Gazzas Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Thing of beauty! brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKB Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Craig, Looks great --- a little color goes a long way for that "splash of color!" What's "rough" about the rudder rib tapes? They look fine from where I'm sitting. Looking back through the WIP photos, the end product fuselage shows the true labor of love you've built ... but a lot of labor none the less! Terry brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Looks incredible! We’ve waited a long time too! Congratulations on the new stage. brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Wow, just wow. simply stunning work! That looks absolutely beautiful:D Also thanks for the headsup about SMS clear etch primer! brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Shrink ray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In science fiction, a shrink ray is any device which uses energy to reduce the physical size of matter. Many are also capable of enlarging items as well. brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 What a stunning build Craig. Absolutely love the paint work on it. Can't wait to see what you can do next with it. Matt brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 12 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Craig, that looks absolutely fantastic! Congrats on getting to the paint stage. And welcome to the world of SMS paints! They're my first call paints now. Kev Thanks Kev! Yes agreed! I normally hate airbrushing as I've never been able to get the paint on smooth, but these are absolutely amazing! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 10 hours ago, tomprobert said: Wow. It looks incredible. I think your choice of scheme is great - and most people wouldn’t know the difference between a B and a C anyway! That must have done wonders for the mojo too - there’s nothing better than splashing some paint. Tom Thanks Tom! Haha, very true It's certainly nice to see some colour on it after all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Gazzas said: Thing of beauty! Thanks so much Gaz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 hours ago, TKB said: Craig, Looks great --- a little color goes a long way for that "splash of color!" What's "rough" about the rudder rib tapes? They look fine from where I'm sitting. Looking back through the WIP photos, the end product fuselage shows the true labor of love you've built ... but a lot of labor none the less! Terry Thanks Terry! The tapes came out pretty well, but the decal strips I used were terrible...... they just kept fracturing, so they're a little "fuzzy" on some of the strips. In the end they came out pretty well though. I think I doused them in about 5 coats of Tamiya clear to make sure they weren't going to lift . I was thinking of doing a hint of shadow as well, but from the photos we've seen they didn't tend to have much depth between the ribs and the fabric anyway. Yep, sure is great to see some colour on it. I'm really liking the yellow strip on the side too! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 3 hours ago, RadBaron said: Wow, just wow. simply stunning work! That looks absolutely beautiful:D Also thanks for the headsup about SMS clear etch primer! Thanks mate! Yeah I can say that it seems to work from my experience, hopefully it'll do the same for you RadBaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Shrink ray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In science fiction, a shrink ray is any device which uses energy to reduce the physical size of matter. Many are also capable of enlarging items as well. Thanks Martin! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Jim Barry said: Looks incredible! We’ve waited a long time too! Congratulations on the new stage. Thanks Jim! For the first time I think ever, I actually really enjoyed painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, scvrobeson said: What a stunning build Craig. Absolutely love the paint work on it. Can't wait to see what you can do next with it. Matt Thanks Matt! There's a few directions to go at the moment. It'd be really nice to get the rest of the fuselage markings done, but I also need to get the nosecone on too. Then there's a whole heap of skinning patiently waiting for me on the wings scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, brahman104 said: Thanks mate! Yeah I can say that it seems to work from my experience, hopefully it'll do the same for you You've definitely inspired me to have a crack at a NMF build, and I had wondered about how well laquers would hold onto metal. Did you scuff up the metal before priming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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