Chronic's Completed Builds

[chrisonord]

That looks brilliant Brad, and wouldn't be surprised if it gets used on a real f-16.
Chris

[TheChronicOne]

That looks brilliant Brad, and wouldn't be surprised if it gets used on a real f-16.
Chris

Thanks, bud!!!!  As a matter of fact, something very similar has; for the 90th anniversary of a Texas ANG group. It's really cool looking and the story behind it all is neat, too. They used elements from all eras of flight for their squadron or whatever it's called but the main paint work was much like this.

[zenrat]

Thanks Brad.  I have a Petty Dodge to build and matching the blue is hard.  It opens up similar can of worms as trying to match some of the german ww2 paints does.

[PR19_Kit]

Fabulous. What blue is that?  It looks like Petty Blue.

It can't be, the fin number would be 43, not 89. 

[TheChronicOne]

Absolutely beautiful, and those craft paints are a perfect match

Thanks!!!   I love my little craft paints. I'm currently looking into higher quality stuff because I think I finally have these figured out as far as how to make them lay down smooth and to get good coverage but even after I start using stuff like Model Masters I'll be coming back to these anyway.

Thanks Brad.  I have a Petty Dodge to build and matching the blue is hard.  It opens up similar can of worms as trying to match some of the german ww2 paints does.

Roger that. I think this here wold work grand on a Petty build and if I were doing one this is the one I'd choose.

Now I want to make a Petty Plane.   

[TheChronicOne]

Fabulous. What blue is that?  It looks like Petty Blue.

It can't be, the fin number would be 43, not 89. 

Now I wish I would have rummaged through my spare decal sheets and dug up a couple 43s. I would never say anything about it when showing the build and just see if and how many picked up on the "Easter Egg." 

[PR19_Kit]

Fabulous. What blue is that?  It looks like Petty Blue.

It can't be, the fin number would be 43, not 89. 

Now I wish I would have rummaged through my spare decal sheets and dug up a couple 43s. I would never say anything about it when showing the build and just see if and how many picked up on the "Easter Egg." 

Way to go! 

[TheChronicOne]

Outside pictures of the one I finished 2 days ago and finally got some of the Mustang I finished... uhh.. like a month ago.

[Snowtrooper]

The Mustang looks cool What's the backstory (if any)?

[TheChronicOne]

Well, if anything, it fits into my (not all the way thought out) story that I keep in the back of my mind that instead of the cold war, etc. that after the U.S. dropped atom bombs the planet was shocked and all came together and made a universal ban on new military hardware. Nations could keep and manufacture existing stuff but nothing new. So.... 70 years later instead of Raptors and F-16s we have brand new Mustangs rolling out of factories. Paint schemes and such advanced somewhat the same, however. Hence... this thing! 

[TheChronicOne]

All done!!!

1/72 scale SZD 16 "Gil" Polish glider as a "Racing Glider."  All hairy stick. Transfers from 5-6 different kits.... stash stuff... and the original kit registration numbers.





















Neat stuff.... I will definitely be trying to secure and build more of these little gliders. 

[PR19_Kit]

Very striking, and waaaaaaay out of line with today's gliders, where 'whiter-than-white' is seemingly the only colour you can get.   

[TheChronicOne]

Yeah, there'll be none of that at the Chronic Factory so long as I have plenty of masking tape.    I love all the colors... 

I suppose more colorful, more "involved" paint jobs are more costly? I understand trying to keep heat at bay going with all white, too, but if I had any type of civil aviation contraption I'd like to to be fancy pants with the paint job if I could! 

[Squizzette]

Looks great.

[zenrat]

I like that an engineless aircraft is sponsored by oil companies amongst others.
Good job Brad C.

Could the reason for all white gliders be weight?  If whatever the outer skin is made of is white then painting it will add weight.