spyrosjzmichos Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Hi all! In addition to the kit I also spent some time working on a figure to accompany the model. In this case I went with Reedoak's amazing 3D printed USMC 70s-80s era pilot with APH-6C helmet. This is my second only ever figure since my Corsair build and tried my hand at highlighting and shadowing with oils. I admit that the face looks a bit grainy in the pics but in reality you really need to look extremely close to see that. At this stage, I'm pretty happy with the outcome but will definitely be practising with more figures in the future. LSP_Kevin, Biggles87, Cheetah11 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 It looks great, I agree on the camera thing as well, I’ve posted pictures and seen flaws and faults in the pictures I never saw with my eyes! it just needs a little chunk of tarmac now to set the atmosphere...? spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Your figure looks great I wouldn't be concerned in the slightest. I only wish I could paint figures period let alone this good. Wonderful build so far. spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 16 hours ago, chrish said: It looks great, I agree on the camera thing as well, I’ve posted pictures and seen flaws and faults in the pictures I never saw with my eyes! it just needs a little chunk of tarmac now to set the atmosphere...? Thanks Chrish! I do plan to make a simple base for this model. Came across several pics showing the plane chained to the tarmac and will try to replicate that together with some RBF tags. 15 hours ago, TomR said: Your figure looks great I wouldn't be concerned in the slightest. I only wish I could paint figures period let alone this good. Wonderful build so far. Many thanks Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hi all! Spent the majority of the weekend painting on the Dessert Storm camo. I did try to find as many reference pics as I could but most of them were of the A and C versions. I only came across two pics of the D variant but both showed some good amounts of weathering. A few firsts for me while doing the camo: a) Tried the black basing technique. The effect is more evident on the undersides but overall I'm quite happy at how it turned out. b) Used MRP paints and I'm in love with them! c) I used airbrush stencils to weather the fuel tank. Basically created a random mottling pattern with a darker colour and then oversprayed with light coats of the base colour to create a subtle effect. So, here are some pics of the results so far! I'm still at a stage where I can make corrections to the paintwork so any honest feedback is most appreciated! LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha, TorbenD and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Undersides where the black basing technique is more evident. And the central fuel tank with the stencil effect: Finally some work on the exhausts which I plan to weather further with oils. By the way, my wife thought those were miniature hair dryers! Vandy 1 VX 4, TorbenD, blackbetty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Looks great! A model always starts to come alive with paint spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Lovely paint work, Spyros! Kev spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 50 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks great! A model always starts to come alive with paint Thanks Brian! By the way. Do you know if there any FOD covers available for this kit? Was thinking of making some simple covers from epoxy putty but my reference pics show a more complicated version of the covers being used instead. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, spyrosjzmichos said: By the way. Do you know if there any FOD covers available for this kit? Was thinking of making some simple covers from epoxy putty but my reference pics show a more complicated version of the covers being used instead. No, none that I know of. I thought Harold of AMS might have put some out, but I dont think so spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely paint work, Spyros! Kev Many thanks Kev! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Superb work - excited to see this one finished spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, crobinsonh said: Superb work - excited to see this one finished Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustiepal Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 WOW, Great paint work. I have been following your build, it is very impressive! Dave spyrosjzmichos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 15 hours ago, dustiepal said: WOW, Great paint work. I have been following your build, it is very impressive! Dave Many thanks Dave! Glad you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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