flarpen Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice to see it uncovered. The masking seemed to worked like a charm (minus the paint lift) I must admit, I had my reservations regarding the colors and seeing it all together now it does look a bit off. Here is the receipt from a guy who has gotten this paint job into a work of art. Light Green: 8 parts XF-5 Flat Green, 1 part XF-3 Flat Yellow and 1 part XF-2 Flat WhiteDark Green: XF-13 J.A. GreenBlack: XF-69 Nato BlackBrown: XF-52 Flat Earth on a black base color. http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3519&hilit=splinter&start=50#p33213 /Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Masking masterclass here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Impressive work!!! I agree that the mid green is too yellow. The dark green looks a bit too grass-green, but after some weathering it might look OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 That's a real shame ! all that work . My option is the same as Bjorn s , mid green too yellow and green a little too grassy. Needs to be a touch darker. Bloody good splinter camp though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I added some XF-5 Flat Green to my yellow mix and resprayed the vertical fin: I like to keep the colours on the lighter side for scale effect. Plus, the todo gloss coats will darken them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm aiming for these colours, which are not overly faded: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Much better! In fact, it looks spot on the new-deliveried JA 37:s in the early 80s - which is correct for your decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 - Heu........and now....? wake up Richard, the light is at the end of the tunnel....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) What do we want ? An UPDATE. When do we want it? NOW! Everbody chant after me ... Edited August 12, 2014 by neilscrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Motta Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Helloooo?! Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sorry guys, I took two months off for vacation. Finally got back to it a couple of weeks ago. Got all yellow areas repainted green: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Er. Wow. Incredible. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Beautiful! That is really something special. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrsmatt99 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I normally reside in the vehicles section, but have been looking through the builds in the Aircraft section and ive just read this from start to finish. Absolutely stunning work! The Viggen is a beautiful aircraft, the shape of it is just perfect! Cant wait to see more. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Great to see this one in progress again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'm currently touching up all the spots that got lifted off. Primer and paint didn't seem to stick well to the photoetched air brakes, so I had to be very careful masking them with just Stick It Notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'll say it again WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Got all the paint chips fixed and the LE sprayed black: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That's looking incredible. Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Outstanding work on the paintwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Wow, she looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Totally impressive dedication and a race to the finish with Tarangus! :-D The tan camo colour appears more saturated and with quite a bit more of a red component than my Viggen eyes are used to. But that may be because of the lighting, colour balance and saturation of the photos – the final arbiter is 'the naked eye of the beholder'. Inspired, and inspiring, modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 This is an incredible result. Looks awesome. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 The tan camo colour appears more saturated and with quite a bit more of a red component than my Viggen eyes are used to. But that may be because of the lighting, colour balance and saturation of the photos – the final arbiter is 'the naked eye of the beholder'. Thanks. Yep, the tan appears too saturated with the surrounding colours. When painted alone by itself, the tan colour looks pretty good. Perhaps it will look better with some weathering and under natural lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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