Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:16 am
Thanks guys! It’s better than what came in the box. All those F-35s flying over every day are taunting me to finish this... 
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Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:00 pm
Great work on that Cockpit Carlos - I love the HUDs!
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:09 pm
Nice work on the cockpit, Carlos! I wish WW2 planes had as interesting interior colors that this jet does. Hard to get excited over the drab greys and greens that I'm always working on.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:15 pm
John and Stuart, thank you.
John, there are some unusual colors on a few WWII era cockpits. Kawasaki used a unique one on their fighters (hint hint).
Stuart, I still have a bit more to do on those screens. Hope you like how those turn out.
John, there are some unusual colors on a few WWII era cockpits. Kawasaki used a unique one on their fighters (hint hint).
Stuart, I still have a bit more to do on those screens. Hope you like how those turn out.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:51 pm
I like that cockpit! That’s very nice-looking. I’ve been staring at RLM 02 and that dark gray for weeks on end seems like, and so it was great to open this thread and see a striking cockpit with nice color! I like that red, and the green in the IP is great. Solid work.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:52 pm
jkim wrote:Nice work on the cockpit, Carlos! I wish WW2 planes had as interesting interior colors that this jet does. Hard to get excited over the drab greys and greens that I'm always working on.
My sentiments exactly, John HAHAHAA! Nice seeing a well-done cockpit with a splash or two of color in it ain’t it!?
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:46 pm
Thanks! Modern cockpits can go either way. Some of them get pretty drab as well. Just with more gray than the WWII shades.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:02 pm
Coming along nicely. That is a bright ejection seat.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:10 pm
Thank you John. Those red cushions sure do stand out, don’t they?
Well, I started getting back to work on this over the past few weeks, and now I have enough photos worth posting.
First up, I modified the exhaust nozzle to backdate it to match the X-35. The kit part had the angled end and faceted nozzle petals of the F-35. I had to sand off those angle facets and ends to match the earlier design
Then I added some fine mesh into the inner surface of the engine to match the grill like texture of the area between the flame holder and the afterburner nozzle
and lastly I started painting based on photos I found at F16.net and gluing parts in place
Nearly all of that will not be visible once the fuselage halves are glued together.
Well, I started getting back to work on this over the past few weeks, and now I have enough photos worth posting.
First up, I modified the exhaust nozzle to backdate it to match the X-35. The kit part had the angled end and faceted nozzle petals of the F-35. I had to sand off those angle facets and ends to match the earlier design
Then I added some fine mesh into the inner surface of the engine to match the grill like texture of the area between the flame holder and the afterburner nozzle
and lastly I started painting based on photos I found at F16.net and gluing parts in place
Nearly all of that will not be visible once the fuselage halves are glued together.
Re: X-35A, Revell, 1/48
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:54 pm
Very nice paint work, Carlos!