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    William, what you see on the kit right now is all post-shading, as the black pre-shading got almost completely swallowed by the base colors. I guess I could have started with an even thinner paint mix, but I find the post-shading better to control anyway. I mix the base colors a tad darker and dirtier than I want the final appearance to be, and then apply a mix of (flat) base color and gloss(!) white in a 2:1 ratio, thinned 1:1 for easier application in thin layers for tonal & specular variation.
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    @wm cheng That's how my Skyhawk looks, too. Just look at a current Revell kit and you'll appreciate Hasegawa again. @derex3592 That must have hurt. How about water based acrylic clear coat (like this one)? _ Got the final color of the camo done today:
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    I hear you. I'm assembling a much sought-after 1/48 Hase Skyhawk that was finally re-released this year, and while the details are gorgeous and the general fit is quite good, there are regions that drive me nuts. Meanwhile on the eastern front, we have green #2: And speaking of green, this is how I keep track of my color mixes:
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    The Aviationist article has even more drama: "Ironically (more or less), it was a technical malfunction that prevented the pilot from also being ejected from the aircraft along with the rear-seat passenger. The normal ejection sequence for a Dassault Rafale two-seat aircraft would cause both crew members to be ejected even if only one initiates the ejection sequence. This means the rear seat passenger accidentally pulling the ejection seat handle between their legs should have ejected the pilot as well. In this bizarre incident, both the front and rear canopies were disintegrated and ejected by explosive charge, the rear seat left the aircraft, but the pilot’s seat remained inside the aircraft. In other words, a technical glitch saved the aircraft."
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    Marble is the new white...
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    Some progress on the Fitter:
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    My perception of Dune was always tinted by the the designs for the Jodorowsky film (by some dudes named Giger, Moebius, and Chris Foss...) that were floating around in Heavy Metal magazine and the likes, so I admired the Lynch version for it's aesthetic vision. Villeneuve is definitely the guy to be trusted with bringing the tale to a mature SF audience, even if the costume designs we see so far bring nothing new to the table.
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    The tonal variation on the panels looks really great. I also think you just nailed the look on this one:
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    "Homecoming" ranks in my top 5 TV series, so I'm looking forward to see where they take it in season 2.
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    I think that bringing down the saturation of the colored areas would add to the realism of the paintjob, like what you did on the yellow stripes at the intakes. Alternatively, put it on a shelf for three years and the collecting dust will do that for you (that how I discovered the magic of scale-adjusted color contrast). The engines on the studio models were pretty light on some versions, but my personal impulse would be to put some metal effects on them.
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    ZOMG!!!
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    NASA makes a giant leap (again):
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    Great progress! That is just the version I wanted to do if I ever were to build another X-Wing. How did you get the chipping? Liquid mask?
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    Bling bling V2 Assault Buster Titanium Finish
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    Got the russian rust bucket into the painting stage. I tried pre-shading with black this time, which took some time, but looking back I think I could have skipped that step. Next was a uniform layer of light sea grey as a "dirt" base. Then the "artistic part: With a 2:1 mix of light blue and white, thinned 1:1, I basically filled the surface with a slightly cloudy hatching pattern panel by panel. I try to change direction and intensity from area to area to avoid a uniform look. Working distance is 1 - 0.5 cm to the surface. Using gloss white for the mix, you get a nice specularity effect as a bonus:
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    Oh how technology has improved.
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    I once had a Mortar Headd kit crushed by a piece of acrylic sheet I wanted to use as a backdrop. Still hurts... My Minerva needs some pressure: This place is buzzing as we make the best of the Big Crisis. Keep on modeling & #flattenthecurve.
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    Very impressive work, and congratulations on the quick finish! And you really nailed the color palette. I suppose the decals are third party again? With the RE/100 hands, there's room for improvement, but the weapon fist and the open hand don't seem to look too bad.
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    I always imagined Lucas wanting to get over the live action shootings as quick as possible. There was also a nice passage of inner monologue fleshing out Dooku's character in the novelization that made the Emperor's betrayal more significant, but of course the movie had to waste it's time with overkill space action (buzz droids wtf?!) and Obi Wan's & Anakin's jump & run adventures.
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    At this very moment in the film I felt a spark of hope that the story would actually surprise me and reveal the Separatists as the origin of the Rebellion, but that was too much to expect. Oh and to the people that damn the sequels for their reliance on supplementary material, that accounts for the prequels as well. I liked ROTS much more after reading the novelization.
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    Unfortunately, the only idea the Dark Side users seem to get from their new freedom is to erect a military dictatorship, so it's a lose-lose choice.
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    Not necessarily, according to this article: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a29847417/f-16-drone/ The F-16s turned into QF-16s have had a service life before, so the net cost for the drone are much lower. I'm not saying the stealth FSAT is redundant, it's just the $10m = low cost bit that baffled me.
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    Let's face it: If you aren't born in the right family, you're doin' s##t in the Star Wars universe. Lately, you don't even get the girl.
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    That's what I meant. Add another million for the AIM-120, and it's a pretty expensive fireworks from my perspective. For comparison: An F-16 seems to start at $19m per unit...
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    10 million is considered "low-cost"?
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