Plastic Modeling

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Same kit. The cockpit is still packed for painting.
The period he is painting it for the plane was only about 3 weeks old so would be much cleaner than when it was crashed at a whopping 7 weeks old!
We even used the same paints so the base colours are identical and the difference is all in the degree of weathering. He also used the earlier version of the kill mark banner with fewer kills than my version. The kit had both thank goodness.

Well it all makes sense now.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

mould Share
Mould is the British spelling for "mold" — the stuff you find growing on old bread or the container you use to create your jello masterpieces.

~sigh~ weght blahnquette

Originally Posted by shiumai

At least he could have painted the goggles on the pilot's head. Terrible job.

lolol

Originally Posted by Spuds

Idk, but is sounds quite ould.

I'm still not sould

[Kaotic Lazagna]

So this is what I was talking about with the whole rear bumper thing on the Vertex Chaser.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

So this is what I was talking about with the whole rear bumper thing on the Vertex Chaser.

Cut a piece of plastic from some packaging and glue it over it. Sand the edges and BAM no more space. Easy peasy.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Cut a piece of plastic from some packaging and glue it over it. Sand the edges and BAM no more space. Easy peasy.

The putty would be easier, otherwise, I gonna want to precisely cut it. lol

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

The putty would be easier, otherwise, I gonna want to precisely cut it. lol

Glue it on. Trim the edges and sand the edges beveled. A hundred times easier than dealing with putty.

[Ultramaroon]

Airbag deployed. Totaled.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Airbag deployed. Totaled.

It buffed out!

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Here is what the guy building the "before" version of my ripped up airplane has done.

Just hope the 'before' and 'after' colours match....

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

Just hope the 'before' and 'after' colours match....

Read further down!
A lot of the colour discrepancy you see here is from the difference in how the pictures were taken or edited.
I suck at the pictures so the colours always look a little dark.

[Tcoat]

OK aircraft is 99.9% done. It will still get some mud and grass stuck to it once I do the base up. Waiting on a nice shiny new static grass applicator to show up so I can do the base up properly. Will build the scrap pile (crushed scoop, bottom panels, etc.) and get into the diorama once ready to get at it again.

For reference:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Jaw drops with every progress update!

[Ultramaroon]

^^100% this^^^


Had to stop and show Mrs. Ultra all the pics. @Tcoat, you are an artist.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Hood cut out of the Chaser. Added a rod to help support the body, and have a place where the hood can sit back on.

Now onto cutting out the flat taillight portion (Aoshima really cheaped out here) and install some 3D printed reflectors.