Revell Eurofighter
Aires resin cockpit, required some major Dremel work to fit
Aires vs. kit afterburner
Nasty fit at the wing trailing edges. I ended up virtually rescribing the entire kit because it needed so much bodywork.
Pre-shading
Camo painting in progress
I custom made the RAF 6Sq markings, all the stencilling came from a TwoBobs set.
Comments
2 8 March 2013, 18:14
Rob van DodewaardWow Mike just WOOOW.
I was thinking of selling my 1/48 version but now I seen this I get secind thoughts , maybe I keep it
5 March 2016, 17:21
Erik LeijdensAmazing to see how neat and crispy your models are every time. Very well done 👍
5 March 2016, 19:21
arne vd burgI really like the way way you did the president and how it came out .keep up the good work 👍
6 March 2016, 06:57
Roland KovacsHi Mike! Amazing job. Can I just ask if you polished the canopy? I could never get my clear parts this crystal clear...
15 April 2016, 08:03
Bart GoesaertNice work so far and the preshade makes it really alive. Can I ask how you did the effects on the wings like in picture nr10?
15 April 2016, 08:05
Thomas MayerMan, this is just beautiful! I like the rather clean approach! Top paint job!
15 April 2016, 09:34
Burkhard DAwesome, as usual! Great combination of weathering and footprints on the wing.
The picture showing your approach to pre-shading is highly instructive: It got to be irregular to make it look realistic. 👍👍👍
How do you achieve the nice shading on the instrument coaming? Dark base plus lighter shade sprayed on top?
15 April 2016, 14:55
Mike GrantThanks guys 🙂 This thread has been resurrected, it's actually quite an old project. The model was completed, and shipped to the customer, a pilot in Scotland. I packed all the dangly bits - undercarriage, weapons, canopy etc. - separately for him to attach, rather than have them broken in transit.Model arrived safely and he was ecstatic, and managed to attach everything. I asked him for pics of the finished model, but never heard from him again (he did pay me though!). I'll never build a Revell 1/32 kit again though, it was horrible...
15 April 2016, 20:06
Kerry COX🙂 Mike, There is never a dull moment looking at your work mate. 👍 pure eye candy. 😉
Outstanding. 👍 👍 👍
15 April 2016, 20:13
Bart GoesaertNever say never, their new FW-190, BF-109, Arado and Heinkel seem to be pretty decent. Do you still have some tips about the effect on the wing as in pic 10?
16 April 2016, 07:48
Mike GrantThanks guys. @Bart I used Calibre35 Footprints, actual scale bootprints cast in flexible resin. I dipped them in grey paint and dabbed them on the wing.
16 April 2016, 13:45
Kerry COXWell done on the black 'streaking' which I am assuming is from the use of the graphite powder used on pivot points where 'wet' lubrication is avoided. 🙂
18 April 2016, 21:42
