X-15 Experimental Aircraft WIP
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Cockpit glued in place
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A lot of detail....
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Closed her up
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Not a drop of paint was used on the 'pit. This is the only window!
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This base is too nice to ignore
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The external tanks, not sure if they'll be used
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Some putty on the seam
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Classic external copyright. This will go!
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Alclad gloss black primer
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And some Alclad candy silver base
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Alclad Candy Golden Yellow
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I like this!
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Primed white
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Preshading in black
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Several shades of grey (50?) for tonal variation
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Halfway
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Sort of done?
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Before
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After
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Some gunmetal
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Kommentit
6 April 2019, 20:01
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Started this sneakily in march….. Trying to get different shades of black by preshading 50 shades of grey. Succes or not? Your positive feedback or tips for improvement are appreciated!
6 April 2019, 20:14
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Any suggestions for colours of the letters on the base? Silver lining and letters with a black background?
7 April 2019, 07:56
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That pre shading works looks good Martin. A must on all black aircraft.
7 April 2019, 08:04
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Merci amis. James, good suggestion.
Painted some grey panels to better reflect my project picture.
12 April 2019, 17:41
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Added some silver and gunmetal. Scraped the raised panel lines with an 8b pencil for some definition.
Painted the letters on the base.
I want a dustfree box!
13 April 2019, 09:38
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That looks very good and the different tones of black came out very nicely Martin👍 Like it very much!
13 April 2019, 10:17
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Decals are done as well. Numbers s**k.
By PM one of the more valiant mates gave some honest and sincere feedback. It seems that my black is a bit plasticcy on the pictures and could use more of a metallic sheen. When I look at my model, the black is too metallic imo. Not much to be done with the decals on, except hope that the matt varnish will bring it all together.
13 April 2019, 13:19
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Can it be done better? Maybe. Is it good? Yes it is. Do I like it? A lot. Can I do it better? Probably no. Can somebody else do it better? For sure, but that is always the case!
Above all.....did you enjoy? Would it have a place in your display area? I believe both will get a yes answer😉
13 April 2019, 22:31
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Thank you all.
Spanjaard you are right. Bugsy would have build her way better 😄
I did enjoy this one, experimenting with the preshading was fun. It did make me realise that painting is THE area which I can improve most. Which colours to match which. How to get a better mottling, etc. Practice might not make perfect, but improvement is the goal!
And she is in the cabinet already 🙂
14 April 2019, 00:07