Custom painted 1:18 Aircraft TKO UPDATED 1/02 F-14 Vandy 1

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:36 pm

Keep 'em coming TKO, your paint mods look great. I love the P-40!!!

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:54 pm

Vynil:)

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:56 pm

Zach those look good can't wait to see more...post more pics please.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:09 pm

awesome repaints

amazing customs...I really like the P-40. great idea with that one.

now a Finnish 109, is the order of the day

Der Kommandant · Post by **Der Kommandant** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:34 pm

Do you do 1/32 birds too? I was thinking an Alexsandr Poryshkin P-39 would look great. Just an idea.

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:17 pm

Der Kommandant wrote:Do you do 1/32 birds too? I was thinking an Alexsandr Poryshkin P-39 would look great. Just an idea.

If one would dare a Soviet Spitfire would also a wonder, but I don't know if I could repaint a 1/18 spit, it would feel wong to repaint of 21st best looking 1/18 birds

An American Spitfire would also be something to see in 18 or 32 scale.

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:59 am

Panzer_M wrote:
Der Kommandant wrote:Do you do 1/32 birds too? I was thinking an Alexsandr Poryshkin P-39 would look great. Just an idea.
If one would dare a Soviet Spitfire would also a wonder, but I don't know if I could repaint a 1/18 spit, it would feel wong to repaint of 21st best looking 1/18 birds

An American Spitfire would also be something to see in 18 or 32 scale.

I am SERIOUSLY thinking that the Spitfire might be painted in russian markings. I already have the scheme picked out and was deciding between it or another one that I like. I just want it to be different from the others that 21C made. A russian one would certainly be different and it would give my P-40 a wingman!

I don't do 1:32. Sorry... I decided a while ago that I could only focus on one scale and had to stick to it. My love started with 1:18 and that was where I have stayed. I do own a small handful of 1:32 that 21C sent to me as samples / photo ops. back in the day but nothing to constitute a collection.

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:02 am

I am thinking that I will take pics of the Starfighter custom and post that one next. It was REALLY a fun one to do. Perhaps not the most loved but it was something that I wanted in the collection.

Would you guys like to see that one next or my MiG-15 custom? -either way I think we need to see a jet next, just to mix it up!

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:17 am

TKO, I finally figured out that it was you torturing us all this time, not 21C! Here you have a bunch of customs, already done, but you're choosing to slowly eek the photos out one at a time.. Might post one tomorrow, might not.. Might be the Mig, might be the starfighter, not sure yet.. Check back tomorrow..

That process feel familiar to anyone?

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:02 pm

Old habits die hard! -sorry... didn't realize I was doing that. Mostly the thing driving this project is that I need time to shoot the ones that are done and that also will provide me more time to finish the ones in production.

But yeah, I have to sheepishly admit that this does seem all too familiar.

So Grunt- you choose for everyone... What jet do you want to see next?

Starfighter
MiG-15
262A

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:10 pm

i was thinking the 32x Spit V to be correct with the 2cm cannon for 1943 when the USAAF used the plane for the invasion of sicily

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:19 pm

me-262

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:22 pm

Here is the MiG-15. It's the only other custom painted airplane that I have here at the house. Rest are at the office and I will shoot them tomorrow or something.

This MiG used to be the silver korean scheme from 21C. I masked off the national markings as they were perfect for this other paint scheme. I sprayed a surface primer first, then I sprayed the bottom in Tamiya's Corsa Blue color. The top side was done in one of Tamiya's tan colors.

I airbrushed on the green and darker brown paints. Finished by using the vinyl plotter once again to create the masks needed for the nose number which was then painted on.

I loved this paint variant the moment I saw it on a Trumpeter kit. Modelers like to do this scheme and I felt a classic communist tri tone camo was too good to pas up.

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:42 pm

TKO, You've got a Great 1:18th collection and your customs are fantastic!!!!!

RAD 2112 · Post by **RAD 2112** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:51 pm

Wow!!! Great paintscheme!!!
It's not my favorite aircraft... but I love what you did with the MiG-15!!!

Very inspiring!

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:01 pm

I wish the two MiG 15s here down the road at TICO airport looked that good.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:56 am

Wow...

Keep em coming!

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:23 pm

Yeah - they look great - want to see the 262.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:18 pm

They look great TKO! You have done a great job on those and it makes me wish I had a vinyl plotter to make my own custom masks for the 1/32 stuff.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:57 pm

Awesome work man.

If you should ever find yourself in need of some extra cash I would venture to say some high quality custom paints like those would bring a very tidy sum on ebay.... not that you'd necessarily want to part with them or anything, just something to keep in mind should the need arise.

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:17 pm

Thanks for all the kind remarks guys! Keeps me going in moments like today as i PAINFULLY try to finish the Avenger as it's been a beast of a repaint.

Having too much fun sharing pictures so, here is the Stuka. I saw this one in a color profile somewhere on the internet and I decided It was time to have an all tan plane. I did what I had seen others on here do and I attached the wing tanks as the profile showed this.

As usual, Masked off the markings I could keep from the Rudel Stuka by 21C. I masked off the green house canopy and busted out the primer coat. Then used Tamiya Desert Tan or something like that. Vinyl cutter for the numbers.... you know the drill.

This one REALLY needed some weathering as it was simply way too stark in all fresh paint. Over all pretty happy with the results. The lighter grey / green interior looks sharp against the sand tan color. I need to figure out some better pilots though. The winter coats just don't cut it. Ideas?

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:40 pm

How about take some DAK guys and adding a pilot's helmet and goggles?

Tko,
First off, really great job on these repaints.

When I saw you last photo of the Stuka in the road...
All I could think was the next pic is going to be a smashed, ran over Stuka...

tko211 · Post by **tko211** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:45 pm

My wife cam out of the house and saw me laying in street with the camera as I was trying to get some low shots of the Stuka.
she was somewhere between being concerned for my safety and thinking that my hobby was getting out of hand. LOL

Oh well...

The Dak guys are a great suggestion but I feel they would need the yellow life preserver? I dunno. I guess I need to start by finding a pic of Dak pilot

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:57 pm

Here is a link to a 1/6 DAK pilot
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... n%26sa%3DN

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:59 am

Cool looking Stuka TKO

Now the repainting is pointing something out : why no 1:18 scale decals ?

I know John Stuff ones but only for Stuka. Why no decals for other planes ?

I know it's a small business but that woul be nice to have some. Just an idea...

phil