SuperHog

[PanzerWulff]

Thank you All for your support. B) As I'm putting it back to gether, I'm making the changes that I needed to do before. One is to bring the guns back so I can get this nose art on without obstruction.
   Eddie

I'd put a blast plate on the fuselage so the skin of the nose doesn't get turned to tinfoil Just an observation they did it with the nose mounted gunpacks on B-26's and B-25's in WWII and those were only .50Cal guns
"Panzer"

[Eddie M.]

Thank you All very much! I am humbled by your enthusiasm. i'm painting the wheel wells and should have some pix up before I hit the rack.
  Eddie  

[Eddie M.]

Here is the nose well and then the wells painted along with the rear end (or the turtleback as I call it) after reconstruction and PSR. I hope to start the painting this weekend.
   Eddie

[HOG]

Hi Eddie,
Glad to see it`s coming together even betterer than before.
Your going where braver and bigger men would have cried, or at least said "oh bugger"

Gary[8-]

[Eddie M.]

Thanks Gary! B) I've finally started thinking about the paint. Here's an idea I had to deal with all the curves and angles on this one. I used foil with holes in it to give me a type of camo. If I used it, I would have more spots to add. Next, I'm going to try some sponge work to see what I get.
  Eddie

[Brian da Basher]

Woah that's an absolutely killer idea for camo, Mr Miller! I can just see Hogzilla with a nice sand base and that cool splotchy camo all over it. Undersides in hemp would really add to it I think.

Brian da Basher

[gooberliberation]

Foil with holes eh? That's a pretty good idea! I might just try that next time i've got to do something with luftwaffe spots

[Eddie M.]

Foil with holes eh? That's a pretty good idea! I might just try that next time i've got to do something with luftwaffe spots

Yep, since I'm not good with the A/B yet, I have to come up with different ideas. I took a piece of foil and form fit it to the a/c. Using a marker, outline the a/c then remove. Straighten the foil out and on a soft surface, poke holes in it. When you're done, fit it back to the outline and tape it underneath to hold it in place.
 Eddie

[BlackOps]

Eddie, I think the paint idea is pretty cool, I used to use a hole punch in a peice of cardstock but the foil sounds like it would be easier.

By the way Hogzilla got a few Kudos over at the StarshipModeler site too

STARSHIP MODELER HOGZILLA THREAD

[Eddie M.]

Eddie, I think the paint idea is pretty cool, I used to use a hole punch in a peice of cardstock but the foil sounds like it would be easier.

By the way Hogzilla got a few Kudos over at the StarshipModeler site too

STARSHIP MODELER HOGZILLA THREAD

Thank you Black Ops. I've registered over there to give my thanks as well.
  Eddie  

[cthulhu77]

Well, son of a b.....  what a great idea for camo!  Eddie, you just solved a major obstacle!  First round is on me!

[Eddie M.]

Well, son of a b.....  what a great idea for camo!  Eddie, you just solved a major obstacle!  First round is on me!

Thank you! I prefer my Red Bull on the rocks. Armament is almost done. There might be a bit of a change to carry more drops, as this crazy issue of fuel consumption keeps coming up. It might be that I hang 4 drops and add some Sidewinders instead of napalm or iron bombs. I sure wouldn't want this to look unrealistic, right?  
  Eddie

[Eddie M.]

Still chippin' away at the stone. Got the office done. The pilot is the one that came from the old F-4 I'm using in the Hornet/Phantom hybrid build.
  Eddie

[mgp]

Yep, since I'm not good with the A/B yet, I have to come up with different ideas. I took a piece of foil and form fit it to the a/c. Using a marker, outline the a/c then remove. Straighten the foil out and on a soft surface, poke holes in it. When you're done, fit it back to the outline and tape it underneath to hold it in place.

Have you thought about using Silly Putty/Blue Tack to do your masking? It's fantastic for doing odd shapes and curved surfaces and depending on how you spray, you get hard edges or soft edges.

[Shasper]

Hawgzilla in a JAWS type scheme? Dude you are a brave one  


Shas B)