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[Airguardian]

[SgtRay]

Opening of the National Model Aviation Day! And on this years event 3 clubs got together and flew as one. The Alamogordo R/C club, my club the El Paso radio controllers, and our host, the Mesilla Valley Model Aircraft Club in Las Cruces NM. Also this year even RedBeard came down from Albuquerque to plant the flag from his club in the great north. I Think you may like these 2 for the live show. Both are flown by my friend RedBeard.

[Airguardian]

[Airguardian]

[Airguardian]

How to properly butcher a landing... and then save it!

[paulrkytek]

Thanks for all the nice comments guys, glad you like my little Gripen mod...

The colour scheme makes it look like a different plane and really suits the Gripen

[WarbirdFan66]

Thanks for all the nice comments guys, glad you like my little Gripen mod...

[Hugh Wiedman]

And here my latest mod, Freewings JAS-39 Gripen, or my version of it, in her new swedish camo scheme...

That's exception work WarbirdFan66!!!! Your cockpit and pilot work is fantabulous! Not a huge fan of the stock Gripen livery, but this one knocks it outta the park!

[Elbee]

WarbirdFan66, Beautiful work, Sir. Bravo Zulu. Best, LB

[Airguardian]

Nice job!

[WarbirdFan66]

And here my latest mod, Freewings JAS-39 Gripen, or my version of it, in her new swedish camo scheme...

[Airguardian]

This jet is the flying equivalent to Sauron's Ring of Power, lol.

[Airguardian]

[Airguardian]

This jet is so OP...

[Airguardian]

[paulrkytek]

I would agree. I think if you're into modeling, you need to visit air museums as much as you can. Those prized museum pieces of previously working aircraft usually show how dirty, dingy, worked on, those older planes looked in real-life. And the paint usually looks like a human with minimal interest is painting performed the work. Even the newer fighter jets don't have a showroom look to them. Unless of course they are part of a demonstration team, where everything gets buffed and polished, even the wheel chocks.

Thanks for the tips Paul! I've avoided my silver planes, just not really knowing how to approach weathering or painting on them. This opens the door!

Go for it San, if you make a mistake or put too much on just use soft eraser or isopropyl rubbing alcohol to correct. The graphite also polishes up the more you rub it and blends in to the silver . You can also build up the darkness, you just need a gentle touch . As Mies van der Rohe said, less is more .

[SanExup]

I would agree. I think if you're into modeling, you need to visit air museums as much as you can. Those prized museum pieces of previously working aircraft usually show how dirty, dingy, worked on, those older planes looked in real-life. And the paint usually looks like a human with minimal interest is painting performed the work. Even the newer fighter jets don't have a showroom look to them. Unless of course they are part of a demonstration team, where everything gets buffed and polished, even the wheel chocks.

Thanks for the tips Paul! I've avoided my silver planes, just not really knowing how to approach weathering or painting on them. This opens the door!

[kallend]

Thanks, weathering is done by dipping finger in lead from 5B pencil ( scrub lead out on sandpaper and dip finger in ) then rub on plane to suit. Seal in with water based matt varnish carefully applied with very soft brush in one direction only, i.e. front to rear. Experiment on a bit of foam with silver paint base first then away you go. Takes less than an hour to do a plane.

Very nice job.

When it comes to weathering and particularly panel lines, "less is more". Many people go way overboard to the extent that their models look like caricatures.

[paulrkytek]

That looks awesome! paulrkytek The weathering and replaced/repaired panel look is well done. It probably looks amazing in the air!

Thanks, weathering is done by dipping finger in lead from 5B pencil ( scrub lead out on sandpaper and dip finger in ) then rub on plane to suit. Seal in with water based matt varnish carefully applied with very soft brush in one direction only, i.e. front to rear. Experiment on a bit of foam with silver paint base first then away you go. Takes less than an hour to do a plane.

[SanExup]

That looks awesome! paulrkytek The weathering and replaced/repaired panel look is well done. It probably looks amazing in the air!