F-23 hommage
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59 22 August 2021, 14:44
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So here she is... Huge flat kite, almost did not fit into the 60x60cm photobooth I have... As a proper stealth, capturing it even on photos was a nightmare... 11 usable pics is all I´ve got, the nose was virtually touching the ceiling of the booth 🙂
Build was fun, although there is not so much to build, basically put the two halves together with lots of glue & there you go... The paintjob is the really interesting part & I tried a lot of things I´m not likely to try anywhere else, so ended happy as one can be... 🙂
22 August 2021, 14:52
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Whoah!!! I missed this one being built completely! 😮 Dang what an outcome! 👍
22 August 2021, 15:08
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A Hammer - Model! The finish is more then spectacular!! I'm curious how would be look the model on combination with true sky? Perhaps you could shot any pictures and remove the bar in PS?
22 August 2021, 15:13
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Awesome result, Slavo! 👍
You gave this deadly flying flounder a really great look, very inspirational. 😮
Need to build one too, some day.
I am thinking about an in-flight presentation for some of my future projects too.
Is there anything important to keep in mind or does one just drill a hole, put some glue on the stick and put the aircraft on top?
I gues the right material for the stick, keeping the models weight in mind.
22 August 2021, 15:26
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All hail the halibut!
Stunning result really - it looks fast, it looks heavy and super deadly. Possibly the coolest mixture of dirty and glossy I've seen so far 👍
Also I very much appreciate the belly, maybe a bit too clean 😉
in dem Sinne:
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22 August 2021, 16:23
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Well, after scrolling through the album, and the album with the completed model, I still am speechless. Slavo, it is a pleasure to watch in what you excel. Planes and painting/weathering. Your signature is once more set with this build
22 August 2021, 16:26
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Beautiful metal work & Nice photos too 👍 and we know it was much more Than just glueing two halves 😉
22 August 2021, 17:01
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Absolutely fantastic build and awesome presentation. Great model, Slavo!
22 August 2021, 18:59
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One can almost see and 'energy field' surrounding this aircraft. !!! Just stunning..............and, a bit spooky. !
23 August 2021, 04:51
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Thanks a lot mates to every one of you for all your super-motivating comments! I am really happy you approve of all the artistic freedoms I took here 🙂
@Patrick - no worries, I almost missed the build myself, had a multi-month mojo-dive before working myself back to the bench 😄
@Bernhard - I was actually thinking about trying it here, the shape & absence of perturbing parts on the simple shape may be a good start...
@WhiteGlint - so far I've put 50% of my models "in-flight" - I use simple metal rods, mostly stolen from gardening equipment to be honest 🙂 Not trying to make them invisible or anything + if needed, I put a glob of Miliput on the inside to achieve a better hold...
@Daniel, thanks, means a lot from someone who gives every panel on a Hornet/Tomcat a name and treats it as an individual artwork 😉
@Lode, we all have our "hobbies within the hobby" - I really enjoyed the freedoms of the "what if" here...
@Jos - thanks bud & hope to see some new jet power from you soon! What about that Tornado idea lately? 😉
23 August 2021, 07:29
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Pretty soon Slavo...due to private issues I haven't done much lately, but the MOJO is back...stay tuned!
As for the Tornado, this Revell kit was a much have, the best on the market right now. I have some unfinished projects that I will want to finish before opening a new kit.
23 August 2021, 07:48
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While there are many words (most of which used by all the mates above) that could describe this Black Widow, I will use just one: SPLENDID. Thank you Slavo for such a feast and how the '23' would have looked like. I don't know if you did it on purpose, but the dark grey on the upper surface resembles a ghost. As she would be, up there in the sky, spookily lurking from afar to scare the sh!t out of anybody daring to come closer...
23 August 2021, 13:58
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Thanks Jos, Neuling, Daniel, Kerry, Mark & Maciej!
@Jos - any of your ongoing builds or a new one, will stay in active scan mode! 😉
@Daniel - "shiny shenanigans" 😉
@Maciej - thank you very much my friend for all that praise, happy you like it! And yes, the grey shape was done with purpose in mind, a kind of a "winged horror" on the back of the (huge) airframe... when you do "what if", I guess there is room to go...
@Kerry - yeah the 5th / 6th gen, or does the 4+ Gen still have a say Rock/Paper/Scissors discussions - love the topic... Funny to think that if everything recent+ is 6-th Gen then 5-th gen was a 2-type US-only affair with F22/35 😄 And now that everyone is dreaming 6-th Gen, the US re-vives the idea of building long.-range trucks with the F-15EX...
25 August 2021, 13:24
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Who s kidding who on this x generation of 'aircraft'. ?
Anti gravity vehicles are close to being revealed as the way to have dominance in the skyes.
Bob Lazar told us this, years ago. Cool running and no 'signature' left behind for any possible 'lock on'.
Build one of what you think it may look like.:-/
25 August 2021, 13:48
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Cheers Kerry - I guess if everyone agrees the flying saucer is the most dangerous/futuristic/effective "weapon of the future" then the Air Force has to comply 🙂
Thanks Roland & James - the MiG´s now getting attention again:
Defenders of the Motherland | Album by slavatarko (1:48)
26 August 2021, 19:51
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Northrop Grumman have pitched an evolution of the YF-23 to Japan for its F-3 program so we may yet see it produced in some form.
27 August 2021, 04:54
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As always Slavo, your painting and weathering skills are masterful - truly inspiring! 👍👍👍
Regardless of the realism of such an appearance (regarding your small discussion in the build thread), this is definitely an eye catching model and I agree with the notion of maybe doing some pictures of it with the real sky - perhaps even on sunset, as in the digital artwork.
23 October 2021, 00:40
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I love the artistic what-if paint scheme - and the painting details on the engine - sublime!
26 October 2023, 02:05
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Scalemates 5th Generation, UAV, and Stealth Groupbuild 2021 | Album by slavatarko (1:48)
As a proper stealth fighter (alas, never to happen for service...), the F-23 was really difficult to capture, even on photos. Mainly due to size, it hardly even fit in my photo booth...
Interesting project and lot of fun with sheen & fantasy look 🙂