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SP-51 Snowstang

Started by John Howling Mouse, December 26, 2009, 04:33:26 PM

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Weaver

#45
March 24, 2010, 05:41:53 AM
Spectacular detail work there JHM.... :bow: :bow: :bow:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

John Howling Mouse

#46
April 20, 2010, 06:54:02 PM Last Edit: April 21, 2010, 06:24:48 PM by John Howling Mouse
Well, it's my first winter diorama.  Hope you like the final version of this Lend-Lease Soviet Arctic fighter c/w "snowflake" tempera camo applied in the field.  If you haven't seen the prior two incarnations of this airframe, feel free to go back a few pages in this thread.

Couple of close-ups of the snowskis in situ:





And the whole subject against a dreary Siberian winter sky:











Some closer shots:









Yep, there's one in every crowd: some guy "spelled" his name in the snow:


Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Taiidantomcat

#47
April 20, 2010, 07:44:35 PM
Epic  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

NARSES2

#48
April 21, 2010, 01:37:17 AM
Gorgeous work  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

ChernayaAkula

#49
April 21, 2010, 02:51:47 AM
Way cool!  :bow:

How did you apply the snow camo?
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

nev

#50
April 21, 2010, 10:05:49 AM
You sir, are a genius :bow:  I also would like to know how the camo was applied.
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

ysi_maniac

#51
April 21, 2010, 11:25:30 AM
 :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Will die without understanding this world.

John Howling Mouse

#52
April 21, 2010, 06:29:15 PM
Thanks, guys!  I was showing this thread to a coworker today and she was amazed at how supportive you folks are.  I told her "that's one of the best things about this What If website."

The camo was Testors Acryl Camo grey applied with a "regular" size microbrush (three coats for each white bit).  www.microbrush.com

Very easy!
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Glenn Gilbertson

#53
April 22, 2010, 03:32:40 PM
Great modelling! I particularly like the ski detail and the subtle US marking overpainting. :bow: :thumbsup:
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