"Show Your Teeth" Official Thread (part 3)
Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
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Posted: Monday, May 01, 2006 - 11:29 PM UTC
Hi all!
With only one month remaining for the Campaign, it's about time to consider finishing your entries guys! And don't tell me you didn't started yet! :-)
I'm not good at all in math but I know we have 58 participants (wow!
). 20 of them have already finished their entries (there's one double entry) and 10 are in the building process... so we should see 28 more models in the next days! Frankly I don't expect that much but I hope that those who started a model for this Campaign will have the time to finish it. If we have 30 models at the end (more than half the participant number) I would be very happy!
Now go back to your workbench and build a nice "teethed" aircraft! Maybe it will be the next MOM winner!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 08:12 PM UTC
Well actually I enlisted a little while ago but I probably will finish my grinnin' T-28 on time.
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 09:26 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Well actually I enlisted a little while ago but I probably will finish my grinnin' T-28 on time.
Hi Yalım!
That's good news!
Do you have some in-progress pictures to share? Anyway, good luck for your T-28 (very interesting subject!)...
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Istanbul, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 22, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 03:09 PM UTC
Well unfortunately I don't have a digital camera, so the answer is negative
But as a sumarizing report I started the Heller 1/72 T28 and realised that it is actually an AT28(looking at the gun pod hubs under the wings, T28 doesn't have them as far as I know). In the decal sheet and on the cover it has a shark mouth but I am not doing the given planes. I will make an SEA scheme and a mouth. It will probably have imeginaru markings on it, so it will be some sort of could-be model. I added a pair of extra rocket louncher pylons (given just two in the model but I saw four on AT28 photoes). I don't think I will give any armement though. If I start once, I have to build the gun pods too and to be honest I don't want to work further on the little Trojan:] Afterall I had a taste of unarmed battle aircrafts lately(I really don't have a qlue why).Anyways my plan was it to be finish by today but coulşdn't. Soo, I hope next week(I have 6 other aircraft on me desk..pheew)
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: June 04, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 05:36 PM UTC
Jean-Luc, I have been steadily getting on with the task at hand. I changed from a P-51C to a F-51D. I've wanted to do a Natural Metal Finish for some time and have never had the guts to do one, that was until I got Revell's P-51D for a song. As I have decals for a F-51D in Korea, I thought why not…
Well here's my progress to date:
Nothing spoils your day like an AK!
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Joined: March 05, 2003
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2006 - 12:30 AM UTC
What's does mean MOM?
Moselle, France
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2006 - 01:04 AM UTC
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What's does mean MOM?
Hi Cristiane!
MOM = Model of the Month
The models with the MOM logos have won the monthly Armorama Aircraft contest. Two "Show your Teeth" models in a row... maybe we can do a Hat-Trick!
Eric, welcome to the "In Flight" section!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Posted: Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 01:46 AM UTC
New South Wales, Australia
Joined: January 27, 2006
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Posted: Monday, May 08, 2006 - 05:00 PM UTC
A couple of in progress pics. Aside from unforseen circumstances she should be completed on time.
Cheers
Wiz
"Life is a big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it."
- Br Mac (Br Vivial Justus Macdonald)
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Joined: February 23, 2005
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Posted: Monday, May 08, 2006 - 09:35 PM UTC
Looking good, Wiz! Looking good! :-)
Which kit is that again?
Cheers!
New South Wales, Australia
Joined: January 27, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 08:50 AM UTC
Thanks Polarbear
It's the Hasegawa F-4E (#Ka6).
The Blu-Tac mask and my heavy-handed airbrushing did not leave as much overspray as I would have liked and I feel the colours contrast a bit too much. I am hoping that a dark wash and filter/s can fix this.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips for filters, they'd be appreciated. I was thinking a really thin, medium gray
Cheers
Wiz
"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: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 09:58 AM UTC
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The Blu-Tac mask and my heavy-handed airbrushing did not leave as much overspray as I would have liked and I feel the colours contrast a bit too much. I am hoping that a dark wash and filter/s can fix this.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips for filters, they'd be appreciated. I was thinking a really thin, medium gray
Hi Wiz!
