wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Hey all, I've finally finished my YF-21 - and I've got sun today. So here goes... Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Top view to show off the blue shading. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Detail shot of the back plate - I'm pretty happy with the subtlety and smoothness of the finish - unfortunately the photos don't really show it. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Making our way around... The rear rudder/stabilizer and vectoring fins are still fragile after construction - I think the connection points are just too small and weak. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Rear shot - a little wear but not really battle worn Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Too bad you don't see much of Bowman Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Head on... I never knew the YF-21 had such a nice front silouette. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Okay, everyone is asking for shots with my YF-19. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 Side by side - its still tough to make the blue scheme convincing. Quote
wm cheng Posted October 9, 2003 Author Posted October 9, 2003 One parting final parting shot... For those who don't know, I have provided a step-by-step construction of the YF-21 here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=ST&f=23&t=1457 Thanks for everyones very encouraging support. Let's all build!! I wanna see... Please any and all criticisms welcomed - thanks for tuning in. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 I still want to see you do an F-14/15/16 in 1/72 for some scale comparisons. Also--quit fretting about making the deep blue paint look convincing/real, it exists in real life: Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Best color shot I took: (and #4 is piloted by a fellow Iowan, BTW) Quote
Deadzone Posted October 9, 2003 Posted October 9, 2003 Man, that thing makes my VF-1D custom look like amateur night. Great work. I really like how the paint darkens towards the edges of some parts. It gives it a cool effect. I'm not good enough with the airbrush to do stuff like that yet. <_ Quote
Dobber Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Hey WM, I am a huge fan of your models and have learned much from your step by steps. This is in no way a critisism but just a suggestion. I once read an article in Fine Scale Modeler about how to ad more realism to aircraft by filing the very bottom of the tires flat and then either heating or "constructing" a slight bulge to give the apperance of weight to the aircraft. Since alot of your models are built with their gear down and since I have never seen anyone able to give their models as much realism as you do, just thought I'd suggest. Chris Quote
rocco_77 Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 wm cheng, you are just amazing..... That is one beautiful job on the -21. THANK YOU for not making it PURPLE! I love the shading you put into the wings and rear stabilizers. The striping effect really adds a wonderful detail to the finished piece. And you are right about the front shot. VERY menacing! Just amazing work. B) Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 For modern jets, feel free to flatten the tires, but don't bulge them more than about the thickness of the paint. You'll see massively bulged tires on WWII planes due to their low-pressure tires for grass strips. F-15E's (and YF-21's I bet) have their tires at over 300psi, and they don't flatten too much, and they only BARELY SLIGHTLY bulge. Quote
GunnerX Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Ahhh!! Master Cheng! Beautiful Work! I wish that i could do my painting and decaling as well as you!!! I love your photo shoots! Hopefully i can post my completed pics soon too! *sigh* There's no more good sunlight by the time i reach home from work.... Please show us more of your work! Quote
J A Dare Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Please any and all criticisms welcomed - thanks for tuning in. Hey Wm, you've built such a beautiful bird, I love it. However, there are 1.5 things that kind of bother me. 0.5) The canopy decal. When direct sunlight shines on it you really see the difference in blue on top of the canopy compared to the fuselage blue. You see this in your first 2 photos. However, in other angles it blends pretty good. 1.0) For some reason, the gray color of the intakes make them look "plastic." I noticed this in your front birds-eye shot. Maybe a little more weathering would make them look more real? Or are they suppose to be that color? Quote
Sideout Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Simply amazing!!! Those are the most beautifully done YF-19 and YF-21 I've ever seen. Great job! Build more please Quote
wm cheng Posted October 10, 2003 Author Posted October 10, 2003 Thanks for all the kudos Hmm, the canopy blue still bothers people eh? I might do something about it - the jury is still out on this one yet - but if I have time next week, I try to blend it in more. I don't think I'll be doing a Mila red version anytime soon - the blue bothers me a bit - it really screams out anime in my flight line up, and I think the red would be worst. Thanks David, for showing me the blue angels, they make me feel a bit better. Very good tip about the tires, I remember I used to heat a screwdriver over the stove and lightly press that against the tires to melt them into a flat spot with a bulge. But David also made a good point about the high pressure modern tires. If I revisit the canopy colour, I may just file down an area of the tires to simulate this effect (Damn, it means I have to take the pictures all over again ). It would of been better if I filed down the tires before I glued them to the struts, this way you can ensure they rotate properly to the flat spot - but now, I'll have to be very accurate as to where the flat spot will be. Yes by all means you can weather after the decals. I weather before and after the decals. I weather before so that if I make any mistakes or do it too heavy, I can go back and remove some. Then after the decals again, to tie it more to the paint and re-do some of the panel lines. Unfortunately there are not much panel lines that crosses over the decals on this bird, and the demonstrator scheme precludes too much weathering. I don't know what you mean about the intakes - I guess they are a little flat. I airbrushed around the leading edge with a lighter grey to simulate wearing and give it a little shading - but I wouldn't know what else to do. They are darker than they are supposed to be - I painted them in neutral grey instead of sky grey. I knew they were too dark as a match for the grey of the decals, but I thought the decal grey is too light and thus too jarring for the dark blue, so I darkened them to tie in better with the blue body. Thanks, the comments have been most helpful. Quote
Gyges Posted October 10, 2003 Posted October 10, 2003 Here is my criticism: you're likely going to be inordinantly selfish, and refuse to give all your exquisite models to me. Truly astounding, Master Cheng. Quote
robokochan Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 MASTER WM! As always you make models that seem true to life...so realistic it's scary! Seriously Amazing Job. I don't know if this has been gbrought up before, but have you considered writing a modeling manual? You have done enough Step-By-Steps to surely fill a book. And I am sure that alot of people would wish to purchase it. Maybe even submit it to a publisher, and to avoid HG you could submit it here in Japan and have it published. I would do my besty to help you out. So what do you think? Rob MN Quote
Rune Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 Thank you again grandmaster of the models WM Cheng. The 21 is amazing. Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 WM, that thing is sweet. love the shots of it with the 19. Quote
Angel's Fury Posted October 11, 2003 Posted October 11, 2003 WM, that thing is sweet. love the shots of it with the 19. Ditto. Another excellent work from the master extraordinaire! Quote
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