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Lysus wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

Lysus wrote:So much progress! I should be so busy I can barely glance at the forum more often. Looking sweet!

Winter break is coming soon and i will have to pack up all my modelling stuff to be able to move....like in a week!!!

I bet you will get a nice quiet holiday with lots of modelling

A week! Woo-hoo! Wait...what will I do without the "...oh and a house, too" thread?

he's gonna have to build another house ! Theres nothing else for it

It's looking good scott i've never seen that colour scheme before but i like it, a lot !

Looks great. It's always good to see an unusual paint scheme!

Ps. I keep meaning to try eggnog, I just can't be bothered learning to make it! It's not part of a traditional Xmas in the UK unfortunately.

Got word from my big boss that it is time to pack it up....like literally pack everything up
She was a bit miffed I used yesterday to play with the dog and model instead of packing. So time to packup the model desk and get ready to move
Hope to make it back to this build before the end of December

Bon chance!

Good luck with the move! Or as they call it where I'm from - the "flitting"

Good luck with the move and finishing the model - hope you make it in time!

Phantom looks great, love that paint-scheme


Tommy

Thanks to the three wise men above

Coming to the harsh reality that this Tamiya is not going to finish on time
Too much on my plate to do still and now a New Years Eve party to attend vs my will

Muffed my first pass of gloss and got it splotchy so will be more careful on pass two


At least I figure can do my modifying as the oob rules be damned....so seat belts and hydraulic lines on the list.
I will continue this build as my first in the new house while I shift, build and organize the room
Cheers gents and Happy New Year to all

So plugging along to complete
I have added wingtip light details, hydraulic lines and made an aluminum pitot tube. Will make seat belts as well
Got the top side gloss coated...all shiny shiny


Let that harden up and do the nose and underside this week hopefully
for lookin

Heh, glad to see this. Rules are fun and all, but you seem happiest when you can tinker.

Paint looks great!

Got the base and nose sprayed clear after work. Let that all harden up tonight then ready for decals and weathering
Should have got this done on New Year's Eve, but wife wanted to go out, so out we go

I really need to get that desktop spray booth as this room is too tightly sealed up to spray acrylics like I did in the rental.
Not a drafty old self-ventilating house...feeling a bit light headed actually until I cracked the window open
Stupid of me

Holy cow these fragile Cartograph decals on thick Tamiya paper are a real B to mess with

I am a firm believer in Karma and it has proven itself helpful again
These decals are a nightmare...very thick paper in combination with thin floppy and hyper foldable decal. I have never ruined so many decals, EVER!
Luckily early on in this Phantom build, an awesome ISM member, Goose, in Belgium offered some armament sprues and decals from his 1/72 Italeri version of this kit. My saviour
So thanks to Goose I have spare decals and am not beating this thing with a hammer... yet anyways
Just a big shout out of thanks to him for that unsolicited act of kindness
my Goose friend

Half way through decals and I have popped off the nose by accident

It is coming along

A rhinoplasty?

indeed
Accidental mind you

Looking god there Scott

kiwigav wrote:Looking god there Scott

I think you might have a touch of dyslexia Gavin
"It is looking DOG"....much more appropriate for this beastly kit

If I can pull it out half decent in the end, I will be most surprised
for looking mate, always good to hear from you

Finished off the decals so dragged out some supplies and worked at my new tall height bench on the rear wheel wells.
I added some wires to simulate hydraulic and electrical lines...painted red green and yellow and a bit of foil to simulate tie downs


Push list to finish is stabilizers on, wheels weathered and attatched, canopies painted and attatched, armament added and overall weathering
Wishing it were Friday already....and it is Tuesday night

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Finished off the decals so dragged out some supplies and worked at my new tall height bench on the rear wheel wells.
I added some wires to simulate hydraulic and electrical lines...painted red green and yellow and a bit of foil to simulate tie downs


Push list to finish is stabilizers on, wheels weathered and attatched, canopies painted and attatched, armament added and overall weathering
Wishing it were Friday already....and it is Tuesday night

Its Wednesday afternoon here... does that help??

Looking very smart.

Bissyboat wrote:Looking very smart.

