modelling minion Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Very nice work Martin, the marbling looks very good and hopefully with give you the effect you are looking for. Regarding the wheel wells and undercarriage doors Col is right they can come in either white or aluminium, though from the pictures I have seen USAF aircraft have aluminium and US Navy and some foreign operators are white. I also noticed that Aggressors from the 527th at Alconbury tend to have white painted wheels. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 Not much done on the modelling front this week, just a little bit of airbrushing this afternnon. So, I had two of the exact matches for the four main colours. This airframe had the Ghost scheme & from photos dated 1987. I hope this is allowed, it does show the credits in the photo. Colours as follows FS35237 was Vallejo Model Color 905 FS35622 - Vallejo Model Air 328 Now the other two I didn't have paints connected to the exact FS numbers, but I think are pretty close. FS36251 is supposed to be Aggressor grey but the nearest I could match was Vallejo Model Air 40 but in hindsight I could make it a little darker. FS36307 - The nearest I had was Ammo Mig - 226. I think I'll stick with what I've done so far. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 The paint looks fantastic, nice work James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, 81-er said: The paint looks fantastic, nice work James Thanks James. Still considering altering one or two shades. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Looks lovely with those greys Martin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Robert Stuart said: Looks lovely with those greys Martin. Thanks Robert! That's another vote not to alter it then. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Looks really good to me Martin, I find these colours can change quite a lot from picture to picture so tying down a colour that looks perfect can be tricky but I think you have done a pretty good job mate. 🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Finally completed this little aggressor. Also discovered that the Flickr photo references I was using were by a fellow Britmodeller who I thought I should mention. It was through looking at what I had decal wise that I thought I would be able to recreate 74-1532 that Keith Svendsen hat captured back in 1987. Also like to say that these photos are some of the finest of the Alconbury Aggressors & damn fine photo reference. Thanks for looking & credit to Keith AKA Old Viper Tester. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/profile/4712-old-viper-tester/ 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Saw this in the gallery, that is a beautiful build, with those greys picked off with a hint of red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Very nicely done James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 A beautiful result Martin, you have done a fantastic job on recreating what is a very nice scheme. Sven's pictures are dangerously inspirational aren't they, I have used them for reference for a few of my Edwards based builds and am doing so now. Thanks for having taken part in the GB mate and for producing such an excellent model in a great scheme. Very well done. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 8:41 AM, modelling minion said: A beautiful result Martin, you have done a fantastic job on recreating what is a very nice scheme. Sven's pictures are dangerously inspirational aren't they, I have used them for reference for a few of my Edwards based builds and am doing so now. Thanks for having taken part in the GB mate and for producing such an excellent model in a great scheme. Very well done. 🇺🇦 Cheers mate much appreciated. Glad to have taken part. Just wish I had the time to do a few more F-5's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Terrific result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 That's a stunner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Excellent its one of my favorite schemes on an aggressor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Cookenbacher said: That's a stunner! 8 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Excellent its one of my favorite schemes on an aggressor. Many thanks chaps, much appreciated! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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