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1/700 Aircraft. I'm stuck in "Teeny" Gear! Zorn!
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Rhino
Super Moderator
Loaded up the old Aztek 
ldguy and shot the 1/350 MiG-21 Fishbeds last night. Floquil Old Silver, a Railroad Paint.
Old Silver is a lot less grainy than Model master's 'Loomium! :dance
7 1/350 Sov MiG's got painted.
"MiG's on a Steek! Get 'em while they're hot! They're lovely!"
Mr. Badger came by, and caught himself some Old Silver as well. After additional drilling, shaping, snapping off of landing gear, in one case, Mr. Badger is shaping up pretty well! Gonna paint the Kennel missiles today!
2 E.E. Lightnings got re-hosed too! Much better!! It occured to me, these two may have met before!
ldguy and shot the 1/350 MiG-21 Fishbeds last night. Floquil Old Silver, a Railroad Paint.
Old Silver is a lot less grainy than Model master's 'Loomium! :dance
7 1/350 Sov MiG's got painted.
"MiG's on a Steek! Get 'em while they're hot! They're lovely!"
Mr. Badger came by, and caught himself some Old Silver as well. After additional drilling, shaping, snapping off of landing gear, in one case, Mr. Badger is shaping up pretty well! Gonna paint the Kennel missiles today!
2 E.E. Lightnings got re-hosed too! Much better!! It occured to me, these two may have met before!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Just struck me.....You probably just washed more paint out of the AB. than what you actually sprayed
Saving on parking space as well
Cheers, Christian B)
Saving on parking space as well
Cheers, Christian B)
Rhino
Super Moderator
I AM sure I spent more time coaxing to old Aztek to work properly, than I did painting! 
:vmad
I did shoot most of the smaller side feed cup, counting the Lego mini-figure Rocketeer & Predator Helmets I played with as well!
No, storage is not truly a problem, but no one ever goes to a Show and enters a 1/700 scale TU-16 Badger, do they?
:vmad I did shoot most of the smaller side feed cup, counting the Lego mini-figure Rocketeer & Predator Helmets I played with as well!
No, storage is not truly a problem, but no one ever goes to a Show and enters a 1/700 scale TU-16 Badger, do they?
phantom II
Master at Arms
I AM sure I spent more time coaxing to old Aztek to work properly, than I did painting!
I did shoot most of the smaller side feed cup, co :facepalm unting the Lego mini-figure Rocketeer & Predator Helmets I played with as well!
No, storage is not truly a problem, but no one ever goes to a Show and enters a 1/700 scale TU-16 Badger, do they?
Good point Chris
You should win hands down......That also explains how my 1/72 Kettenkrad won 2/3 first places when I only took it as a tow vehicle for a German bird .Never had intended to enter it in anything
Accidental wins :facepalm Cheers, Christian B)
I AM sure I spent more time coaxing to old Aztek to work properly, than I did painting!
I did shoot most of the smaller side feed cup, co :facepalm unting the Lego mini-figure Rocketeer & Predator Helmets I played with as well!
No, storage is not truly a problem, but no one ever goes to a Show and enters a 1/700 scale TU-16 Badger, do they?
Good point Chris
That also explains how my 1/72 Kettenkrad won 2/3 first places when I only took it as a tow vehicle for a German bird .Never had intended to enter it in anything
Cheers, Christian B)
:huh: :hmmm
Rhino
Super Moderator
Mr. Badger is getting his Soviet markings. These red stars came from a Skywave decal sheet. I'm still hunting for numbers I like.
The vendor I bought these from says the missiles are AS-6 Kelts. It would be rare to see Mr.Badger very far from home, carrying 2 Kelts. These are nifty little Bombers, and if I had a gripe, it would be the Kelts are hung from their pylons upside down. :stinker No, I won't be fixing 'em! :gogo
The vendor I bought these from says the missiles are AS-6 Kelts. It would be rare to see Mr.Badger very far from home, carrying 2 Kelts. These are nifty little Bombers, and if I had a gripe, it would be the Kelts are hung from their pylons upside down. :stinker No, I won't be fixing 'em! :gogo
Rhino
Super Moderator
Color for Mr. Rocketeer's helmet & jet pack comes from a Tamiya Gold Flake paint pen. Tamiya clear smoke for the lenses, and some Floquil Old Silver highlights. the final step will be a mist of dilluted Tamiya clear orange, for a more bronze-ish look, a coat of Tamiya clear smoke, shot unpside down, for shadows, them a Model Master Metalizer Sealer, to increase play value! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Looking good Chris :coolio Seems like the Russians once had a aerobatic team with a hand full of red 21's
Just a passing thought :hmmm
Cheers, Christian B)
Just a passing thought :hmmm
Cheers, Christian B)
Rhino
Super Moderator
Lookie! My 1/700 T-2C/E Buckeyes came yesterday!! :yipee
Bought from Shapeways designer Echoco, these are the finest 3d printings I've ever seen.
Scale thickness flying surfaces, dainty landing gear, with printed on scale doors, even! The jet exhausts are even recessed for easier drilling!
Clever Echoco prints them in this cage-sprue, and that even fits through the neck of a bottle of Future for dipping! :zen
There IS a catch. The sprue must be MOST GENTLY snipped off!! I snipped mine with enthusiasm, and the landing gear VANISHED from the shock of the nippers closing. :frantic I found a couple, and C/A gel glued them back on. 
I hope the Future-Dip helps "Clunkify" the gear legs a bit, so when I more carefully snip, they will stay on the Jet. Thicker main gear doors would be an asset here.
What to do............. :hmmm Trusty White Ensign Models to the rescue!!
The single gear legs should work, and the F6F-3 Hellcat gear doors can be trimmed to closely resemble the T-2 main gears covers! :yipee
The Learjets came too! The same thing happened, but only the nosegear took a powder on them. Yes, 2 of them DO have their cabin doors open.
Stay tuned, My Brothers, for more dinky-scale silliness!!
Bought from Shapeways designer Echoco, these are the finest 3d printings I've ever seen.
Scale thickness flying surfaces, dainty landing gear, with printed on scale doors, even! The jet exhausts are even recessed for easier drilling!
Clever Echoco prints them in this cage-sprue, and that even fits through the neck of a bottle of Future for dipping! :zen
There IS a catch.
The sprue must be MOST GENTLY snipped off!! I snipped mine with enthusiasm, and the landing gear VANISHED from the shock of the nippers closing. :frantic I found a couple, and C/A gel glued them back on. I hope the Future-Dip helps "Clunkify" the gear legs a bit, so when I more carefully snip, they will stay on the Jet. Thicker main gear doors would be an asset here.
What to do............. :hmmm Trusty White Ensign Models to the rescue!!
The single gear legs should work, and the F6F-3 Hellcat gear doors can be trimmed to closely resemble the T-2 main gears covers! :yipee
The Learjets came too! The same thing happened, but only the nosegear took a powder on them. Yes, 2 of them DO have their cabin doors open.
Stay tuned, My Brothers, for more dinky-scale silliness!!
