Big Scale Sufa 1/32
- BlackSheep214
- Elite Member
- Posts: 13409
- Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:47 pm
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
Looking good Monty.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
- Thomas_M
- Admin
- Posts: 4244
- Joined: Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:43 am
- Location: Bad Wurzach - Germany
- Contact:
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
This engine exhaust will be a major focus of the finished build later. I like your colour build-up, Monty. Tamiya enamels, again?
- Duke Maddog
- Elite Member
- Posts: 7668
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
- Location: Rowland Heights, CA
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
Thanks Eric! I'd forgotten that there were several different types of Mr. Thinner. Yes, I use the one with the dark blue label on it with my Mr. Surfacer 500. I think I should start posting pics next time I describe this stuff. I used this combo a lot on my latest Saturn V project.AIRFIXER wrote: Another word on Gunze thinners.
I'm assuming, by stating "Mr.Hobby thinner", Duke is actually referring to Mr.COLOR Thinner.
Mr.HOBBY COLOR Thinner is only intended to thin the water-based, "aqueous" acrylics. In contrast, Mr.COLOR Thinner dilutes pretty much any product from the range of Gunze finishing products.
Mr.COLOR Thinner:
Mr.HOBBY COLOR Thinner:
Erik
Thanks again Eric; I appreciate you having my back.
Monty, I'm taking notes on how you did this. Looking great. I could do this as well on aircraft that don't have carbon fiber nozzle petals.
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
- Thomas_M
- Admin
- Posts: 4244
- Joined: Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:43 am
- Location: Bad Wurzach - Germany
- Contact:
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
Saturn V? You have my full attention, Duke!Duke Maddog wrote:... I used this combo a lot on my latest Saturn V project. ...
- Duke Maddog
- Elite Member
- Posts: 7668
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
- Location: Rowland Heights, CA
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
You can see that coming together in my Maddog Manufacturing Thread. I should have more pics up soon I hope.Thomas_M wrote:Saturn V? You have my full attention, Duke!Duke Maddog wrote:... I used this combo a lot on my latest Saturn V project. ...
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming....
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
- dmminiatures
- Master Member
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:16 am
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
yeah, its enamels. I hate the smell. ugh! trying to divest from it and move to acrylics but i has proven to be slow, ThomasThomas_M wrote:This engine exhaust will be a major focus of the finished build later. I like your colour build-up, Monty. Tamiya enamels, again?
Monty / dmminiatures
- dmminiatures
- Master Member
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:16 am
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
Onto the painting section. all using straight Tamiya paint, except for the green. I got the source from this forum in the Large Scale Planes. very useful. now I am really dependent on Tamiya paint so it really helps http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index ... ic=44949
The sandy desert color is a basework of Tamiya XF-59Desert Yellow, topped with Tamiya XF-57 Buff (lighter shade)

The use of my trusty blu-tack as usual. making sure that the demarcation line is soft-edged

Here, spraying dose of XF-9 Hull Red for the base color, which will be topped with XF-79 Linoleum Deck Brown (again, lighter shade)

Here after the Sufa gets its green color with XF-71 Cockpit Green and XF-21 Sky as top lighter shade. the color is based on the Large Scale Aircraft Forum. In my opinion, its a bit too dull, Sufa's green has a bit yellowish tint to it.

So what I did was to make a new mix of XF-21 Sky but adding a drop of XF-4 Yellow Green. The result... as you can observe is closer to reference photos of the real A/C. comments?

The sandy desert color is a basework of Tamiya XF-59Desert Yellow, topped with Tamiya XF-57 Buff (lighter shade)

The use of my trusty blu-tack as usual. making sure that the demarcation line is soft-edged

Here, spraying dose of XF-9 Hull Red for the base color, which will be topped with XF-79 Linoleum Deck Brown (again, lighter shade)

Here after the Sufa gets its green color with XF-71 Cockpit Green and XF-21 Sky as top lighter shade. the color is based on the Large Scale Aircraft Forum. In my opinion, its a bit too dull, Sufa's green has a bit yellowish tint to it.

So what I did was to make a new mix of XF-21 Sky but adding a drop of XF-4 Yellow Green. The result... as you can observe is closer to reference photos of the real A/C. comments?

Monty / dmminiatures
- Duke Maddog
- Elite Member
- Posts: 7668
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
- Location: Rowland Heights, CA
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
You're right. That new color is spot on. I also think it looks better since you put it over the darker color too. Way to go Monty! Fantastic work!
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
- Medicman71
- Elite Member
- Posts: 11295
- Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:32 am
- Location: Houston, Tx
Re: Big Scale Sufa 1/32
That looks great to me! Love me some Vipers!!
Mike
Sponsored by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Saab, BAE, and Dassault
Sponsored by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Saab, BAE, and Dassault

