dodgem37 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Good show. Nice detailing. Love that in-out 'wiring'. Creative. Sincerely, Mark Marcel111 and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobyDoo Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Obviously this drone is a favorite of mine, well done! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 That framing and plumbing is sweet, man! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 15 hours ago, Rainer Hoffmann said: Impressive as always, Ben. I like that cable. It looks very convincing. Do you know how "Focus Stacking" works? It's a great technique when you need more depth of field (DOF) which is a common problem in macro photography. With focus stacking you can get unlimited DOF, if desired. Cheers Rainer Thank Rainer, Scooby, Mark and Gazzas! Rainer, I think I know more or less how the principle works but the problem is that all of my photos are rather carelessly and quickly taken with my phone; the iPhone 11 takes really good photos but is obviously not suited for this kind of application. To my udnerstanding, I would need a setup including tripod to do Focus Stacking, right? I may have to borrow the SLA from work over the weekend and give it a try; but then, I'd need a special software to comobine the photos if I donÄt want to spend hours on Photoshop or Gimp, right? No real update today, by the way. I am busy preparing the new room for my little daughter which involves dividing a large room into two smaller ones using a drywall. Lots of work and not a lot of time for modelling - I actually get up earlier in the morning to spend an hour at my bench before I go to work. All I managed was to prime and to shoot a first coat of Tamiya XF-1 onto the canopy frames and to start detail painting - pics will follow. On the other hand, I received something I am really looking forward to test: polishing powder from Uschi Von Der Rosten. That stuff costs an arm and a leg but results seem to be very good. Curious to see if they perform similarly well as the AK metal powders. I was also able to source a few pots of Humbrol Metal Cote (sadly rather hard to find these days!), so I should be able to work on the fuselage hot section within the next few days. Should anyone want to get rid of their Humbrol Metal Cotes, please let me know - I may be interested in buying them as they are the only metal colours I really like working with along with the similarly hard to source Mr Hobby Metal paints. HerculesPA_2, scvrobeson, Fanes and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 The video implies that one can apply tape on this product without lifting the material from a surface. Could you give a report on this? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Sure, I'll test that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Starfighter said: Rainer, I think I know more or less how the principle works but the problem is that all of my photos are rather carelessly and quickly taken with my phone; the iPhone 11 takes really good photos but is obviously not suited for this kind of application. To my udnerstanding, I would need a setup including tripod to do Focus Stacking, right? I may have to borrow the SLA from work over the weekend and give it a try; but then, I'd need a special software to comobine the photos if I donÄt want to spend hours on Photoshop or Gimp, right? Yes, you would need a tripod. But Photoshop has a stacking function. It's a bit hidden, but it works nicely. Give me a shout if you need assistance. Cheers Rainer Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Thanks Rainer, if that drywall doesn't require all of my spare time during the weekend, I'll give it a try! Yesterday, it was time for some additional masking. Modex on the front landing gear door (forgot to take a pic of the finished part). Ejection seat triangles, a small stencil and the background for the rank below the canopy frame. I should have done that earlier but somehow forgot it. Finished. Just needs to be blended in with some slight weathering and matt varnish once the decals have been applied. I have to admit I am rather happy with the surface texture. The contrast is not too high, so it doesn't look splotchy from a distance yet looks rather complex when looking at it from a short distance. Time for some gloss varnish (GX-112) on the outer wing sections. The heavisly weathered national insignia was masked to leave it matt. Once the stencil decals (from CAM) have been applied, the orange parts will be sealed with yet another coat of gloss varnish which will then be sanded with high grit sandpaper and then be polished to get rid of the orange peel. Out2gtcha, Greg W, johncrow and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 My word, that is gorgeous! The painting is superb, in fact the effects are perfect! I hope I can get my Phantom paintjob even a 1/4 as good as yours and I would be happy! Seeing work like this really helps me push my own boundaries and comfort zones...you have given me some great ideas! Keep it up, we gotta see this make the finish line now! Starfighter, chrish, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Cutting your own masks really seems like a game changer for model builders. Really makes anything possible now. Matt Derek B, Starfighter and AlbertD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Matt, a plotter is an excellent tool for sure. You can't cut everything, but combined with custom decals you can do pretty much everything you want indeed. Anthony, I am sure the paintjob on your Phantom will be as perfect as the assembly - there is absolutely no doubt about that! Talking about the "comfort zone" - I am far outside mine for sure. Let's start with the orange outer wing sections. I have sanded them with high grit sandpaper and polished them with my Proxxon using a woolen polishing disc in order to get rid of the orange peel. There are some small scratches left which I need to eliminate but the overall result is not too bad. The stars'n'bars were masked in order to leave them matt. Even further out of my comfort zone is the hot section which is giving me a hard time. I never liked doing NMF and now I know again why. I was happy to find some cans of Humbrol Metal Cote but it seems they have changed the formula and they do not work as good as in the past anymore. It's slowly moving in the right direction, but I'm not there yet; what you see here is a combination of Tamiya lacquer, (old!) Metal Cote and polishing powders from AK and Uschi Von der Rosten, altered with Tamiya Weathering Pastels, Smoke and highly diluted black. The contrast was again toned down with AK "dark steel" polishing powder. The typical lines were masked with 1mm masking tape over which I applied highly diluted black. Unmasked... ... and toned down with AK "dark steel" poweder. Bonus: Decals applied below the cockpit. What seems to be the carrier film is actually a grey base masked and painted before applying the decals. There were probably other callsigns painted over before the "CO" and "NAWCWD" wordings were applied. Edited November 9, 2020 by Starfighter Squizzy 78, Brett M, AlbertD and 24 others 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 That looks absolutely fantastic, Ben! Kev Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: That looks absolutely fantastic, Ben! Kev What he said, I don't think it can get any better than that Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 11:28 AM, dodgem37 said: The video implies that one can apply tape on this product without lifting the material from a surface. Could you give a report on this? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark By the way, the Uschi powders hold up to masking as good or as bad as the ones from AK - they are nice to work with but I personally don't see any reason why they are twice as expensive as their competitors. Anthony in NZ, dodgem37 and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Well, now that's how you paint the 'hot section' of a Phantom! Great tutorial and after seeing your results is how I will approach that area on my kit too. The wingtips really came out spot on. Painting is more an art form when taken to this level...brilliant update! Starfighter, Derek B and AlbertD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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