F-111G 1/48 Hobby Boss finished
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1 14 March 2020, 13:05
Slavo HazuchaWow, you are definitely the fastest gunslinger online 😄 Did not even manage to sort the pic & here he is already! Thanks mate, yours was a fine project to follow & compare too, I think we took the Australian Grey Pig recipe from 2 completely different directions - one clean, all-open on the ground & mine worn down by service & in flight, soon to be buried in the dirt... 🙂
Rolands build:
Scalemates Varkfest Group build 2019 | Album by Rolandrevolvermann (1:48)
The pilots - put together from this set - nothing stellar, but does the job:
US Pilot / Ground Crew Set B (Hasegawa 36005, 1:48)
14 March 2020, 13:26
Lode SchildermansWhat to say about this bird and / or it's builder. I should take a dictionary and look for superlatives. It was a pleasure to follow you on the journey to this final result. And what result. Absolute top. Congrats Slavo
14 March 2020, 13:57
Kerry COXIfever there is such a thing as the "Scale Mates Hall of Fame" created, your guaranteed to be top of the list.
You have certainly made a big impression on all of us Slavo. A pleasure to watch and learn.
Thanks mate. 👍 😉
14 March 2020, 14:07
DanielThis is a Masterpiece, dynamic pose, dynamic stand, love it. The subtle variations in color/shading make this big dark-grey-only machine still very interesting to look at, without having to exaggerate over the real thing 👍Your build documentation was again really inspriring and entertaining, keep em coming slavo!
14 March 2020, 16:02
Bernhard SchrockChapeau! Kannst du paar Fotos vor echtem Hintergrund machen und den Halter wegphotoshopen? Ich wette, dass man das Model und Original nicht auseinanderhalten kann...
14 March 2020, 16:06
Nathan DempseySlavo, your ability to capture the realism of an aircraft is always astonishing. Like your other builds, this one was a pure pleasure to watch.
14 March 2020, 17:01
Slavo HazuchaThanks Palo, Lode, Kerry, Daniel, Bernhard & Treehugger!
Palo - You should unbox yours - the kit is really a pleasure to work with!
Lode my friend, thanks for your kind words & many inspirations (in techniques & attitude) I took from your work!
Kerry, the Hall of Fame would be lined with your albums & tips 😄 It's now time to close the Boneyard wrangler photo-series, which I had permanently open in my browser tabs😉 I could not make the Wrangler himself (lack of tail-markings...), but tried to "catch the spirit". Your approval is music in my ears!
Bernhard, I was thinking about it - I plan to get a shoot with a better camera (this was a cell phone...) and try a thing or two in editing - we'll see 🙂
Daniel - glad you like it & now back to the aggressor build! (the crazy blue-grey camo pattern F-16 finish still on my mind...😉 )
14 March 2020, 17:05
TreehuggerI wish you could take some more photos of the whole model. 🙂 My tip is to use a tripod, and then making sure you zoom in from a distance, that way you get a more realistic looking photo, or, one avoids the typical perspective distortions when people place their camera too close to the model they can to take a photography of.
14 March 2020, 17:11
Slavo HazuchaTreehugger - I do have some plans on improving my photo-pipeline, hopefully with the next builds - thanks for the tips - a tripod & proper camera woul surely come in handy! 🙂
Kerry - that's most reassuring, and compensates the mixed reception my finishing sprint got from my "primary" family😉 😄
Sergej, thanks & happy you followed through!
14 March 2020, 21:36
Peter HardyI love super detailed models Slavo and you are one of four on this site so far ahead of we, the thronging masses. This masterpiece, another from your creative hands is further proof of your incredible patience, skills and talents. Thank you, thank you and thank you again. All of us Aussies loved our Pigs, so ugly they were beautiful. So potentially deadly our regional neighbours complained of the intimidation they carried. You have done a beautiful job with this icon and again, thank you!
14 March 2020, 22:26
Donald Dickson IIYet another example of why I should just sell all my kits. LOL Freaking fantastic!
15 March 2020, 00:07
Slavo HazuchaThanks Peter, Spanjaard, Munky, Greg, Donald & Patrick!!
@Peter - Thanks mate for such praise 😮 ! - & rest assured that Mr. Boats, bikes & space-fighters is surely no thronging mass to me! 👍 I definitely had my "How I learned to love the Pig" story with this build. I am just sorry I missed a proper Dump & Burn show in your corner of the world, I only saw a US Vark "live" once, but fell in love with the sharp triangle shape, which -blasphemy- I like just that little bit more than a Tomcat 😉
Greg, when you go 48-scale, you would surely manage to hide an aerosol dispenser & a little lighter in all that space 😉
Patrick - exactly what will happen when my kids get their hands at it! 😄
15 March 2020, 08:42
Jakub ChlodekBrilliant build! Little bit to clean for me but in your interpretation, your high skils are visible 🙂
15 March 2020, 08:54
Jos JansenThis has definitely been a great tour in model making perfection, you really made a beautiful F-111. I find your eye for the smallest details remarkable and inspiring at the same time. You are my favorite builder here at SCM, I hope to be able to follow you for a long time mate ...!
