The Ship Model Forum

Sauragnmon wrote:Red, they don't call it the Divine Scale for nothing - you haven't seen me when I'm stuck on a single project and my brain's running. The Gneiseau I cranked out in a couple of days. I got the two boxes, and I hit the ground running.

I have a semi-gloss coat on the model, right now. I think I'll have to tone it down a little with a flat clear coat. Too, shiny.

A few more rigging lines to go. The flag. And still one more NULKs to make. I'm getting some RHIBs from BFM, soon.

That's DESRON 23, by the way.

Looking good, Carl. She's coming along real nice, and another beautiful water base.

Finished my Tigershark project this morning, I can post pics if you boys wanna see - just be warned, this is not your daddy's F-20.

I think I finally got the aft structure fill-out smoothed down finally, so I can go about looking into the plate mounts.

Sauragnmon wrote:Looking good, Carl. She's coming along real nice, and another beautiful water base.

Finished my Tigershark project this morning, I can post pics if you boys wanna see - just be warned, this is not your daddy's F-20.

I think I finally got the aft structure fill-out smoothed down finally, so I can go about looking into the plate mounts.

Yep, I agree wit ya on Carl's build Now you KNOW how we are about pics

Simon,

Please post a couple of pics, please. I don't know what a Tigershark or F-20 is.

Sauragnmon wrote:Looking good, Carl. She's coming along real nice, and another beautiful water base.

Finished my Tigershark project this morning, I can post pics if you boys wanna see - just be warned, this is not your daddy's F-20.

I think I finally got the aft structure fill-out smoothed down finally, so I can go about looking into the plate mounts.

F-20 Tigershark is a wingy-thingy:

Timmy C wrote:F-20 Tigershark is a wingy-thingy:

Hey! Now, that's cool! How new is that? Who makes it? USA? Is it new? Ever produced?

I've heard of the F-22 and there's an F-23, too, right?

Thanks, Timmy C!

The F-20 Tigershark is an old plane, development from the F-5, built by the Northrop Corporation - the design never did go well, but the airframe, in a form, the concept of the refined F-5, also was rebuilt into the F-17 Cobra, which fought directly against the F-16 for service roles, and was later refined to the F/A-18 Hornet. The F-20 Tigershark was initially built for lightweight fighter duties, and fought against the F-16 for export market, falling short. It was only seen in service with ANG and other second-line forces. Mine's a revised version, in Egyptian markings, with an RD-33, or MiG-29, Engine, and carrying Russian weapons.







Yes, for those in the know, the missiles carried are the Kh-31 and R-77 missiles, some serious Russian-built hardware. The markings on the nose Are the Eyes of Ra, I thought them fitting on an Egyptian bird, let alone the fact that they are centered around the EOTS mounts and the Radar.

Carl, your water base gives life to your DDG-102 and Sauragnmon great looking F-20

Here are a couple of photos of all 12 A-4s of CVW-16s VA-164 in 1966-1968.





As always questions and comments are welcome.

Have you gone blind yet??


Mind blowing How big is your Naval Air Force?

Hey Carl what color blue do you use on your base? It is exacly the color I want for my strike group dio. Reminds me of the water off Hawaii.

pingjockey wrote:Hey Carl what color blue do you use on your base? It is exacly the color I want for my strike group dio. Reminds me of the water off Hawaii.

Pingjockey,

It is difficult to see in these photos, but I use Testors' BOYD auto colors, CheZoom Teal Pearl spray and I spray it on the bottom of the TAMIYA Ocean Effect Plate with a dark coat over the Teal color afterwards, like black or Dark Sea Blue. It has a slight dark green tint to it.



Have you seen my tutorial on how I make my water in the Features section of MWS?

Nektarios wrote:Here are a couple of photos of all 12 A-4s of CVW-16s VA-164 in 1966-1968.





As always questions and comments are welcome.

Nektarios,

You know that I'm always impressed with your patience, dilegence, and skill with these small aircraft.

I can't stop admiring rows of Skyhawks...Great job Nektarios!

ASFC wrote:Have you gone blind yet??


Mind blowing How big is your Naval Air Force?

No i do not have any probs with my eyes YET.

My naval air force consists of 19 complete and 5 under construction CVWs. So not counting the other aircraft in 1/700 (USMC
USAF,Russian navy and etc. it should be more than 1.300 built aircraft.

Yes i know i m crazy

Carl and Hangchang Kuo thank you both.


More Skyhawks are on the way.

Nektarios wrote:

ASFC wrote:Have you gone blind yet??


Mind blowing How big is your Naval Air Force?

No i do not have any probs with my eyes YET.

My naval air force consists of 19 complete and 5 under construction CVWs. So not counting the other aircraft in 1/700 (USMC
USAF,Russian navy and etc. it should be more than 1.300 built aircraft.

Yes i know i m crazy

Nektarios,

Are you building these aircraft to mount on aircraft carriers or just making the aircraft as collections of specific squadrons to be displayed as separate models, within themselves? A group of aircraft would "be" the model.

If the latter, then that is really, really unique, I'd say. Crazy, but admirable at the same time. Even eccentric on some level. It would look like a butterfly collection wouldn't it?

When I get to the point of adding aircraft carriers to my growing collection, I'll seriously contimplate hiring you to do the aircraft for them. You could go into business with this and make some extra money. I can't be the only one that dreads the repitition of assembling, painting, and adding decals to 1/700 aircraft.

By the way............I visited a Greek Orthodox church last week and they were baking baklava. I thought of you. A big map of Greece on display, as well.

There was a lovely little old Greek lady in an apron, there. She was holding her hands up in front of her trying not to touch anything. I asked her, "What do you have on our hands?"

She said, "Honey."

I said, "Don't call me any of your pet names..............what do you have on your hands, Baby?"

She blushed all red and giggled shyly.

NukeMM wrote:

Nektarios wrote: No i do not have any probs with my eyes YET.

My naval air force consists of 19 complete and 5 under construction CVWs. So not counting the other aircraft in 1/700 (USMC
USAF,Russian navy and etc. it should be more than 1.300 built aircraft.

Yes i know i m crazy

Nektarios,

Are you building these aircraft to mount on aircraft carriers or just making the aircraft as collections of specific squadrons to be displayed as separate models, within themselves? A group of aircraft would "be" the model.

If the latter, then that is really, really unique, I'd say. Crazy, but admirable at the same time. Even eccentric on some level. It would look like a butterfly collection wouldn't it?

When I get to the point of adding aircraft carriers to my growing collection, I'll seriously contimplate hiring you to do the aircraft for them. You could go into business with this and make some extra money. I can't be the only one that dreads the repitition of assembling, painting, and adding decals to 1/700 aircraft.

By the way............I visited a Greek Orthodox church last week and they were baking baklava. I thought of you. A big map of Greece on display, as well.

There was a lovely little old Greek lady in an apron, there. She was holding her hands up in front of her trying not to touch anything. I asked her, "What do you have on our hands?"

She said, "Honey."

I said, "Don't call me any of your pet names..............what do you have on your hands, Baby?"

She blushed all red and giggled shyly.

Well said Carl And I agree with ya about sttarting a business on building & selling the aircraft. Heck, I may be interested in havin' someone build up my airwings