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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Messerspit!
« on: March 10, 2013, 01:46:56 AM »
I hadn't seen this before. Neat project!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Boeing B-29 Bockscar
« on: March 04, 2013, 05:59:43 AM »
I got the leading edges done and have started on the fuselage. I had to move off the workbench because the model is so big and the foil was getting dinged up.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Boeing B-29 Bockscar
« on: February 28, 2013, 04:18:50 AM »
Thanks guys!
I'm gaining momentum now.
I'm gaining momentum now.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Boeing B-29 Bockscar
« on: February 25, 2013, 05:29:59 AM »
Back to work! When I finally ordered a couple sheets of foil I went to put them away and found a fresh sheet that I had bought at some point and tucked away. I could have started foiling a month ago but didn't realize it. I think I'll have to put in another order before I'm done but I've got quite a bit to work with now.
I've got about two and a half hours invested so far and a whole lot to go. There are seven separate pieces used in what you see here.
I used matte aluminum for the center section since it's duller on the full scale airplane. I don't know if it's a characteristic of the matte aluminum or if it's just because my sheet is old but it's more brittle than any foil I've used.
I've got about two and a half hours invested so far and a whole lot to go. There are seven separate pieces used in what you see here.
I used matte aluminum for the center section since it's duller on the full scale airplane. I don't know if it's a characteristic of the matte aluminum or if it's just because my sheet is old but it's more brittle than any foil I've used.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262 V-3
« on: February 21, 2013, 02:08:19 AM »
I say go for it! The model turned out great and your scratchbuilding and modifications are impressive as always. Rather than spending months on it building it specifically for competition and agonizing over every little detail you built it for fun, if it doesn't win anything in the contest then it wouldn't be a huge letdown. Easy for me to say that from here though. 
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: F-106 Delta Dart
« on: February 12, 2013, 02:20:25 AM »
Great job on both! I had to start the thread from the beginning, I didn't realize you had built two of them. Did either of the recipients know that they were getting the models or see pictures of them before the hand over? The element of surprise is a great thing! I've found that I get attached to them while building though and it's hard to give them away when the time comes.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants
« on: February 11, 2013, 03:55:38 AM »
On the pictures you posted the first time I see the small Photobucket boxes with the "Image has been moved or deleted" message but I see the second round of pictures ok.
Looks like the fingerprint dressed up just fine! Here's my last big mistake, should make you feel better.
About this time two years ago I was dealing with the son of an orignal owner/restorer of one of the Wildcats that came out of Lake Michigan in the 90's. I actually bought a cylinder off of him that came off the engine after it had sat under water for 60 years. I built a model of the Wildcat and display it on the cylinder, and this gentleman helped me greatly with information about the plane and restoration. He was a previous warbird owner himself so I built a T-6 for him in the same markings as one that he had bought from the South African government and had restored. I was on a self imposed small time frame because I had a baby on the way and wanted to get it done before she was here.
After a few days of masking and painting all the colors I hit it with the first coat of Testor's Gloss Cote. I sat the can down and worked on fixing a small run and then noticed an area that was dry and didn't get any clear coat. I quickly grabbed what I thought was the clear coat can and sprayed the model again, only to find I had grabbed a can of Floquil silver which has the same color label. I tried to wipe it off but it was too late.
Looks like the fingerprint dressed up just fine! Here's my last big mistake, should make you feel better.
About this time two years ago I was dealing with the son of an orignal owner/restorer of one of the Wildcats that came out of Lake Michigan in the 90's. I actually bought a cylinder off of him that came off the engine after it had sat under water for 60 years. I built a model of the Wildcat and display it on the cylinder, and this gentleman helped me greatly with information about the plane and restoration. He was a previous warbird owner himself so I built a T-6 for him in the same markings as one that he had bought from the South African government and had restored. I was on a self imposed small time frame because I had a baby on the way and wanted to get it done before she was here.
