pivokrevnik Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) ... Edited September 17, 2019 by pivokrevnik 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) looks great! High quality work! But why dont you like a weathering? Edited October 29, 2014 by Snitok1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Looks great just the way it is - all airframes are new and fresh from the paint shop at some time in their lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Well I am not an enemy of weathering per se But while I admit that it looks a bit dull, I dont quite understand how to weather an auxiliary squadron, high speed silver machine, without completely making up stuff... this is not natural metal.. the only hint of weathering which I saw on photos, is some light dirt/soot around the fasteners of the large fuselage panels on the fuselage top. I tried to mimic that. Apart from that, just some light neutral grey wash and that's it. Seriously, what else? chipping the silver colour to reveal...ahem... silver colour? gunpowder stains around cannons which shot perhaps twice in their existence? or some typical Welsh desert sand on the tyres? Edited October 29, 2014 by pivokrevnik 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 That looks smashing' and I agree that the auxiliary squadrons looked after their aircraft and rarely got them dirty. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Looks great, can I ask what did you use for the silver as it looks flawless. Cheers FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 thank you, it's Agama alcohol paint(so called Red Line). Not their polishable paste (which is also great but has other uses), but regular, liquid color. Key is the surface preparation before spraying - some wet polishing with 1500 and 2500 papers. If used properly, I think Agama can rival Alclad II with almost no smell. Less durable than Alclad though, I had to repair few spots where paint went off during handling, decaling etc. Normally Agama alcohol paints are very durable, here I think perhaps the surface is too smooth? Or I just have greasy fingers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 A beautiful Vampire Looks right to me, I haven't seen many dirty early Vamp photos any way And I'm not a fan of extreme weathering either b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver66 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Firstly a great build, one anyone would be proud of. Could you elaborate on the issues with the intakes ? Lastly I think the level of weathering is perfect, I personally don't like heavily weathered aircraft, the weathering here is so subtle and captures the prototype very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Could you elaborate on the issues with the intakes ? I (and others) already did in this thread: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234957793-xtrakit-vampire/?hl=vampire The former intakes were a joke, the new ones are nearly perfect. See, it does make sense to rant, as producers sometimes actually do react! kudos to MPM for this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Now that is a thing of great beauty! Lastly I think the level of weathering is perfect, I personally don't like heavily weathered aircraft, the weathering here is so subtle and captures the prototype very well. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Very nice indeed. I think AuxAF aircraft were kept in pretty good shape on the whole. Looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Great looking vampire and nmf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Hi Pivo: You have done really a wonderful and pristine model, I really liked a lot the way you worked she, very clean as a museum piece like really your model is, a museum piece, and with or without data the splendidness of your model is unquestionable!!!! I liked a lot!!! Hope with a little luck, one day I'll have one in my stash and hope to finish it at least as half as nice as yours!!! Thank you very much for sharing, Cheers, Luis Alfonso Edited October 30, 2014 by Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 thank you Luis for such a warm response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nice and colourful, I like that a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Fantastic model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Very nice Vampire. Love the squadron markings on those post war RAF aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Very nice Vampire..! Edited October 31, 2014 by TME3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Just for the record, I finally added the "keep off" markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice work Pivokrevnik(Beerdrinker??) . Must get one for my RCAF decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) Pivokrevnik means something like "beerblooded", plnokrevnik in Czech means fullblooded (thoroughbred) horse. It's not my nickname or something, I just thought it's a funny pun Edited November 13, 2014 by pivokrevnik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Pivokrevnik meens something like "beerblooded", plnokrevnik in Czech means fullblooded (thoroughbred) horse. It's not my nickname or something, I just thought it's a funny pun I was close then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Very nice HSS finish. The F3 IMO is the best looking of the Vampire family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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