derex3592 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Primary painting done on the Superhornet. It's hard to tell in the pics but the blotchy under pattern juuuust shows through. Took my time to try to get it juuuust right. The resin after market pilots literally dropped in like they were made for the model! No chopping of feet, legs or butts! 😁 I got them painted up pretty good for 1/72. Pretty happy with this build so far.... BUT.... the now DREADED Academy decals are coming up.... Uhhhgggg..... Which is sad because decaling is usually really fun for me. We shall see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 16 minutes ago, derex3592 said: Primary painting done on the Superhornet. It's hard to tell in the pics but the blotchy under pattern juuuust shows through. Took my time to try to get it juuuust right. The resin after market pilots literally dropped in like they were made for the model! No chopping of feet, legs or butts! 😁 I got them painted up pretty good for 1/72. Pretty happy with this build so far.... BUT.... the now DREADED Academy decals are coming up.... Uhhhgggg..... Which is sad because decaling is usually really fun for me. We shall see... Good luck on those decals. Hope you end up a pro after this application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Looking great @derex3592 - wow really nice riveting on that wing especially for 1/72 scale! Where does people get those black foam inserts that you cut up to block up the intakes or landing gear wells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 UPDATE: working on the Pilot/ Co-Pilot Flight Console: With main body on: Once I have this sorted out, then I can begin the front seats and the figures of Hawk and Santini, as well as whatever will be seen of the EEDC (where Santini sits in back). Then I have to sort out making the canopy (oh, joy. ). Stay tuned... Airwolf will be back in a moment (or several)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 ALCON - I just posted photos from this past weekend Old Dominion Open Show: @derex3592 That Super Hornet is looking Super so far! @pengbuzz You're gonna make the network sorry they cancelled that show! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Nice work on that cockpit @pengbuzz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 20 hours ago, wm cheng said: Looking great @derex3592 - wow really nice riveting on that wing especially for 1/72 scale! Where does people get those black foam inserts that you cut up to block up the intakes or landing gear wells? Thank you @wm cheng. It's just little scrap pieces of foam from my work. Extra "plucking foam" from Pelican cases. We have quite a bit of it lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 It's weird that everyone I see seems to be using the same kind of small celled black foam but where are they buying it from? I don't have this stuff laying around (Pelican case foam is rare if you don't have Pelican cases :P) - I don't see it for sale anywhere (other than very expensive Pelican cases). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 21 hours ago, MechTech said: @pengbuzz You're gonna make the network sorry they cancelled that show! - MT there's that! On that note: UPDATE: Got the seats scratched up and fitted in. Even following the plans, they look a little tight together (too close) as compared to the show. But I scaled them, and I only have so much room to work with. I doubt though folks will be looking too closely. At least she has a cockpit now; On now to the EDCC.... Stay tuned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 @pengbuzz They STILL look great - and not too close together. The Bell 222 has side entry doors, so nobody's really going to go between them. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Looking good @pengbuzz and I don't think anyone is going to take some calipers to it, so I'd say you are good there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 3 hours ago, wm cheng said: It's weird that everyone I see seems to be using the same kind of small celled black foam but where are they buying it from? I don't have this stuff laying around (Pelican case foam is rare if you don't have Pelican cases :P) - I don't see it for sale anywhere (other than very expensive Pelican cases). Try this link. Scroll down and look at the Pick and Pack Foam, or the Convoluted Foam. I just always save the packing material from stuff I order or purchase always have lots lying around. https://www.uline.ca/Grp_18/Foam?pricode=DB055&AdKeyword=packaging foam&AdMatchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArfauBhApEiwAeoB7qEO61VrwLqij9PRVbqVbaDQrRc_rIHYncOV-bbxrViXMBqQY-RaHdRoCqiMQAvD_BwE That's a canadian site by the way👍 Edited February 27 by Chas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, MechTech said: @pengbuzz They STILL look great - and not too close together. The Bell 222 has side entry doors, so nobody's really going to go between them. - MT Yeah, but on the show, there's this: As you can see in a couple of the pics, the space between the seats is a bit wider than I have in the model. And the info I have is that they used a Bell 222 body to shoot the internal scenes: (Andrew Probert, Airwolf Designer, sitting on the deck of the "Stage Lady") Maybe I'm estimating it wrong or something...I just want to get this one right. It's the dream of a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 The now you see it now you don’t picture may be a privacy screen leftover from when this was a basic civilian aircraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Painting the Thunderjaw pieces. This will keep me busy for some time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 14 hours ago, Big s said: The now you see it now you don’t picture may be a privacy screen leftover from when this was a basic civilian aircraft I gathered that; the issue I'm having is that Santini's console that you can see between the seats looks wider than the space I have between the seats on my model. It may just be me, but I want to get this to where it doesn't look like Santini is trying to do EDCC duties on a Tetris screen! