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Should I or Shouldn't I (1/72 F22 by Revel)
shonen_red
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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: February 20, 2003
KitMaker: 5,762 posts
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Posted: Friday, July 18, 2003 - 01:23 AM UTC
Here are some pics of my unfinished Raptor:

I painted the top with light grey
http://www.geocities.com/dendrobium_gp03s/f22top.jpg

I haven't painted the bottom but I think it has a good blend with the top part.
http://www.geocities.com/dendrobium_gp03s/f22bottom.jpg
Should I paint it or not? What paint (or paint combination) should I use to achieve the same color as the unpainted bottom?
Should I install the external pylons? The box has the optional part of the external pylon.
The AC should be in the ground with gears opened but should I expose the internal weapons of it or should I close it? Thanks!

*Note: I inputted the URL cause the pics ain't working. Just click on it.
shonen_red
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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: February 20, 2003
KitMaker: 5,762 posts
AeroScale: 543 posts
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2003 - 02:10 AM UTC

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Here are some pics of my unfinished Raptor:

I painted the top with light grey
http://www.geocities.com/dendrobium_gp03s/f22top.jpg

I haven't painted the bottom but I think it has a good blend with the top part.
http://www.geocities.com/dendrobium_gp03s/f22bottom.jpg
Should I paint it or not? What paint (or paint combination) should I use to achieve the same color as the unpainted bottom?
Should I install the external pylons? The box has the optional part of the external pylon.
The AC should be in the ground with gears opened but should I expose the internal weapons of it or should I close it? Thanks!

*Note: I inputted the URL cause the pics ain't working. Just click on it.


Arrrggghhhh! Tried and tried but the link is still not working! Can I e-mail this to somebody else so he could put up the pic! THE PIC WONT SHOW UP! What will I do? I double-checked it and still doesn't work!
TwistedFate
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Virginia, United States
Joined: February 11, 2003
KitMaker: 805 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2003 - 04:17 AM UTC
In the future change the extension to 'txt' if you are going to use Geocities. They don't allow remote linking of images.

Here they are;




Some people get Rex's from my host so here are the links
Top
Bottom


AJLaFleche
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 05, 2002
KitMaker: 8,074 posts
AeroScale: 328 posts
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2003 - 05:20 AM UTC

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I haven't painted the bottom but I think it has a good blend with the top part.
Should I paint it or not?


A rule of thumb, paint every surface that may be seen. Paint those you don't think will be seen. Unpainted plastic always looks like...unpainted plastic.

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What paint (or paint combination) should I use to achieve the same color as the unpainted bottom?


All the pictures of F-22's I've seen have had a scheme similar to typical F-15's: Ghost Gray upper surface with lighter gray clouds and a light gray underside with a wavy demarcation line which may be either soft or hard edged.

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Should I install the external pylons?


I've never seen these in place. They would certainly compromise the stealth characteristics of the aircraft. If you chose not to, make sure you fill in the locator holes.


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The AC should be in the ground with gears opened but should I expose the internal weapons of it or should I close it?


Totally up to you on this. Test fit the doors to see if they'll close smoothly. A lot of Monogram kits have open bays that require major surgery to close up.

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