Fvdm Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Terrific build. A real joy to follow. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 You really do have a good eye for weathering Marcel. Great to look over your shoulder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) The F110 is in! Even my wife approves of this scheme :-) I have been doing some fine-tuning of the black sections. Black is really tricky to work with. "Absolutely stunning. I love the colours you have chosen for the wash, it just looks perfect. Can't wait to see more!" Ben, that is my usual custom medium gray wash I use for almost all washing... I generally like that to not be too dark, in this case it really pronounced the surface detail on the black sections also. Merry Christmas to all of you! Cheers, Marcel Edited December 24, 2018 by Marcel111 florin13, A-10LOADER, scvrobeson and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Black really is difficult but you nailed it! Can't wait to see this one in the ready for inspection section... Bryan Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 wow. some amazing camo work here....Can you teach me. Oliver Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) The legs are on! Phew, that's always a big milestone in my builds and things usually involve a major amount of swearing and superglue in the wrong places before I get it right. No different on this build, even if it's a Tamiya F-16. This is how the back is looking, the little position lights toward the upper, rear fuselage turned out ok I think. I am usually not one to show off wheels wells a lot since I don't enjoy that part of a build. However, since I used the Aires wheel wells, which I believe are sized for the Academy kit (even the "for Tamiya" variant), I thought I'd give you guys a look. Using the Aires wheel wells results in a huge amount of extra work, the main wells are about 3mm too short so a significant shim is required. The main doors also need to be adjusted as a result. Overall look. The black sections really keep me on my toes, I am constantly touching up with black paint since yet another light speck has appeared here or there. Natural weathering :-) Cheers, Marcel Edited January 12, 2019 by Marcel111 johncrow, LSP_Kevin, A-10LOADER and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Gorgeous! Your weathering is perfect- not super clean but not grimy either. I'm very jealous buddy. Cheers, Chuck Marcel111 and A-10LOADER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I have to agree with Chuck, great weathering Marcel. Things are shaping up nicely now, looking forward to the next installment. Steve Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durangokid Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Beau-tee-full! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Thx guys! I was really surprised at how weathered this particular aircraft is since the paint job is relatively new. Here is the Zacto Aim-9X training round. The resin is just incredible, it just doesn't get any better. So wish Chris would produce some Aim-120's. And here are the completed Aim-120 dummies. These seem to have become standard wingtip equipment on the Aggressor F-16's. Note the blunt nose (vs what would be a pointier nose for the live round). You can get these blunt-nosed bodies from the Tamiya F-15E kit. The wings are from Cutting edge and thus realistically thin with the correct diamond c/s. I painted the back end bright orange after seeing that on some of the dummies in Jake's book. Note the "peeled off" paint revealing the yellowish primer on some of the pylon leading edges above. And here a little WIP of the Elta EL/L-8212 pod that is often carried by the 18th Aggressor Squadron (but not by any other unit)... I have been busy scratch-building this. Cheers, Marcel Edited January 13, 2019 by Marcel111 Vandy 1 VX 4, florin13, Starfighter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 More awesomeness from Marcel, keep it coming bud. Steve Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 excellent paint work Marcel A-10LOADER and Marcel111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks guys! Chuck sent me a PM wondering about my Aim-9X, since I chose to model the training round with fuse windows and open exhaust. I actually researched both of these points, as far as the exhaust is concerned there are plenty of pics out there showing training rounds with non-blunt rear ends, see e.g. here. I could have sworn I found pics of raining rounds with fuse windows, I specifically remember a pic of a Superhornet with a trainer that had fuse windows. But since I wasn't able to find suitable evidence anymore and I am wondering if my memory is failing me, I doubled back and created a cover for that section of the missile, which together with the seeker cover seems to be standard when they are on the ground. Fortunately, Zacto provides a neat nose cover. I am pretty satisfied with the result, it adds a bunch of color to the overall model, it's already hanging from the wing. Cheers, Marcel johncrow, LSP_Kevin, chuck540z3 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I know our A-10's CATM 9's did not have the influence fuse windows on them. Just our load trainer AIM-9, in Load Barn, did and that was because you treat everything in Load Barn like a live munition. I have one of those influence fuse covers, with the streamer on it, in my model room. The covers look really good on the missile Marcel, great work. Steve Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Great "Save" Marcel! I bet 99% of the modelers out there would never have noticed the fuse windows, but what you've done with the covers is way more realistic for a missile on a parked jet anyway. Cheers, Chuck A-10LOADER and Marcel111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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