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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> F-84
« on: November 21, 2011, 04:32:37 PM »
The big problem is that ^@)!#& circular pattern. I don't really have a satisfactory solution for that one.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> F-84
« on: November 21, 2011, 04:11:15 PM »
I've been wondering about the sliding canopy framing also. Here's an idea--I haven't tried it yet so I don't know if it will work. How about cutting white automotive pinstriping into the right thickness strips and applying them to the internal framing? I don't know how this would look from the outside, though.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 21, 2011, 07:40:03 AM »
Yep, I got lucky that I had the new gear available. When I was reassembling all of the parts for these old restorations I put the pieces for each model into small plastic bags as they were discovered. I never expected to actually restore this one and I guess I failed to keep looking for the last of the bits!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: ME262A1 U3 - Hobbyboss 1/48
« on: November 21, 2011, 07:26:53 AM »
Yes, beautiful work! The scheme reminds me of the "smoke ring" pattern sometimes seen.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 21, 2011, 07:24:41 AM »
Yes, but I felt rather bad cutting up the SAC gear and then taking a photo of it. I should have assembled the parts un-trimmed first so everyone could see how nice they look before modifying them. However, this does prove that they fit the old-generation of Corsair kits with just a little bit of work. They fit quite nicely with a small effort.
The tailwheel took some engineering also, I should mention. Otaki provided a small tab way up in the tailcone to hold the strut. The SAC part mounts differently and Hasegawa provided a "ceiling" to the tailwheel well. I just CA glued on an angled bracket to fit the upper tab and a small copper wire guide pin for the bottom. Had I known I was going to use the SAC kit I would have engineered the mounts before gluing the fuselage halves together.
The tailwheel took some engineering also, I should mention. Otaki provided a small tab way up in the tailcone to hold the strut. The SAC part mounts differently and Hasegawa provided a "ceiling" to the tailwheel well. I just CA glued on an angled bracket to fit the upper tab and a small copper wire guide pin for the bottom. Had I known I was going to use the SAC kit I would have engineered the mounts before gluing the fuselage halves together.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 21, 2011, 07:06:22 AM »
Today I decided to put the landing gear back in this airplane so I could begin painting. Usually I leave the gear out until after paint, but Vought sprayed everything on the bottom of the early airplanes, including the gear and wheelwells, with the camouflage color.
When I looked at my original gear legs I realized that I no longer have the lock links for either side. First I cussed a little that I hadn't done a proper inventory of the broken model earlier. Then I remembered that there was a set of SAC metal landing gear legs among my acquisitions. These are actually designed for the Hasegawa F4U kit but I was able to modify things a bit to fit them to this old Otaki kit. This is a very nice landing gear kit and looks great after fitting it. In the first photo you'll see that I was forced to trim the lock links in order to fit them to the wing cavity. It takes away some detail of the SAC parts but was the only way I could fit them to the Otaki wheelwell.
After fitting the alighting gear and vacuformed windscreen (the original part was cut down for the air-racer modification) it was time to spray the underbelly with the final camo color.
When I looked at my original gear legs I realized that I no longer have the lock links for either side. First I cussed a little that I hadn't done a proper inventory of the broken model earlier. Then I remembered that there was a set of SAC metal landing gear legs among my acquisitions. These are actually designed for the Hasegawa F4U kit but I was able to modify things a bit to fit them to this old Otaki kit. This is a very nice landing gear kit and looks great after fitting it. In the first photo you'll see that I was forced to trim the lock links in order to fit them to the wing cavity. It takes away some detail of the SAC parts but was the only way I could fit them to the Otaki wheelwell.
After fitting the alighting gear and vacuformed windscreen (the original part was cut down for the air-racer modification) it was time to spray the underbelly with the final camo color.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants
« on: November 21, 2011, 06:56:59 AM »
The 1/48th Airfix Emil is now finished. More photos when time permits.
This is a really, really fun kit to put together.
This is a really, really fun kit to put together.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: F6F-5 Hellcat (Eduard 1/72)
« on: November 20, 2011, 04:09:49 PM »
What a jewel!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Albatros D.XI first prototype (Karaya 1/48)
« on: November 20, 2011, 04:08:50 PM »
90 degree angle sanding is always so hard 
, but you'll soon have this part behind you, I'm sure.
, but you'll soon have this part behind you, I'm sure.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> F-84
« on: November 20, 2011, 04:06:35 PM »
I see Revell did a nice job on the aft deck details. Good progress on your side. Perhaps I can find a little time to devote to my G soon--it has gotten pushed back for other missions.......
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 20, 2011, 03:59:59 PM »Good to see that you have turning machine, I dream about multi practical machine for a long time. One company from Austria manufactured combination machine which sections could be assembled in various way and get turner, milling machine, drill...
Yes, I've seen this Austrian machine and it looked very nice. My Unimat has a vertical mill attachment and a lot of other parts to adapt it to most any use also. I really got lucky as a friend of a friend etc. sold this to me for not a lot of money. It's really old (early 1960s) but it works great.
Thanks for the compliments, guys--just call me the Junkyard Modeler!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 20, 2011, 08:15:43 AM »
Last night and again this evening I worked on the cowling reconstruction. I have two of the forward ring cowls from the Otaki kits but nothing else. With a little measuring I decided that some spare B-17 cowls would work with proper planning. Here is the cowl after splicing the parts together. The front is Otaki Corsair, then Revell B-17F, and the rear is Monogram B-17G. The extra pieces to the right show you what the starting point was.
After splicing and letting the glue completely cure it was an easy matter to use filler on the seams. The cowl sections all have a slight taper so a good amount of putty was needed. The easy way to sand this and keep the cowling perfectly round was to chuck it up in the lathe and wet-sand it until the surface was perfectly smooth.
Then the inside of the cowling was smoothed and cleaned up and three small strips added where the three sections of removable cowling come together. A bit of primer and the cowl is complete.
Now all the major parts are assembled and a first coat of primer sprayed on. Some fine-tuning and this will be ready for another coat of primer and then installing the windscreen, then paint.
After splicing and letting the glue completely cure it was an easy matter to use filler on the seams. The cowl sections all have a slight taper so a good amount of putty was needed. The easy way to sand this and keep the cowling perfectly round was to chuck it up in the lathe and wet-sand it until the surface was perfectly smooth.
Then the inside of the cowling was smoothed and cleaned up and three small strips added where the three sections of removable cowling come together. A bit of primer and the cowl is complete.
Now all the major parts are assembled and a first coat of primer sprayed on. Some fine-tuning and this will be ready for another coat of primer and then installing the windscreen, then paint.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: July Group Build - Fighters of the 4th-4th+ generation
« on: November 18, 2011, 04:48:25 PM »
Congratulations on the all-nighter! Staying up most of the night looks like it was worthwhile.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants
« on: November 16, 2011, 08:22:47 PM »
Yes, it looks great to me also. It may be a time before I tackle this one as I have plans for it.
No.1, I'm thinking about either all cowlings open or an engine change in progress. Not sure yet, but the kit demands more than being all cowled up.
No.1, I'm thinking about either all cowlings open or an engine change in progress. Not sure yet, but the kit demands more than being all cowled up.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: November 16, 2011, 08:19:28 PM »
For the life of me I don't remember why I cut the tips off of this propeller. It's the original prop from one of these Otaki kits so I dug in the junk box and found these three B-29 blades and the tips fit perfectly! Just a little glue, a bit of filling and sanding, and the prop is saved....
Oh, and that's the ring cowl I'll be reconstructing too, also from the old Otaki remains.
Oh, and that's the ring cowl I'll be reconstructing too, also from the old Otaki remains.