Kagemusha Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Landrotten Highlander said: which one? they have over 2000 (and that is not a typo...) The one nearest, obviously! stusbke, Landrotten Highlander and Starfighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Lovely work there Ben, as usual. Regarding the satiny smooth coat of black primer: is it Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 (I see a bottle of the stuff on your workbench)? And if so, what thinner did you use? And finally, what kind of airbrush or gun did you apply it with? Sorry for all of the questions, but the finish you achieved is spectacular. Curiously and as always respectfully, Rich Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thank you guys for your effort and especially to Lester for his incredible research which will enable me to apply the correct name to my model - that's why I love LSP! Thierry, thanks for the hint. The different IP layout is the reason why I printed a new front IP according to a drawing from the NATOPS and I did not forget the boxes on top of the coaming either. I modified the rear IP as well but I think I'll print a new one. The basic Black Box part was not nicely cast which did not help my (rather bad) painting effort. I managed to get a bit of bench time last weekend. I was not quite happy with the look of the FS36320 on the top surfaces; I sprayed several coats of FS36320 from MRP and Gunze and applied a bit or MRP FS35237 on top in order to obtain the shade I was looking for. The model was then sealed with flat varnish from VLS (great stuff!). I then applied a firs warm grey wash and added several shadings with highly diluted Tamiya Smoke. The photos of the real a/c show wome nice stains around the guns. I have tried to replicate the stains with a combination of oil paint and Tamiya Smoke. The typical scuff marks above the elevators were applied by airbrush. Next step: Masking! The masks were cut on my venerable Silhouette Portrait. One of the best moments in scale modelling IMO... Not too bad IMO! Thanks to Lester, I can now draw the artwork for the pilot name. I'd love to paint it on as well - sadly, it's too small for my Portrait to cut. I have contacted Oneman Army to ask if he'd be willing to do custom laser cut masks for me, but I am still waiting for his reply. Stay tuned! thierry laurent, patricksparks, Scotsman and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Love this! Sincerely, Mark Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, dodgem37 said: Love this! Sincerely, Mark X 2! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Great Ben, the best part of masking is ripping it off!!! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Beautiful paintwork on this one, but that's not surprising coming form you. Is that another S-3 Viking I see in the background? Matt Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Very nice Ben, she's coming along nicely. Steve Starfighter and GreyGhost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Looking sublime, Ben ..! A-4s Forever ..! -Gregg Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bslturtle Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Nice. Was avionics man in Marine Corps in the 70's That would have been one of the cleanest A/C in the Corps at the time! Great build, and thanks for sharing! Starfighter and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) On 1/17/2022 at 6:09 PM, scvrobeson said: Beautiful paintwork on this one, but that's not surprising coming form you. Is that another S-3 Viking I see in the background? Matt Thank you guys! Matt, that's indeed another one in the background - this one is going to be an ES-3A once it's done. Did I mention I like esoteric stuff? In the meantime, Mr Portrait and me were busy preparing some more masks. I need a new blade, but even with the old one, the results are pretty nice. I love that little machine! And here it comes... The other side sadly wasn't as successful - I pulled off a bit of paint when I removed the mask. I possible pulled it off too quickly... So out came the sanding paper... Touched up. After a coat of matt varnish, it should be good enough to repaint the "Bandits" logo. Bonus: gun barrels and refueling probe tip from Profimodeller (not plusmodel as initiall stated!). The barrels are mightly impressive - just have a close look at them! Edited January 19, 2022 by Starfighter Info regarding turned metal parts corrected Anthony in NZ, easixpedro, KiwiZac and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Good show. Nice new products. Sincerely, Mark Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 12 hours ago, Starfighter said: Thank you guys! Matt, that's indeed another one in the background - this one is going to be an ES-3A once it's done. Did I mention I like esoteric stuff? In the meantime, Mr Portrait and me were busy preparing some more masks. I need a new blade, but even with the old one, the results are pretty nice. I love that little machine! And here it comes... The other side sadly wasn't as successful - I pulled off a bit of paint when I removed the mask. I possible pulled it off too quickly... So out came the sanding paper... Touched up. After a coat of matt varnish, it should be good enough to repaint the "Bandits" logo. Bonus: gun barrels and refueling probe tip from plusmodel. The barrels are mightly impressive - just have a close look at them! plusmodel or profimodeller barrels? In any case they look sharp, as does your model. Great job Ben! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Really nice progress! Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 11 hours ago, allthumbs said: plusmodel or profimodeller barrels? In any case they look sharp, as does your model. Great job Ben! Profimodeller it is, sorry faor causing confusion! I will revise the post - thanks for pointing it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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