Hello all! Just a few update images on the F-105 project and my client's MiG-23. The modeling of the MiG-23 3D object
was finished...
and then my client asked for the wings to be swept back just half way (...sound of sad trombones playing). No big deal...
This is collapsed, but I haven't started cutting apart the canopy glazing or frame yet. With the wings partially back, as requested, I'm hoping I can move onto getting the camo pattern started after I pull the UV maps. With any luck I can have all the UV mapping done by Monday evening.
The paint on the F-105 is getting weathered...
With the panel lines and rivets/fasteners completed I could begin creating a sort of grungy appearance around them. Then I checked-in with F-105 maintainers on Facebook to ask what happens to an F-105's appearance in wartime conditions. I mean, we see images taken during that era, but I always thought the appearance of the planes in those photos belied just how rode-hard-and-put-away-wet they really looked. I got no shortage of responses, all for which I was thankful. Lots of info regarding areas of "normal" wear, and why. So, I started incorporating that into the weathering of the plane. Bit by bit I worked my way from the nose to the tail until the fuselage looked appropriately chipped-at by the environment, maintainers, etc.
It's slow going. There isn't a button to click labeled "paint chips". Ha! Everything done one panel at a time, or groups of panels if I'm just doing general scuffing on the fuselage panels. By the time I'm done it will definitely look as though it's been out-and-back a few times. Mind you, I'm only finished with the half of the fuselage you can see. The starboard side still needs to be done, as do the stabilizers and the wings.
Everyone have a great weekend! More later!