1/20 MaK Falke

[neb]

Ok guys, I promised I'd post some weird stuff----and why the Falke is fairly common, I didn't want to do what I'd seen everyone else do. I wanted to try Alclad Polished Aluminum as I'd never used it before. The end game was to weather and "flat coat" the Aluminum anyhow, so if I botched the "shiny" coat it wasn't a big deal.

Here's some shiny:

[neb]

Here's some "not so shiny" :

[spud]

It has a batman look to it with he black, looks awsome

[neb]

Thanks Spud! I decided to scrape off and scratch build the motor as most of the details made no sense. (to me anyhow) Since I have a few Cryogenic pumps at work, I tried to get the looks of a LOX pump, then I added a "push/Pull" throttle from some used 40 year old greeblies we threw away at work.

[neb]

Always liked the checkerboard look on a lot of WWII fighters, and since these booms were salvaged P38 Nacelles I thought, "Why not?" I decided against decals and opted for paint as I like the "field applied" look :

[neb]

Here's another thing I wanted to try: my new beading tool set for adding rivet detail. The Falke kit is odd in that some panels are riveted for access while others are only partly completed. Now, while I don't count rivets I did want the airframe to look more complete, so after it I went---to the tune of over 400 rivets. Sorry if the pic isn't good:

[neb]

Here's some outdoor shots on a sunny day---rare in Ohio.

[TRM]

Love it!! Great paint and weathering here!!! Love the detail on the engine too!!!

[neb]

And two more....

[neb]

BTW----the Big Freaking "pew-pew" guns mounted on the booms are stolen from a Star Wars Trade Federation Tank.

I also feel sometimes MaK stuff is horribly "under gunned." ;D

[tobias5555]

What a great camo, good job.

[Mence]

Gotta love a Falke, great job!

[johnt]

Hi Neb, this is very nicely painted! Well done mate!!

Cheers
JT

[armorguy]

neb, I enjoy your work mate, please don't follow the rules, you're doing great !

[`Boots`]

Thats very nice....................great build and a superb finish, the extra guns do look excellent.......................just let that imagination roll!!! ;D

[stevereid]

Neb-
I am with you man! Ma.K stuff screams for bare metal finish!

Really cool effects you obtained on these!

Steve

[406 Silverado]

dang...almost missed this one.

Man this is one fantastic finish. The weathering really adds to it too. Very impressive work.

[neb]

Thanks gents! High praise from you fellas! I gotta say---in my 50 years on this planet, I had more fun building this Falke than any other model I've ever built.

And it was a great testbed to try a lot of techniques I'd been too afraid to try before.

Got a couple more I'll post later this week---working on getting my Mom squared away in a nursing home.

[neb]

Thanks!

[bbd468]

Neb, This normaly isnt my cup-o-tea but i gotta say this thing you got going here is pretty freakin' BAD A$$!!!

Gary