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 Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 05:26 PM
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falconfixer860261 wrote:
I know people like nice clean models but the real thing only looks that way a few days after coming back from a repaint.
Not I! I know the real deal is dirty, so I make my models dirty! 
And I use pastels, but I also use a technique whe I paint primer, then quickly paint grey, then black, then white primer over it all, in quick succession. Let it cure a bit, and with a 1000 grit piece, start sanding away at the layers. The result is a realistic looking ablative finish, as I'm sure you're familiar with  |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 06:43 PM
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| For real accuracy they should also have blobs of grease throughout the gear wells....haven't seen anyone do that yet! |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 07:06 PM
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| I do that, I douse the wells with Detailer, usually gives the effect. |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 07:55 PM
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| So does yours smell like JP-8 like mine does???? |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 08:00 PM
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| Hey, I think you're on to something: Scratch and sniff model airplanes! |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 08:40 PM
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| Also neeed some red cord showing on the tires and a few red streaks of hydraulic fluid from a few various drains. Also maybe some bird crap on the vertical if it's a springtime settting. Hey - that would make a great diorama! A -16 sitting on the ramp and one crew chief chasing away blackbirds while another is pulling birds nest out of the gun bay. Probably win a modeling competiton with that one. |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 10:16 PM
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| Dude, I dig that idea! |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 10:30 PM
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| Well just give me credit if you decide to do it. |
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Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 10:39 PM
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| Another cool one would be to build a PAS/HAS and light it with LED's and then put a -16 inside. |
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Posted: Oct 26, 2005 - 03:30 AM
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falconfixer860261 wrote:
Also neeed some red cord showing on the tires and a few red streaks of hydraulic fluid from a few various drains. Also maybe some bird crap on the vertical if it's a springtime settting. Hey - that would make a great diorama! A -16 sitting on the ramp and one crew chief chasing away blackbirds while another is pulling birds nest out of the gun bay. Probably win a modeling competiton with that one.
Don't forget the deceased insects splattered on the canopy! (or the spilled piddle pack on the seat. There's a scratch-and-sniff that I could do without!)  |
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Posted: Oct 26, 2005 - 03:37 AM
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| The thing about dioramas with HASs is they're HUGE! |
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Posted: Oct 26, 2005 - 02:55 PM
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| Wouldn't be too bad done in 1:72. |
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Posted: Oct 27, 2005 - 07:53 AM
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| Yeah, I just don't have the room for it. |
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Posted: Nov 02, 2005 - 06:43 AM
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falconfixer860261 wrote:
For real accuracy they should also have blobs of grease throughout the gear wells....haven't seen anyone do that yet!
Any self respecting crew chief would not let their plane get that dirty. I know mine is wiped after every flight. I do hate when someone else LUBES the gear, though. A lot of extra wiping for about five flights.  |
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Posted: Nov 08, 2005 - 11:00 AM
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Well,I can't vouch for Falconfixer860261 keeping his current assigned Viper clean since I retired but I know when we crewed '260 together we kept it pretty darn clean.
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falconfixer860261 wrote:
For real accuracy they should also have blobs of grease throughout the gear wells....haven't seen anyone do that yet!
Any self respecting crew chief would not let their plane get that dirty. I know mine is wiped after every flight. I do hate when someone else LUBES the gear, though. A lot of extra wiping for about five flights.
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