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[Twowingtj]

Nice work Aeros. That's a sweet looking Jug.

[Phatbob]

Kinda makes me want one!

[Aros]

Thanks!

[Twowingtj]

The one I put the most paint work into lately is an 82" Blohm & Voss BV-141B. Has fiberglass fuse and build up wings and tailplanes. It is powered with a 1.60 290kv electric on 9S 5000mah. I get a lot of comments at the field like, "Is it supposed to look like that? Did you use the plans and all of the parts?" It actually flys quite nice with no bad characteristics. It is painted with Rustoleum rattle can and top coated with krylon matt.

[Aros]

Nice job! Very cool plane!

[Alpha]

"Did you use all the parts?" <-- That's hilarious, Twowingtj! You should make a T-shirt that says "Yes it's supposed to look like that" and wear it whenever you fly it. I appreciate the BV-141 because it was part of a series of aircraft that really pushed aerodynamic design. In peacetime I would imagine an aircraft like that would have been related to Experimental,but this one actually flew and flew well, albeit never in full production. It's still a standout at any flying event, I'm sure. Not many structurally asymmetrical aircraft out there!

[Grossman56]

Amazing TJ, that's definitely an eye catcher, love the detail work!!

Grossman56

[Twowingtj]

I like the T-Shirt idea Alpha.

It would be interesting to see something like this done up in a good foam model. It has a lot of wing area in scale dimensions. It has a very wide flight envelope. It can fly like a trainer, or if powered like mine, can be a bullet. The wing loading is so light that anyone with airleron experience could fly it. Mine doesn't even have or need flaps. No side thrust is needed, just about 3deg down thrust. You still have to balance it at the center of the wingspan laterally. Standard 90deg retracts. Mine is a one piece wing, but a three piece, like the P-38 would be better. Molds would be fairly simple. I'm not sure what the potential market might be. Just the novelty factor alone might create a market.

Thanks for the kudos guys.

[Alpha]

For this week's Instagram promotion, I spent an evening masking and repainting one of my Freewing 80mm F-14D Tomcats in NSAWC's splinter aggressor markings. I'm waiting on decals from Callie to finish it off in terms of insignia and various markings, then as time allows I might scale out the cockpit and landing gear. Although, spare time is a commodity here at Motion RC's product development department, so it might be awhile before I get another window ;)

If anyone's interested, I can post a tutorial in a separate thread showing more detail about my Post-It masking technique which allowed me to mask and paint all three top colors over a preshaded layer, all in just one evening's worth of work. It's quick, precise, reusable, gentle on foam, and the results speak for themselves.


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NSAWC F-14 in splinter camo to approximate an Eastern bloc Flanker for aggressor/adversary training at Fallon



Minimal pre-shading, as NSAWC's F-14s were kept generally clean compared to carrier based Turkeys.




Now waiting on more decals from Callie before I weather the model.



Do you feel the need?

[TiredIronGRB]

Pretty wild looking...

[Alpha]

Definitely not low vis gray! This link helped me immensely for the pattern, color, and other details.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/001-100/awa070-F14/00b.shtm

JetMang became the first person to both enter an EDF and win a Scale Masters Expert category, using his JHH twin 70mm F-14 back in 2004. His was painted in an NSAWC scheme back then and I remember liking this scheme from when I first saw them in the late 90s.

[PappaBear]

Thats good Alpha, it's nice to be able to see it.

Martin.

[Aros]

Nice work there Alpha...Looks sweet.

[boomer108]

Very nice work Alpha!

Roy B.

[Grossman56]

Geez Alpha, with the red tape and the heart in the middle of it, I thought you were wrapping it up for your hunny,"Here dear, look what I bought you!"
I was ready to post you that it doesn't work and save you, good cover up," Naw, just kidding, I'm repainting it, I wouldn't do that to you!!"

LOL

Great paint job!!!!!

[Alpha]

Geez Alpha, with the red tape and the heart in the middle of it, I thought you were wrapping it up for your hunny,"Here dear, look what I bought you!"
I was ready to post you that it doesn't work and save you, good cover up," Naw, just kidding, I'm repainting it, I wouldn't do that to you!!"

LOL

Great paint job!!!!!

Ha, that photo was used on our Instagram account as a teaser photo of what was to come. It was released on Feb 14, hence the heart and pink Post-Its ;)

[Twowingtj]

Looks great Alpha. Yes, I would like to see a thread on your technique.

[seaviper]

Sweet. I will definitely try the post-it note thing! Looks great Alpha!

[Alpha]

I finished a Dynam 1500mm Bf-110 as a test platform recently, and repainted it in a North African scheme, specifically 3U KS from Zerstorergeschwader (ZG) 26.

I didn't modify the externals of the aircraft at all except for the wing pitot and ventral antenna made from bamboo skewers and the top antenna made from styrene and painted to look like varnished wood. I'll add aerials later once the initial phases of testing are complete. The aircraft's foam itself is exactly as it is out of the box, just with a different paint job.

All in all, I really like this aircraft. Quite a fair value for the price! It is 1/9.7 scale, "close enough" to the other 1/9 and 1/10 warbirds we sell. There is limited space inside the fuselage for wiring, but I'll write a tutorial showing a simple way to accommodate everything nicely. I'll post that elsewhere to keep this painting photo thread on topic!

Circa 1941...



Twin engine goodness, in "close enough" 1/10 scale (technically 1/9.7). Close enough to the FlighLineRC P-38 and F7F, Durafly and Eflite P-51 and Corsair, etc.

There's always water at my field whenever I bring a new plane out....


Dynam provides a good base worthy of your time to personalize with an evening of assembly and painting.



Subtle shading to simulate fading in the African sun. The effect is better in person.



Inverted pass....

[Brandon Moon]

Very nice Alpha. I did something similar with my old Airfield/FMS Stuka....Which BTW I would love to see redone in a larger 1700mm or larger :) format