Snow Day Build

[AeroplaneDriver]

Well, as forecast by the Weather Monkeys we awoke to a bit of an ice/sleet/snow event here in western North Carolina today.

Since my flights got cancelled and I'm home I'm going to spend the snow day building  a model I think.  Since it will probably be gone by tomorrow I'm aiming for a quick build.  So far I'm thinking of either an ESCI 1/72 A-4, an Italeri 1/72 RAH-66, a Revell 1/72 Hunter, or an ESCI 1/72 F-5A.  But then again it might be Something Completely Different    .

I'll post progress once the build starts.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

ESCI F-5A..... a truly magical little kit - I've built three or four and still have two completed on the shelf and two in the stash.

If you are going 'real world' let me know - I got a fantastic old Microscale F-5 sheet at Bolton full of export markings - be happy to cut it up for you in return for those AMRAAM's  

Ian

[Captain Canada]

Agreed, the Esci F-5 is a wicked kit. Revell ? I think released it as well, as well as the two-holer.

Nick, I'm voting you do the A-4. I love A-4s !

 

[Shasper]

IIRC Italeri repoped the F-5A.


Shas B)

[Captain Canada]

ya right, Ves...Italeri. Revell did the beautiful two seater !

 

[AeroplaneDriver]

I've got both ESCI and the recent Italeri F-5As and they are the same kit.

So which did I go for?  

Well after fondling the A-4 for an unhealthy amount of time I put them all back in the stash and returned to the ESCI 1/48 F-16 I started a few weeks ago.  I know the Viper isnt a favorite 'round these parts, but I hope to make it interesting with an unusual camouflage.

At the moment the fuselage is complete.  It will be a gear up/inflight display to save time (some days I just HATE painting landing gear), so I'm about to close up the gear doors and smooth everything out before painting begins later this afternooon.

The previous backstory of a carrier-based, rocket assisted F-16 may or may not hold up, we'll just have to see.    

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

The previous backstory of a carrier-based, rocket assisted F-16 may or may not hold up, we'll just have to see.  

If it doesn't there's always that really nice scheme for the joint NATO Aggressor pool based at Cold Lake !  

Ian

[Captain Canada]

the joint NATO Aggressor pool based at Cold Lake !  

Oh yeah, now yer talking !



And somedays I hate painting landing gear too.....most days, I should say !

 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Some of you may take my lack of progress reports as a sign that I had abandoned the project to build snowpersons.  Alas, no.  As frequently happens 'round these parts our brief snow event quickly turned into freezing rain, then into just cold miserable rain.  

I did get a lot done on the model though!  I decided on a gray F-16 to be original     and becuase I wanted an arctic-type scheme. I did want someting a bit different though so I tried my hand at a pixelated scheme.  I decided to do this with decals, so I cut a sheet of clear decal paper into 3 strips and sprayed the strips Euro I Gray, RAF Ocean Gray, and Black.  Along with a sheet of white decal paper and the base of RAF Medium Gray I arrived at a 5-color pixsl scheme.

I've been cutting up and applying decals for the past 6 hours, and there is still a good bit to go (though I dont think the undersides will get the treatment, instead it will taper into the lower surfaces I think).

Anyhoo...here are a few pics of the progress so far.  Comments and criticism are welcome!






I'm still undecided as to the national markings.  I'm not sure what will go well with the pixel scheme, but so far I'm comsidering Norwegian, RAF, or Canadian, but I'm open to suggestions.

[Tophe]

Your pixel camo is just wonderful
No need of national markings I think, private markings may be better, like Microsoft Windows sign  

[Captain Canada]

Comments and criticism are welcome!

Perfect camo if your ramp is made up of old newspapers or grocery reciepts !



CDN would be cool......black roundels and flags........

 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

CDN would be cool......

Did anybody here think the Captain wasn't going to suggest that ? - Cannot see the pics yet, Nick, but that's because we're blocked from seeing images from ANY file sharing site here at work (B*st*rds   ). I'll have alook tonight when I get home. But knowing your standard, I'm certain it will be great.

Ian

[Damian2]

That is just too cool for words so I'll make one up: Thats fluubergistick!

[nev]

my eyes hurt!  

And I've only been looking at it for several seconds....

[PanzerWulff]

Ok now THATS ORIGIONAL!!!     I love it
PS Youre from NC how far from Charolette I have a old pen pal who lives in Badin NC Jus curious???