Grayson72 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi Thorsten, is it my imagination or does the big conical pink part on the front look bigger than it is in your painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi Thorsten, is it my imagination or does the big conical pink part on the front look bigger than it is in your painting? 350123[/snapback] That´s just my camera Chad. I used "macro" setting and was very close to the front - that way the nose appears MUCH bigger than it is, the section aft of the speed brake is in fact longer than the front part. I´ll take a shot from the side soon to show the real proportions. Nevertheless I consider to flatten the cockpit bulge a bit but I´m not sure about that, only a matter of 0,5 to 1 mm I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 OMG if that was in my Hands today i would stop all of my Current Projects!! Sorry But I have to be added for 1 more. Need to have 2. that thing going to be worth some cash in a few years!! So add me for one more please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) Wow. I'm gone for a couple of months, and I'd miss the boat on Captain's 1/48 VF-1D conversion kit. But I won't miss the boat on this. Please put me down for one, depending on the final price. The exchange cost, it'll be the ruin of me. Edited December 7, 2005 by Wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Chad despite the strange photo angle you were still right about the "cockpit", it WAS too big and bulbuous! I sanded it down quite a bit and now it looks more pleasing, it still needs to be blended in with the upper side. Now the whole thing looks like this: Here is a closeup of the speed brake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 great googly-moogly...you're a champ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Oh man that looks perfect! really appreciate you taking my input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Were Getting a Ghost! Were Getting a Ghost. I Just droped 20 years of age and Dancing around the Christmas tree! Man thats awsome looking! Humm OK lets think about Paint Color. One thing I know its NOT oberth blue its a dark blue. Prob like a Dark Sea Blue. However I am in new Orleans, and my local hobby shop took 15 feet of Water, so I dont know where I will get paint supplies. Prob going to have to order it from some online store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Were Getting a Ghost! Were Getting a Ghost. I Just droped 20 years of age and Dancing around the Christmas tree! Man thats awsome looking!Humm OK lets think about Paint Color. One thing I know its NOT oberth blue its a dark blue. Prob like a Dark Sea Blue. However I am in new Orleans, and my local hobby shop took 15 feet of Water, so I dont know where I will get paint supplies. Prob going to have to order it from some online store. 351120[/snapback] I think their is still a hobby shop in Slidell. For a longer drive you can go to Gulfport and pick up all the paints you need at Orange Grove Hobby Shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Thank you Very much, after Hub Hobby went under water its been hard to get supplies I need. I may just take a trip out there next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Any idea of rough pricing? I'd love to get one, but money's a bit tight at the moment. You do some incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Any idea of rough pricing? I'd love to get one, but money's a bit tight at the moment. You do some incredible work! 351551[/snapback] Gundamhead I think it will be somewhere around 80 Euros. It´s a smaller model than I had originally thought (16,6cm) but on the other hand I want to incorporate many details and features like speed brakes in/out, landing gear/arrestor hook up/down, side missile bays open/closed so this is why the price will be slightly higher than the one of the Oberth (65EU). But it will still take some time to finish it, definitely not earlier than february. And it seems the exchange rate of the EURO is dropping.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamhead Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Any idea of rough pricing? I'd love to get one, but money's a bit tight at the moment. You do some incredible work! 351551[/snapback] Gundamhead I think it will be somewhere around 80 Euros. It´s a smaller model than I had originally thought (16,6cm) but on the other hand I want to incorporate many details and features like speed brakes in/out, landing gear/arrestor hook up/down, side missile bays open/closed so this is why the price will be slightly higher than the one of the Oberth (65EU). But it will still take some time to finish it, definitely not earlier than february. And it seems the exchange rate of the EURO is dropping.... 351666[/snapback] Great! That means I can save my pennies for a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 (edited) I´ve been working on the big intake on the back all week, seems I´m almost there now. And I need to sand off all the grey primer! I used Citadel Space Wolves Grey in the past, worked well but they discontinued it. I wanted a grey cause uneven surfaces and scratches show up best in this colour so I bought this one. It looks good but peels off with the slightest amount of tape!! Unusable crap, guess I´ll use Citadel white from now on. Edited December 16, 2005 by honneamise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 great scott! that looks so awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool8or Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Yeap! This Ghost will be GREAT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 DANG!!!!!! Thats PHAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Santa has come to Macrossworld and his name is Thorsten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Oooh MAN! Am I excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thanks guys!! I´d really love to get it finished soon but it seems it will have to take another break... those museum guys I´ve been working for want another model - identical just twice the size- and while I´m happy that I can now really afford all the christmas presents I´ll still have to buy, it means that the Ghost needs to wait until Jan, 20th. It´s a pity, I was just so into it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Ah, no worries man. Got to pay the bills, an' stuff. Besides, it'll give my wallet a short break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceland Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Fine... as long as this is the LAST TIME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Ok as long as the Ghost doesn't become a ghost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 So it won't be the Ghost of Christmas Present, but rather, the Ghost of Christmas Future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Put down the stand up comedian microphone and step away, slowly cobywan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobywan Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Sorry. Been working long hours and I'm getting a bit punchy. Need...more...slee...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 As long as I can help it I´ll keep this model from becoming see-through! Bought the last remaining christmas presents this morning and I got two more hours to work on the Gost. Looks less ghostly yet more substantial now with some fins added. If you compare it with the earlier pics you will see that the "cockpit" bulge is now radically reduced in height. Your observation was right Chad, that thing was too bulky - the first sanding down didn´t help enough so I reduced it one more time. I had to redo the whole "eye" opening, it now has a smaller diameter and is placed more forward, allowing me to sand down the top of the bulge even further. IMO the shape of the whole craft is much more pleasant and elegant now, hope you also like it better that way. I´m sorry that I won´t be able to work on the model for 3 weeks now but at least I have the feeling it is on the right way now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 That is just !!!!! wow. I mean wow, did I say wow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool8or Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Great work! I can't wait for have one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 She's looking hot, hot, hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bromgrev Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Sehr hübsch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Yup the bulge on the front looks perfect! Thanks for the props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neptunesurvey Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Any news? 360020[/snapback] It´s sitting on my shelf grinning at me while I´m busy with another architectural model. Deadline for this is next Tuesday, so after I got rid of the mess and sanding dust in my workspace, I´ll get to the really important stuff again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceland Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Any news? 360020[/snapback] It was already determined he was to continue after January 20th. One more week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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