C-141B Starlifter
I've gotten some work done on my 'Grail Kit.' Yes, the C-141 in 1/72 scale is coming along. It's a lot of work, but I think it will be worth it. I've completed three of the 4 engines, and all I need to do to the last is add the strators in the front. I've got the Body together and the tail done, so all I need to do now is work on the wings. My biggest worry though is the wings dropping with age. So I intend to put in a brass skeleton to keep them from dropping. I also need to unwarp them, since they have tweaked a little in it's age. I know how I'm going to do it, I just need to actually do it. But work is coming along, so I figured I'd show you.
RQ-4B Global Hawk
I started work on a Global Hawk. It's a pretty big model, but that's becasue it's a pretty big plane. The wing span is just huge. This is an Italeri kit, but it's just a re-box othe Platz kit. The decals are different though, and they don't include the horrible inaccurate NASA decals. (The NASA Global Hawks are the ACTD planes, and are much more similar to the RQ-4As.) This model has a few minor issues, but overall it's a good kit.
Robotech Condar
This is that Robotech Condar model that I've been working on. I started more than a year ago (I think), and my various breaks from modeling have really taken toll on getting this one done. Just to recap, it was a started model I got on eBay. With blue paint on some of the parts. Yeah, blue... First are the old pictures.
I left off showing you the first coat of paint that I did. I think I mentioned something about the paint scheme, and how hard it was. Well, it's time to get to work on it.
Progress!
This is the start of the 'digital camouflage' pattern I've been working on. It's a bit tedious, and I tried coming up with a solution using a decal that I could just cover the model with, but the shape is to complex and I couldn't come up with something that would work. So it's down to little squares and rectangles all over it.
Some of the masking for the camo
So far, it's turning out pretty well. I think it has good potential. Here's a close up of the arms. You can see all the little pieces of tape that I've put on there. Cutting it up is easy, I just slice up a piece of tape on a little plate of glass and pick them up one at a time. Placing them isn't too tough, but I have to put hundreds of these things all over the model.
It takes quite a while to get the pattern on there, but I'm making progress. I'll soon be ready to put on the second coat, which will be a darker grey. A third coat will just be a few splotches here and there for a darker color. I'm hoping that it will give it a modern look.
Enterprise-A
Ok, I started working on this one for a bit a while ago and now I've stopped. There's too much detailing for me to want to deal with it. But I'm going to eventually finish this one, I promise!
I'll be using some free decals for the details, so it should speed up the process. Once I finally get back to it, that is.
Still not interested in finishing this one. Too much work for me right now. I will sooner or later though. Count on later.
Model stash
Here's the stash. Small by some standards. I had some more, but I sold them on eBay. I've tried to tailor my collection for now. I don't want to get so many models that I'll never finish them. I just want to have enough to keep me interested for a while.
