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POSSIBLE CUSTOM ON YF19 1/60


Ghostkiller

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navy blue then

a too light blue or intermediate blue will make it turn out to look like a toy :p

Navy blue is too dark if you want to stay faithful to the referenced magazine picture. You don't actually have to use the flat aircraft paints. I'm sure there are a few Tamiya brand non-aircraft blues that will get you close; just use a flat (or dull coat) over the project as a final step to keep your project from being too glossy or "toy like."

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thks charger I appreciate that but no airbrush and to have a perfect finish I do not want to hand paint it

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maybe

I will spray flat white on it and before it gets dry I will spray on it the navy blue

then both colors are going to mix together

and the blue will not be too dark

I have done it in the past and I know it may sound silly but it worked in the past

it would be light sprays of course :unsure:

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hey guys during my custom project I found a fix for the chest part that does not look good in fighter mode

see below

sanstitreyu4.png

the fix is minor and does not change the look and u can barely noticed it !!!!!

a simple zacto knife and sand paper is required

u need to cut down the piece and sand it to have a perfect finish but no obligation to sand honestly

see the pictures below

sanstitrelo5.png

the result in fighter mode : "happy fix" :lol:

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Here's the real F-15 scheme in blue, if you'd like a reference:

(if you'd like a little something extra---paint the wheels black. Early F-15s had black wheels, not white---why not do the same for the YF-19?)

Thks david H

is this navy blue???

it looks ok then

matt white and navy blue should look good

what do u reckon ???

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the 19 can rock solid in both side

bottom and top view Yes no joke

It took me 2 hours to figure out but it was worth it

still using sand paper and a zacto knife

:rolleyes:

Before getting to the blue paint I needed no gaps in fighter mode

cause I will deal with blue lines ^_^

here are the shots of the result

and the parts to modify

comments are useless I have rounded in red the parts to work on

:wink:

Yamato fix that for your future reissue :p

dsc02584qh5.jpg

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fixji4.jpg

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the rest will be post on : ^_^Hey! What are you working on?, Let's see some progress pictures.

I can't wait to see more. Since you've got your paints out, why don't you go ahead and make me a VF-X Ravens scheme (the blue VF-19A from VF-X2). :D

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  • 2 weeks later...

Excellent job so far.

Looking at the original, the paint seems much flatter. Are you planning on leaving it glossy, or applying a dullcoat? Either way, it looks phenomenal. Can't wait to see it finished!

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I see we're back to this thread. :) Looking good; how long on the decals?

Yes man could not leave it here for this topic lol lol

Decals are going to be a pain I think ..........so ...

regular macross signs will do for the moment

unless I can get them

and it is a bit glossy but I like it so far

I thought this blue would be too glossy but in real it is not at all

so I am wondering if I am going to clear flat it honestly ..........

^_^

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wow, looks great. Paint is nice and clean.

Question though, why the gunmetal on the shoulders and then the grey on the shield? The grey on the shield kinda bugs me in that it doesn't seem to tie in very well in fighter mode ( I saw the chest accents in battroid though)

but my personal tastes aside, it looks great I think. The pinstriping looks great and I love that shade of blue.

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wow, looks great. Paint is nice and clean.

Question though, why the gunmetal on the shoulders and then the grey on the shield? The grey on the shield kinda bugs me in that it doesn't seem to tie in very well in fighter mode ( I saw the chest accents in battroid though)

but my personal tastes aside, it looks great I think. The pinstriping looks great and I love that shade of blue.

the grey on the shield looks nicer IMO

it adds another color :p

And it will be my last custom on a 19

too much work to do on it

too much sanding to avoid paint dammage during transformation

it feels like to me that I had to rethink the entire bird at some stage

transforming toy are good but the colors have to be melt into the plastic

But I am so happy of the result !!!

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well, I can certainly understand you wanting to stay away from further yf-19 repaints... there's just a lot of pieces that rub up against, snap onto or peg into another piece to make everything hold together for fighter mode. A shame though, your work is really quite good. I admire the clean application of paint and technical skill and the attention to not only the details but the overall look and feel.

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