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Offline ed s

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F-19 KLU
« on: July 13, 2013, 11:31:21 AM »
Competing against the F-16, Mirage F-1, and others, Grumman was successful in selling their F-29 to a number of countries looking for a lightweight fighter with good performance. A fighter version of their X-29 Forward Swept Wing research aircraft, it proved quite popular with users looking to replace their F-5's and F-104's. One such user was the Dutch Air Force (KLU).

The kit is the 1/72 Hasegawa X-29. It was built basically "out of the box" with pylons and weapons added. The decals came from an old F-16 kit.

The first picture is the F-29 next to the X-29.









Ed
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Offline Jeffry Fontaine

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 11:48:54 AM »
That is looking very nice Ed!  Very nice camouflage too. 
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Offline finsrin

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2013, 12:32:23 PM »
What Jeff said; and can you tell us in what order the camo colors were applied ?
My painting aint half that good.
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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2013, 03:35:10 PM »
Wow! :)
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Offline perttime

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2013, 04:48:45 PM »
It looks great.
It might look even better if photographed so that it looks as if it is on an airfield. Don't know if you have the opportunity to play with that: bases, backgrounds, lighting, camera settings/photo editing.
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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2013, 07:52:55 PM »
That's some amazing paintwork, ed! The F-29 looks great in that scheme with those Dutch markings, a real natural!

I never cease to be impressed by your work!

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Offline deathjester

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2013, 08:16:07 PM »
Beautiful!  I really love the camo!
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Offline kitnut617

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2013, 09:41:36 PM »
That has come out extremely good, well done Ed   :) :)
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Offline arkon

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2013, 04:01:52 AM »
nice camo!! :)
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Offline ed s

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2013, 06:12:06 AM »
Quote from: finsrin on July 13, 2013, 12:32:23 PM
What Jeff said; and can you tell us in what order the camo colors were applied ?
My painting aint half that good.

The paintjob. The lightest gray is the Mr Surfacer primr coat. Next came the light blue-gray, Flanker Blue. Then Medium Gray, and finally Gunship Gray. The gunship gray was on upper surfaces only. All paints were Model Master Acryl. Masking was done with green Frog brand maskingtape. All sprayed with a Paasche H airbrush.
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Offline ChrisF

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2013, 08:45:39 AM »
Top marks and i too have to show my appreciation for the camo job... As someone who has been playing with splinter camo recently i know its not that easy...
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2013, 09:34:52 AM »
That is beyond cool.

Thinking a navalised version now.
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Offline Gingie

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2013, 10:45:07 AM »
really nice work on the cam, good choice of colour & pattern.
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Offline Empty Handed

Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2013, 04:17:24 AM »
Awesome camo!
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: F-19 KLU
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2013, 02:45:00 PM »
that looks really cool.  Nice work
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