**FINISHED** X/JT-47 "Valon" NASA

[Tophe]

they aren't the same size
they definitely don't match

Letters of different size are wonderful, like a what-if signature!
Discrepant sizes are fun, same sizes are boring (according to me)

[Rick Lowe]

Want to know what isn't fair, though?  The fact that my stupid letters won't work. I just noticed that they are different sizes. lmao         It wasn't as apparent when looking at them but.... look at the picture of my "MARINES" markings.... they aren't the same size so it's back to the decalstash again.     


Yeah I just checked them on the sheet, they definitely don't match. I can get N A S but the second set of A's will be the wrong size and thickness. 

Well that's annoying.    Obvious question; you don't have any other sheets with 'Marines'?

[TheChronicOne]

Pretty sure I do! I'm going swimming in my spares later to see what I unearth. I didn't even really get to look through them last time because that sheet of "MARINES" I have here was sitting right on top of the pile.      I figure the odds of finding what I need are pretty good. What's really getting me is it's more difficult than it might seem to find the four A's.... 

But damn..... this is how distracted I am sometimes... I not only cut the letters out, trimmed them, but also applied decal film and never noticed that some were the wrong thickness until I saw it in the picture. Sheesh. 

[Rick Lowe]

Pretty sure I do! I'm going swimming in my spares later to see what I unearth. I didn't even really get to look through them last time because that sheet of "MARINES" I have here was sitting right on top of the pile.      I figure the odds of finding what I need are pretty good. What's really getting me is it's more difficult than it might seem to find the four A's.... 

But damn..... this is how distracted I am sometimes... I not only cut the letters out, trimmed them, but also applied decal film and never noticed that some were the wrong thickness until I saw it in the picture. Sheesh.

That's useful, then. Hope it works out.

Yeah - tunnel vision and assuming things are as you'd like them to be... I can relate!

"Swimming in the Spares' - nice turn of phrase. 

[TheChronicOne]

they aren't the same size
they definitely don't match

Letters of different size are wonderful, like a what-if signature!
Discrepant sizes are fun, same sizes are boring (according to me)

I hear ya, brotha!! Fun stuff. I would have gone for it if I had been able to plan ahead for it! 

[TheChronicOne]

I didn't plan for it.... but I finished this the same day the NASA Mars rover touched down! How cool is that?!
























I think I'll take outside pictures tomorrow. Some of my lighting here isn't good at all and the dark mat looks pretty cool but if I could get some shots outside in the sunlight it would make the blue show up and a lot of the details and things like the tip tanks will be more apparent.

[DogfighterZen]

  That bird looks great! Came out very good, Brad! The scheme and markings suit it like a glove, she looks sleek.
I was going to say the same about the pics, the dark mat is hiding some of the lines.

[TheChronicOne]

Thanks!! You're right.... I need some outside stuff. The front nearly disappears at times in these.       Sweet thing is that the Sun has finally returned to SW Oklahoma. Still snow everywhere, so I might even incorporate that into the background. I'm looking forward to staging the pics tomorrow.   

[Tophe]

Great model! Wow!
"NASA" written in letters of the same size is a little sad/boring but you are forgiven, the general shape being so wonderful!
I plan to update my profile, not as a project anymore but as an actually built machine!

[PR19_Kit]

That looks SO much better than the RW 2 seater F-16.

Brill job there Brad, most impressive. 

[PR19_Kit]

I want to nominate this for a Whiffie, but I can't find the blasted 2022 Whiffie thread anywhere!!!!! 

[Later] I found it, but the thread title is spelt wrong, 'Whiffies' has no 'h' in it in the title. 

[Tophe]

I have tried to draw the profile view of TheChronicOne's model

http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwC_ax.jpg

I have corrected my profile from the final true model, so much better, thanks!

http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/F-16drwD_bx.jpg

[su27rules]

 

[Old Wombat]

That's bloody brilliant, Brad! Excellent work!

[zenrat]

I didn't plan for it.... but I finished this the same day the NASA Mars rover touched down! How cool is that?! ...

Put that down to perseverance...

This is excellent,  It looks like a bought one.