mark31 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just wonderfull work i love it how it take shape. Mark 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 18 hours ago, DocRob said: Wow Carl, I have no idea about anime, but your freestyling conversion looks great. Nice scratch work and like PW said, everything fits design wise, hard to achieve, I guess. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! I'm definitely not doing too much measuring which I guess is why it's been fun so far. Lots of "cut here, whoops, try again" 13 hours ago, Peterpools said: Carl Never knew either about anime but your conversion is looking simply brilliant. I'm always amazed at how many projects you have going at one time - something I've never been able to do. Thanks Peter! Not sure how I do it either. Keeps me sane I guess. On 2/22/2024 at 5:30 PM, belugawhaleman said: Great idea for a build! Will be watching. Thanks Paul. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 I gave the fuselage a coat of paint to see how the new section looked. The square sections looked a bit harsh so I've added a second round of putty hoping to smooth out the transition more. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 (edited) More work on the nacelle fairings. I sanded back the new fillets and got them faired in a bit smoother. Then a skim coat of Tamiya white putty and another coat of primer. They're a decent match to each other, the blending is much better so I think I just need to fill any imperfections and I can start on the lower half Jimmy's reaction to all this was as expected, quite enthusiastic... Edited February 25 by BlrwestSiR Fix pic. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Sweet, few more buckets of putty and it's all done :), seriously, great effort and results are showing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Thanks Martin! I've barely made a dent in the tub of Apoxie Sculpt. There's maybe 12 grams of putty on this thing. We'll see how much I go through by the time I'm done. At least the lower half is an easier shape. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Carl Nice work on the nacelle fairings - looking mighty good. I think it's more of a case you wore Jimmy out with all the rework. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Of course, nobody is going to complain about how accurate, or inaccurate your rendition of the nozzles is, but it looks to "squarish" to me, compared to the illustration of the film you have displayed : too flat on top and too small radius of the "corners". My use of the word "squircle" was the best representation of how it should look in my mind. Or to say it in another way: whilst the YF-23 had a "flat" top for the engine nacelles, and relatively small radius corners, the F-22 has definitely a more "rounded" look to the engine nacelles and vectoring petals. Just my two cents, of course Hubert 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I like the fact that the whole layout is reminiscent of YF-23 a lot. A hint of reality . 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Silly dog !!! 🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣way too cute ! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 On 2/26/2024 at 1:56 PM, HubertB said: Of course, nobody is going to complain about how accurate, or inaccurate your rendition of the nozzles is, but it looks to "squarish" to me, compared to the illustration of the film you have displayed : too flat on top and too small radius of the "corners". My use of the word "squircle" was the best representation of how it should look in my mind. Or to say it in another way: whilst the YF-23 had a "flat" top for the engine nacelles, and relatively small radius corners, the F-22 has definitely a more "rounded" look to the engine nacelles and vectoring petals. Just my two cents, of course Hubert Looking at the 1/144 model that I have (probably should have done that sooner), the top is definitely more rounded. On the actual F-15 Active, the nozzles were basically squared off. I think I've had that look in the back of my head this whole time. At this point, I'm going to leave them as is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 7 hours ago, Jeff said: Silly dog !!! 🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣way too cute ! You should have seen him last night. He was snoring away so contentedly. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: You should have seen him last night. He was snoring away so contentedly. 🤣🤣🤣🤣Guard Dwog on Duty !!!!🤣🤣🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 The best part is the pillow 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Just because ( This looks staged , but it's not. He even ripped some stuffing out of it , probably to ease up his sore neck lol ) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) 9 hours ago, Martinnfb said: The best part is the pillow He loves having a cushion or pillow. Edited March 2 by BlrwestSiR Added pics 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 4 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: He loves having a cushion or pillow. What scale is he in ? 1/32 or 1/35 ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 6 hours ago, PanzerWomble said: What scale is he in ? 1/32 or 1/35 ? To be honest, he's 1.8/1 if that makes sense. We hoped he was going to be a 60-70 lb dog but he decided to be an overachiever and is 115 lbs. On all fours, his head is well above the height of our dining table. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 He's very cute for a big dog , 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 6 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: On all fours, his head is well above the height of our dining table. And of course he had to confirm this: Mmmm, cheese. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Back on topic, I've made a bit of progress on the Eagle. MLG bays are glued in. Which lets me add the fuselage sides. This are a bit fiddly but fit reasonably well. Martin pointed me in the direction of a cheap Testor's YF-22 kit so I bought that for the engine nozzles. Just need to pick it up from the LHS. Hopefully that will save me a bit of time on the build. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Carl Nice progress and the pet photos just add to the pleasure of following your build. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Your dog is even sweeter than your build Carl, I guess, he has some other virtues than laying around and looking cute . Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 3/5/2024 at 4:52 AM, DocRob said: Your dog is even sweeter than your build Carl, I guess, he has some other virtues than laying around and looking cute . Cheers Rob I got home from work today and Jimmy was on the couch fast asleep. He didn't even wake up when I came in. Just kept sleeping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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