Academy 1/48 F-15I
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adampolo13 said:
tigrazor said:Oh well. How could I miss that - one of my favourite planes, and its a non USAF version (sorry guys, no hard feelings please). Adam is absolutely right, thats a nice looking bird!
Quaralane said:
Thank you for your comments guys.
Scott Girvan said:
Thank you very much Scott. The paint scheme is the only reason behind choosing this version instead of a F-15E.
BTW, if anyone has any tips on how to remove tape glue residue, I would be much obliged, it turned out to be a real problem.
rookie said:
Hey, thanks Rookie! I'm OK with the light brown and green. The dark brown took a surprisingly high number of coats to cover the primer and, as I said before, it looks a little bit overdone. We shall see how it turns out after some coats of Future and matt varnish...
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Looking good!!!
Hi everyone, here's a short update.
I preshaded and painted the underside:
Ordnance.
I painted the radome. I also gave a gloss black coat to the parts that will be painted with metallic enamels.
As you can see, the radome is too dark (although it was only a drop of black on 30 drops of gray), so I'll have to mask it and try again. Thanks for looking.
I preshaded and painted the underside:
Ordnance.
I painted the radome. I also gave a gloss black coat to the parts that will be painted with metallic enamels.
As you can see, the radome is too dark (although it was only a drop of black on 30 drops of gray), so I'll have to mask it and try again. Thanks for looking.
Well, after nearly suffering three heart attacks this afternoon (good game, Netherlands), I decided to finish the last details of this kit and update this post.
I thought I had done a good job airbrushing Blem/Future (five coats) but had some issues applying the decals nonetheless. I did everything you're supposed to do to reduce silvering, but without success.
Cartograf groups different markings into big decals with lots of film. Case in point:
This is a single decal, so I cut all the film that I could:
I didn't read the instructions thoroughly, and I had to cut the decals that wrap both AGM-142s (I should have applied them before gluing the fins). Also, these missiles are little kits unto themselves: eleven parts and 33 decals each (37 in my case).
As a side note, these essential oil burners are great for keeping your water warm:
After applying all the decals, I tried to do a sludge wash:
A bit unnerving and ultimately ineffective, as I unintentionally removed almost all of it. I found it easier to soak a paper towel in the wash and then rub it over the kit. After that, I applied a matt varnish and glued the missiles, pods, and the rest of the pieces that were left.
I'm not very happy with the results. Made a lot of mistakes and it took way too much time. Here's hoping that the next one turns out better.
Thanks for looking.
I thought I had done a good job airbrushing Blem/Future (five coats) but had some issues applying the decals nonetheless. I did everything you're supposed to do to reduce silvering, but without success.
Cartograf groups different markings into big decals with lots of film. Case in point:
This is a single decal, so I cut all the film that I could:
I didn't read the instructions thoroughly, and I had to cut the decals that wrap both AGM-142s (I should have applied them before gluing the fins). Also, these missiles are little kits unto themselves: eleven parts and 33 decals each (37 in my case).
As a side note, these essential oil burners are great for keeping your water warm:
After applying all the decals, I tried to do a sludge wash:
A bit unnerving and ultimately ineffective, as I unintentionally removed almost all of it. I found it easier to soak a paper towel in the wash and then rub it over the kit. After that, I applied a matt varnish and glued the missiles, pods, and the rest of the pieces that were left.
I'm not very happy with the results. Made a lot of mistakes and it took way too much time. Here's hoping that the next one turns out better.
Thanks for looking.
