"Show Your Teeth" Official Thread (part 2)
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 11:37 AM UTC
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Damn Grant, that was quick..........
There wasn't exacty a whole lot of detail in the cockpit/fuselage. I think most of the time will be spent making the weapon load.
I'm going to be trying out some stuff on the paintjob, so we'll see how it goes. It's been so long since I've built models that I was surprised how big a 1/48 A-10 actually is. :-)
I think next I'm going to make one of those 1/32 Tamiya jets. Anybody know about the quality of the 1/32 Trumpeter aircraft kits?
England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 12:36 AM UTC
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 12:46 AM UTC
heres a pic with better lighting, can you make this my landed pic jean-luc?
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 01:14 AM UTC
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Moselle, France
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 02:28 AM UTC
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Vos désirs sont des ordres Baron! 
Yay! I just learnt how to say something cool in french!!
Rodders
Hi Roderick!
Yes, this is something nice to say to SWMBO! :-)8 You always get bonus points for that!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 06:32 AM UTC
First colour on. Time to mask.
Moselle, France
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:57 AM UTC
Hi Grant!
Looks very good so far! Nice and clean...
As I said before, this is the way I see them when they come flying by from their German base over our region: from the bottom! :-) I recently bought a new (and better!
) digital camera. Next time they pass by, I'll try to take some pictures. I think they come from the 52nd Fighter Wing, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Keep the pictures coming Grant!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 11:38 AM UTC
Moselle, France
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 03:08 PM UTC
Hi Grant!
Great job... without an airbrush? Damn, think about what you can do with one!
I'm not a specialist of modern planes so I don't know about the soft edge camo on A-10s. Anyway, my philosophy of modeling is: better an inaccurate but good looking model than an accurate bad looking one. Of course an accurate good looking one is probably the best! :-)
Anyway, your A-10 looks good! I like it!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
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Hong Kong S.A.R. / 繁體
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 07:16 PM UTC
In progress pic of my project, airfix 1/48 lightning, Just finished the pre-shading and decals will apply later
Västra Götaland, Sweden
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 08:28 PM UTC
Wow eMan! I didn't know that we had a Lightning in the campaign. It looks really mean even without the fangs! I can only imagine how tough it will look with the teeth! :-)
Now I really have to get going with my project!
Cheers!
Moselle, France
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 10:42 PM UTC
Hi eMan!
Now that's a nice surprise!
Your Lightning look splendid so far. Like Polarbear, I can't wait to see the teeth decals on it! thanks for the picture...
Roderick, I'm looking forward to see some more pictures of your model.
Björn... yes it's about time you start scratchbuilding that access ladder! :-)
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 12:27 AM UTC
Ah well, I'll be on the look out for those inaccuracies with later builds. I'm just concentrating on building something that looks halfway decent at the moment. The plans also said khaki for the third colour, so I chose the greyest green I could find. And it looks more grey in person than it does in the photos, honest. :-)
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 07:04 AM UTC
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Looks nice mate, but I think the A10 has softedge camo so in 1/48 hard edge looks a bit....... hard......
I'd agree, but geeez...... If I could paint with spray cans and make it turn out as good as that A-10 I'd throw away my airbrush. Every time I've ever tried to use paint from spray cans I ended up with big blobs of thick paint running everywhere.
Great job Grant!!
Lap, your Lightning looks awsome so far. Can't wait to see it finished.
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to purchase a little Temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 09:45 PM UTC
Hi Roderick!
You don't have to be ashamed I think! You made honest remarks about the paintsheme. You didn't said it was badly done but just pointed out it "may" be inaccurate. I think it was fair and this don't minimize the fact that EDC's paintjob is superb!
To comfort you a little, here are pictures of A-10s I managed to make while they were exercising over my little town today.
Ok, they are not very sharp but I had to use the optical zoom of my new digital camera at maximum
I think I can make better ones. They flew really low during one of their pass but I wasn't quick enough. The weather was also very bad today. But it's a nice show when they fly here around, it's like being in a Meeting...
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:21 PM UTC
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To comfort you a little, here are pictures of A-10s I managed to make while they were exercising over my little town today.
That is very cool, military jets of any description are a bit rare in these parts. :-)
Thanks for you kind words about my paint job too.
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Monday, March 27, 2006 - 08:49 AM UTC
Man!!! I'm jealous Jean-Luc.
"Life is a big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it."
- Br Mac (Br Vivial Justus Macdonald)
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Monday, March 27, 2006 - 04:30 PM UTC
Hi all
An in progress picture of my F-4E. After seeing the inspiring standard on all of the completed models, I decided to take it up a notch and have a go at PE for the first time. I'm pretty happy with the results so far.
Sorry about the quality of the picture but it was about as clear as I could get with my camera.
"Life is a big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it."
- Br Mac (Br Vivial Justus Macdonald)
Moselle, France
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Posted: Monday, March 27, 2006 - 09:49 PM UTC
Hi Wizard179!
Your cockpit looks great! For a first time you did extremely well! Looks very realistic and busy. Thanks for the picture and the kind words
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 02:34 PM UTC
Wizard the cockpit looks very cool - please tell me the dials are not seperate pieces of P.E
Also please don't invite me "to check out your cockpit' when I'm walking past your cubicle at work - the rest of the guys are still looking at me funny :-) :-)
