discussion Completed Chengdu J10s 'Vigorous Dragon' Bronco models 1/48

[yak face]

Heres the Bronco 1/48 Chengdu J10s 'Vigorous Dragon' finally finished .see here for build thread




thanks for looking , comments criticisms as always welcome, cheers tony

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[monica]

real nice clean work,with great detailing on this one,very well done, I do like it,

 

[papa 695]

A fantastic looking build there Tony, I'm glad I watched the build thread because it doesn't show what work you had to do to get it looking this good. I think this one should be Newark bound.

 

[flyjoe180]

Superb result Tony, you have got to be proud of that one. The rivet detail really stands out on the model.

 

[yak face]

Thanks guys , yes i might take it to Newark Ian , although boxing it up is going to be a bit tricky , theres tiny fragile bits all over it !!! Cheers tony

 

[Guest]

excellent work mate, interesting subject, good to see you didn't do the F-16 and instead picked a more exotic aircraft.


Though in real life, it would be interesting to compare those two aircrafts against each other....

 

[Gwyn]

Well done Tony, an excellent looking model that you should be very proud of. 

 

[Guest]

I'll second what's already been said Tony, that's a great result!  Good to see some close-up shots too

 

[yak face]

Cheers patrick , i always try to give the photography a bit of thought , cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Excellent modelling skills has produced an outstanding model .

 

[yak face]

Thanks Ralph , I'm very pleased with how this one turned out ,and even more pleased that I didnt manage to knock off all the tiny aerials during the process!!!   I'm going to make a base for it and possibly source a traditional looking chinese dragon sticker to put on. thanks again for the kind comments  cheers tony

 

[geegad]

Thats one award winning build such a clean look the panel lines have stayed and there isnt any residue as when i do it i get some bleeding out but you have nailed it and the cockpit looks good enough to fly in 

 

[yak face]

Thanks alot john!

 

[colin m]

might take it to Newark

I'm clearly a bit late catching up on this one. What a great build Tony. It looks perfect in every respect. Did you take it to the show  ?  Also I wonder, what hit the sky


first, The Eurofighter, or the 'Dragon' ??  I'm just wondering who took inspiration from who ?  Or 'borrowed' some drawings.

 

[Snowman]

SUPER crisp build! B|

 

[yak face]

Cheers colin , gavin.  The shows not till october col but im still hoping to take it. As for the design it owes a lot to the data that was transferred ( legitimately this time) from the unsuccessful Israeli ' Lavi' project, an aircraft design similar to the j10 . The chinese added this info to their own design and the j10 was the result. There isnt actually much similarity to the typhoon really - one less engine , canards behind the cockpit not on the nose , its only the intake that makes them look related , thanks guys tony

 

[The Migrant]

Beautiful clean build Tony 

 

[yak face]

Cheers mike

 

[yak face]

Finally got round to making a base for this . Its a representation of the flag of the peoples republic of china , script coming from the decal sheet. Cheers tony

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[papa 695]

Very nice indeed Tony, are we going to see this next Sunday at Newark ?