Stingray (F-5 +J-35 )

[SinUnNombre]

The gray nose and decals are really bringing this great build together. Can't wait to see it without the canopy masking and up on it's legs. Keep up the great work Toolslinger.

Jon

[BlackOps]

Speaking of canopy masking, do you go around it with an x-acto before you try and peel it off or is there some other secret you use to remove the masking after painting?

Looks Mucho Grande!

[ysi_maniac]

Looks impressive!!!

[Rafael]

Extraordinario!!!
Magnífico!!!
Bellísimo!!!
Grandioso!!!



Those Venezuelan flaga and roundels look veery good in an outstanding air vehicle

VIVA LA REPUBLICA DE TEXAS!!!

Rafa

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks all y'all  I hope to be able to start installing load out after work tonight.
Yes I lightly go around the masking with an exacto before peeling. I am actually looking forward to seeing how this turns out . I have been using future on my canopies in the past and having very spotty results. I recently found out that my canopy mask has ammonia as an ingredient so it was eating the future. This time I just made sure that the canopy was very clean and left off the future. we'll see
Rafa I am very pleased you like it. As a valued ally the RoT is pleased to provide Venezuela with these fighters

[sotoolslinger]

Okay I don't know wy these are so dark but here are a few long shots



Here is the start of the load out


I also noticed that there were very cool Swordfish decals on the Draken  kit

Slightly better pic

[sotoolslinger]

Question about digital cameras Do the memory cards wear out ? My last pics are looking rather crappy and grainy

[Mossie]

I'm not an expert, but I think you've got two problems going on.  First is that the camera has auto focused on the pitot, so everything else is out of focus.  Most cameras these days have manual or semi-automatic focusing & you should be able to adjust it to suit.  Second, the lighting is a little dim & this can reduce image quality.  Sometimes using the flash can help but it can also 'wash out' the model.  If you want to get into photographing your models a little more, buy at least two anglepoise lamps to get even light, you should be able to pick them up fairly cheaply.

[Sauragnmon]

Distance, Zoom attempt, lighting with a tint (it looks to have a poor tint).  Those would likely have caused the degredation of quality in your pictures, STS.

Sometimes, digital can get a little twitchy.

[sotoolslinger]

And we have loadout





OOPS I gotta fix that pitot tube

I did make a stand for this one




I of course screwed up the canopy I drilled all the holes for the weapons pylons after installing the canopy so it is all full of shavings

[Ed S]

Give this man a gold star.  This one turned out great.  Looks like its loaded for anything...



Ed

[noxioux]

That is seriously beautiful.  Wow.   A sexy beast.

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks y'all  It has definitely been a fun build. One of those that just seem to work out well. Thanks to my very good friend who sent me the Draken and to JP Vieira for the bad arse profile.

[Brian da Basher]

Totally sweet, Toolslinger! That's a very menacing load-out!

Brian da Basher

[sotoolslinger]

Thanks B  It's fun bashing the weapons too.