F`s are my favs Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Very Very Good! Lovely! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Great to see this wonderful model with a thread of its own - I thought I was losing it when I came across it yesterday. Anthony in NZ and Starfighter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 This is sublime, Ben! Kev Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo59 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 that cockpit is a perfect example of what I try to achieve every time I paint but seldom do Starfighter and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 As always, beautiful, inspiring work my friend. LOVE your updates !! Steve Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Ben, you do a really clean job on making it look dirty...... if that makes any sense. Dan Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Ben...Superior work as usual. The weathering treatment is incredibly realistic. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Very cool and brilliant modeling. Very sad too, because that Phantom is going to get shot down! Cheers, Chuck Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I have never seen a more realistic and natural dirty look on a model. I'm sure glad you are posting this on its own and hope you keep it updated often. It's an inspiration for mine. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Wow love this build, the pairing and weathering in excellent and it just looks like you are having a blast! Marcel Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Gentlemen, as usual, your kind comments make my day and keep me motivated - thanks a lot! Chuck, Scooby actually survived the drone program and resides in a museum; sadly, it has lost its last identity as it was repainted in VMFA-333 colours. At least the airframe did survive... This is how it looks now: Let's get back to the model itself. The next step was to mask and paint Scooby's signature sharkmouth. Again, I used homemade masks cut on my Silhouette Portrait. The painting sequence is not ideal as painting white first caused white flashing through at the outer edges - it would have been better to paint black first and to add the teeth later on. Sadly, it was not possible to properly mask the mouth and teeth that way. Masking the teeth one by one made it possible to obtain contant black surrounding around them. Here is the unmasked mouth. You can see white flashing through at the outer edges and some annoying glue residue the Oramask left on the radome. This was rather annoying to remove to say the least. The outer edges were corrected with a paintbrush. Scooby got its eyes! These are decals I had made together with some stencils and the pilot's names. Let’s get dirty! I put a lot of effort into Scooby’s weathering. This meant: more masking with liquid mask, applying lightened or darkened base coat, highly diluted Tamiya Smoke, different washes and filters. We’re slowly getting there! Here is a quick and easy example how to create some of the hard edged discolourations - this is of course just one method. Mask the darker areas with liquid mask and apply a first coat of base colour. Then, remove the mask. Then, apply a second, slightly thinner coat over the entire part. This will make the already painted areas appear lighter than the areas remaining black. This method of course works best with rather transparent paints such as MRP. Last step for the weekend was applying a few stencils (from a CAM sheet) to the radome and to varnish the orange areas of the radome with Tamiya X-22 to obtain a high shine. The orange parts of Scooby were astonishingly nice and shiny compared with the heavily worn airframe. This adds even more contrast. I will let it dry a few days before I will sand it with very high grid sandpaper and polish it afterwards. The mouth was masked to keep it matt - just as on the real a/c. That's it for today. I have started my week painting many small parts before I went to work. I hope I can keep the momentum as I'd really love to see this one finished soon. Lothar, blackbetty, Anthony in NZ and 32 others 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 To paraphrase Blade Runner, this is more awesome than awesome! Kev Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 The weathering is incredible! Starfighter and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 “This meant: more masking with liquid mask, applying lightened or darkened base coat, highly diluted Tamiya Smoke, different washes and filters. We’re slowly getting there!” You should write a book!! You described your weathering technique at length in your S-3B build correct? Your weathering (IMO) technique is more pleasing to the eye than starker techniques I have seen. You capture the look perfectly. Cheers Collin Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Spectacular! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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