discussion Getting Snarky.

[The Migrant]

This kit's even older than I am. The Revell Northrop Snark missile was originally released in 1958; it was covered in rivets and had those helpful marking-guides moulded onto the wings and fuselage... So, I had to sand everything down, re-scribe and add a bit of extra detail. I didn't trust the Revell decals to fit so the white areas were masked and painted. It's 1/81 scale, apparently.

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[stona]

it was covered in rivets and had those helpful marking-guides moulded onto the wings and fuselage... So, I had to sand everything down, re-scribe and add a bit of extra detail.

It was well worth the effort. That looks fantastic. I've never heard of a Snark missile but I certainly know what one looked like now

I wonder what Lewis Carroll would have made of it? I presume that's where the name came from.

Cheers

Steve

 

[papa 695]

Absolutely stunning Mike great work allround

 

[InFlames]

Sharp looking pointy thing! excellent finish, too!

 

[Guest]

Very Snarky model nice finish Mike. Very crisp in deed.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

Nice looking model, paint is nice and crisp

 

[Guest]

Negative implications aside, (its a missile built to kill), it looks great; realistic, nice work!

 

[yak face]

Great build mike and a VERY tricky paint job too ,excellently done. Its very 'Gerry Anderson' isnt it , but still a pre cursor to todays long range cruise missiles (but a hell of a lot bigger!) cheers tony

 

[ojays]

I remember building this years ago, so glad I haven't still got it after seeing your outstanding build & paint.

Gregg

 

[flyjoe180]

Another superb build Mike, and another very rare subject too. Nicely done.

 

[ojays]

How do you get such amazingly sharp/crisp photo's with a blank background as well?

Gregg

 

[The Migrant]

Cheers for the nice comments, guys.

Negative implications aside, (its a missile built to kill), it looks great; realistic, nice work!

Thanks Steve. I guess unless we're building cars or airliners, most of what we build is designed to kill, one way or another

How do you get such amazingly sharp/crisp photo's with a blank background as well? Gregg

Thanks Gregg. I use one of those light-tents to diffuse the light from a couple of tungsten bulbs. I always manually set the camera's white balance and shoot RAW format, which enables me to tweak the shadows and levels to get a pure white background. I've written a short series for Scale Aviation Modeller International (SAMI) about photographing models, which has appeared in the last couple of issues. That goes into a bit more detail.

 

[stona]

As a point and hope merchant I might just try to get hold of those two issues. I need all the help I can get

Cheers

Steve

 

[Richi72]

Hi Mike,

That looks fantastic. The colours are super nice. Pictures are great to.

5* plus

Cheers Richi

 

[Guest]

Excellent build Mike, painting is perfect.

Francesco

 

[Guest]

Another strike, Mike........absolutely WOW!!!!