Finn Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Nice work on the missiles, one thing to note they were man handled, loaded up, taken down so they did get a bit dirty as can be seen here: Jari Whitey and A-10LOADER 2
Durangokid Posted February 1, 2019 Author Posted February 1, 2019 Thanks Jari! I've seen some pics where they are pretty bad so I plan to get them nice and dirty.
Marcel111 Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Thx for the airbrush tips, I need to get myself a high volume brush one of these days. And your Intruder looks awesome! Out2gtcha 1
Fvdm Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 The mr Hobby airbrush looks nice. I needed a bigger airbrush when painting a uss nimitz 1:350 and i decided to buy a 0.6mm needle for my H&S. But a special airbrush for large surfaces is real handy. Durangokid 1
Finn Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Before you start loading the F-4 check this manual: http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2017/07/f-4bj-ordnancemans-handbook.html especially the forward mounting of the MER with bombs on the belly, pg 10-11 and pg 84-85 (better view) of the manual. Jari Durangokid 1
Finn Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Here is a look at a wing fold on a F-4J: https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-71/124.htm Jari Durangokid 1
MGySgt0372 Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 I want to see more, Durangokid! You do some awesome work & i'm about to start my Tamiya F-4J. Thanks! Semper Fi, Masterguns Durangokid 1
Durangokid Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 16 hours ago, MGySgt0372 said: I want to see more, Durangokid! You do some awesome work & i'm about to start my Tamiya F-4J. Thanks! Semper Fi, Masterguns Thanks brother! I was waiting for the new decals from AOA and they should be here any time. Then I'll be starting back up... Semper Fi!
Durangokid Posted September 4, 2019 Author Posted September 4, 2019 So I'm finally back to work on my Phantom. The kit decals were trashed as were the Yellow Hammer decals I had. The kit decals completely yellowed but I was able to bleach them out for the most part by setting them in direct sunlight for a few days. I tested a decal only to have it break apart in water so I sprayed some testers decal bonder which helped but wasn't perfect. They Yellow Hammer decals were even worse and they weren't all that accurate to boot. My only other option was to use my trusty Silhouette to cut some masks. Thankfully AOA has a new set of stencils so I'm all set. I drew all the markings, including the walkways, with Inkscape. It took some time but was worth it in the end. First I painted the white areas: Then masks for the green strips and clovers: Note: I must have broke that damn probe five time now! Painted custom green color: Masked the stripes: Painted the main color: I used Mr. Color but for this but it seems too light. Removed masks...OOPS! Added tail markings The walkways were next. The black outline was a PIA! I painted and masked the grey areas: I also drew the stars and bars from scratch. These took some work but I figured it would be easier to do these before painting the main color. I first painted the blue areas. Then applied the masks for the white and red areas: Here she is after painting and removing masks: Still a few more to go. You can see just how detailed the Silhouette can cut once you have all the settings dialed in: Here she is with all the markings, not on decal used... Time for some blending and a bit more weathering... Thanks for looking! Bryan Trak-Tor, Out2gtcha, MikeMaben and 24 others 25 2
Robthepom Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 that is a superb step by step tutorial, thanks, i love your mottle pre shade effect for the light grey top coat rob Durangokid 1
LSP_Kevin Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Superb masking and paint work, Bryan! Kev Durangokid 1
CZPetrP Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Great work with masks. Fine painting Durangokid 1
AceofClubs Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Absolutely top work! Best compliments. Ciao Filippo Durangokid 1
Lothar Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 Top notch paint work - hats off!! Lothar Durangokid and Out2gtcha 1 1
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