Kaireckstadt Posted July 25, 2021 Author Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/25/2021 at 7:54 PM, Anthony in NZ said: Absolutely beautiful, all your hard work with the surface details and attention to details in the painting are second to none, just lovely! Expand Thanks for this big compliment Anthony! Much appreciated! 3
Peterpools Posted July 25, 2021 Posted July 25, 2021 Kai We need to change your name to "Rocky Balboa" 🍺 Keep 'em comin Peter 2 1
Kaireckstadt Posted July 25, 2021 Author Posted July 25, 2021 Peter, Rocky Balboa just won the fight against the peeled off paint: nothing visible anymore… and corrected an overspray here: The exhaust nozzle is really a contrast to the sand color: Now on to the grey panels on the fin… 11
Peterpools Posted July 25, 2021 Posted July 25, 2021 Kai A knock out for sure 🥊🥊 Keep 'em comin Peter 2 1
HubertB Posted July 26, 2021 Posted July 26, 2021 Looking mighty fine, Kai ! Hubert PS: is it done yet ? 3 1
GazzaS Posted July 26, 2021 Posted July 26, 2021 What a stunning result, Kai! Absolutely perfect painting! 4
Kaireckstadt Posted July 26, 2021 Author Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 5:50 AM, mark31 said: very nice paint job Love that camo Expand Thank you Mark! On 7/26/2021 at 6:00 AM, HubertB said: Looking mighty fine, Kai ! Hubert PS: is it done yet ? Expand Thank you Hubert! To answer your question: You still have to buy some popcorn. On 7/26/2021 at 6:03 AM, GazzaS said: What a stunning result, Kai! Absolutely perfect painting! Expand Thank you Gary. The camouflage scheme was the most complicated and time consuming. Hope that I can speed up with the rest now. 3
HubertB Posted July 26, 2021 Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 10:00 AM, Kaireckstadt said: … Hope that I can speed up with the rest now. Expand Of course you realise that if I become any fatter than I already am because of all this popcorn, the blame will be on you 😂 ? Hubert 2 4
Kaireckstadt Posted July 26, 2021 Author Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 3:08 PM, HubertB said: Of course you realise that if I become any fatter than I already am because of all this popcorn, the blame will be on you 😂 ? Hubert Expand Taking this into account I will even speed up more Hubert! I don’t want to be responsible that you hate popcorn in the end (and have some more kilos that have to be trained away )! And you should keep something for the other beautiful builds here. Or is it my duty to fill up your storage…?🤔 2 2
Kaireckstadt Posted July 26, 2021 Author Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 8:29 PM, harv said: Looking good !!.....harv Expand Thanks Harv! Much appreciated! 3
Kaireckstadt Posted July 28, 2021 Author Posted July 28, 2021 Short update: Nose and part of the pitot painted flat black: and the grey antenna-cover-decals attached. Was too lazy to paint them since they fit very well and their color is good (printed by Cartograph): Grey panels along the fin. and one behind the Cockpit. That‘s it for now. Next step is to do some small touch-ups at the intakes (I removed the masking inside them today) and painting the accessories (Shafrir 2-Rockets and Wheels) and then preparation for decals. At Hubert: Isn‘t ready yet but one more step done! 8 1
mark31 Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 nice first decals in place looking forward to see more Mark 2 1
Peterpools Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 Kai Coming together so nicely - beginning decals look spot on. Keep ‘em comin Peter 1 1
GazzaS Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 Looking beautiful, Kai! Nice start to decalling! 2 1
DocRob Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 Beautiful result, adding contrast with the nose cone painting and decaling. I always wonder, why, and not only in this case, air forces of all times bother with camouflage, only to top it with vivid colored markings. Cheers Rob 2 1
Kaireckstadt Posted July 28, 2021 Author Posted July 28, 2021 Thanks for your feedback! You are right Rob. This will be one example where camouflage isn’t really necessary. It’s only done to make life more complicated for us modelers. The triangles were used by the Israelis for identification purposes in air combat. Was soon copied by the Egyptians on their MiG21…Great value for high painting efforts… 5
Kaireckstadt Posted August 1, 2021 Author Posted August 1, 2021 Next small update from my side. Reworked the demarcation lines between the upper and lower colors because they didn’t please me: Then I cleaned up the wheel wells and painted the gun-troughs with Alclad gunmetal: Finally I removed the color from the wing fueltanks because the seam between the upper and the lower part was slightly visible. Repainted them with Alclad white aluminum: Thats all for now. Happy modeling! 6
GazzaS Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 Getting those small details right is the difference between something that makes you happy, and something that makes you look at all of the mistakes, however small. Keep up the excellent work! A while ago I tiled our ensuite bathroom from ceiling to floor. Whether I'm shaving or shitting... I often look around at my errors. 3 2
Peterpools Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 Kai What an eye - looking fantastic and the finish line isn’t too distant anymore. Keep ‘em comin Peter 2
Martinnfb Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 Can't wait for the weathering stage. Such a clean work Kai. Cheers Martin 2
KevinM Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 2:13 AM, GazzaS said: Whether I'm shaving or shitting... I often look around at my errors. Expand It's the "Persian Rug effect" as hard as we try we are not perfect.Kai the painting is absolutely Stunning you Sir have the patience of Job. 2
HubertB Posted August 1, 2021 Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 12:37 AM, Kaireckstadt said: Next small update from my side. Expand For a (brief) moment, I thought you had decided to show a Mirage under tarpaulins Hubert Aaaand ….. Is it done yet ? 2
Kaireckstadt Posted August 1, 2021 Author Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 5:04 AM, Peterpools said: Kai What an eye - looking fantastic and the finish line isn’t too distant anymore. Keep ‘em comin Peter Expand Thanks Peter, now the finish-line is in sight…! On 8/1/2021 at 1:42 PM, Martinnfb said: Can't wait for the weathering stage. Such a clean work Kai. Cheers Martin Expand Thank you Martin ! Me and Hubert too… On 8/1/2021 at 1:53 PM, KevinM said: It's the "Persian Rug effect" as hard as we try we are not perfect.Kai the painting is absolutely Stunning you Sir have the patience of Job. Expand Thanks for your compliment Kevin! On 8/1/2021 at 2:02 PM, HubertB said: For a (brief) moment, I thought you had decided to show a Mirage under tarpaulins Hubert Aaaand ….. Is it done yet ? Expand Great idea Hubert! If I did it this way It would have been done! 😉 I have 3 weeks holidays now and rest at home. Hope that it is done after that! Do you have enough Popcorn at home? 2
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