15 March 2020, 10:40
Konrad -Ok it seems that everything is said so far. So I confirm everything above. Congrats mate for this kind of superb modelling.
I'm not a great Fan of this bird but your build looks so cool that I want to build one of them too....
Anyhow enjoy the finished one with a Fine Glas of Scotch😉
15 March 2020, 10:43
NeulingOutstanding work. Absolutely convincing finish. Cabin and crew show an amazing degree of realism and detailing.
15 March 2020, 12:27
Michael PhillipsNot much I can add that has not already been said. Amazing work. This is truly a masterpiece!
15 March 2020, 13:09
Slavo HazuchaThanks Jakub, Jos, Konrad, Neuling & Michael!
@ Jakub - get your point, but I got lectured by some Aussie home-turf pro's that they kept the very clean! Saving the wear & grime for some post-Soviet projects coming up...
@ Jos, my friend, I'll be proud & honored to be your wingman in the Scalemates 4-th gen fighter squad - with some other venerable names (most gathered here by now) 👍
@ Konrad - the beauty of the Pig/Vark is a thing to be digested slowly over time... like that Scotch you suggest😉
@ Michael, you are my "resilience trainer" - everytime I see your build or collection of albums, I want to buy the kit & have a go...
15 March 2020, 16:23
Michael PhillipsThanks Slavo. It is incredibly awesome to know my work can inspire someone of such enormous talent such as yourself. I am grinning ear to ear! 🙂
16 March 2020, 13:05
Bart GoesaertVery nice result, and a pleasure to follow, albeit not always with comments...
17 March 2020, 07:40
Björn SvedbergPerfection! 👍
And there is so much to learn and to be inspired by in your progress album. Great work! 👍
17 March 2020, 15:51
Slavo HazuchaThanks Ronan, Michael, Roland, Bart, Erik & Björn!
Roland - a variable geometry airplane always leaves a few doors open!😉 + the HB kit is a great base 👍
Hope you'll enjoy the next run with my Flanker/Hornet build, updates following shortly!
17 March 2020, 17:45
Maciej BellosAll has been said above. Terrific job, a great show of skill and a lecture on how to make a single coloured clean camouflage interesting. Hats off Slavo!
17 March 2020, 21:39
bughunterThis is clearly the master model, how to use MrPaint laquer paints 👍 A great piece of art, which leaves me speechless! I want to paint a Tornado one day in the future like this, but prior I have to learn a lot.
17 March 2020, 22:15
Scott DuttonSadest day ever seeing these beauriful planes be buried at the tip. Great job, a fitting tribute
18 March 2020, 07:48
Bryn CrandellAbsolutely stunning build. You have outdone yourself again with such a wonderful subject. Looking forward to the next project.
18 March 2020, 14:27
Maciej Bellos@Scott: Yeah it was really sad! I was in Australia for vacation back in 2006 and I stumbled upon this thing on the news. I was astonished! And sad...
18 March 2020, 15:07
Scott DuttonMaciej, It was because of ITAR, I'm lucky though, living in Pt Cook the home of the RAAF museum, I just go there to see one
18 March 2020, 21:08
Scott DuttonApologies, to used to using TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms, yes I know ITAR is four). Its the agreement countries sign when buying military equipment agreeing not to onsell etc without approval of original manufacturer (USA in this case). Its so we don't get parts or complete systems ending up where they are not wanted.
19 March 2020, 01:47
Slavo HazuchaThanks Maciej, Bughunter, Elco, Scott, Bryn, Zsolt & Nathan! - for all the nice comments & praise - most appreciated, I am really happy you find that the build captured some of the "feel" of the Aussie Pig as it approached the end...
& thanks for the intel as well - I thought the radical treatment was necessary because the G-version is basically the FB-111A, which was AFAIK not a FB/Strike aircraft, but a SAC strategic nuclear bomber, hence special requirements for irreversible de-militarization... Something like the dismembering of the Tu-160´s in the Ukraine in the early 2000´s:
durangoherald.com/articles/33609
Always happy to learn stuff! 👍
19 March 2020, 17:27
Album info
Finally finished!
The OOB model was a pleasure already, added Eduard PE for cockpit and a modification of the engines (replaced by Aires F-14 engine parts & heavily modified kit-parts (corrected to 6 supports instead of kit´s 5).
Painted with MRP´s and Oils
Absolutely enjoyable journey! Thanks everyone who stayed tuned over the long months 🙂
