Ralph Nardone Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Finished this a month or so ago: Built out of box, although I did re-scribe the panel lines. NMF is 1 part Tamiya X-32 Titanium Silver, 5 parts Future, and 50 parts 70% isopropyl alcohol shot over a base coat of Tamiya Superfine White primer. The trim color is a mix of Tamiya Park Green and Sky. The wing colors are the white primer, Testor Acryl Insignia Red, and Tamiya Park Green. Decals are from Superscale, with some revisions. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHonanie Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 NNNNiiiicccceee love that NMF. One hell of a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregWise Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Wowzers! What a beauty. The rescribe really paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamsof51 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I posted the Matrix kit a while back. Is this the pro modeler or standard issue? The paint scheme is really eye catching. Great job! Thanks for sharing. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glynyrd Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Great job, man! You don't see many '84's being built, that one looks great. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Excellent And a different scheme Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I posted the Matrix kit a while back. Is this the pro modeler or standard issue? The paint scheme is really eye catching. Great job! Thanks for sharing. Chris Actually, this was a Revell AG issue from about 1999 or so. It was molded in silver-gray, which made the re-scribe easier. I sanded off the raised lines and followed the ghosts. I also sanded off the armor-plate refueling receptacle door while I had the sandpaper out. I still have an original issue kit (with the SEA Camo'd ANG airplane on the box top) and a Kinetic kit in the stash. While the Monogram kit isn't an easy build, I'll still take it over the Heller and Kinetic offerings--Heller's kit is real clunky, and the Kinetic kit has a screwed up intake (shape-wise) and that surface texture isn't conducive to NMF and will probably need work even for camo. The story of this build follows many of my recent builds--I started the model in 2004, then had to put it away for a move. I dug the carcass out and painted the NMF, then had to pack it away for another move. The decal sheet got packed away, and I could not for the life of me remember where I out it. Fortunately, the wife remembered that I had stashed a bunch of decals away in a Classic Airframes Ro.57 that I purchased at the 2005 Atlanta Nats. Once I found the decals, I had to find some motivation.... The final insult was that I dropped the model after the photo shoot, breaking a stab off in the process. It is fixed now, but man.... I got laid off in March, so I figure now is the time to clean up the backlog on the bench whilst job-hunting. Next up is a Hasegawa 1/48 A-4E (in the paint booth), followed by a Revell AG 1/72 Go-229 (started sometime in 1994!) and a Trumpeter 1/35 Ariete that only needs paint, final assembly, and weathering. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbates Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nice unique choice of markings, looks wonderful. I have some Tamiya Titanium Silver squirreled away, so I might just try it on the Matchbox Canberra I'm working on. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Very nice work - a great choice of schemes also! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamsof51 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Actually, this was a Revell AG issue from about 1999 or so. It was molded in silver-gray, which made the re-scribe easier. I sanded off the raised lines and followed the ghosts. I also sanded off the armor-plate refueling receptacle door while I had the sandpaper out. I still have an original issue kit (with the SEA Camo'd ANG airplane on the box top) and a Kinetic kit in the stash. While the Monogram kit isn't an easy build, I'll still take it over the Heller and Kinetic offerings--Heller's kit is real clunky, and the Kinetic kit has a screwed up intake (shape-wise) and that surface texture isn't conducive to NMF and will probably need work even for camo. The story of this build follows many of my recent builds--I started the model in 2004, then had to put it away for a move. I dug the carcass out and painted the NMF, then had to pack it away for another move. The decal sheet got packed away, and I could not for the life of me remember where I out it. Fortunately, the wife remembered that I had stashed a bunch of decals away in a Classic Airframes Ro.57 that I purchased at the 2005 Atlanta Nats. Once I found the decals, I had to find some motivation.... The final insult was that I dropped the model after the photo shoot, breaking a stab off in the process. It is fixed now, but man.... I got laid off in March, so I figure now is the time to clean up the backlog on the bench whilst job-hunting. Next up is a Hasegawa 1/48 A-4E (in the paint booth), followed by a Revell AG 1/72 Go-229 (started sometime in 1994!) and a Trumpeter 1/35 Ariete that only needs paint, final assembly, and weathering. Ralph Sorry to hear about the job loss. Best of luck on finding another. With you on the Matrix texture. I had to sand the whole thing before I shot black base which went bad out on me ( part of the bad batch) so resand then shot Alclad on it. Other than that, enjoyed the build. Same with the Hobby Boss Mirage IIIC in 1/48. Just really got into them both. Thats a lot of work rescribing all those panels. The results speak for themselves. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 An eye catching scheme on a very pretty build! It don't get better than that (unless you have a Hooters girl to hold it in the pics! ) Congrats! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightymax Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Atsa real nice. I have that kit and decals in the stash from when I was going through my "Display Team" phase. your build is spectacular! Max Bryant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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