Starfighter Jock Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Looking great Marcel and I know what you mean about being loyal to paint that works for you. I have been a loyal Tamiya and Gunze paint user for quite sometime, but after trying out the Mr. Paint products I have become converted, I love this paint. Flows through all my airbrushes including my Iwata custom micron like a dream. Using it for the "Blizzard" camo on my F-16 project so hopefully will have some photos of it up on the WIP soon. Kirk Edited February 13, 2018 by Starfighter Jock Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'll need your address so I can send my Tomcat to you. WOW !! Steve Steve, that would be an honor... not sure how you will get your beast over here though A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Hi guys, here is what things look like with some markings applied, mostly courtesy of Maketar masks. Some close-ups of the base of the tail. It took me forever to get a clean and contoured rework with panel lines and rivets. Closer view of some of the paint touch-ups: Cheers, Marcel Uncarina, cib2265, Dragon and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Beautiful! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 HOLY S**T that looks AWESOME !!!! Great job on the tail re-work and the paint work Marcel. My Tomcat is on it's way. Steve Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pep1205 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I can't believe I've missed this! Great builds! I'm actualy doing the navy splinter B from the academy kit using an old hadegawa A. This is some really inspiring work! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Love it, Marcel! Great job! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Amazing work!!! Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) I completed the exhaust with the little markings applied. I had been wondering how to do this for months and even had a good offline intellectual exchange with Chuck on how to best go about this. I ended up deciding against decals since I wanted the markings to sort of blend in with the rest of the exhaust, which is what I see on the real deal. So my conclusion was to paint the darker rectangles with Alclad Gun Metal. The next question was how to apply the lettering. Up until yesterday I thought I could do that with Verlinden 1/72 Dry Erase Red Stencils. That should have been great in theory but in practice I couldn't get the dry erase to rub off onto the Alclad at all, instead the Alclad lifted off the exhaust. So I ended up using Eduard photo-etch masks, and I am pretty please with the result. So after masking off the little dark rectangles and spraying those with Alclad Gun Metal, I held a little photo etch mask in place and airbrushed some slightly browned red Tamiya acrylic. My Olympos Micron airbrush was once again key to this since I could control exactly where the spray went, so I didn't need to do any additional masking. The result isn't perfect but then neither is the real thing. Full disclosure: All of the markings I applied say NO STEP whereas the markings towards the back should actually say NO PUSH. This is one of those instances where I feel the overall look is more important than this final peace of precision and besides, I can virtually not read them anyway. Cheers, Marcel Edited March 4, 2018 by Marcel111 F`s are my favs, Emilio, alex1688 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Wow, the Viper is coming along amazingly. The paint job is spot on, inspiring work! Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Marcel, that exhaust looks amazing, great paint work and great weathering. And the detail of the resin piece looks very sharp and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Here she is, gloss coat on, first wash on and decals on (I do a second wash over the decals as required). I also had numbers done for the pylons, as seen on the real NSAWC aircraft. Cheers, Marcel NavyF4s, johncrow, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Jock Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Looks fantastic Marcel!! Kirk Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Pure awesomeness right there Marcel !! Steve Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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