electric indigo

I think the splinter camo pattern goes back to as early as pre-WWII. Ferris' new concept was to disrupt the contour of the aircraft with high-contrast patterns.

Flankers should provide plenty of inspiration, but here's a nice Czech Mi-24; the hull is similar to the Cat's Eye:

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Czech-Republic-Air-Force/Mil-Mi-24D/1014508/L

I think this was mentioned several times in the old Guilty Pleasures thread. Some elements definitely push it into B-Movie territory, but I can watch Bale in everything, the Dragon shots were pretty awesome, and Matthew McConaughey was killing it in his role.

The pilots look really cool. And once you get past the canopies, the rest of the kit will be a breeze!

I've been visiting an old friend, too:

Pulled the age card and used decals for the eyes...

Great work again - thanks for the fish!

That looks so good!

It was criminal of Bandai to drop their 1/35 Patlabor line before making the Zero.

I notice that the like button beneath each post is kinda hovering on the right side of the window (on Safari).

The new look is nice btw!

I was surprised when I checked IMDB and found a very long list of movies he's starred in, and some that I like very much, most notably Alejandro Amenábar's Agora, Spielberg's Munich, and Milos Forman's Goya's Ghosts.

Ron Cobb, amazing artist & concept designer, died on Monday at the age of 83.

While he never rose to the level of fame of Syd Mead or Ralph McQuarrie, his iconic contributions to 80s SF milestones can't be rated him enough. I think his comprehensive approach to design is best represented in his work for "Alien", ranging from environments to hardware & costumes right down to the corridor labels and iconography the makes the movie so captivating.

http://roncobb.net/

Recent J-20s sport a metallic lo-vis splinter camo, so you can have the best of both worlds.

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What's new in the sky these days:

KLM conducts a study of a funky V-Wing in cooperation with Airbus:

while Airbus puts it's blended wing design on the list of contenders for a future zero emission product line

and then there's the Celera 500L bullet plane

On this topic, did somebody watch The Challenger?

10 hours ago, Dobber said:

Been working on my Kelvin. No pattern on this era of ship, just random panels

Looks great! Are the raised panels on the right molded on the kit or did you add them?

There are some wild variations of the design out there in the garage kit market, but that is the most interesting plastic kit yet IMO. The RG line's hyper detail approach works better on the mobile armor dimensions of the Zeong than on the normal Mobile Suits.

Isn't it time for PLAAF inspired schemes...?

Another pro-quality finish on the F-14, and again, the pics could pass as a 1/48 build. The kit looks very detailed, are the spoilers photo etch parts?

I guess the only details you have to take care of with a closed canopy Tomcat build are the pilots' helmets and the ejection handles. I will fast-forward this section if I pick up my Hase kit again.

...and the awesome photography is the icing on the cake!

...and the painted kit at Dengeki:

https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/1065330/

There's a new tiltrotor in town:

Good luck, Lego...

Boeing just needs to find a client who puts the Osprey into SAR service to redeem themselves & Lego 

Great weathering on the 51! It takes a lot of stamina to work your way over such a large toy.

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My Fitter build turns out to be more of an obstacle course, too. Basically, I only need to install the various antennas & stuff, but after finding a photo of a polish Fitter with the bomb rack, I noticed that I need to cut off the pylon that is part of the outer wing fence - kind of adventurous on a finished kit...

Alternatively, I could loose the bombs and install two more drop tanks, which use the pylon.

I also ordered an Aerobonus aftermarket pilot, only to find out that it was apparently sculpted after a lean 10 year old boy, and looks totally lost in the spacious cockpit. Any ideas for an alternative resource?

I made two purchases at this shop and both went super smooth. I credit them for offering not only bootleg stuff, but also original garage & IP kits, like these from Model Legend.

Model Legend offers a set of replacement parts for the RG Eva's arms:

https://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/product/p37717039

Quite an improvement IMO.

That pic really takes me baaaack in time...

MG 2.0 plz!

I noticed on the Hobbysearch homepage that there's a massive restock of Gundam Decals, so make sure to grab them while they're there.

16 hours ago, sqidd said:

I've never seen it. I'm going to now. Thanks!

Prepare for a one-of-a-kind experience!

Also, the film has multiplied my respect for orchestra/jazz musicians.

Prometheus sends his greetings...

It looks exceptional anyway, the overall style reminds me of Russian SF films.