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 @pengbuzz I see what you mean. Could it be that "anime magic" is also present in live action shows😕 - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 17 hours ago, Chas said: Try this link. Scroll down and look at the Pick and Pack Foam, or the Convoluted Foam. I just always save the packing material from stuff I order or purchase always have lots lying around. https://www.uline.ca/Grp_18/Foam?pricode=DB055&AdKeyword=packaging foam&AdMatchtype=e&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArfauBhApEiwAeoB7qEO61VrwLqij9PRVbqVbaDQrRc_rIHYncOV-bbxrViXMBqQY-RaHdRoCqiMQAvD_BwE That's a canadian site by the way👍 Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 10 hours ago, MechTech said: @pengbuzz I see what you mean. Could it be that "anime magic" is also present in live action shows😕 - MT Yes. One of the more notable ones I know of is in Star Wars (Empire Strikes Back): the pilot of a snow speeder is 'cheated' (as written on the production drawings) to the left so that the over-the-shoulder camera sees more of the cockpit panels as well as outside the canopy. In other words, the actor was squeezed up against one side of the canopy to get the shot. It's highly likely that the same thing is happening with Airwolf, especially as they were produced around the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 12 hours ago, MechTech said: @pengbuzz I see what you mean. Could it be that "anime magic" is also present in live action shows😕 - MT 1 hour ago, sketchley said: Yes. One of the more notable ones I know of is in Star Wars (Empire Strikes Back): the pilot of a snow speeder is 'cheated' (as written on the production drawings) to the left so that the over-the-shoulder camera sees more of the cockpit panels as well as outside the canopy. In other words, the actor was squeezed up against one side of the canopy to get the shot. It's highly likely that the same thing is happening with Airwolf, especially as they were produced around the same time. Thanks @MechTech and @sketchley; that would help explain a lot of things! With that resolved, I'll just do what I can and fudge what needs to be fudged. Meantime, I need two 1/32 scale pilots for this; I'd rather just get a pair to modify than scratch them up ( hands and eyesight aren't what they used to me), but most now are way too expensive for me. Last time I tried this was quite a few years ago, and even then scratching them up was a pain and they didn't come out very well. Would anyone happen to have any spares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Paint applied. Added an oil dot filter last night. Next up is a little bit of chipping and the pin wash. Then on to the weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 @pengbuzz I hate when they cheat - whoever they are!😁 How about these dudes? Chopper Pilots @Kurt Your paint is looking good! Don't chip it too much. A lot of those parts are actually composites. The good news is if it's going in a desert setting, it just needs a LOT of dust on it. Ours was ALWAYS dusty! Even the windshield! I probably ate as much dust as food over there - 😝 - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 (edited) 16 minutes ago, MechTech said: @pengbuzz I hate when they cheat - whoever they are!😁 How about these dudes? Chopper Pilots They would work, but 1) they would cost more than the Airwolf did, and 2) we just hot hit with the car taxes for the first half of this year (you don't want to know). *starts digging through stuff for magifiers * Edited February 29 by pengbuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 @pengbuzz Sorry about that! You got that vintage heli at a good price, though. - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/29/2024 at 7:26 AM, MechTech said: How about these dudes? Chopper Pilots Oddly the crew of Airwolf looked closer to race car drivers than military chopper pilots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 2/27/2024 at 4:14 PM, pengbuzz said: there's that! On that note: UPDATE: Got the seats scratched up and fitted in. Even following the plans, they look a little tight together (too close) as compared to the show. But I scaled them, and I only have so much room to work with. I doubt though folks will be looking too closely. At least she has a cockpit now; On now to the EDCC.... Stay tuned... Hey, Peng! Don't know if you've already considered them, but how about Colonial Viper pilots? The 1/32 Mark VII Vipers comes with a pilot and the helmet is similar to the Airwolf helmets, as in completely closed up like a biker helmet. If you need two, I got two. Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 hours ago, Thom said: Hey, Peng! Don't know if you've already considered them, but how about Colonial Viper pilots? The 1/32 Mark VII Vipers comes with a pilot and the helmet is similar to the Airwolf helmets, as in completely closed up like a biker helmet. If you need two, I got two. Thom Yeah, I could definitely use them! I recently moved (October), so let me know if you need my new addy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 hours ago, pengbuzz said: Yeah, I could definitely use them! I recently moved (October), so let me know if you need my new addy! Send it to me again to make sure I have the right one. Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertexNebula Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I'm currently trying to get resin printed parts of my VB-6 Koenig Monster model to fit nicely together, but without luck. These are the sloppy results. Not too happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 5 hours ago, Thom said: Send it to me again to make sure I have the right one. Thom Got it. 1 hour ago, VertexNebula said: I'm currently trying to get resin printed parts of my VB-6 Koenig Monster model to fit nicely together, but without luck. These are the sloppy results. Not too happy with it. If you have a set of needle files, you should be able to smooth those seams out with some careful filing. Edited March 2 by pengbuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbit Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, VertexNebula said: I'm currently trying to get resin printed parts of my VB-6 Koenig Monster model to fit nicely together, but without luck. These are the sloppy results. Not too happy with it. Maybe you are using auto supports? I can't really trust those. The model looks too complex to print in one part, or just a few parts. For example, I would want those legs to be several parts in order to support the print well enough to preserve the details and get a smooth finish. Another possible issue in the orientation and supports. We would need to see images of your supports to give you more feedback. Edited March 2 by arbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Okay, time for some workbench stuff again. I went to the hobby shop with the kid, and he found something that I had actually build in the mid 90s, but it was destroyed in the annual „strap ugly kits to fireworks to make space for new kits“ family ritual. My kid absolutely wanted this thing. I was reluctant to get it but hey. The kid demands, the kid receives. A Revell 1/72 Horton Go 229 I am pretty sure the updated the mold, because I found way better quality on this kit than I actually remember from building this thing the first time. The clamps were of good use again. I used the Chinese battery driven air brush again. It‘s so fast to color things with it. Then canopy masking and primer. Prior to priming this, the kid wanted it to have the classic red 13 camo pattern, but he liked the light grey of the primer so much, that he declared the plane to be finished. Build time: ~2hours. Man, third kit already done this year! I‘m on fire! Hahhaha I have to finish my other kits and the VF-9 project some day. The kid is currently eating time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 @VertexNebula Welcome! And a nice intro. Looks like a nice little kit, fitment notwithstanding. Any idea of scale? @pengbuzz Those will be in a shuttle flight heading out Monday from Caprica. They had a little too much RnR, so treat them gently. And by 'gently' I mean Drill Sergeant Gently! whip them into fine shape! And if you use the one with the bust one will be in even finer shape! @Urashiman Your Padewan has a nice eye for a pretty plane. And gray is good. I looked around a came actoss this... Or this... Glad he (and you) are having fun with it! Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 59 minutes ago, Urashiman said: Okay, time for some workbench stuff again. I went to the hobby shop with the kid, and he found something that I had actually build in the mid 90s, but it was destroyed in the annual „strap ugly kits to fireworks to make space for new kits“ family ritual. My kid absolutely wanted this thing. I was reluctant to get it but hey. The kid demands, the kid receives. A Revell 1/72 Horton Go 229 I am pretty sure the updated the mold, because I found way better quality on this kit than I actually remember from building this thing the first time. The clamps were of good use again. I used the Chinese battery driven air brush again. It‘s so fast to color things with it. Then canopy masking and primer. Prior to priming this, the kid wanted it to have the classic red 13 camo pattern, but he liked the light grey of the primer so much, that he declared the plane to be finished. Build time: ~2hours. Man, third kit already done this year! I‘m on fire! Hahhaha I have to finish my other kits and the VF-9 project some day. The kid is currently eating time. Nice choice for an aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Thom said: @VertexNebula Welcome! And a nice intro. Looks like a nice little kit, fitment notwithstanding. Any idea of scale? @pengbuzz Those will be in a shuttle flight heading out Monday from Caprica. They had a little too much RnR, so treat them gently. And by 'gently' I mean Drill Sergeant Gently! whip them into fine shape! And if you use the one with the bust one will be in even finer shape! @Urashiman Your Padewan has a nice eye for a pretty plane. And gray is good. I looked around a came actoss this... Or this... Glad he (and you) are having fun with it! Thom "bust"? okay, looks like Caitlin O'Shaunnessy just joined the crew! Greatly appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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