Stokey Pete Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 I’ve just shocked myself by realising the date I started this thread was only two months ago! I never build at this pace, even one a/c, let alone two. Usually, I’m a one jet per year average. Granted, building them gear up, and with no engine detail/painting has contributed a bit. scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Masking hell ... hey I been there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 I’m declaring myself as happy with the paintwork as I can be. Any more Airbrush touching up and I’d be masking the touched up areas to touch up others, going round in circles. I’m dealing with the tiny touch ups by brush as I spot them. So I hit it with a gloss coat and had a go at the decals bit. My only complaint is that the black on the wing decals doesn’t match the black that I used to base coat. I guess that was too much to hope for, and that it’ll not be too noticeable under another gloss coat, weathering layer, and final flat finish. So here’s where I’m at. johncrow, Crew Dog, panzerrob and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 That looks fantastic. All of that hard work is paying off with the paint scheme. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, scvrobeson said: That looks fantastic. All of that hard work is paying off with the paint scheme. Matt Thanks Matt, you’re right about it paying off now. At times, I was getting close to launching it against something hard and immovable. scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Apart from making bases, stands, and a few weapons, I’m calling time on these Vipers. There’ll be a bunch of photo’s when they’re on stands, and I have a plain backdrop to shoot against. They’ve been great fun to paint (even with the headaches and dramas), and I LOVE how the two schemes have finally turned out. I can’t wait to see them posed dynamically. More pic’s when they’re posted in RFI. LSP_Kevin, johncrow, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 They look fantastic! Awesome paintjob. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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