F-100C (Trumpeter, 1/48)

[mnrun.]

Well, it took me forever, but I finally finished up the F-100C I've been working on for the NMF group build over on reddit. This was generally a nice kit to work on; it went together without much fuss and only had a couple of things I would change. 

I kept the weathering to a minimum, just some chipping and a wash in the gear bays, a grimy wash on the gear itself, some pigments on the tires which don't show up in the pics at all, and a few small leaky spots. Overall I'm quite happy with it, but would love to hear what I can do better. Thanks for looking!

[flmlm]

Very nice looking bird!

Regards
Mike

[Leon]

Great finish on the F-100!

[wbill76]

Can't go wrong with a shiny 100!

[Tojo72]

Wow,excellent metal finish

[mnrun.]

Thanks, folks. I must admit I'm happy to have this one in the rear view mirror...I liked the kit but I think I'll give NMF a rest for a while

I've got Kinetic's Super Etendard and AMK's MiG-31 in my stash...think I'll do one of those next. Maybe I'll keep a WIP post updated since it's a bit quiet around here. Any preferences between the two? It's a complete tossup to me.

[Rick]

Great work.

Rick

[jpc1968]

Wow, very nice

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[dupes]

Ooooooh...I like it. What metal paints did you use?

Super Etendard or MiG-31? Either works just fine!

[sturmbird]

I would love to see AMK take on the F100 series!! I'd be good for a minimum of four and probably six or seven! (guess we know what jet is at the top of the ladder for me) I own three of the old Monogram F100d's, four Trumpeter F100's (1/72 scale), two Italeri F100d's (1/72), and maybe one other oddball one. Just can't have enough of them.

As for the build, I love the paint job. Especially the different panel tint and the burnt metal under the tail. Excellent!
gary

[wing_nut]

Mmm shiny. Me likey shiny things.

[mnrun.]

Jul 21, 2016 19:48:37 GMT -5 dupes said:

Ooooooh...I like it. What metal paints did you use?

Super Etendard or MiG-31? Either works just fine!

I used Alclad 2, which I have used for the little NMF areas you're bound to see here and there on airplanes, but never on a full build. It was generally OK to work with, but one of the colors (Airframe Aluminum) just Would Not Adhere. And a few areas took on a weird texture for no reason discernible by me. Oh well. Think I'll try something else next time I do a NMF bird.

Thanks again for the comments everybody. Think I'll move on to the SuperE...hopefully I'll get started this weekend.

[nicely11b]

Looks great fellow redditor! I didn't get into the NMF groupbuild but it's nice to see some stuff from there on the forums

[mnrun.]

Thanks! Yeah I agree, it's kind of fun to see the same people and builds in different communities. /r/modelmakers is a pretty decent place.