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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Zvezda MiG-21Bis 1/72 + BalkanModels
« on: April 09, 2011, 10:51:18 PM »
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Forums Works / Re: Group builds
« on: April 09, 2011, 06:10:47 PM »
I totally agree--the schedule can be whatever works the best for the most builders.
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Forums Works / Re: Group builds
« on: April 09, 2011, 05:20:15 PM »Strongly agree on this, hope that by then I'm going to finish ongoing projects and clear the table for these two
We could use your schedule as a starting point for the Falco Build, Profa. When you're ready, I'm ready!
For this build I'm gently leaning toward one of the various Hungarian schemes or perhaps a Swedish winter scheme.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: NEW!!! "Retrowings" A4-D1 / A4/a Skyhawk at 1/144th scale
« on: April 09, 2011, 05:16:07 PM »
It does look very good, indeed. I especially like the detail on the nose gear--that isn't always so nice on larger scale Scooters.
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Forums Works / Re: Group builds
« on: April 09, 2011, 04:23:41 PM »
I'd like to suggest a CR.42 group project for later this year. Draken and I just acquired kits and Profa is interested. Perhaps we should plan this for the summer or fall months to give everyone time to arrange the time and materials. With enough warning maybe we can get a larger participation on this project and there are certainly many, many interesting nationalities and paint schemes so that we won't duplicate.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: F-106 Delta Dart
« on: April 09, 2011, 07:43:35 AM »
I'll take a photo of the weapons bay and main gear wells tomorrow. There is a lot of detail molded into them and it doesn't take much work at all to have an accurate representation of the real thing. I very rarely add any ordnance to my models but I'm going to install all five missiles in this project as they are quite nice.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: F-106 Delta Dart
« on: April 08, 2011, 08:38:32 PM »
This morning I shot the underside paint on the Dart. This model has so much surface area that I decided it would be easier to paint it in two sessions, first the bottom, then the top. Perhaps by Sunday it'll be cured enough to shoot the upper surfaces. I must first fit the windscreen assembly so I can correct any fit issues.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: April 08, 2011, 08:11:41 PM »
I found my Squadron Thermaform sheets just yesterday, in the back of a drawer full of parts! 
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: April 08, 2011, 07:38:43 PM »
Part of my restoration is to fix some of my less-than-professional results from the first time I built this kit. One of my mistakes twenty years ago was to get glue all over the sliding canopy when I fastened it to the fuselage. Here's the damage:
To fix this I used sandpaper and a lot of patience. I started with some 400 grit that was worn from use and wetsanded the majority of the white area down. I next went to finer grits down to 8000 to get rid of as much of the damage as I could without sanding completely through the plastic.
The final step was to polish the surface with the two products in my trusty Micromesh Plexiglas polishing kit. After repainting the framework the canopy will be acceptable for this model. If I'd been working towards a contest-quality finish I would either vacuform a new canopy or find a replacement, but the idea here is to show a restoration without spending much money.
To fix this I used sandpaper and a lot of patience. I started with some 400 grit that was worn from use and wetsanded the majority of the white area down. I next went to finer grits down to 8000 to get rid of as much of the damage as I could without sanding completely through the plastic.
The final step was to polish the surface with the two products in my trusty Micromesh Plexiglas polishing kit. After repainting the framework the canopy will be acceptable for this model. If I'd been working towards a contest-quality finish I would either vacuform a new canopy or find a replacement, but the idea here is to show a restoration without spending much money.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: April 07, 2011, 07:18:06 PM »
I finished all the filler work on the airframe yesterday by fairing the windscreen into the fuselage. This doesn't fit perfectly and leaves a gap where it joins so I masked the clear areas, glued it together, and used a bit of filler and sandpaper to get the smooth seam required. Just a little primer and the aircraft is ready for paint.
The winds died down a bit this morning so I cleaned the paint booth out and painted the interior of the gear doors and the landing gear assemblies. I also shot the small parts for the F-106 project while I had the good airbrush hooked up.
The winds died down a bit this morning so I cleaned the paint booth out and painted the interior of the gear doors and the landing gear assemblies. I also shot the small parts for the F-106 project while I had the good airbrush hooked up.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Curtiss 75A-7 Mohawk (MustHave! 1/48)
« on: April 06, 2011, 08:38:01 PM »
That looks great and the decal sheet alone is worth being excited about!
Scott
Scott
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Ground Forces / Re: KV-1 (Tamiya 1/48)
« on: April 05, 2011, 08:29:37 PM »
Very nice! I'm looking forward to learning more when you do the Staghound.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: F-106 Delta Dart
« on: April 05, 2011, 08:22:29 AM »
Just a little update on the Dart. All of the filling/sanding/filling/sanding/priming is done now and it's ready for the ADC grey paint. Unfortunately, I paint in my garage and the wind has been VERY strong all weekend and won't calm down until later this week. Even with everything swept and clean and the door closed, dust still gets into the air inside the "paint booth" when the wind blows hard. So.......both the F-106 and Corsair will have to wait a few days for calmer air. Maybe I'll do something to the airplane in the background of this shot while I wait.... 
Scott
Scott
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: April Group Build--F4U Corsair
« on: April 05, 2011, 08:11:36 AM »
Here's a shot of the resin engine and prop during the fitting process. The propeller on the Otaki/Arii kits is peculiar because they molded a little indentation in each blade for the Hamilton Standard decal to fit into. It just takes a little filler to fix it and then sanding all the flat black off the blades. I tried the EasyOff cleaner on the prop but it didn't do a thing to the paint, just like the anti-glare panel.......
I had a few minutes tonight after getting home from work so I assembled the fuselage and wing. Just a tiny bit of filling, sanding, and priming of these joints and it'll be ready for the camouflage paint.
If you ever get a chance to build one of these old Otaki Corsair kits you'll really be impressed by how nicely the wing joins the fuselage. It is one of the most precise fits of any model I've built, including the best Tamiya kits, and almost doesn't require any work to make the seam invisible.
I had a few minutes tonight after getting home from work so I assembled the fuselage and wing. Just a tiny bit of filling, sanding, and priming of these joints and it'll be ready for the camouflage paint.
If you ever get a chance to build one of these old Otaki Corsair kits you'll really be impressed by how nicely the wing joins the fuselage. It is one of the most precise fits of any model I've built, including the best Tamiya kits, and almost doesn't require any work to make the seam invisible.