Fantastic Finish, Ron. Great job on an old kit.
Question for you: is the warning stripe red/white, because it kind of goes with the markings.
I really like what you did with the cockpit area also.
Bill
Hello all,
I am looking for the Afterburner Decal sheet # 48-054 Lakenheath F-111 Varks set.
I'm building a Desert Storm bird for a pilot that flew them back in the day.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bill
Cool Bird you have there Duke.
It really has a bird like quality to it, I think.
You wrangled it into a fine looking representation of the real thing.
Bill
That's an awesome build.
I couldn't imagine being towed over the North Atlantic in something like this. Too many variables there for a safe recovery.
Well done.
Bill
Mike,
What about using clear sprue for the water stream from the hose to the point of its impact? Using a piece thin enough then maybe adding some clear caulk to that for more volume to it.
You might looking at some of the ship guys for how they do sprays with cotton tufts for wakes to make your water bouncing off the engine cowling.
Just some ideas.
Bill
Great job.
I remember back when I built that kit. Left it Natural metal (silver plastic) and used the square bottle of Testor's Orange paint.
Some gloss black tires and it was ready to deploy.
Cool paint scheme.
Bill
Nice job, Ron!
Maybe I would be able to something like that done in a couple of months. Let's see...seven parts, seven months, that's probably about right for me lately.
Any way, very cool.
Bill
Thanks guys. I really enjoyed building this kit. Minor issues easily solved.
It's kind of funny about the canopy glass. I polished it then dipped it in whatever 'Future' is called now. I scratched it while installing it and had to take off the part
and re-polish it and re-attach it. I guess it worked out ok.
Bill