[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by admin

the cat in swimming gear.

It actually kind of terrifies me.....

[skidmarksdiecast]

Dragon's limited edition "Chippy Ho" F/A-18C had outstanding whethering effects. I wish they came out with more like this one...

[b-huj]

That particular Dragon model has aribrushed shadows and makes the plane look weathered, unlike IXO's or FOV's which have these overly accentuated panels, as if someone had used a pen and ran across the model.

On white models, like the Taiwan F-104G, the "inked" panel lines do look like crap, on a darker livery like the Vietnam-era Starfigther it's less intrusive.

HM did an impressive job on the "Big Fish" Polish MiG-21, excellent weathering, with "inked" lines AND airbrushing (I see 2 tones!)...they dropped that on the Soviet version though, and I don't think it's going to be done again certainly for cost-saving.

If they are going this way, I would thank them for leaving the panel lines alone altogether.

[roh_kudus]

NO INKED PANELS.

It's horrific.

Why did they do it in the first place?
They need to take lessons from Witty and Dragon.

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by timbo

Just got my first Dauntless the other day. I like it a lot apart from the inking of the panels on the underside.

What are peoples opinions on this?

My feeling is that inking it accentuates the lines a little too much. From the photo's I've seen here, it looks like the Corgi version does not come with this feature. - Does it make a big difference to the look of the plane.

Ohhh...take a look at IXO/Atlaya's. Wayyyy over done.

[flyXwire]

My favorite Draggin F-18!

Originally Posted by skidmarksdiecast

Dragon's limited edition "Chippy Ho" F/A-18C had outstanding whethering effects. I wish they came out with more like this one...