dodgem37 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Love this look. Sincerely, Mark Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Amazing work as always Marcel, I've just gone back through the whole build thread, and now I'm inspired to do an aggressor viper, I've got the older style makings from afterburner. But the paint job and detailing you've done is top notch, I'm really looking forward to seeing more. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Spectacular, Marcel! Kev Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Online pics of the real thing, although taken relatively shortly after the aircraft was painted in this scheme, show that there is already quite a bit of weathering on the jet. It's not Navy-like but definitely worthwhile to represent. Especially the black seems to have received quite a bit of touching up and there are two shades of the black, one being a touch brown. Here is my take thus far on the weathering. This is just the paint discoloring, oil streaks etc. will follow later on. I am about ready to put the model aside so as to catch up with all of the things under wings. Cheers, Marcel A-10LOADER, LSP_Kevin, F`s are my favs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Subtle yet effective, looks good so far. Steve Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Very nice paint and weathering work Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Here are some pics, after washing and weathering. I have noticed that the black paint on the real deal is pretty non-uniform and can tend towards a brownish-black. I added some brown to black to create a custom mix and applied it in a non-uniform way. The Two Bobs decals are very nice, kudos to those guys for delivering so many great subjects over the years. One thing to watch out for on this sheet is that the very light gray markings are printed white. Very quick and easy solution is to overspray them with some very much thinned down black (not gray, else the area around the decals will appear lighter which may even look like a silvering issue). In the above pic the area around the gun seems a little too faded... I took those pics in pretty intense light, the effect is a little exaggerated in the pics. Nonetheless, I wonder if I should reduce that effect a little. Thx for looking, Marcel F`s are my favs, A-10LOADER, Starfighter and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Ahh the perfect update for my Sunday morning coffee! I traveled back a bit for a refresher too. Would have to say I honestly noticed that area around the gun before reading your note on it. Knowing your work though I figured it was that way on the real thing. I’d say go with your gut on it and if it seems too light tone it down some. There’s been 2 Thunderbirds for sale on the boards lately, now I’ve gotten the bug again to buy one lol, must resist! Keep up the great work Out2gtcha and Marcel111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Excellent work Marcel, things are falling into place nicely. Steve Marcel111 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Super nice. I've got an Alaska agressor two holer to do myself. This is really turning out great Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Absolutely fantastic Marcel - keep those pics coming! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Wow, just awesome, the new paint effect is perfect! I hope my Skyhawk paintjob will turn out even half as effective! Beautiful and inspiring Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 3:24 PM, themongoose said: Would have to say I honestly noticed that area around the gun before reading your note on it. Knowing your work though I figured it was that way on the real thing. I’d say go with your gut on it and if it seems too light tone it down some. There’s been 2 Thunderbirds for sale on the boards lately, now I’ve gotten the bug again to buy one lol, must resist! Keep up the great work Thx for all the encouragement! I have actually resprayed that gun area, it looks better now. Here are the tanks, they are almost complete. I thought I'd go for a really weathered look on these, they didn't get to go through the paintshop with the aircraft. Here are the Aim-120's on the launchers. The missile bodies are from the Tamiya F-15E kit so they have the correct blunt nose. The wings will be from the Cutting Edge sets, i.e. they will be beautifully thin and with the appropriate c/s: The wings will only be attached just before I mount the pylons to the wingtips. Note the primer "showing through" a little on the tip of the launchers. I noticed some of the CATM Aim-120's in Jakes' book have dayglo orange back ends, so I went with that to add a bit more color. Cheers, Marcel LSP_Kevin, Anthony in NZ, Dragon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Great work Marcel! Mike Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Absolutely stunning. I love the colours you have chosen for the wash, it just looks perfect. Can't wait to see more! Edited December 14, 2018 by Starfighter Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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