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Groom Lake F-23

Started by cthulhu77, April 23, 2006, 05:24:36 PM

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MartG

#15
April 30, 2006, 02:29:24 PM
Hmmm - think I've got one of those I threw together a few years ago ( before I got back into building them properly ) - must dig it out and post some pics.
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Leigh

#16
April 30, 2006, 02:31:42 PM
QuoteThe cockpit is really plain,

Not anymore :wub:

And I too ask about the virtue of decals over painting? I hate huge decals they're always a bugger for me to put on.

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cthulhu77

#17
May 01, 2006, 06:24:33 AM
Well, the real pain in the rear is going to be cutting them out. Instead of making a sheet of camo, and just applying one layer, I'll be cutting each section out and applying them to fit the airframe.  But, it is the only way to get those perfect little squares !

  Airbrushed the body with the base colour last night, decaling starts tomorrow!

Shasper

#18
May 01, 2006, 07:33:43 AM
Brave man you are!

Make a how-do art so the rest of us can be in the know  ;)



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cthulhu77

#19
May 03, 2006, 05:37:47 PM
the two base colours are applied:

cthulhu77

#20
May 07, 2006, 02:37:57 PM Last Edit: May 07, 2006, 02:38:23 PM by cthulhu77
whoo doggy! what was i thinking? four hours of decals so far:

wolfik

#21
May 07, 2006, 02:55:15 PM
wow wow wow... :wub:
thats a nice idea!
hope to see it completed!

regards

John Howling Mouse

#22
May 07, 2006, 06:07:32 PM
Ooooo, that's a lot of work using decals!   :o

Do you recall way back when (2004 maybe?) when I mentioned another way to apply fractal camo using homemade rubber stamp squares of various sizes on the end of a stick?

Quick dip into shallow tray of paint then onto the subject.

As you get to the feathered edges, go down to the smaller sized stamp-pads.

Just a thought.
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cthulhu77

#23
May 08, 2006, 09:19:08 AM
interesting idea, but after trying it out, I wasn't too happy with the look...as with every new project, it just takes time to work out the bugs.  This is starting to take shape quickly now, though I've gone through a lot of decal paper making mistakes!

 

Ian the Kiwi Herder

#24
May 08, 2006, 10:57:13 AM
(To be read in Henry Gibsons' German voice, from 'Laugh In')

Hmmmmm, verrry interestink !

Ian
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cthulhu77

#25
May 09, 2006, 07:17:27 AM
Dot, dot, dot....

B777LR

#26
May 09, 2006, 07:35:57 AM
That is so strange! But very nice! And good looking!

BlackOps

#27
May 09, 2006, 07:48:03 AM
Hey, that looks like the bottom half of my truck at the moment!  :lol:

Looks like a lot of work Greg, always cool to see something different!


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Gary

#28
May 09, 2006, 08:17:37 AM
Hey, where did it go? Man that's effective cammo!!! ^_^  
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Radish

#29
May 09, 2006, 01:12:33 PM
Paint it, my boy, paint it....quicker and easier. :D  
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