Vitor Sousa Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Hello fellow modellers I’m a 1/72 and propellers guy, the jets I like most due to their profile are the Me262, the F-4 Phantom and the Alphajet, since Portugal only had the Alphajet I took the challenge made by a friend modeller that offered me a 1/48 Wingman Alphajet and decide to do two I'll build one with the standard Portuguese Air Force camouflage (scratch building an engine with an open door and the O2 converter at the nose) and try to make the beautiful NATO Tiger Meet 2002 “Air Base nº11 Beja” I am not a 1/48 neither a jet builder, I only build three 1/48 warbirds more than 7 years ago. So I’m not trying to tell how it’s done, just how I did it. And in the “Jaguar” this is the first time I’ll be working with homemade decals, hand painting and using 2K Urethane varnish. I’ll be sharing "My" approach to the Wingman kit, and hopefully make life easier for who wants to build this very good Alphajet model, and maybe encourage someone to try different schemes paintings, Wingman offers decals for a lot of schemes, and the best I’ve worked with, but why stop there? Notice: The photos are from the construction of the two Alpha Jets, so there will be differences in some parts and details, beyond the obvious of "Jaguar" have only one seat, and the camouflage one will have an engine door open and the Oxygen Convert Link for the Finished models: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235006396-two-148-portuguese-alphajet-wingman/?p=2430919 I add text to the photos to be easier to follow Edited July 28, 2016 by Vitor Sousa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vitor Sousa Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 And after a lot of small details and retouches (I’ll still add two pairs of rockets launches the camouflage one) You can see the finished models soon 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 This is amazing work! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Monteiro Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Taking out my hat. Outstanding work. Congrats Vitior. Edited July 28, 2016 by Paulo Monteiro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Unbelievable!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Absolutely outstanding work, thank you so much for the master class! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Hi Vitor !!!!! WOW !!!!! Your work on these birds is incredible. Thank you so much to share with us with this ton of very very very very instructive pictures. Having in mind the tremendous amount of detail you check for each part of your Alphajets , I have to dare saying one single thing : the front screen of the canopy is definitively a eyecatcher and in my opinion , the white lines around the frame , on top , are not round enough and make appear the whole screen as wrong-shaped. This is a tiny point and I'm dreaming to reach a tenth of your modelling skills. Congrats again and looking forward to see the end of these builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Fantastic work Vitor, both models look great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Superb modelling. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Hello Vitor, this is absolutely beautiful! Stunning build and I also admire Your attention to details I noticed some techniques I use myself and also some new I will try in the near future. Thank You for sharing this. Best Regards, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 what an outstanding presentation of your excellent and inspiring work on these 2 alphajets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Quite amazing approach to building a model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitor Sousa Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys The Finished models here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235006396-two-148-portuguese-alphajet-wingman/?p=2430919 Edited July 28, 2016 by Vitor Sousa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Fantastic work, simply outstanding. Extremely realistic finishing and great detailing, amongst the best I've ever seen. Very well done. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Next level! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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