Thank you
You are very kind

Yeah, it's motivating me to work on mine today. This one looks so good I hope I can get half as much awesome into mine

Lysus wrote:Yeah, it's motivating me to work on mine today. This one looks so good I hope I can get half as much awesome into mine

You are far too kind
I am giving my build a resounding MEH
In drilling holes for those coloured lines I managed to go through top side and poke nice neat holes on the dorsal wing surface
Genius

Two words: Battle Damage

Lysus wrote:Two words: Battle Damage

Ok well some president set for repairing a damaged Phantom...as shown here


Mine, well we shall see how these four patches paint up

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

Lysus wrote:Two words: Battle Damage

Ok well some president set for repairing a damaged Phantom...as shown here


Mine, well we shall see how these four patches paint up

Wow that's some patch work!
It's a testament to how tough a plane she is

Some gorgeous morning light coming into the studio this morning, just had to take some photos



She got up on her wheels and is progressing. Will be a fairly well used bird when done

Excellent job, sir!

Keep up the good work


Tommy

Thanks Tommy
Hey I really liked your oil and paint supply haul you showed in the what did you get thread....good quality stuff

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Thanks Tommy
Hey I really liked your oil and paint haul you showed in the what did you get thread....good quality stuff

Yeah, I thought it where time to get rid of that cheap oilpaintset that I bought in a toystore a year ago


Tommy

TommyKillander wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Thanks Tommy
Hey I really liked your oil and paint haul you showed in the what did you get thread....good quality stuff

Yeah, I thought it where time to get rid of that cheap oilpaintset that I bought in a toystore a year ago


Tommy

I have been thinking the same, but still have the primary school skills to match my toy store products

Ripped out the seats and started working on belts and open canopy supports.
Added 0.5 mm rivets to parts of the front and mid canopy sections

It is coming along slowly but surely...and don't call me Shirley

So seats are dolled up with lead foil belts and wire and whatever else I could find

Nice job on the detailing mate.

Bissyboat wrote:Nice job on the detailing mate.

Thanks bud
My photography kinda sucks though, have to get my booth set up and light worked out still
That photo drives me crazy...poorly lit, bad background with multiple interfering surfaces, a paint drop and those parts used for the belts just make it look sloppy

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

Bissyboat wrote:Nice job on the detailing mate.

Thanks bud
My photography kinda sucks though, have to get my booth set up and light worked out still
That photo drives me crazy...poorly lit, bad background with multiple interfering surfaces, a paint drop and those parts used for the belts just make it look sloppy

Don´t be too hard on your self. We would all struggle trying to produce proper photos. My issue is not getting enough light. My man cave man draws light from a small window in the ceiling. Looks more like a hatch with a glass screen, actually. The long dark Winters aint doing me any favours either. I don´t use flash. I have a bendy lamp to help me keep everyhting in focus. I can see the depth of your work, with nice and clear visuals of all the details. Looking fab to me.

Belly is finished other than flat coat

Coming along well scott

Due to my hand my build has stalled all I need to do to finish is a flat coat and to fit the canopies

Almost ready for deployment.

Thanks guys


Will have to order Ultimate dark wash for next time...the oil takes too long to dry

That's a sweet belly. I just want to poke it and see if it does the Doughboy "tee-hee!"

The Belly of the Beast!!!,
I am sure it would snarl and take off a finger or two or four
Having fun and getting close to the finish. Making a simple little dio, maybe a figure and a plaque

Dental humor...

Calling her done.
I broke all the rules for this sig....scratchbuilt, kit bashed and finished late
Thankfully a very good friend in Belgium sent me extra decals and saved my butt as I destroyed many of the kit decals
Thank you thank you thank you
She was depicted as a bit of a dirty bird with lots of use, wear and tear and even some skin patches. Have not weathered a plane before so that was kind of fun.

Source of rivet details for canopy and front wheel nuts


Made a base from a free sample tile



Her belly


Side shots



In her new home




My parting shots...I like this angle



Reveal thread:
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 09#p263809

Twokidsnosleep wrote:I broke all the rules for this sig....scratchbuilt, kit bashed and finished late
Thankfully a very good friend in Belgium sent me extra decals and saved my butt as I destroyed many of the kit decals
Thank you thank you thank you
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 09#p263809

Ha! Benefits of coming in late. Going to go have a peep now... Congrats! My truck is still in a million pieces.

Such a great finish mate!