Rafael Winter Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I love your paint job... amazing MIG-29... Man... your skills are inspiration for me... thyanks for sharing Rafael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 P.s Jay... where in the blazes do you display your work? I would love to see the collection all together mate! say..... you build sooooo many modells. where do you store them? Hi Klaus and Alan; I don't keep them. I either flog them or give them to my kids. They don't last long after that. The only one I have actually kept is the Albatros, and that is only because I wouldnt be able to package it up to get it to whoever bought it safely. I couldn't do that to someone. When you will load the weapons? Hi Frankie; I tested it with the weapons on and I hated the way it looked. All that stuff hanging off it made it look really awkward. I like the lines without it. wondered if you could use a blue background but then figured it would accentuate the darker shades in the model. any thoughts? Hi Matty; The rule of the day at the moment as far as the studio is concerned is a white backdrop. The reasoning being ( guessing here...) that Blue or any other "colour" will affect the tint of the model, and thus it is best to shoot on a white, or black backdrop. You are right about resins and stuff on backdrops, and I run into all sorts of greif with light resin on whatever the backdrop.. Thanks to all of you guys for the very kind compliments! I am so proud that this model is so well recieved here, among such a great bunch of modellers. To get such compliments from guys whose stuff I look at everyday with awe and admiration makes me feel very good indeed. Man... your skills are inspiration for me... Thanks Rafael, I would say the same about your models as well mate. What is your next project? I have just started a Finnish P-36A Hawk which will have some Montex masks that I will be using for the first time. I was having a look at these the other day, as I was nervous that they would be similar to the old style Eduard mask, but these are fantastic. Cheers guys, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Howdo! Nice job mush, regarding backdrops, I just got MAI the other day. Jay, they didnt do your Tiffie any favours with a slate gray backdrop. You can hardly see it! You should whinge to Mr Franks. Started great, going downhill. He needs to keep the dorks off the letters page too. I digress.... Top modelling as usual. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus H Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 I either flog them or give them to my kids. They don't last long after that. oh my god jay! i cant imagine me doint that. doesnt that hurt endlessly? if i imagine a my kid (i dont have one though) playing with my dora.... i would die watching that! dont tell me that your kids are playing with your beautifull tempest at the moment. cheers klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naminami Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I tested it with the weapons on and I hated the way it looked. All that stuff hanging off it made it look really awkward. I like the lines without it. Hi Jay, I am still making those missiles. But your MIG looks very sharp. I've discover the MIG-29K now in hobby shop now! Will you build it? Cheers Frankie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Excellent work, Mr. Laverty! I agree with not hanging any stuff off of this one. The MiG-29 and Su-27 have beautiful lines without the weapons... I'm still debating about using the BB 'pit or not... To resin, or not to resin... Will this build be appearing in a future publication? -randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Hi Jay, I am still making those missiles. But your MIG looks very sharp. I've discover the MIG-29K now in hobby shop now! Will you build it? Cheers Frankie Hi Frankie; I will definitely do the K, and I am just waiting for the review kit to arrive. I'm still debating about using the BB 'pit or not... To resin, or not to resin... I hate to say it, but I wouldn't bother with the BB pit if I were you Randy. I ran into all sorts of problems with it, although finding the reference to add the same detail yourself will be hard to come by. I dunno, it's a tough call as the seat and the wiring behind it on the bulkhead are nicely done, but of course none of it fits. Howdo! Nice job mush, regarding backdrops, I just got MAI the other day. Jay, they didnt do your Tiffie any favours with a slate gray backdrop. You can hardly see it! You should whinge to Mr Franks. Started great, going downhill. He needs to keep the dorks off the letters page too. I digress.... Top modelling as usual. Dave Thanks Dave! I agree that the backdrop didn't do the best job for the Typhoon, but I am not too worried about it as these things can happen. They do a fine job on the mag, and in my opinion it is easily the best there is so I wouldn't start the funeral pyre yet Dave The letters page is only as good as the people who write in, although I did like the letter the guy wrote in about my Albatros. I thought he pointed out the error with the rigging quite nicely and I thought he liked the article in the end. oh my god jay! i cant imagine me doint that. doesnt that hurt endlessly? if i imagine a my kid (i dont have one though) playing with my dora.... i would die watching that! dont tell me that your kids are playing with your beautifull tempest at the moment. No, I gave the Typhoon to Bob at MDC. I thought that would be the best home for it. I know it's strange but I had this funny thing happen a couple of years back where I dropped this Sexton Self Propelled Gun I had been working on for ages, a resin kit that was ALOT of work, and I ended up dropping the box it was in and smashing it to bits while on the way to a model show. I was gutted, and very, very upset. My mate Vince who was there saw the lighter side of it, and we talked a bit about it, and I realised it was only a model. It got me to thinking about it, and from that point on I decided that it is only a model, and I would not attach any sentimental value to these things. Once they are done and photographed they mean absolutley zip to me, and I would chuck them down the stairs without a second thought really. I know it's weird, but we all have our little quirks don't we? Thanks again for the kind words guys! Cheers, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naminami Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 it was only a model. It got me to thinking about it, and from that point on I decided that it is only a model, and I would not attach any sentimental value to these things. Once they are done and photographed they mean absolutley zip to me, and I would chuck them down the stairs without a second thought really. I know it's weird, but we all have our little quirks don't we? Cool...! I have the same feeling 3 years ago, when my 2 years old daughter smash to my F-14B. It's was totally destory. Can you beat her? later on I throw the model, (but leave the two resin seats ) I throw and throw more models, which was aging and broken. I think the whole fun of building model ,is the process. Frankie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Great work there Jay. It looks really nice. Your work with this jet is just as good as the prop stuff. Great once again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LSP_Jay L Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Thanks Brian! I'm glad you like this one. Frankie, right you are mate! I do not like it so much if they break it before it's finished, but as you say, it's hard to get mad at them. Andy totalled my Macchi 200 when I had the wings taped up to fix the dihedral and for a minute I was really mad, but then how angry can you get at this face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naminami Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Hello Jay, Andy looks very smart! May be he can build models later Frankie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Hey Jay! The MiG looks great!!! I also received the latest issue of Model Airplane with your latest build in it. Really good article, but again was disappointed with the stamp-sized cockpit pics!!! You describe at length building it and point out what you did with the instrument panel, then you can't see it - even WITH my reading glasses!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 On the MAI thing again Ray and Jay... The chap who wrote about the albatros is Tom of Toms Model Works isnt he? I agree with one criticism of MAI ( bear in mind I subscribe and its the the only time I have felt happy to have subscribed in advance to a mag, hence the right to moan...!) that the subjects are a bit repetitive. Cant really fault it otherwise. You are the star of the show though Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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