Popular Post robinpu Posted March 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) It took more than three months to finally complete the desert-painted A-6E belonging to the VA-65 team. The aircraft was deployed on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and wore a special desert two-tone livery during Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War. The concept of camouflage painting was proposed in the Red Flag military exercise in 1990. Different from ordinary light gray low-visibility painting, desert painting is considered to be easier to integrate into the desert environment and reduce the possibility of being locked by optical tracking. (Please correct me if I am wrong.) However, in the later tests, it was found that the camouflage paint would prevent the deck landing commander from accurately and clearly guiding the aircraft to land. In addition, most of the missions of the A-6E were night operations, so camouflage painting was not widely used. It is worth mentioning that this A-6E was hit by an anti-aircraft missile during a ground attack mission two days after the desert paint was removed. Fortunately, the missile did not explode but penetrated the entire right wing. Because the impact was near the edge of the wing, far from the folded hinge part of the wing, no serious damage was caused. The crew finally managed to ditch the plane to the base in Bahrain. This A-6E was later repaired and continued to serve. In terms of model making, the overall kit combination is not bad, only the front landing gear, the guard plate of the engine nozzle and the connecting part of the wing-body use some filling to fill the gap. In the initial production, a lot of time was spent remaking the panel lines in order to preserve the details as much as possible. Now it seems that I have indeed added a lot of unnecessary burdens to myself... It is excellent to only deepen the line without being obsessed with textual research. The ammunition part uses reskit's 3D printing pylon and resin mk82 ammunition. I have to say that the details of the 3D-printed parts are amazing, and I am looking forward to the printed landing gear of the GWH Su family as well as the Tamiya F-14. The ultra-high-detailed ammunition and pylons can be said to be one of the highlights of this work, so a lot of effort has been spent to highlight this part. Another highlight of this work and the most difficult part should be the camouflage painting. Since the decals are also two-color stitching, there are very high requirements on the size and border of the camouflage paint blocks. It is necessary to repeat many times to adjust the boundary during the spraying process. So this time I did not use pre-shading but tried to use post-highlight, salt erosion mask, and filter to de-aging. Although I tried my best to do the aging well, but due to insufficient technology, I still couldn't faithfully express the heaviness of the real machine. I can only make persistent efforts in the future. It has been almost 20 years since I first came into contact with model making. I was accidentally brought into this miniature world and was deeply attracted by it. The development of the model industry is also accompanied by the development of modern industry, and more and more fine products are brought to the market. More and more model authors are involved in product development. Products are becoming more and more refined, but the difficulty of making them has rarely increased. 3D printing technology is an even more dimension-reducing blow to model making, which was unimaginable 10 years ago. Before this year, I have never systematically examined my technical reserves and found that I still have a lot of techniques and techniques to learn. I hope that I can continue to bring more satisfactory work from this year onwards. Thanks for watching! Edited March 22, 2023 by robinpu 79 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rat Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 That is looking excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 That looks outstanding! I have that kit and want to do those same markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Excellent model which looks incredible in that unusual scheme. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Excellent work! Looks great in that camo scheme, which you have achieved really well. The detail on those MERs is fantastic too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle57 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Fantastic work, great dexterity and precision! I like the finish! true 3d is fantastic. Compliments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Fantastic model! Love the camo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I really like the looks of the cockpit and, so far as I'm concerned, the weathering is excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Such a fine result. Excellent weathering which is realistic, convincing and not overdone. Niall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaADA Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Perfect work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Great photo essay and the model looks superb. Regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Very nice, I’m impressed with your efforts regarding the decals & camouflage, that could easily turn into a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Lovely build, excellent detail 🏆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedingBlue Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 That is a really neat camo scheme. You've done a beautiful job on the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Nice job! 👌 The grey underside is really good ... the panel line detail is crisp and the weathering really sets it off. Keith 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin1962 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I would say your three months were very well spent. What a wonderful build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) Gorgeous - superb craftsmanship and artistry indeed! Edited March 24, 2023 by wadeocu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Outstanding in every aspect. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Absolute perfection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Incredible finish. An absolute unit of a looker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTB Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Perfect job - golden trophy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RET Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I just saw this at Heritagecon on Sunday - what a beautiful build - I was admiring it on the table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruntDoc Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Outstanding, great attention to detail and you've done a great job with the camo and markings to make them fit so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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