Grayson72 Posted February 8, 2004 Posted February 8, 2004 (edited) Well I finally finished the Super Ostrich. I used some of the parts of the Photo Etch set on it. I left the photo etch parts on the intake covers unpainted, I scuffed them up with an eraser, I think they look like polished aircraft aluminum. Edited February 9, 2004 by Grayson72 Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 8, 2004 Author Posted February 8, 2004 (edited) Full Side view Edited February 8, 2004 by Grayson72 Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 8, 2004 Author Posted February 8, 2004 (edited) View from below, you may notice something missing in this pic. I lost a couple of the head pieces for it (I suspect the child). A friend is recasting them for me. Edited February 8, 2004 by Grayson72 Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 8, 2004 Author Posted February 8, 2004 Here's a closeup of the leg armor, I weathered it just a touch. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 8, 2004 Author Posted February 8, 2004 Last pic, the ever increasing force of arms Quote
wm cheng Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Wow!! Really great work Grayson!! You can really see the improvement in the very few that you have built already. This is your best work thus far. Flawless paint scheme - I like the fact the trainer is not so weathered. You've really inspired me to think about my VT-1, I've been holding back till I come up with a good way to model Mimay in the back with her helmut off yelling at Hikaru Anyways, fantastic work Grayson - keep it up!! Quote
gnollman Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Looks great... the Super Ostrich is one of my favorite paint schemes, and you carried off without a hitch... very nice. Quote
dyowelb Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 nice work..... you are starting to have a small fleet. Quote
GunnerX Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Outstanding! Nice work grayson! I wish i had time to do more! Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Hey!! aren't we becoming pros fast??? that's very well done dude... ...that canopy is superb... My kits are almost done...a bunch of them at once. I should get a canon fodder fighter done one of these days... Quote
Angel's Fury Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Wow!! Really great work Grayson!!You can really see the improvement in the very few that you have built already. This is your best work thus far. Flawless paint scheme..... Indeed! A little bit more and you'll be as good as a pro or better! Excellent work Grayson!! Quote
Alpha Omega Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 (edited) Looks pretty good. Edited February 9, 2004 by Alpha Omega Quote
Neova Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Fantastic Job! I need to find more time to work on my skills before I attempt this. Can't wait for your next additions to the squadron. Quote
Gerwalker Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Nice!! I also would like to make an screeming Minmei in the back seat since I saw that model in a Japanese mag. So far no luck in finding a way to do it (I suck at sculpting) Quote
Mallet21 Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Looks great !! The VT-1 is a tough one to paint.....you really need to make sure you've got a good 'masking' technique otherwise it can give you a lot of headaches. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 Hey thanks guys for all the nice comments, now I gotta decide what to build next. Dare I build one of my rare resin kits? Quote
Angel's Fury Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Hey thanks guys for all the nice comments, now I gotta decide what to build next. Dare I build one of my rare resin kits? YES! YES! YES! Of what may I ask? Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 Geez I have a bunch of em, here's a list: Lancer II Fan Liner Fan Racer 1/72 Legios & Tread Cat's Eye Recon VF-4G Lightning III Fighter VF-11 VF-2SS Destroid Phalanx Queadluun-Rau This would be my first resin kit so I thought I would start with something simple like the Lancer II. Quote
007-vf1 Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 May be you wanna start with a rare one that hasn't been finish to this day...I am working on the hikaru's fan racer and cat's eye. The VF-4 , lancer, legios/tread and Queadlunn have already been done in the past in their main schemes. I don't recall seeing a 1/72 fan liner, YF 19, 21 or VF-11 in resin finished by a member from this forums. Let alone the only 20 or so in the world of the Phalanx kit. Once you get past the painfull process of trimming the excess, puttying, sanding, glueing, pinning and priming the resin; the rest works virtually just like a regular plastic kit.... Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 10, 2004 Author Posted February 10, 2004 (edited) Once you get past the painfull process of trimming the excess, puttying, sanding, glueing, pinning and priming the resin; the rest works virtually just like a regular plastic kit.... Heh, yeah sounds just like a regular model, Is there really only 20 of those Phalanx's? Edited February 10, 2004 by Grayson72 Quote
neptunesurvey Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 Great work. The Lancer II is a fun and simple to work on for beginners. Quote
Captain Angel Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) What did you use to do the pannel detail on the Superostrich? And what did you do for your "cannon fodder" VF-1As? Fantastic job by the way! Edited February 20, 2004 by Captain Angel Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Posted February 20, 2004 I use an artists oil wash thinned with low odor mineral spirits, I did the same for the CF's only I did panel shading on those as well with thinned clear smoke. Quote
vt102 Posted March 15, 2004 Posted March 15, 2004 Question. I think this might have been anwsered before, but I could not find it. What colors did you use for the tan, and the orange? I want to build one soon, but don't know what colors to use. Any help is appriciated. Thanks. Quote
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