Dont fall over dead. Painting F-14 engine

 This is off a face book modeling grop.  Kevin  Ottens photo and work.

A black primer was applied

The mid section of the engine has been sprayed with the titanium color.

Both ends are then sprayed in Burned Metal

The nozzles are sprayed in Jet Exhaust. I also used it to create some variety in tones on the overall engines.

Copper and blue metallic are used the create heat exposure.

Everything is then sealed with gloss varnish.

Burned umber is used to enhance the heat exposure effect.

A mixture of 50/50 wood and orange rust concludes the heat effect.

These sort of seals are painted in black gray.

And a drybrush is applied on those parts.

One engine with a wash and one without

The dark wash was been applied on both engines.
 

Engines so far.

191st RF-84

 Interesting photo.  I believe this aircraft was used with B-36 for long range photo recon. The inverted tail plane is a give away. 

Thanks to my mate Jamie for sending the photo

A-4 skyhawk photos

 Here is a group of A-4 Skyhawk photos.  Great model reference.

More ADF F-16 of the 191ST

 Find photos of the F-16 the 191st fig had. Is pretty tough. As they pop up I saved them in order to post these aircraft.

A tribute to old friend Gerry Bryd

 Gerry and I go back to around 1976. At that time we where both TARS in the Naval Reserve. Our Squadron was VP-93 at Selfridge ANGB, Michigan.

I'm posting this photo as a tribute to my friend Gerry Byrd. We where squadron mates in VP-93 for a number of years. I told him about the Guard technician jobs with the Phantoms and A7's. Few weeks later he was in the Guard. We enjoyed many a cruise killing brains at the club. Also in the barracks. I found out only a couple month ago he passed. Lasted talked to him, he was shipping out to Qatar. Fair sailing my friend. Gerry was an aviation tech on the F-4's and F-16s. He got riffed out to a office job. But later got back to the Squadron that now had C-130's

Unfortunately he pasted 31 Mar 2016.

Gary Kowalski, Linda Bullis and Gerry Byrd.

Mark A DuBois

"So long as they speak your name, you shall never die" (Dan Brown, Author)

• Jeffrey Badalow

  Sorry for the loss / Good Guy!

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• Deyo Serrels

  Gerry was my soldering instructor. He didn't like my slobbering..............never did get "c or B' levels...........I think that's what I was going for.

  

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• Dorothy Bendler Gibala

  We used to run into each other at kids soccer games. And of course drill weekends. Gerry passed same day and hospital as my late husband John. JD he used to attend Old Fart Luncheons. Always happy and friendly.