You Phantom looks good! I don't think there is too much contrast in the colours, in the contrary... but I'm not a modern jet camo specialist. I also think the overspray, with the Blu-Tac method, look just right in that scale.
About the medium grey wash... hmmm... I'm not quite sure of the result
I never used grey for washes on my models (only for panel lines on dark colors). I think it will give your aircraft a dusty look...
Keep the pictures coming!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
North Carolina, United States
Joined: January 13, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 03:35 PM UTC
Hey Wizard:
I agree with the above statements.. The F-4 looks great.. The colors don't really contrast that much in the pics, but if you are still looking to filter it down there is one thing you can try.
I have found that with the greens in your scheme. That if you take some Yellow pastel chalks and "scrub" the dust on the greens and darker colors around the green that it gives it a blended faded look. the more you dust on the more faded it looks. If that is what your going for..
Try it on a piece of scrap first though..
HTH
Paul
There are only 2 rules to flying:
1: Take off is ALWAYS optoinal.
2: Landing is ALWAYS mandatory
Semper Fi
WarlockOut
New South Wales, Australia
Joined: January 27, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 04:03 PM UTC
Thanks Jean-Luc and Paul for the comments.
I might leave it the way it is and see how it looks after decalling, a wash and dullcote.
Thanks again for the advice.
Wiz
"Life is a big canvas. Throw all the paint you can at it."
- Br Mac (Br Vivial Justus Macdonald)
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 12:31 AM UTC
Jean-Luc,
Is it possible to plead for extra time, what with the Royal Fokker build and my "secret" project I am now struggling to finish my B-25
This has been such a well run campaign and I would love to finish it.
Mal
MAL the MASK
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: December 03, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 03:32 PM UTC
heheh,
i would have liked to plead for more time too, but i would probably waste it. still working hard to finish mine by the deadline. i know i will spend next month watching the world cup matches so there won't be much modelling done anyway
Moselle, France
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Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 03:55 PM UTC
Hi all!
I was pretty sure some would ask for an extension! So I already prepared myself mentally to accept! :-)
Is one more month ok? this would make it a 6 month Campaign.
But I must warn you, in July I will make holidays in the South of France so this is the best I can do!
I will start to award the ribbons in June though for those who are finished.
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Texas, United States
Joined: January 30, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 09:14 PM UTC
heck - i might even be able to finish mine before july. I've started working on it again, despite it being slow going with the cast on my left hand. One never realizes how much a modeler utilizes wrist movements until it is taken away! I've also learned that plastic sanding dust is a very irritating thing to have between your skin an a cast that you cannot remove!
I think i'll be able to post an update of my work later today or tomorrow so that Jean-Luc can replace that silly picture of my cast in the "in flight" section with something more suitable.
Moselle, France
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Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 09:41 PM UTC
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I think i'll be able to post an update of my work later today or tomorrow so that Jean-Luc can replace that silly picture of my cast in the "in flight" section with something more suitable.
Doh!
That was the best picture of all! :-)
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Texas, United States
Joined: January 30, 2006
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Posted: Friday, May 12, 2006 - 02:30 AM UTC
doh! out voted in no time flat!
very well then - we can keep my present "in flight" pic till my other project "lands".
Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
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Posted: Friday, May 12, 2006 - 09:55 AM UTC
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Joined: February 23, 2005
KitMaker: 820 posts
Armorama: 165 posts
Posted: Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 01:54 PM UTC
An extension!?
I don't really need one, Jean-Luc, since I've only got one
tiny detail left to build on my Saab A 32 Lansen. Guess which! :-)
Sorry for the blurry photo...With an extension, I might be able to put this baby in a diorama! Thus, I'll accept!
Cheers!
JPTRR
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 01:33 PM UTC
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Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 04:19 PM UTC
Quoted Text
The world conspired against me and I am notwhere near finished with my 1/32 P-40B.
Hi Fred!
Why does this not surprise me? :-)
Anyway, your "replacement" entry looks great! And with Bjorn's Lansen they do make a nice pair of jets!
Jean-Luc
Better think one hour and build five minutes...
Than think five minutes and build an hour!
