Skull Leader Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Here's pics of the other two tomcats on my bench (or on the bench I had before I moved, lol) This first kit is the Revell/Monogram F-14A. I originally had intentions to build it as a TARPS jet (you can see the Hasegawa TARPS pod in the back I intended to use). But since the VF-84 decals I have to use are from the late 70s (before TARPS pods were even invented), I've decided to build it as "Victory 210" from "The Final Countdown". After this pic was taken, I had to go back and re-paint the horizontal stabs (if you watch in the movie, they have gull grey h-stabs). Haven't had much time to work on this one lately This second kit is the Fujimi 1/48 F-14 "Super Tomcat" prototype kit (such that it is). A lot of work was done to add on to this kit and it's far from done. The entire beavertail was shortened (before it stuck out waaay too far), I re-scribed the engine fairings to be correct for GE engines, and I mounted an IR/TCS dual chinpod (out of a revell/monogram kit) to make this kit represent 157986 as it was in the very late 1980s as the F-14A+ prototype(when they first began IR/TCS chinpod testing, but before it was re-classified as the D prototype) It's still got a ways to go before it's finished.
Less than Super Ostrich Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 Well here is my Think 180 Studios 1/35th scale OIF Soldier. It's my third military figure ever.... (My camera doesn't do closeup very well, but you get the idea). Still needs a flat coat. The background is an unfinished building Dio. I have a TON to learn.
GunnerX Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 (edited) ... and another... Edited June 22, 2005 by GunnerX
GunnerX Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 (edited) .. and lastly... Jolly Rogers! Edited June 22, 2005 by GunnerX
wm cheng Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 (edited) FANTASTIC!! Very nice - that's exactly what I wanted to do, right beside the VF-0S! It looks great - maybe the panel wash is a little on the dark side for the non-moveable surfaces - but you did a fantastic job with the kit. I hope to build mine some day. Thanks for sharing GunnerX (how about one with all three together, F-14, VF-0 & VF-1S) Now you've got to get a F-18F and a F-4 with the Jolly Rogers (never ends...) p.s. you know there's a new Eduard photo-etched set out for the Hase F-14 that includes PE parts for the ends of the missle racks that shows the exposed launch rails - very cool indeed. Edited June 22, 2005 by wm cheng
GunnerX Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 FANTASTIC!! Very nice - that's exactly what I wanted to do, right beside the VF-0S! It looks great - maybe the panel wash is a little on the dark side for the non-moveable surfaces - but you did a fantastic job with the kit. I hope to build mine some day. Thanks for sharing GunnerX (how about one with all three together, F-14, VF-0 & VF-1S) Now you've got to get a F-18F and a F-4 with the Jolly Rogers (never ends...) p.s. you know there's a new Eduard photo-etched set out for the Hase F-14 that includes PE parts for the ends of the missle racks that shows the exposed launch rails - very cool indeed. Thanks master cheng! Temptation... no..... must... not.... start.... Jolly Rogers... lineup! *sigh* Can't get any F-14 parts over here.. The best i could get were the ejection seats.... or stuff from HLJ... yeah, would be nice to really uber-detail it up! I'll save it for my next 14! Haven't added the missiles yet! Dunno if i should put the sparrow.... does the NAVY/USAF still use those?
Gabe Q Posted June 22, 2005 Posted June 22, 2005 GunnerX, that is mother ....... kick-ass! Those look awesome together. I need to be at your level of building. You definitely got some skillets.
Mercurial Morpheus Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Ok, the pics I took of my Aestivalis came out blurred. I have some left of film from AX, so I'll take a few more shots with a camera I'm more used to using. Once those get developed, I'll post them. Then I need a new project.
Kylwell Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Well, the SV is finally done. There will be a build-up article on this for Starship Modeler. Enjoy.
Less than Super Ostrich Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 kylwell... looks great. AMAZING! I can't wait for the build up article.
RT junkie Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 It's seeing works like that, that gives novices like myself something to aspire to. It looks absolutely mean!
Grayson72 Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Great photography as well Kylwell, what was your setup for that pic (background, lighting, etc...)
Kylwell Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Great photography as well Kylwell, what was your setup for that pic (background, lighting, etc...) 310156[/snapback] I've got a large light-table that seconds as a second workbench & a chunk of wall I keep open for taking pictures. As far as lighting goes (the photographers in the bunch are going to freak) I've got a couple of fluorescent lights off to the right. They're all daylight D50 lights so the light temp is ok, then I neutralize the color shift in Photoshop. I use a Sony DSC-F828, set the aperture as tight as possible (for maximum depth of field) and tripod mounted it. Think the zoom was set at about 40mm. And thanks everybody. This was months in the making. Largely learning how to properly print decals with an ink-jet printer. And building all the decals in Illustrator (which may be available in the near future). I'd love to see the ladder they use to climb in this thing. The cockpit edge is 3 meters off the ground!
