Out2gtcha Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Nice one Matt! The Flanker is looking really colorful now. Great to see some color on her........... Cheers, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Nice one Matt! The Flanker is looking really colorful now. Great to see some color on her........... Cheers, Brian Thanks Brian!! Glad you like it, your build has been so cool to watch come together, just wish I could have gotten mine together in time for the group build to end, but I'm getting closer. Your Su-30 came out so great, hopefully you'll show that one off at some shows, it should do very, very well. Hope to get the rest of the painting done over the weekend, in between time with family. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Too cool, Matt. Holiday Cheers! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Too cool, Matt. Holiday Cheers! Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Happy Holidays to you too! I've really been enjoying your Wefer-Grenate build, and your 109 is insanely cool. You really have a gift with detailing and with the airbrush. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 And I'm back with more work on this one! I got the gun panel painted up today, did a little more work on the exhuasts, and got the radome grey sprayed onto the Kazakh side today, I was very productive! The gun blast panel is sprayed on using Alclad, like always. It's a base of Duraluminum, then a mix of the DA and Steel were mottled on, then pure steel was mottled on some more, then sprayed over the panel lines to darken it a bit more. I think it looks really good now. I'm not sure if the airshow scheme would have such a weathered gun panel, but I think it looks good, and it matches most of what I've seen on Flankers in my books. I love Alcald so much, there's really nothing else out there that can give that same look of metal as Alclad, or is as easy to work with. i don't think there's an easier paint to spray either. And here's the radome on the Kazakh side. This was done using a mix of Tamiya Dark Grey (XF-24) and Nato Black (XF-69), which gave me the dark grey-green I needed for these parts. The Nato Black is actually an extremely dark green, not really a grey, so it gave me the right shade when put with the dark grey. That's all for now. The next step is to spray the false canopy on the bottom, and the rear wheel wells for both sides, then I can move on to decaling and the weathering stages. Each little piece painted really makes this scheme more complete, at least I think it does. Thanks for reading in everyone. I know the group build is over, but I still want to get this build done before I have to go back to school. All comments and critiques are welcomed. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 OH Matt! Thanks for the update. It is looking COOL. Haver fun.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 nice going keep us posted. I like it. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 OH Matt! Thanks for the update. It is looking COOL. Haver fun.....Harv Thanks Harv! I'm glad you like it. I'm really loving this paint scheme, and each little piece really makes it come to life even more. Can't wait to get the markings on it, but it will be a shame to cut up the Kazakh unit crest on the speed break, it's so cool, the big snow leopard head. Thanks for reading in man, hope to get some more work on this over these next couple of weeks, maybe I can even finish this one off. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 nice going keep us posted. I like it. Mark Thanks Mark! I'm glad that you like it! This build has been so much fun to do, I'm just glad I haven't made a mess out of it yet. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Matt Awesome work with the old air brush. Sukhoi is looking just awesome. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Matt Awesome work with the old air brush. Sukhoi is looking just awesome. Peter Thanks Peter! Can't even imagine how good this could work if I had a top-level airbrush like an H&S or Iwata.... I think I'm doing okay with my little Paasche Millennium. Guess sometimes it's the person as much as the equipment, but sometimes good equipment can make someone mediocre like me look good. I'm glad you like it. Hope to get some more progress done on this soon, and maybe finish it off by the time the big contest rolls around in March. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Go Matt, GOOOOOO !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Matt Might make the work a bit easier to do but the results would be the same Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Go Matt, GOOOOOO !!! Thank you Loic! I'm loving this build. And I can't wait to see what you can do on your Do-335, that build is just way too cool! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Matt ONE of the BEST Flanker builds I have ever seen and it is looking SOOOOOO DARNED GOOOOOD !!! Wow, thank you Maru! Those are such amazing comments, there have been so many great Flanker builds on here, I don't think I'm even close. But thank you so much for the kind words. I'm just hoping to get this one finished up soon, without a big screw-up. I usually have one per build, and I haven't gotten this ones yet. Hopefully I can avoid it altogether. I am hoping to get some work done this weekend, really down to the last couple of painted bits, just the code number on the side of the Russian Falcons, and then the wheel bays.Then it's decal and weathering time, then hopefully all done. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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