Viggen + F-104

[apophenia]

I tried to get the shape of the F-104 tail but a little larger and without the T tail...

Nailed it! I love that swoopy F-104 curve ... but it looks even better without the T-tail 

[Kerick]

I received the decals for this puppy today! Enough for two aircraft so it was worth the money.





Enough stenciling for about ten aircraft! A company called DXM decals out of Taiwan. I've never heard of it before. It seemed to be the only outfit that had what I wanted. Printed by Cartograf and they look really good. Now for some paint colors that look at least really close. It seems the JASDF doesn't use FS or any paint company's numbers. I have a couple of nice pics that should get me close. Hey, its a whiff!

[Kerick]

It's been far too long without an up date on this one. I've managed to cobble together a halfway decent cockpit out of every part I had that looked like a cockpit. Thank heavens for the Aeroclub seats I had laying around for ages. So the canopy is on now after too much fooling around with it. But at least now it fits.



I also had to build two new airbrakes to replace the ones lost when I dropped it!



The canopy is big enough that you can actually see some stuff in there!





On to painting and then 5000 tiny decals!

[Old Wombat]

That's looking pretty d@mned good, there!

[finsrin]

Going to have splendid OOB look.  Only those in the know will know 

[Kerick]

Thanks everyone!

[Kerick]

So the masking is done. Now I just have to clear some time for painting. Easier said than done. :rolleyes:

[Kerick]

I managed to squirt some paint on this one tonight. The painting went fine except I knocked over the little bottle of thinner twice.
I painted the canopy frame black to match the inside.



Then some Testors light blue 1108 darkened with three drops of sea blue 1127.





I bought some fresh silly putty so we'll see what happens tomorrow.

[Kerick]

I managed to apply some more paint on this one. I think it turned out pretty good. At least no organic chemistry nightmares this time. I went back to old school Testers enamels and thinned it half and half with laquer thinner. Same method I've used for decades and it worked just fine. I turned up the pressure on the airbrush a bit and the flow was much better too. Some fresh Silly Putty provided the masking which went well after I got the hang of the pattern I wanted to use. JASDF decals are next then I'll add the landing gear and check the ground clearance. The JASDF had some interesting looking anti ship missiles that would go with this maritime camo scheme.











I think the light blue came in a little too light and bright. Also, the computer seems to be adjusting the color because of the reddish background. I'll use some other background for the decal pics.

[Old Wombat]

I see a "thumbs-up" & a dog looking up at its master on either side of the tail.


Yeah, the colour looks odd, almost dark chocolate brown.

[Kerick]

Yeah, the colour looks odd, almost dark chocolate brown.

A classic case of overcompensation. Next my phone will want a jacked up turbo diesel four wheel drive pickup truck.......

[apophenia]

Wow! Your scheme makes this bird look even more dramatic 

A classic case of overcompensation. Next my phone will want a jacked up turbo diesel four wheel drive pickup truck.......

 

[Kerick]

I see a "thumbs-up" & a dog looking up at its master on either side of the tail.


Yeah, the colour looks odd, almost dark chocolate brown.

OMG, now I see it!
My kitbash has turned into a Rorschach test…….

[finsrin]

Had couple pieces of dark chocolate and scheme looks even better now   

[Kerick]

New camo scheme, dark chocolate and peanut butter.