I know, I know, there's nothing to this, just a Red Oxide Primer, wash and white buttons and dials but I honestly don't think anything more than this will be evident once the cockpit goes on.
The pilot in-situ.
And as you can see the cockpit obscures quite a lot. Sadly there seems to be a lot of masking tape adhesive still stuck at the edges. I'll have to find a way to clear that up a bit more. The top down view shows of some pseudo-highlighting I did on one of the larger screens on the control panel. As you can see there really was no benefit for anything other than white. Sure some darker buttons would have been nice too but this is more than adequate.
Side view are difficult to take but the pilot is in there.
This pic shows just a little more how the high contrast highlights blend perfectly under the red canopy so I'm really pleased with the results.
Good progress once again!
Great stuff Dave, you're making me want to use some tamiya clear on my storm talons now! Do you just apply straight from the bottle or thin it down first?
ReplyDeleteStraight from the bottle, first coat was a bit patchy. Second made a solid colour. Apparently a thick, quick single coat will also work...
DeleteThe looks great. Personally I have always liked the look of that jet fighter, so seeing your work on it is great.
ReplyDeleteStupid expensive £wise compared to storm talon though :(
DeleteReally nice work Dave :) kudos. Love the red canopy!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed the rest of the model matches up to it...
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