Yeah well mine has um… well ok fine I’ll watch the skies. [;)]
Ello?
I think the boss is away,
the last post form him on any forum was july 2nd.
I like your idea rudy, that’s one mean looking A/C.
Has anyone any ideas on a badge?
I’ll do something tomorrow seeing as I still have 4 days till my end of freedom and start of band camp.
Hey Mark you’ve probably done this but I can’t find the post of your finished Mirage. But can you explain how you made the stand for the plane? I’m going to do that for my F-106 since I want to mask as little as possible.
YG,
here’s a link to the post, http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/652058/ShowPost.aspx
You can sort of see the stand. If you are happy to wait a few days I’ll be seeing my parents so I’ll be able to get a photo of the stand on it’s own.
I’ve made another one for a F-111 http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/655211/ShowPost.aspx
I bought the base from a trophy shop for a couple of bucks.
The uprights are some aluminium tube that I got from my LHS and on the mirage the cradle that supports the ac is aluminium tube, on the F-111 it’s just coathanger wire sanded with some 600 grit paper then polished with some metal polish.
The coat hanger wire worked best as it is easier to work and didn’t cost me anything. (The shirt that used to hang on it is now a rag, win win.)
I drilled the base on the angle I wanted the uprights to sit. The fit was pretty tight so no glue required.
I then bent the wire to form each half of the cradele, set them in the tube and then crimped the tube with pliers to hold them in place. They did need some epoxy to stop them from moving around as I couldn’t crimp the tube hard enough.
The mirage one took a while to work but once that was done the F-111 took about 5 mins to make.
I didn’t think they were too good myself, I’m really surprised at the responses I’ve had to them.
Hope I’ve explaned it well enough, any questions feel free to ask.
Mark
Thanks Mark. And again GREAT job on those models.
Ok since I couldn’t decide which Interceptor to put on the badge I figured I would put them all on. Kind of. Which ever plane you build that the badge you get. If of course everyone is fine with this and the host likes the idea.
F-102
F-86
F-106
F-104
F-14
Spitfire
PZL P.24C
Sorry the first 2 are all weirdish I don’t know why they are like it. And if you do decide to use these badges please DO NOT just copy and paste the URL to your sig b/c after this is over I’m going to delete all of the except the F-106 so you need to save to your computer and then put them in your Image hosting thing (ie Photobucket or whatever you have) Thanks
Hey, kind of like the badges I made for the Soviet Jets GB…
I really like that F-106 badge,
Nice work YG.
Now all we need is for the host to return…
I have to get started on mine soon. With a lot of medical test, flying to get my CPL back, has taken a lot of my time.
Thanks Mark. The F-106 is my favorite too LOL.
Well I got some progress pics.
ANd now for the speedbrake.
And now for the closed wheel bays.
And now for the cockpit.
And one of my favorites.
Joe
Looking good YG.
I love the 106 and 102, they are on my list of ‘must do’ kits. They’re so sleek and clean. They belong in the air, not on the ground. I think you made the right choice building it with the gear up.
The cockpit looks great. Is that the OOB offering or AM?
I hope to get back onto my kit soon too.
Thanks Mark.
It’s oob and I painted and put the figure in last night w/ Me and my dad’s Monday Modelling night. And yes I know yesterday was Wednesday but I t couldn’t be Monday or Tuesday. lol.
Well I made some more progress tonight since it was Monday. I’ll take some pics later I have to do something all day tomorrow at school.
Well, I’m still alive, at least.
I’d like to apologize for my absense. The summer was very hectic; unfortunately, I got burned out and didn’t manage to get any work done on anything modelling-wise. I guess I just forgot about the group build in the confusion. [:(]
The good news is that I can actually shove life out of the way a bit now and focus on hobby stuff.
The bad news is that I’m back in college in 2 weeks, which obviously takes priority. Luckily I’ve got a pretty reduced workload next quarter, so I should have a little time left to work.
Sorry again for not being here.
Also, I was at the supermarket just last night and saw another Monogram F-106 kit for less than 10$. I bought it. I was never happy at all with the other one, but hopefully I can build this one up to my current standards without as much trouble.
Now can you list me and my entry?
It is done.
I’m going to get started on the new F-106’s office tonight.
Here is one of the Mk VII Spitfires prior to applying the decals. The other has gone back for remedial work on the paintjob as finger prints showed up under the varnish. There is also a Mk IX getting done at the same time.
Nice work Harvs,
What did you use to mask the cammo? It looks really good and I can’t see any paint edge.
I’ve not had much luck making paint schemes so I’m really keen to hear what you used.