Collin Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Kinetic 1/48 EA-6B dressed up in VX-23 garb circa 1991-ish. You can dig around the in progress section to see the build in-progress...needless to say I am glad it's done and I'm ready for a beer. Cheers Collin thefenders, K5IKL, Tony T and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Man, that looks terrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Yeah that totally rocks - not an easy build but you knocked it outta the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefenders Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very nice Prowler. And I like the "unusual" squadron markings, don't see too many VX's around here. I miss the EA-6B's, they were by far the loudest aircraft stationed at MCAS Cherry Point, back in the mid 1980's. USMC Herc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 A few more pics: A-10LOADER, Out2gtcha, USMC Herc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny320 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Beautiful work, Colin. Love the weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Looks great, Collin! Did you dip the canopies in Future or something like that? They seem super shiny and clean. I really like them. My canopies always seem a little "dirty" if you know what I mean. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, ringleheim said: Looks great, Collin! Did you dip the canopies in Future or something like that? They seem super shiny and clean I was curious about the bronzish looking tint on them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 There are a few things I messed up. One being the canopy eyebrow section I missed. The other is I forgot to color in the AOA lights on the nose gear door. This kit fought me so much I have no desire to go back and correct (maybe I will get some mojo and correct the lights). Question asked about the tinting...that's a conversation I really should have with another beer in hand. Looking over photos and having flown next to these aircraft in the fleet....the canopies aren't yellow and the gold tint really only comes out in very specific light conditions. Normally it's a dull bronzey-dark(er) tint compared to the clear foward canopy (we had someting similar tint wise on the S-3). I spent about two weeks trying every type of Future bath with food coloring or other tinted paints and it just plain sucked. I couldn't get a smooth and clear (yet tinted) finish. The tinting color in whatever fliuid I had either was inconsistent or highligted particles in the mix. I was using pure Future, in a uber clean environment, and it took about 50 tries before I was somewhat happy with the results (what you see here)...which is basically a touch of Tamiya Smoke in Future dipped over and over. Very frustrating experience. Cheers Collin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Dude, I feel your pain with the canopies...that’s what stalled my 1/24th bird. No easy solution. But that being said, you nailed it. It might not have the changing hues of the 1:1 bird, but they changed constantly and look the part in the pic. Can’t wait for my next trip to PAX so I can see it in person! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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