Faster than a Speeding SAM - SR-71A Build

[Sherman 18]

 

[randy_ditton]

That is a cool effect on the exhaust!!!

Randy

 

[Hippy Ed]

:hmmm

 

[moon puppy]

Yeah I don't buy the rust color. Like your take on it much better.

 

[135engineer]

That's a purdy bird

 

[Duke Maddog]

Very nicely done! I agree about the rust color; that would probably be on a museum bird sitting outside. I painted the exhausts of my YF-12A with a burnt metallic color with some bluing added to it, then drybrushed with a dark metallic. I do love how yours turned out too.

Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[phantom II]

Interesting I must agree , I have never seen any jet exhaust that would suggest rust would be appropriate .

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[helios]

Pictures I've been looking at do show the inside of the adjustable nozzle a rust color...but the section of tail pipe between the back of the TJ to the nozzle tended to be a bit more of a lighter tan...kinda like the combustion color of a spark plug.

 

[helios]

Seats are almost done. A light dry brush w/ a light tan/sand on the cloth portions of the seat and they'll be ready to drop in. Then I can button up the canopies.

 

[Hippy Ed]

 

[helios]

Made decent headway this past weekend. Seats and canopies installed. Airframe primed, painted, and gloss-coated. I got about 75% of the topside decals in place. I'm "hoping" to have this one finished up this coming weekend.

Time will tell. :laugh:

 

[Hippy Ed]

Made decent headway this past weekend. Seats and canopies installed. Airframe primed, painted, and gloss-coated. I got about 75% of the topside decals in place. I'm "hoping" to have this one finished up this coming weekend.

Time will tell. :laugh:

B) :nopics

 

[helios]

It's far enough along now that if you get anything it will just be teasers. :pp

 

[helios]

Decals are wrapped up. They look a little funny right now as the the paint is glossy, decals have a matte finish to them and are coated in Micro-Sol. I'm hoping once I get a coat or 2 of dull over it this weekend it should all normalize.



So far still on track for this weekend...unless I decide to try a weathering wash. :coolio

 

[Hippy Ed]

B)

 

[lupanzer]

Great!

:salute

Luiz

 

[moon puppy]

 

[MrT]

Looking good!

 

[SA Dave]

Decals are wrapped up. They look a little funny right now as the the paint is glossy, decals have a matte finish to them and are coated in Micro-Sol. I'm hoping once I get a coat or 2 of dull over it this weekend it should all normalize.



So far still on track for this weekend...unless I decide to try a weathering wash. :coolio

Woohooooo

 

[Swordsman]

This is looking very Good Chris, Carry on she'll be a Purdy blackbird soon, great build ... :salute