Okay, so for my first "zombie model", I'm going to work on my Secret Santa kit from last year, the Ye-167 "Firebat"...
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv115%2Fcinemattographer%2FFirebat%2FIMG_0870.jpg&hash=813f2d36cfb991c412ec56b3f79c6abe0166da2c)
... (one of the evolutionary stages between the MiG-25 "Foxbat"...
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F43%2FYe-155R-1.jpg&hash=a6f68368828f7a8f14c2d062ac314a7ca3fa813a)
... and the MiG-31 "Firefox").
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thinkinrussian.org%2Fgallery%2Fimages%2FProduction-painting.jpg&hash=e223c6e7aac567e07cc6f5afbf5fcdd17b6821a3)
House-selling, -buying, and moving got in the way last time (as well as the realization that one shouldn't spray black paint under poor lighting conditions- I've ALMOST got all the runs sanded out...)
The other one is from the Sf-109 (http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=57) challenge over at the Starship Modeler site. The goal of which was to kitbash a standard Me/Bf-109 kit into a science fiction/fantasy based model that is something OTHER than a standard WWII propfighter.
Behold, the "Diamondback 109":
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv115%2Fcinemattographer%2FDiamondback%2520109%2FIMG_0677.jpg&hash=b2dc5ce225878a07b28ae2ffe85a2b26e8699ac0)
And this one HAS to be done by December 31!
QuoteBehold, the "Diamondback 109":
That picture requires a double-barreled question; have you gone off your meds or gone on new ones?! :o
:lol: :cheers: She's going to be extremely, madly, wildly, different.
And that's a good thing!
Wow, hot damn: genius alert!!! :wub:
Did I mention that the "Diamondback" is going to have contra-rotating pusher UDFs?
Oh, and here's the thread on the Ye-267 (NOT Ye-167- what was I thinking!?) "Firebat" from last year:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...?showtopic=7802 (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=7802)
I remember this Firebat...
...but are you finally going to take my (old) advice about cutting and turning down the wingtips into a bit of anhedral? :o
The Firebat looks awesome ! Brutally powerful......yet unrefined ! Looking forward to seeing that one all done up. Now, get back to work !
QuoteI remember this Firebat...
...but are you finally going to take my (old) advice about cutting and turning down the wingtips into a bit of anhedral? :o
It's not too obvious in the angle of the photo, but she DOES have two downward-angled winglets- actually, tails off of a 1/72 MiG-25 in my stash.
Just finished a kit for the SSM "Yellow" contest- I'll be restarting this one soon.
Promise. :D
Both projects look promising, that firebat looks huge!
The Diamondback is awesome! very much looking forward to progress on these :)
Mmmm..................Looking mean! Both of them!
I like that Diamondback - have I mentioned I've never seen UDFs in model form?
And how exactly are the builds going? I'm looking forward very much to a progress report.
Cheers,
Zac
Zac, Check This... (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=13453)
Rafa