbird to make up for anything I couldn't do with graphics. I used Maketar paint masks for all the scallops & curves on the bird and 3M fineline tape to connect everything together. I used MCW (Model Car Works) lacquer paints mixed to the correct FS colors for the Thunderbirds. The nozzle and cockpit is done with Vallejo paints and varnish. You can find a detailed work in progress build in Group Builds: Stars and bars. I decided to do tribute to the outgoing F-16 and I found the perfect art on the USAF site. This poster was created by SSgt Jon DuMond of the USAF Thunderbirds and they had a 3mb file available for free download, perfect. The key for me was the 2 F-16's outbound in the visor reflection. I used watercolors to blend the photo into the base and wrap it up into the F-35A Thunderbird. My bird is the Solo Lead with pilot and crew from the 2004 season reflected on the F-35A. I hope you enjoy these. I keep learning from everyone elses posts so I I've tried to add detail in the WIP that may be useful to others. If you see something you'd like to know more about drop me a line. And if you know the secret to the perfect build, or even a few of my model building dilemmas as detailed here, feel free to post it up. Chris Bill Cross, David66, The Madhatter and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Love it! Really unique display, along with a unique scheme. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 That is pretty damn cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Very striking - great presentation idea! Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 That is just way cool! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Fantastic presentation. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Yes, quite a unique display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I really like that and I am not a fan of the F-35 at all. I love that you painted the bird on and didn't use a decal - I can only presume you had a template to work from? Either way, great job and a very unique way of displaying it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 I really like that and I am not a fan of the F-35 at all. I love that you painted the bird on and didn't use a decal - I can only presume you had a template to work from? Either way, great job and a very unique way of displaying it Thanks Madhatter! I made up paint masks based on the pics Lockheed Martin put out. I roughed out the lines by placing tracing paper over the model, doing my sketch and then transferring that to a light piece of cardboard so I'd have something stiff enough to put the knife edge to when cutting out the mask. Kind of a pain since no decals exist for this one. The scheme for the bird is totally different from the F-16 unfortunately. You can check out the full wip and the masking process here http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=69491&p=940689 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Outstanding Thunderbird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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