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" Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:50 pm
by A-10LOADER
Ok, I said I would post some pics once I had finished weathering her up. Like I said before, this thing has potential but, still has it's short comings. Took advantage of the beautiful weather today and here you guys go, enjoy. Comments welcome.

Steve




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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:01 pm
by A-10LOADER
For some strange reason these looked better shot inside.

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:11 pm
by A-10LOADER
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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:13 pm
by rschaap
Nice job Steve. She looks like she has seen some time in the air.

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:19 pm
by normandy
Looks great, not overdone. I sometimes get a little heavy handed with my weathering, you've
got it just right.

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 6:51 pm
by USCGMK2
Looks great. I try not to weather my A/C's I always overdo it, yours is perfect. What are you using tamiya products?

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:03 pm
by A-10LOADER
Thanks all for the kind words. I'm happy with the results. Here's what I used on her. Model Master flat coat sealed in everything.

Steve

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 1:23 pm
by Jwcarpenter
Steve,

Like all the previous comments before, she is weathered but not overdone, Great Job!

Janos

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 3:01 pm
by A-10LOADER
Thanks Janos, very much appreciated.


Steve

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:03 am
by bobb428
Looks real!

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:20 pm
by A-10LOADER
Thanks bobb428, glad you like it.


Steve

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:43 am
by supersonicfifi
:blueangel: cool ! ( but you can't help notice on your pictures how much forward is the ejection seat ! too bad they missed this point at JSI')

Fantastic plane !

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:27 am
by A-10LOADER
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supersonicfifi wrote::blueangel: cool ! ( but you can't help notice on your pictures how much forward is the ejection seat ! too bad they missed this point at JSI')

Fantastic plane !
Correct supersonicfifi and it's all because of the nose gear well being too deep.

Steve

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:19 pm
by supersonicfifi
for weathering the top of your harrier you should maybe put more spots !

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:34 pm
by A-10LOADER
supersonicfifi wrote:for weathering the top of your harrier you should maybe put more spots !

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No thanks, I'm good.

I've decided to make a display for the Harrier as well. I used a piece of Matte board, from the craft store, to represent the tarmac. This will be glued on top of a 3/4" piece of MDF. I used a black sharpie to make the seperations between the pads. I still need to add the taxi line and weather the ramp as well. As things progress I'll post shots. Thanks for looking.

Steve

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:12 pm
by A-10LOADER
I managed to finish the ramp portion of the display. I still need to glue the ramp to the MDF but, I'll wait to do that until I get the solid wood edging glued around the outside edges.

Steve

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:32 pm
by rschaap
Looks great. Outstanding as usual.

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:24 am
by A-10LOADER
rschaap wrote:Looks great. Outstanding as usual.
Thanks, appreciate that. The wood edging will be next followed by an acrylic cover. I'm going to try my hand at making the cover myself.

Steve

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:54 am
by bobb428
Too COOL!

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:09 am
by slogan
Very nicely done. Look forward to seeing it completed.

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:33 pm
by A-10LOADER
Thanks guys.

Steve

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:18 am
by A-10LOADER
I finally got the display for the Harrier completed. The only other thing I want to get is a acrylic cover made to keep everything dust free. Hope you all enjoy the pics.

Steve

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This picture shows the slot I made to keep the cover in place.

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My scratchbuilt wheel chocks.

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Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:42 am
by tmanthegreat
That concrete tarmac looks fantastic :D Having a "diorama" setting to display the Harrier really brings it to life.

How did you make the tarmac?

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:51 pm
by bobb428
Looks awesome!

Re: " Weathering up" JSI's 1/18th scale AV-8B

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:08 pm
by Axis Nightmare
Ditto and double ditto!

Maximum effective technique and display. :salute: