Bridges at Toko Ri
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Zathros
Nice looking plane! :thumb:
Now, rip-off that cockpit, put a clear one and cut out the silhouette of the pilot and stick it in there. You have made a great model but the picture painted on the blue paper cockpit kills the model. I don't know if Ken West made it like that, I can't see him doing that, but the pilot painted on the fake glass cockpit is way too distracting from an other wise beautiful build and plane!
Even just a solid color cockpit would look better, some shade of light grey.
John Bowden does great work, he is brilliant. If he painted the guy in there, I don't know what to say!
That movie is great, and the best argument for smart bombs ever made.!
Now, rip-off that cockpit, put a clear one and cut out the silhouette of the pilot and stick it in there. You have made a great model but the picture painted on the blue paper cockpit kills the model. I don't know if Ken West made it like that, I can't see him doing that, but the pilot painted on the fake glass cockpit is way too distracting from an other wise beautiful build and plane!
Even just a solid color cockpit would look better, some shade of light grey.
John Bowden does great work, he is brilliant. If he painted the guy in there, I don't know what to say!
That movie is great, and the best argument for smart bombs ever made.!
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Zathros
That's the bottom line isn't it. If you're happy with it, that's all that matters. The side view is very impressive. That is one of my favorite all time movies, one that is not shown much. The model overall looks great, and this is a jet you don't hear much about. That makes it all the more interesting. 
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Zathros
That will add a lot, these jets always look so cool when they're fitted out with ordinance. Are you designing your own or was it included or part of an add on kit?
You can watch clips of "Bridges" on youtube: Bridges of Toko-Ri film clip A very appropriate movie to watch on Memorial Day.
Also, this shows just what an excellent job you did on your model!
As a former AF bomb loader, I like to hear that you are planning to arm your Panther.
Also, this shows just what an excellent job you did on your model!
As a former AF bomb loader, I like to hear that you are planning to arm your Panther.
Hi,
The kit was designed by Ken West and came with no hardpoints or ordnance. The 500lb bombs will be from another kit and the rockets I will have to do myself.
I built this model while I was watching Bridges over Toko Ri on DVD. I also watched "The Hunters" and my next model will be Robert Mitchum's or Robert Wagner's Sabre from that movie.
Brent
The kit was designed by Ken West and came with no hardpoints or ordnance. The 500lb bombs will be from another kit and the rockets I will have to do myself.
I built this model while I was watching Bridges over Toko Ri on DVD. I also watched "The Hunters" and my next model will be Robert Mitchum's or Robert Wagner's Sabre from that movie.
Brent
Whatever you do, just don't paint the rockets white with red heads. On the real planes during the war the rockets were dull silver with olive drab warheads.
The red & white colors are a misconception kinda like the reddish plum color shown on Japanese Rufe fighters durring WWII.
The red & white colors are a misconception kinda like the reddish plum color shown on Japanese Rufe fighters durring WWII.
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Zathros
Nice repaint, I understand the guy in the cockpit, never liked that style, but many many people do, just a personal preference thing. To anyone reading this, I would heartily recommend following the "My Drawings" link in Bowdenja's signature. There are some line drawings there that are out of this world.
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In the future, any models without a build thread cannot post where they were purchased from. This is in the rules and policies. Only sites with FREE models can be posted. If you do a build thread, or a design thread, then you can definitely, at the end of your build/design, post a link to where you purchased it. We do not allow links to or advertising of purely commercial sites.
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