Rod bettencourt Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 This is the Hasegawa 1/48 Typhoon. This was a test for attempting a stressed skin effect. As with most anything new, I found out how not to do a few things to achieve this effect. I used Barracuda’s cockpit, intake and exhaust resin sets. The Cockpit was about the best resin cockpit set I ever have used. The fit and the crispness of the castings were well above average. I also used CMK control surface set, Master Reality cannons, Aeromaster decals, and Model Master paints. All in all this was a fun project; other than the stress skin, which was very time consuming. The outside photos were taken with my Fuji camera set to auto. No Photoshop used. Thanks for looking. Rod 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hello Rod, Good to see you with a BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING Typhoon.. PERFECT everything in MY eyes. FLAWLESSLY NEAT and SUPERB finish... I LOVE IT...The outdoor natural photographs are AWESOME... {will be back when MY LIKE quota is returned ...to LIKE it } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Heavens! The 3rd pic down looks REAL!! That is fantastic. I love it. Love the dings on the radiator housing too. NICE! Hats & Hussars from me Jonners 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I seriously thought this was real! Fabulous - I love this and it's not even my scale!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfingers Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Wow superb work it took me a moment to realize that it's not the real thing !!!!! really great photos!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thueser Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Taking photographs from an real airplane at your home aerodrome isn't fair at all Realy amazing job, one of my favorite aircrafts, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Very nice work, looks great. Surperb job on the pics look vety realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingers Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Beautiful. I love the stressed skin, is there a wip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivers3162 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Very nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Simply stunning, like a lot of others I thought it was real to begin with, expecting to find photos of the model further down Really great photography as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeELL Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Wow, and wow again, what a seriously convincing model. I take my hat off to you. An inspirational model that looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nice work Rod. I like your quest for realism and aim to follow your lead. The stressed skin effect is rather time consuming is n't it? It does, however, take a model to the next level in my humble opinion. It's not to everyone's taste but I like it. One observation I'd like to make is that the panel line wash appears quite obvious on my monitor and makes the panel lines pop. It is one area where your model deviates from the realistic look a bit. Was that intentional? With that said and given how good this is, I'd love to see what you could do with the 1/24th scale Airfix Typhoon. Thanks for taking the time to share your project. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That is one stunning build Rod,looks like the real aircraft and it does,nt get any better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Very nice, like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S48 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Very nice model and fabulous photos. Looks like the real aircraft!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Wow! Superb modelling and photography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 As the others said above - I thought that was the real one. I was scrolling down looking for when the photos of your model started! Brilliant model building skills and photography!! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Woooooow Stunning looks real ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 You're lying to us. This goes in the real aviation photography section! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 There are three types of models. The cartoon version. The artistic version and the realistic version. My ideal is what you've just made. I took a look at the other photos on your photo page particularly the F111 and the F18. I was utterly impressed. This is my ideal. Basically a real aircraft miniaturised. If only I had the ability to work to that standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Great aircraft very and unjustly underated..great model looks superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nice work Rod. I like your quest for realism and aim to follow your lead. The stressed skin effect is rather time consuming is n't it? It does, however, take a model to the next level in my humble opinion. It's not to everyone's taste but I like it. One observation I'd like to make is that the panel line wash appears quite obvious on my monitor and makes the panel lines pop. It is one area where your model deviates from the realistic look a bit. Was that intentional? With that said and given how good this is, I'd love to see what you could do with the 1/24th scale Airfix Typhoon. Thanks for taking the time to share your project. Cheers. Geed, Thanks for your reply and feedback on the panel lines. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thank you all for your kind replies. JU 87D-8 1/32 up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great build and pic`s, fantastic weathering Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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