Flappydaffy's thread: I'm back on page 23 (Gnat, Provost and Mig 3)

[saintkatanalegacy]

I shall patiently wait for the whole 5th gen family.

Perhaps include the Rafale in the list

[flappydaffy]

I shall patiently wait for the whole 5th gen family.

Perhaps include the Rafale in the list

well eh... rafale is 4th gen ^^ and I build my rafales in 1/48 and my fifth gen in 1/72 ^^

my fifth gen is missing some f-35B but I can't find decent kits at student friendly prices 

[craigdwpa]

do you use after mark HUD's or scratch build   

[saintkatanalegacy]

well eh... rafale is 4th gen ^^ and I build my rafales in 1/48 and my fifth gen in 1/72 ^^

my fifth gen is missing some f-35B but I can't find decent kits at student friendly prices 

the manufacturers claim it's 5th gen  

[flappydaffy]

do you use after mark HUD's or scratch build   

Most of the time I use the one from the box or the one I find in the aftermarket etch I use. For what plane is the question intended??

well eh... rafale is 4th gen ^^ and I build my rafales in 1/48 and my fifth gen in 1/72 ^^

my fifth gen is missing some f-35B but I can't find decent kits at student friendly prices 

the manufacturers claim it's 5th gen  

seems legit, as they consider the F-22 and f-35 to be 6th gen ^^

[craigdwpa]

The J-20 stands out 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Excellent work. Looks like it was designed to wear those 'Flanker' blues.

Ian

[saintkatanalegacy]

So... any clues on the paint scheme of Pak-Fa? I wonder how you'll capture the beautiful sleek likes

[flappydaffy]

So... any clues on the paint scheme of Pak-Fa? I wonder how you'll capture the beautiful sleek likes

actually yes, he will be in new libyan marking (i'm having a hard time getting my hands on the new roundel at a reasonable price) and in libyan mirage f-1 colors, but i'm not quite decided on the camo pattern

[flappydaffy]

here we are, number 3 and 4 for 2012 are done  and the next ones are already on route ^^

I must say, the F-32 were intended as a fun and distracting build, and had also to be a flash build... Do I need to say that these objectives weren't met?? The build started in april... 2011, so there goes the flash build. Distracting?? I chose à pixel camo, really not so distracting as it requires a lot of concentration (that is probably my fault  :bang head:) Fun?? I had to cut open the blue one to get a piece back that came loose, I had to repaint the blue entirely as the first camo was a mess, and finally I lost parts of the wheel wells... Needless to say I was happy to finish those builds as they were only one accident away from meeting my old friend Mister Hammer 

Afther reviewing the game tape lets move on to the final result. Group pictures with the F-23 and j-20 are missing as the j-20 is on display at my local modelshop. Lets start with Blue 10





Quite a mouth on that fellow


and the same can be found on brown 13






Why did I wanted to complicate my life to this point???

oh right, because it looks good 

and family some sibling photos








Pixel is wrap around, bleu isn't so only one got a fake cockpit painted ^^


and that's it for now  I'm thinking of attacking a rafale next to relax as they practically build themselves.
C your later dudes, hope you like them

Julian

[TsrJoe]

waw both are stunning models, very cool schemes indeed 

cheers, Joe

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

This is one of those extremely F R U S T R A T I N G  threads... I'm still months away from getting anywhere near my modelling desk, and FlappyDaffy posts these inspirational builds, and that's really what they are... inspirational and so well executed.

Just hope I can channel this frustration into at least one build as good as these sometime this year !!

Ian

[Old Wombat]

For a plane that I think is... well... frankly... ugly, you, Mr Flappydaffy, have created 2 beautiful versions - especially Brown 13, that scheme is brilliant!

[Sentinel Chicken]

Hey, how'd my keyboard get all sticky?

[MilitaryAircraft101]

Hey, how'd my keyboard get all sticky?

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