Aigore Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Now for something different A grimy Viking in TPS. I threw in some eduard PE and a wolfpack cockpit....not that much shows, and Steel Beach FOD covers. In hindsight I should have used a different color on the FODs...the build is so grey that it almost looks like a monochrome picture some RBF- tags would have liven it up a bit too. Anyway, I'm happy with it and the editing of the pics was successful Get ready for a picture avalanche:P Cheers! 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 The weapons load on your model is unlike anything I've ever seen mounted on a Viking, so I went to the internet and started looking. I discovered the Viking is capable of carrying a wider variety of external arms than I realized, so I got an education out of seeing your model. Very nicely done though I'm inclined to wonder if they ever got that dirty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I don’t know if they got that dirty but whether they did or didn’t, you’ve done a stunning job on the paintwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 2 hours ago, SAT69 said: The weapons load on your model is unlike anything I've ever seen mounted on a Viking, so I went to the internet and started looking. I discovered the Viking is capable of carrying a wider variety of external arms than I realized, so I got an education out of seeing your model. Very nicely done though I'm inclined to wonder if they ever got that dirty. Thanx SAT69 Oooo, they could get plenty dirty.....even tho I admit I made it very dirty. To my defence though USS Kittyhawk wasn't an atomic carrier but an oil burning old barch I would have wanted a buddy tanker pod but I couldn't find an aftermarket one though the LANTIRN recce pod was apparently an option. I never found a ref picture of Mk20s and a LANTIRN but from sources I found out that was a standard load out while hunting small rib-boats in the persian gulf. Quote 1 hour ago, woody37 said: I don’t know if they got that dirty but whether they did or didn’t, you’ve done a stunning job on the paintwork Thanx woody 5 minutes ago, RMCS said: Lovley Thanx RMCS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 46 minutes ago, Aigore said: I would have wanted a buddy tanker pod but I couldn't find an aftermarket one though the LANTIRN recce pod was apparently an option. I never found a ref picture of Mk20s and a LANTIRN but from sources I found out that was a standard load out while hunting small rib-boats in the persian gulf. And I learned something again. I'm gettin' a heck of an edumacation here at BM. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman11 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Super job on that Viking! I would say spot on for a bird that`s been on a cruise that lasted way too long....... Using this as reference for my two Vikings, one S-3B and one ES-3A. Keep`em coming Aigore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Really great model! Monocrom? There are some formation lights.... Really like your weathering! I think the Lantirn/ more the Lightning pod only came very late in its career though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 When I first saw it, I thought ‘meh’ but as I looked closer, was awestruck at the level of detail added to this kit. Absolutely well done!!! First class result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Your latest builds look great Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Great job, love seeing a Viking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Looks a stunner Jan,not that often we see any kind of Viking dirty or clean but that's a cut above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Really nice Viking, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 14 hours ago, SAT69 said: And I learned something again. I'm gettin' a heck of an edumacation here at BM. 😃 That is the fun when you research builds... information hunting about your subject is almost as fun as the build itself. Sometimes you run across some random snippet of information or picture that makes you want to build exactly that subject 7 hours ago, Iceman11 said: Super job on that Viking! I would say spot on for a bird that`s been on a cruise that lasted way too long....... Using this as reference for my two Vikings, one S-3B and one ES-3A. Keep`em coming Aigore! Thanx Iceman apparently jets don't look the same at the start of a cruise as at the end of one, especially on carriers with smoke stacks. Carrier jets exist in the whole scale of looking pristine, like the first cruise Tomcats of VF-1, to looking like they're ready for the scrap yard. TPS paint is similar to have glass, it is flat and contains ferrit as part of a radar absorbent coating and dirt gets worked into the surface and corrosion is dealt with darker or lighter paint than the base paint so when it is time for an overhaul you can spot the places. After a service the jet gets a new paintjob and looks pristine again. So jets in the same squadron can look like a kaleidoscope of different stages of ruin depending on when they've been overhauled. 