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Title: More Airplanes
Post by: Si Tyler on 11 July 2014, 12:35:45 PM
Needed a break for WW1 so went looking in my spares box for some 1/600th airplanes for Vietnam.  Decided to try and paint up all 37 US Navy F-4 MiG Killers.

http://cag19.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/1600th-aircraft-usn-f-4-phantom-mig.html

http://cag19.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/1600th-aircraft-usn-mig-killers-part-2.html

The letters and numbers have been designed but haven't made a start on the tail codes and tail and fuselage artwork yet.  More to follow, until I get distracted again by something else

Regards
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: slugbalancer on 11 July 2014, 02:14:08 PM
Very nice indeed.  Far far better than my 1/600 efforts.
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: toxicpixie on 11 July 2014, 05:10:51 PM
Lovely stuff :) What about the opposition?
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Si Tyler on 11 July 2014, 08:44:25 PM
Loads of opposition done -17, -19 & -21s plus SA-2 and AAA

As I play downtown using the solo rules to play the US side in a coop manner I know where all my airframes are hence they get all the attention. Most of my DRV aircraft are markers and only when us get a visual do one of the "proper" appear on the table.

This is all 36 aircraft which will gave a gull tray scheme and "interesting" tail art. I miscalculated and don't have enough J models so the older VF-96 aircraft will gave to stay for a while

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w252/Stormpoint/MiG%20Killers/c943f8aefdd0bf418460281d0f785efe_zps7827910d.jpg)
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: toxicpixie on 11 July 2014, 11:00:41 PM
They're gonna look mighty impressive on the table :)

Downtown looked interesting (as does the Battle of Britain one) but I just don't have time or space for big games like that anymore, sadly!
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Si Tyler on 13 July 2014, 10:46:08 AM
LOL, you only get 6 F-4s per Alpha strike so you would have to be playing one of the really large scenarios to have all these on the table.  They are more a whim than anything just to see what I could do rather than need to do.  If it was need, I had the VF-92 and VF-96 aircraft already done and I was happy to proxy them in.  After these I am going back to the WW1 stuff and then back to aircraft to get the attack aircraft done to the same scheme (VJ Deck Tan)
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Steve J on 13 July 2014, 11:10:45 AM
Excellent work Si. I'm not sure my eyes would be able to see well enough now to paint that level of detail :(.
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: FierceKitty on 13 July 2014, 11:42:46 AM
This post seems to have a bug. It keeps registering as unread.
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: toxicpixie on 13 July 2014, 01:33:43 PM
Ah, vanity projects - I love 'em :D
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Si Tyler on 10 September 2014, 04:11:06 PM
Nearly there
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RF_dkxKdqx4/VAlhESQoamI/AAAAAAAAEyM/AmzSC9ETnS8/s1600/IMG_0557.JPG)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pIBf08p4nI/VAli20BQSPI/AAAAAAAAEzQ/-Tq-dzRMINs/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bi8qjBEU3n4/VAlhEUOyjyI/AAAAAAAAEyM/WkUI6KgI3tw/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG)
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 10 September 2014, 06:32:37 PM
Superb!
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Leman on 10 September 2014, 09:10:19 PM
What a lot of lovely aeroplanes.
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Post by: Subedai on 10 September 2014, 09:11:43 PM
Cor mister,  I wish I could paint numbers, letters and five pointed stars as well as you.  ;)

Great stuff.
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Womble67 on 10 September 2014, 09:31:46 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: Hertsblue on 11 September 2014, 08:49:33 AM
Beautiful, Si. I have enough trouble with 1/300th, let alone those little devils.  :(
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: toxicpixie on 11 September 2014, 08:51:56 AM
They are cracking :)
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: nikharwood on 11 September 2014, 09:34:38 PM
Superb, Si  8)
Title: Re: More Airplanes
Post by: skywalker on 12 September 2014, 11:28:45 AM
Very nice,  :) :) :)