Redboost Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hi folks, this is latest addition to my IAF collection. Started a couple of years ago and then put aside, but with the great GWH kit being now available I thought I had to quickly finish it, otherwise I will never find motivation to do so... I used partly the Eduard etched for the F-15E, Skunkmodels IDF weapon set (4 x RAFEAL SPICE bombs), Eduard's AIM-9L and HGW Hebrew RBF set. The inlet FOD's were scratch built from Milliput. Painted with Gunze Aqueous freehand trying to make as tight demarcations as my Iwata was able to work out. I kept the airframe dirty as visible on some pictures in the IsraDecals book, e.g. page 22 or 36. Cheers Libor 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnobiz Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Amazing build, congratulations! I hope my 1/48 one turns out half as good How did you manage to make the demarcations so tight? Did you use especially thinned paint and paint very close to the plastic? Thanks for sharing, Arnaud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 That is quite wonderful libor, your usual deft touch well to the fore. A very attractive subject, with a very attractive finish on it. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 WOW! Looks amazing! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Excellent, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Beautiful ... Great looking Israeli RA’AM. I still need one of these in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks for kind feedback chaps! Arnobiz: basically yes; over-thinned paint, using the paint retarder (Tamiya), removed needle cap and pressure controlled with micro-valve plus spraying the paint from the other side of painted area and of course countless number of corrections. Cheers Libor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Another very nice model in attractive colors, paint job is top-notch (as usual)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Fantastic mate. Well done 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Superb work! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Awesome work, the weapon loadout rbf tags and air intake bags really add to the kit. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Friggin Beautiful Aircraft. well Done Sir Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Very nice. Well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just impressive - easily one of the best F-15s I have seen. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hello Libor, Another fantastic build. Just wondering, you said that you thinned the paint way down with Tamiya retarder in order to get these extremely fine feathered edges. I'm just returning to the hobby after many years away and I’m wondering if you could you please tell me what percentage of paint to retarder you used? Did you just use Tamiya retarder to thin the paint, or did you use a thinner also? Finally, what does “pressure controlled with micro-valve” mean? Thank you and once again I'm very impressed with your work. I just picked up the "Continuation War" book from Valiant Wings Publishing and was very impressed with your I-153, MS-410, Hurricane, and Buffalo builds in 1/72. I look forward to your next build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboost Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Thanks again, mates! Hobo: many thanks for kind words, I'm glad you like the builds from our VW book! To answer your questions: - I use the Tamiya retarder only in a very small volume, I put only a small drop in the airbrush pot. The paint is normally thinned with corresponding thinner, for Gunze H I use my own mix of denaturated alcohol, distilled water and aceton. - micro-valve is a feature of some Iwata airbrushes, it is a small pressure regulating valve mounted in the airbrush's body, so you can fine tune the pressure in the nozzle. Cheers Libor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Outstanding model, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Wow! That looks excellent - don't know how I missed this. Glad I took a look. The model is so well finished and neatly built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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