Jens Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Last week I managed to finish this Hasegawa TA-4F Skyhawk in adversary markings. It is one of several adversary Skyhawks I have built, and I started it more than five years ago. It was a straight forward build but it just got sidetracked by lots of other models. I sprayed it freehand with Xtracolor enamels and used Fightertown decals for the markings. This is the company she will be joining: Jens 63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Looks good! A nice collection you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Well done, looks great. What a beautiful collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 That's a great scooter, Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Cracking build, what a line up too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Now thats a good looking scooter ! ... Great collection as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Very nice build! Cheers and congratulations! Hoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Great job. Love Skyhawks in aggressor schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Talking about an "Adversary aficionado"!!! If I remember correctly Jens, you have also built some single-seat Adversary Scooters in the past. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 A really nice Skyhawk Jens - and a fabulous adversary collection too - when you spray that camo pattern freehand how do you get it so neat - is it done at a very low pressure? CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Excellent freehand camouflage painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Beauty! I love those aggressor schemes too. Man, she looks great! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thank you for all the comments. 9 hours ago, Shalako said: Talking about an "Adversary aficionado"!!! If I remember correctly Jens, you have also built some single-seat Adversary Scooters in the past. Cheers Bill That is right, Bill. I have a few single-seat adversary Scooters too, and I have more underway. With so many cool schemes it is hard to choose which ones to make. 9 hours ago, CJP said: A really nice Skyhawk Jens - and a fabulous adversary collection too - when you spray that camo pattern freehand how do you get it so neat - is it done at a very low pressure? CJP First of all I make sure the paint is thinned adequately - the ratio varies from paint to paint and from tin to tin, but I have developed a good 'feel' for it. Then I go real close and slowly build up the demarcation lines bit by bit while checking pictures to see where to paint (I always do my best to get the demarcation lines as correct as possible). The pressure is around 2 bar, but I use a double-action airbrush (Iwata HP-C Plus) so I am able to adjust the pressure while painting. It usually takes a couple of hours to paint one colour if the scheme is as complex as this one - and I often paint two or more colours in a row. Jens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linescriber Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 WOWSERS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Jens said: Thank you for all the comments. That is right, Bill. I have a few single-seat adversary Scooters too, and I have more underway. With so many cool schemes it is hard to choose which ones to make. First of all I make sure the paint is thinned adequately - the ratio varies from paint to paint and from tin to tin, but I have developed a good 'feel' for it. Then I go real close and slowly build up the demarcation lines bit by bit while checking pictures to see where to paint (I always do my best to get the demarcation lines as correct as possible). The pressure is around 2 bar, but I use a double-action airbrush (Iwata HP-C Plus) so I am able to adjust the pressure while painting. It usually takes a couple of hours to paint one colour if the scheme is as complex as this one - and I often paint two or more colours in a row. Jens Thanks for that information Jens CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Excellent work! May I ask, what scale? I could not see it mentioned (my apologies if it was and I didn't notice). Anyhow, a brilliant set of scooters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Never expecting a Navy Skyhawk to have an Iranian flag on its tail but of course as an adversary squadron,anything can happen.By the way your Tf-4 is a thing of beauty.Always wondering which marketing strategy Hasegawa is using by not reintroducing their popular skyhawk variants into the market! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That/those look great @Jens Being a camo junkie, I'd love to do some of these, but being also a 1/72 junkie, I don't like my chances. I'm guessing these are 1/48 & hoping Hobby Boss will bring out a TA-4F in its new 1/72 range. It seems the Hasegawa & better Fujimi TA-4s are just so last century now. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hi Steve, Since, I'm also a "camo junkie" and particularly a US Navy Adversary units "camos", the problem with the scale you're mentioning is that our only option is Microscale/Superscale decals which are hard to find. Not to mention the fact that the options they offer are quite limited to just a few (perhaps 5 or 6 only!!!) Adversary Scooters (both single and double-seat). From the kits' perspective, we have Hasegawa and Fujimi with the latter one being the most expensive and hard to find!!! There were a few companies that did produce decals for the Adversary Scooters about 5 - 10 years ago but, the sheets were only for the 1/48 scale! Pity though because they could had also made some money from the "gentleman" scale! Personally, I have 3 Fujimi Scooters and another 3 from ESCI in 1/72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Beautifully built "Scooter" Jen's look's to be a superb collection of these adversary schemed aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Love it, what a great collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Very nice addition to a great collection of Adversary Skyhawks - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen8718 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Beautiful work. absolutely stunning. great paint work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Superb Skyhawk and really nice collection there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Absolutely beautiful collection. Your airbrushing is incredible. Also, what thinner do you use with the Xtracolour enamels? On average, do you thin 50-50 or some other percentage? Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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