Grayson72 Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 They don't need ladders the pilots have magic anime jump capabilities. Great photography as well Kylwell, what was your setup for that pic (background, lighting, etc...) 310156[/snapback] I'd love to see the ladder they use to climb in this thing. The cockpit edge is 3 meters off the ground! 310217[/snapback]
Less than Super Ostrich Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 was months in the making. Largely learning how to properly print decals with an ink-jet printer. And building all the decals in Illustrator (which may be available in the near future). Do I hear an offer to replicate your decals? Hmmmm? For a nice price? Hmmm?
HWR MKII Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 (edited) Alot of my modeling is on hold for the time being. Im still doing little projects but i dont want to get started into anything to big. Reason being? I have a 1/6 scale Tiger 1 On the way. I will need all my bench(and floor) space for te assembly of this sucker. Il keep Yall posted on the progress once i get the kit in. YES i did Say 1/6 scale. That is around 3 1/2 feet long x 2 1/2 feet wide Heres a sample of the kit on order. Edited July 13, 2005 by HWR MKII
HWR MKII Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 (edited) heres 2 of the little projects i have been working on A Sdkfz. 251 series halftrack and another 251 series halftrack with "Stuka Zu Fuss" rockets on it. This new camera is perfect too Edited July 13, 2005 by HWR MKII
Kylwell Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 was months in the making. Largely learning how to properly print decals with an ink-jet printer. And building all the decals in Illustrator (which may be available in the near future). Do I hear an offer to replicate your decals? Hmmmm? For a nice price? Hmmm? 310273[/snapback] Actually you may see them in production soon. Along with a number of other alternative decals for the SV.
neptunesurvey Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 Damn HWR MKII. A 1/6 Tiger. Where will you place it. I have the same Stuka Zu Fuss in my collection somewhere. I'm catologing all my model kits and I'm shocked on how many kits I have. My work bench is getting busy again now I'm back from sea. I have a Hasegawa VF-1S Super Battroid and a VF-1 Battroid, the 1/1400 Starcraft Jem Hader Battle Cruiser, a 1/72 Legioss Tread, and I'm attempting to build a 1/20000 Zentran Scout Ship.
HWR MKII Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 HOLY CRAP Kylwell i didnt even see the SV. Thats amazing. How much of the finish is decal and how much is paint? You all have done alot of good work while the site was down lets see some more. Neptunesurvey. I should go make a list of what i still have to work on but i think it would be easier to take a pic or 2 of it Im trying to get some of my smaller, quicker armor out of the way. Next thing to do is to put more mud on my Zu Fuss for the tracks. BTW for all you german armor modelers out there the DML 3in1 halftrack kits come with 2 sets of workable tracks. 1 late style and one early. I used my spare set from my nightvision equiped 251 on the Stuka Zu Fuss. They are way better than the tamiya rubber bands. If your careful glueing the track parts together they are fully workable.
neptunesurvey Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 Thanks for the info on the tracks. I have a 3 in 1 on order.
HWR MKII Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 (edited) Mud is done . Check out the sag on these tracks. The benefit of link by link construction. I made the mud out of a mix of acrylic artists texture paste mixed to my liking with Tamiya XF62 olive drab. The paste is like thick white paint so it lightens the OD to a great mud khaki color. Edited July 14, 2005 by HWR MKII
Viceland Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 Mud is done . Check out the sag on these tracks. The benefit of link by link construction. I made the mud out of a mix of acrylic artists texture paste mixed to my liking with Tamiya XF62 olive drab. The paste is like thick white paint so it lightens the OD to a great mud khaki color. 310398[/snapback] That's awesome!!
Kylwell Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 (edited) Thx HWR, that halftrack is looking good. Oh, the camo is all paint. Custom black & Polish decals. And no, I din't go insane masking the camo...just close. Edited July 14, 2005 by Kylwell
HWR MKII Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 (edited) Thanks Vice and Kylwell. The next step is to finish up the nightvision equipped 251 and setup a scene where this halftrack is providing fire support to a Nachtjager infantry unit as they try to fight through a severely bombed out prussian city. i almost went insane glueing those tracks together and now i have to do it again for the other halftrack Edited July 14, 2005 by HWR MKII
HWR MKII Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 Heres the night vision equiped one. The night vision gear are the telescope looking pieces which recieve reflected infrared light transmited from the 3 spotlights on the front. Those of you who have seen Jin Roh have seen a decent example of this. The equipment would display this in red to the viewer. Another thing i did was adjust some of the suspension arms to give the vehicle a more interactive look with the groundwork. Tamiya didnt suply individual arms in their older AFV kits but DML does.
Grayson72 Posted July 14, 2005 Posted July 14, 2005 The Germans had night vision in WWII? Heres the night vision equiped one. The night vision gear are the telescope looking pieces which recieve reflected infrared light transmited from the 3 spotlights on the front. Those of you who have seen Jin Roh have seen a decent example of this. The equipment would display this in red to the viewer. Another thing i did was adjust some of the suspension arms to give the vehicle a more interactive look with the groundwork. Tamiya didnt suply individual arms in their older AFV kits but DML does. 310632[/snapback]
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