7 hours ago, exdraken said: Really great model! Monocrom? There are some formation lights.... Really like your weathering! I think the Lantirn/ more the Lightning pod only came very late in its career though... Thanx exdraken I'm bad at remembering which pod is what so when I did searches I was very particular on what pod was loaded and I only got hits on LANTIRN. The pods are really similar though the LANTIRN is slightly longer and has an angled scoop while the Litening has a straight edged scoop. I call artistic licence.on when they used what 7 hours ago, Brigbeale said: When I first saw it, I thought ‘meh’ but as I looked closer, was awestruck at the level of detail added to this kit. Absolutely well done!!! First class result! Thanx Brigbeale Yes I added details to make it come alive, adding blade antennas and static dischargers really makes it come alive...as does the load out. I used eduard rocjeyes...theybare simply wonderful a d the LANTIRN I stole from a kinetic F-16 4 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Your latest builds look great Jan Thanx Ray 4 hours ago, James G said: Great job, love seeing a Viking! Thanx James 3 hours ago, stevej60 said: Looks a stunner Jan,not that often we see any kind of Viking dirty or clean but that's a cut above! Thanx Steve Vikings are butt ugly bug cool...they were retired too soon. 13 minutes ago, russ c said: Really nice Viking, great job Thanx Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Aigore said: I'm bad at remembering which pod is what so when I did searches I was very particular on what pod was loaded and I only got hits on LANTIRN. The pods are really similar though the LANTIRN is slightly longer and has an angled scoop while the Litening has a straight edged scoop. I call artistic licence.on when they used what Hu, sorry, you were totally right! LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) taken from the Tomcats were used on the S-3... For whatever reason for me the Lantirn was always connected to the navigating pod as used on F-16 Bloci 40s and F-15Es... My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, exdraken said: Hu, sorry, you were totally right! LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) taken from the Tomcats were used on the S-3... For whatever reason for me the Lantirn wasalways cinnected to the navigating pod as used on F-16 Bloci 40s and F-15Es... My bad It's hell to keep track of tracking pods.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Nice looking bird, excellent choice on the Squadron. Yes, our aircraft did get this dirty, more from grubby hands and boots, leaky fluid and such. The more spotty and patchy the TPS finish, the more you knew your corrosion control folks were doing their job. Cheers Collin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Absolutely super model. I think the weathering is very realistic Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Another fantastic production Jan! That is absolutely hacky. (hacky means 'dirty' in Northern English dialect) Brilliant job, well done again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Collin said: Nice looking bird, excellent choice on the Squadron. Yes, our aircraft did get this dirty, more from grubby hands and boots, leaky fluid and such. The more spotty and patchy the TPS finish, the more you knew your corrosion control folks were doing their job. Cheers Collin Thanx Collin So you're an ancient sub hunter, eh? With the VS-21? Always nice to talk to ppl who actually used the things one builds Getting the inside story is always interesting. 4 hours ago, Red Dot said: Absolutely super model. I think the weathering is very realistic Andy Thanx Andy 4 hours ago, jimmyg352 said: Another fantastic production Jan! That is absolutely hacky. (hacky means 'dirty' in Northern English dialect) Brilliant job, well done again. Thanx Jimmy A Yorkshire man, eh,? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 VS-21 1995-1998, VX-1 1999-2001. Flew from both CV-62 and CV-63. Cheers Collin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 This is the way a Viking should look after a long and grueling cruise. I like this one!!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 That is one old dirty bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Man, oh, man, what a beautifully and realistically weathered Viking! The 'Hoover' could get really trashy after a long cruise, and I think you have nailed the finish; must have taken ages to do. Only one thing would make this build even better- done as a VS-33 'World Famous Screwbirds' Viking; I'm fairly sure they were used during the Gulf War and the squadron decommissioned in 2006. See the link to a You Tube video of the decommissioning ceremony. I used to have a video done by one of the VS-33 members that showed the history and all the aircraft flown, beginning with S2F's, but it has been removed from the internet. 4.0 job there, mate! Mike http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VS/Sea-Control-Squadron-33.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Sky Keg said: This is the way a Viking should look after a long and grueling cruise. I like this one!!!! Mike Thanx Mike indeed! 4 hours ago, F-32 said: That is one old dirty bird! Thanx F-32 :D actually doesn't take that long for a navy jet to look this way... 13 hours ago, Collin said: VS-21 1995-1998, VX-1 1999-2001. Flew from both CV-62 and CV-63. Cheers Collin Wow, that's so cool! If you feel like sharing a story or two in this thread you are more than welcome to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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