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

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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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For some strange reason these looked better shot inside.

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[rschaap]

Nice job Steve. She looks like she has seen some time in the air.

[normandy]

Looks great, not overdone. I sometimes get a little heavy handed with my weathering, you've
got it just right.

[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?

[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

[Jwcarpenter]

Steve,

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

Janos

[A-10LOADER]

Thanks Janos, very much appreciated.


Steve

[bobb428]

Looks real!

[A-10LOADER]

Thanks bobb428, glad you like it.


Steve

[supersonicfifi]

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 !

[A-10LOADER]

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

[supersonicfifi]

for weathering the top of your harrier you should maybe put more spots !

[A-10LOADER]

for weathering the top of your harrier you should maybe put more spots !

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

[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

[rschaap]

Looks great. Outstanding as usual.

[A-10LOADER]

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

[bobb428]

Too COOL!

[slogan]

Very nicely done. Look forward to seeing it completed.

[A-10LOADER]

Thanks guys.

Steve

[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





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



My scratchbuilt wheel chocks.

[tmanthegreat]

That concrete tarmac looks fantastic Having a "diorama" setting to display the Harrier really brings it to life.

How did you make the tarmac?

[bobb428]

Looks awesome!

[Axis Nightmare]

Ditto and double ditto!

Maximum effective technique and display.