WasatchAviator Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 In Progress cockpit photos Used Alclad Airframe Aluminum over the whole plane. Wanted to make it look like a war weathered aircraft and not a clean museum piece. Better pictures to come. themongoose, Gazzas, Out2gtcha and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Well done, that is certainly a nice looking Mustang! A different scheme you dont see often too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasatchAviator Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Well done, that is certainly a nice looking Mustang! A different scheme you dont see often too Thanks! Critique is welcome. Looking for last minute changes before I enter it into competition this weekend. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 minutes ago, WasatchAviator said: Critique is welcome. Looking for last minute changes before I enter it into competition this weekend. Having entered in, and subbed as a judge in IPMS events take a good look at the the model from a direct 12:00 position and carefully look at the alignment of the: - gear - I always got docked for having the gear different distance from the leading edge when looking from above like on the mains of a tail dragger - tires/wheels - more critical than I thought and can really knock a model out of competition right away with a good field of models entered - wings - tail plane - tail plane in relation to the wings - a dead giveaway and another pretty much instant knock out if off in relation to each other. Ive found some of the least important factors in competition are detail in accuracy for a specific version, ultra/super detailing of various open compartments (but these can add to an overall look if well done), but the most important ones are sometimes the ones like above that we may take for granted. I saw a glorious looking F-15 in competition at the US Nationals back in 2011 (near perfect in execution) but it never won a thing as I looked at it later and it had one main wheel misaligned in relation to the other one. Even though it was one of, if not the nicest looking jet model there, It was knocked out in the very first round of judging, as there were 10 or more really well done jets in the class. R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Well, that's a spectacular way to introduce yourself to LSP! Well done, and welcome. Richard WasatchAviator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Having entered in, and subbed as a judge in IPMS events take a good look at the the model from a direct 12:00 position and carefully look at the alignment of the: - gear - I always got docked for having the gear different distance from the leading edge when looking from above like on the mains of a tail dragger - tires/wheels - more critical than I thought and can really knock a model out of competition right away with a good field of models entered - wings - tail plane - tail plane in relation to the wings - a dead giveaway and another pretty much instant knock out if off in relation to each other. Ive found some of the least important factors in competition are detail in accuracy for a specific version, ultra/super detailing of various open compartments (but these can add to an overall look if well done), but the most important ones are sometimes the ones like above that we may take for granted. I saw a glorious looking F-15 in competition at the US Nationals back in 2011 (near perfect in execution) but it never won a thing as I looked at it later and it had one main wheel misaligned in relation to the other one. Even though it was one of, if not the nicest looking jet model there, It was knocked out in the very first round of judging, as there were 10 or more really well done jets in the class. Thanks for this reminder too. Sometimes it's the basic skills that will eliminate a model. Don't ask me how I know... Richard Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Nice build. Like the way you painted/weathered the exhausts. Airframe is done well also. WasatchAviator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Very nice work! Side note.....Wasatch =Utah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasatchAviator Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Brett M said: Very nice work! Side note.....Wasatch =Utah? That is correct. Near SLC. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, WasatchAviator said: That is correct. Near SLC. Same here. What competition is this weekend out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WasatchAviator Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Brett M said: Same here. What competition is this weekend out of curiosity? Boise IPMS Out2gtcha and Brett M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Can't really assess it's accuracy/quality from these pix. Too dark, too many distractions. Better photos would be better. Looks good from here tho . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefenders Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Wasatch, fantastic mustang! You will fit in nicely here, LSP's is the home of the best modelers in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 wow. looks amazing. never seen that nose art before looks really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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