Vintage AirFix vs Revell 1/72nd RA-5C Vigilante

[lacrosse dad]

Well, managed to start these in thinking I could throw them together and it looks like it, half way through the twin build I lost interest fast but we are nearing the end

 

[Tommergun]

Classic for sure. I have the Revell kit in my stash, built it as a kid, and it's on my to-do list for next year.

Nice builds yours.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Making progress, some mistakes here and there but happy with the way they are turning out.....

 

[lacrosse dad]

And why in the heck can't I get the these photos up right?

 

[BarleyBop]

Same thing happens to me all the time, seems like a crap shoot when shooting and posting from my phone if I turn it sideways to frame the shot...

 

[lacrosse dad]

Should finish tomorrow with some weathering, and a little wash here and there but almost done

 

[lacrosse dad]

Alright, I took these pictures straight up and down.....phone I guess trying to see what it would take for me to pick up one of these guys and throw it across the room....

 

[lacrosse dad]

I've changed something somehow to get these pictures in wrong, who knows, but I broke ANOTHER canopy and scratch built a windscreen from a old parts box I have....back half of a FW-190 canopy I filled down to fit...looks believable I think

 

[BarleyBop]

pictures in wrong

Dunno what you did with your camera settings, but when my shots show up sideways, I touch and hold on image to get the menu to download to my phone, then open the downloaded image in the viewer, rotate it and save, then delete the original and upload the new one to my post.
The other thing you can do next time is take the photo separately, then upload it in your post.
Once it is posted, you can delete the one on your phone to save space.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Dunno what you did with your camera settings, but when my shots show up sideways, I touch and hold on image to get the menu to download to my phone, then open the downloaded image in the viewer, rotate it and save, then delete the original and upload the new one to my post.
The other thing you can do next time is take the photo separately, then upload it in your post.
Once it is posted, you can delete the one on your phone to save space.

Crazy thing is I don't believe I've changed anything....been through F-14 build and the 1/32nd scale F-4 posting the same way....thinking I'm going to hire my 17 year old as my social media manager

 

[BarleyBop]

social media manager

Good call. I worked for 35 years in UI and UX, on devices, compiled client software, web frameworks, telecom network management, medical and insurance adjudication systems... and I'm often surprised by functionality that is either undiscoverable, unintuitive or just plain unusable. So join the club.

 

[Jakko]

I suspect I may know what is wrong: XenForo introduced a bug in a semi-recent update that causes the forum to basically strip out the tag in image files that indicates which side should be "up". If it is that, the fix from the thread I linked to works, so maybe @Blackbeard can look into it?

 

[BarleyBop]

which side should be "up".

Good sleuthing, that would do it! ...if indeed it is the issue. We can't have our planes landing sideways and halftracks belly up...

 

[RocketRanger]

And why in the heck can't I get the these photos up right

This may seem like a mistake, but you've discovered a little-known valuable secret to viewing your modeling subject. Everyone always sees the world as they expect to see it and as a result, they miss actually SEEING a lot of details. By rotating a picture or photo, the unanticipated image view will reveal new details that might not have been noticed before. When I was an undergrad last century, one of my friends was doing homework for a drawing art class and he was reading his book upside down. I asked him what he was doing, and he showed me the cover. The book was titled "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. One of her drawing exercises had the student look at a picture upside down and draw it. The brain is forced to look at the details deeper because they were not the image the brain was expecting to see. As a result, the drawn images tended to contain more accuracy and detail than if the picture to be copied was right side up. So, the takeaway is, if you want to see more detail in a photo or image, turn it to a different angle or upside down and you will begin to "see" more unnoticed detail in the picture.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards:
https://www.drawright.com/

 

[Jakko]

Good sleuthing

I ended up there because I had to solve that problem myself about two months ago

 

[BarleyBop]

The brain is forced to look

Haha, we did something similar in art school, a self-portrait looking in a mirror with the drawing pad against our chest.
And later, I had a colleague who often looked at design layouts upside down to check for balance, use of white space and alignment.

 

[Blackbeard]

This has been implemented.

 

[Jakko]

Hopefully, it gets rid of the problem.

 

[Blackbeard]

test

 

[lacrosse dad]

View attachment 163713

test

Hey there you go, there's my finished bird!! Right side up!!

 

[Jakko]

you've discovered a little-known valuable secret to viewing your modeling subject. Everyone always sees the world as they expect to see it and as a result, they miss actually SEEING a lot of details. By rotating a picture or photo, the unanticipated image view will reveal new details that might not have been noticed before.

That's a lot like what I discovered when writing texts: even if you've gone over it a hundred times, if you then look at it in another program, you'll probably spot a lot of things you missed. Doing this is as simple as exporting it from a word processor to a PDF and reading it in a PDF viewer, or reading it on a tablet instead of your desktop/laptop computer. Much the same for DTP: export it to PDF and you'll spot mistakes you didn't in the layout software.

 

[lacrosse dad]

Calling them finished......thanks for following

 

[BarleyBop]

... sorry we got a bit sidetracked with the photo orientation... looks like its been addressed; more importantly though, is the great job you did getting through this double build!
Twins present challenges all their own.
These two look great together.

 

[lacrosse dad]

... sorry we got a bit sidetracked with the photo orientation... looks like its been addressed; more importantly though, is the great job you did getting through this double build!
Twins present challenges all their own.
These two look great together.

Don't mind at all the sidetracking, hopefully we got it all buttoned up....preferred the Airfix over the Revell, but surprisingly the Revell had recessed panel lines and the Airfix didn't. Technically they are finished but I just removed the Revell Vigilantie's pitot tube because it was too thick and will track a suitable replacement....thanks for looking!

 

[BarleyBop]

Technically

... when it comes to aircraft, I know nothing, but it is interesting to watch and learn!
Six months ago I had trouble just following along: 'panel lines', 'pitot tubes' and other aircraft details were a complete mystery!
Thanks for walking us through.
I enjoy seeing the types of challenges presented by the different genres, and the many solutions offered by the folks on the forum with their builds.

 

[Tommergun]

Good looking pair right there.

 

[Marauder1981]

I think they look great...! Well done. When I'm not "rehabilitating" 40-year old builds from my childhood (with whatever spare time life affords), I'm doing aircraft in 1/72 (largely due to space constraints). I very much appreciate what you put into this build!