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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Longtail Dora

« on: July 18, 2011, 04:29:22 PM »

Excellent result, No.1!

One question--how well did the corkscrew swirl decal lay down on the spinner? If it's easier I may mask and paint mine rather than use the decal.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Ryan ST Series

« on: July 18, 2011, 04:26:44 PM »

I tried a bit of everything, from oven cleaner to brake fluid to acetone/lacquer thinner/alcohol mixed. The big problem was that I didn't know how to paint yellow back in those days and put on many coats to get coverage. Thank goodness I didn't build many yellow airplanes!

Scott

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> Japan

« on: July 18, 2011, 07:49:09 AM »

I wanted to finish the N1K1-J tonight but then I realized I have run out of hinomaru decals. I may decide to paint them on rather than use decals now that I've depleted my spares. It's ready for gloss clear at this point and I prepped the little Ki-27 for paint also.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Ryan ST Series

« on: July 18, 2011, 07:45:14 AM »

Stripping the yellow paint (VERY thick coats when I sprayed it originally) was no fun. I'm just glad this is a small airplane or I might have given up on the idea. Not much progress, just reassembled the tailfeathers and engine and test-fit to the original floats that I'd saved all those years ago. I never knew why I kept those pontoons, but now they're back where they were designed to go. Next will be some priming and filling, then a spray of aluminum and some rigging.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

« on: July 17, 2011, 07:36:50 AM »

Thanks, Daniel. It's back to the rear of the workbench again now, at least for a while. I just don't have that enthusiasm for the bomber that I need to really make progress on it. I need to focus on the aft fuselage when my desire to work on this returns.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Eduard 1/72 Albatros D.V Weekend Edition

« on: July 17, 2011, 07:32:19 AM »

Fantastic model!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

« on: July 17, 2011, 06:59:49 AM »

Just so it doesn't feel neglected I applied some filler to the seams on the left wing of the YB today. The project still lives.......

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Longtail Dora

« on: July 17, 2011, 04:32:51 AM »

My D-9 arrived this morning and it is really mouth-watering. I wish I didn't have all these other projects in work because I'd like to start this! I've even gone through my spare decals (I bought the Weekend Edition kit) and sourced what I need for the ship I want to build.

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Warplane Art / Re: Fiats

« on: July 16, 2011, 07:07:48 PM »

Very nice image! Those are two of my favorites also, especially the shape of the G-50. The Italian designers, like some of the Japanese, brought forward some beautiful designs in my opinion.

Thanks for sharing the drawing!
Scott

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Ryan ST Series

« on: July 16, 2011, 07:08:12 AM »

Is this the old Testor kit? I have built it as float version as used in the Netherlands East Indies!

The thing that prodded me to find this old model in the shed was when I rediscovered the floats in my spares boxes. I'm  most likely going to do a Netherlands ship in aluminum finish.

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Aircraft Modeling / Ryan ST Series

« on: July 15, 2011, 08:09:38 PM »

As I was searching for other projects in storage I ran across this bedraggled Ryan PT-21/STM. I'll do another restoration project on this as time permits.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Longtail Dora

« on: July 15, 2011, 06:50:02 PM »

Watching the progress here is making me impatient to get the D-9 I ordered! Oh, the temptations of reading LLL!!!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fokker D.VII Group build

« on: July 14, 2011, 06:04:46 PM »

Great work, both of you! Yes, I'm still observing......

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> Japan

« on: July 14, 2011, 07:56:00 AM »

Following my standard procedure I disassembled the Ki-27 and correctly repainted the cockpit. Then it was an easy job to remove the old decals and wetsand the whole model to prep for primer. This is really a nice little kit, with fine engraved panel lines and good fit. It was originally produced by Mania and then Hasegawa/Minicraft reboxed it in the '80s. If anyone is wanting to build a 1/48 Nate, this is a good place to start.

I've changed my mind on the paint scheme for the N1K1-J--I found a really interesting machine with photos of both sides of the airplane that I'm going to replicate.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Group Build> Japan

« on: July 13, 2011, 07:13:06 PM »

I'm impressed by your production, Scott...

It's really easy when I've already assembled the model thirty years ago! Digging in the shed for one thing led to another, then another and soon I'll have my old Japanese fighter collection restored. I will need to purchase another Ki-84 and Ki-61 to fill in for two that I ultimately broke up completely for spares. It is fun to recall the original build process while I update these old models to a better finish--even if they are old-technology and not up to today's molding standards.

Here's the N1K1-J just about ready for primer. I split it apart and painted the cockpit in the appropriate color instead of my signature Pactra blue.