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Beautiful work Mike , how you re-scribe so neatly is beyond me , i cant do it to save my life !! cheers tony
 
Very nice love the paint job , did you know that in the seventies the desert was so hot that sidewinders couldn't lock on to aircraft and went straight into the ground :)
 
Beautiful model Mike, another oldie which after your build rivals anything the new tool kits can produce.
 
This is really good mate. The scribing looks nice and the paint is superb.
 
Very nice Mike. I think the re-scribing really makes the model stand out. It really doesn't look like a 70's kit now.
 
Yep!! I miss this one O_o

Another impressive model Mike!

Cheers

Polux
 
Mike: any tips on getting such a perfect finish? For example, acrylic, enamel? Do you lightly sand every coat including the primer? It's airbrushed, right?
 
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Thanks for the comments, guys.

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Mike: any tips on getting such a perfect finish? For example, acrylic, enamel? Do you lightly sand every coat including the primer? It's airbrushed, right?
Cheers Steve. I usually prime my models with Tamiya white fine surface primer, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. The camo colors are Tamiya acrylics, thinned with Tamiya's own lacquer thinners and airbrushed, no sanding between coats. IIRC the underside blue is Xtracrylix. I used paper masks to get the semi-soft demarcation lines. A couple of coats of Future, decals applied, then airbrushed with Testors Flat.
 
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Thanks for the comments, guys.Cheers Steve. I usually prime my models with Tamiya white fine surface primer, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. The camo colors are Tamiya acrylics, thinned with Tamiya's own lacquer thinners and airbrushed, no sanding between coats. IIRC the underside blue is Xtracrylix. I used paper masks to get the semi-soft demarcation lines. A couple of coats of Future, decals applied, then airbrushed with Testors Flat.
Thanks. Nothing special concerning products. So its down to that old thing: skill. Also, from the very fuzzy shadow, I see that you must have used a light tent which of course gives a very soft all-round light. Perhaps that helps to bring out the quality of your painting. I will experiment.
 
Amazing paint job, love those tones, so more interesting than the usual schemes seen on these!
 
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