Moments of Zen

[zenrat]

I look at that photo and i'm thinking "i'd draw that on and paint it by hand with a brush".
I hate masking.
Good on you for persevering.  It's going to look great.

[Old Wombat]

 

[DogfighterZen]

Thanks for the support, guys.
Fred, i came very close to chosing that method but i suck at using a paint brush so i thought it'd be safer for me to mask it. I just hope i'm being careful enough with the blade tip.
Depending on the results, i might try it on a future F-35 build.
Like i said, i also get bored of doing it, that's why i'm taking my time.
Band rehearsal tonight so probably i won't have much time to sit at the bench.

[TheChronicOne]

That looks glorious. I would have done hurled all my model stuff out the window by this point. 

[DogfighterZen]

Like Axl sang: "All you need is patience, yeeeeaaaah..." I've got loads of that, just roll one up, let the music play and chill out while i do it...

On a side note, i've been talking to some of my region's hidden and dispersed modellers and we've decided to round up the whole bunch so we can start some sort of regional club. The Algarve is small enough for us to create a regional club that would act much like a local club. If there are enough people interested in the idea, we'll take the next steps towards making it official, but we'll see how united Algarve's modellers are.

[DogfighterZen]

Well, due to my sick state, i didn't go to the rehearsal cause i simply wasn't worth it, nothing i could do there when they have to learn new songs so, i should probably be able to finish the topside of the F-35 tonight.

[TheChronicOne]

Ain't it grand when a plan falls apart/comes together. 

[zenrat]

Good luck forming a club.  Lot of work there.

[DogfighterZen]

Ain't it grand when a plan falls apart/comes together. 

Yup, it was good cause i wouldn't be singing but coughing...
Didn't finish what i wanted to but progress has been done anyway.

Thanks, Fred. 
I know what it's like cause when i was 14 years old, i was one of the founding members of my city's bmx club and that is even more complicated than a modelling club cause it involves the Portuguese Cycling Federation and complicated insurance deals. We held several international bmx competitions and even the 1998 BMX Freestyle world championships so you can see that i'm used to this kind of work. There's a lot of paperwork to be done if we make it official and try to get some sort of help or funding from the government. But i'm not alone, there are a couple of older modellers that wanna help out as they were the ones who had the idea a few years ago. It didn't work out then cause there weren't enough modellers in the region at the time. They're happy to see new modellers getting involved so they're willing to try it again. The idea is still in a very early stage of study, first is finding out how many and where are we, then find out what kind of club we want it to be, how it would work and who is available and willing to work for it to become a reality. I know i'm up for it, that's why i've already started contacting people and gathering info on a few matters and i've made a suggesttion of having a meeting with the more interested guys and get this show on the road and the guys liked it so, i guess it's good for a start. I'll let you guys know as things develop.

[TheChronicOne]

That sounds so cool. Best of luck... and.... there's a way to possibly get the gov't fund some modelling activities?! I wonder if we have anything similar here in America. "Something something advancement of the arts something something".. .. (SSAASS)   

[DogfighterZen]

Thanks, bro.
Yeah, if the association/club is of cultural or sporting activities, the government can fund it, but there's a lot of paperwork and meetings to go through before that happens. If we do get to that, then we're set to turn this club into something really fun.

Well, speaking of fun, had a good session last night but still haven't finished masking the top of the F-35, although i'm on the last bits of tape right now... 

[PR19_Kit]

The Government sponsor model clubs in Portugal? 

I think I may emigrate! 

[DogfighterZen]

The Government sponsor model clubs in Portugal? 

I think I may emigrate! 

Well, if the number of modellers interested in becoming part of it, the club can become a reality and if that happens, there's a good chance we can get funding from the state but there has to be a well organized activity plan along with an estimate of how much we'll need to be able to set up a club house and how much are we going to spend in one year's activities. That has to be delivered before the city's next year's budget is delivered to the nacional parliament at the end of each year. But there's still a lot to be done before all that so we'll se as time progresses.

Re the F-35, the top is completely masked, and i will paint the top first and then i'll mask and paint the underside after that is done. Don't ask me why but i feel that it will be easier to do it like that...



Tomorrow morning, paint goes on, i'll probably use XF-66 which, i think will be a good match for the metallic tone of the fuselage's main color.
Will also paint some of the Hasegawa F-16's bits so i can assemble the cockpit and close the fuselage halves and move on with the build.

[zenrat]

Jeepers!  That's a lot of tape.
Painting and unmasking the top before masking and painting the bottom means you minimise the time the tape is left on the top.

[PR19_Kit]

Goodness, what Fred said about the tape! 

Just looking at that may put me off ever doing an F-35 in any current scheme. I think I'll wait for the F-35F in the grey green camo..........