After a few days of masking and painting all the colors I hit it with the first coat of Testor's Gloss Cote. I sat the can down and worked on fixing a small run and then noticed an area that was dry and didn't get any clear coat. I quickly grabbed what I thought was the clear coat can and sprayed the model again, only to find I had grabbed a can of Floquil silver which has the same color label. I tried to wipe it off but it was too late.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: February 04, 2013, 03:36:02 AM »
I've been noticing an annoying trend with all my Testors enamels. Even when I was building often I still didn't use the paints fast enough before they'd dry up and I ended up wasting alot of money in unused paint. The first bottle of acrylic paint I bought was in the fall of 2010 when I was building my 1/48 B-24, I can pick it up and in ten seconds of shaking it's ready to spray again. Finding that, as I use up my enamels I've been slowly switching over to acrylics. My only complaint so far was how fast they dry and the problems that come with that when trying to airbrush them, but Tamiya acrylic retarder takes care of that.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: February 04, 2013, 03:05:57 AM »
I got some work done on the seams and decided to throw some primer on it so I could better see what I was doing. Looks like I'll have the seams done in a day or so and then I'll be able to get the gear doors on. I would have liked to have had them on for this coat of primer but wanted to leave them off for as long as possible while handling the model this much. They'll get their own coat of primer before they go on.
Hopefully I've still got some black paint that isn't hardened at the bottom of it's jar.
Hopefully I've still got some black paint that isn't hardened at the bottom of it's jar.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: January 25, 2013, 04:10:30 AM »
That wasn't so bad!
I started by glueing the booms to the wings to let them tack up a bit. After about ten minutes then I went ahead and assembled everything. There were a few tense moments but overall it went pretty well. It's not 100% perfect but it's pretty close!
I realized tonight that I should have put some lead in the nose before it went on. Hopefully I'll be able to fit some in the cowls behind the engines but I don't know if I'll be able to get enough in there to keep the tail up. I guess I could drill a small hole in the bottom of the nose, add some lead and fill the hole back up if I had to.
I started by glueing the booms to the wings to let them tack up a bit. After about ten minutes then I went ahead and assembled everything. There were a few tense moments but overall it went pretty well. It's not 100% perfect but it's pretty close!
I realized tonight that I should have put some lead in the nose before it went on. Hopefully I'll be able to fit some in the cowls behind the engines but I don't know if I'll be able to get enough in there to keep the tail up. I guess I could drill a small hole in the bottom of the nose, add some lead and fill the hole back up if I had to.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: January 24, 2013, 06:24:49 PM »
A day later than I hoped but I got the center section together last night. The nose is on and booms are together, now I have to figure out how to get this mess together into something resembling a straight airplane!
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: January 22, 2013, 05:34:12 AM »
Thanks for the photos!
I got some cockpit painting done tonight and hope to have the center section together tomorrow.
I got some cockpit painting done tonight and hope to have the center section together tomorrow.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Boeing B-29 Bockscar
« on: January 20, 2013, 04:36:58 PM »
Yes, but I love the look of the foil and have been hooked on it since trying it the first time. I'll probably use paint for some of the sections for a color contrast but I really want to use foil for the bulk of it.
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Aircraft Modeling / 1/72 Airfix Northrop P-61
« on: January 20, 2013, 05:09:47 AM »
While the B-29 is on hold I wanted to make sure I keep some projects going. I've had this P-61 kit for quite a while and after staring at my stash, pulling a few out and putting them back, the P-61 was the one that kept calling to me.
I most likely bought this on eBay and it looks complete but lacks instructions. It's a pretty simple kit though and shouldn't be hard to figure out. The overall quality is fairly poor by modern standards but hopefully I'll be able to turn it into something presentable. I don't have a plan for markings yet but I'm leaning toward a black plane rather than olive drab over gray since I've already built one that way.
I got a start tonight on the very simple interior, and I got the wings and horizontal stabilizer together.
I most likely bought this on eBay and it looks complete but lacks instructions. It's a pretty simple kit though and shouldn't be hard to figure out. The overall quality is fairly poor by modern standards but hopefully I'll be able to turn it into something presentable. I don't have a plan for markings yet but I'm leaning toward a black plane rather than olive drab over gray since I've already built one that way.
I got a start tonight on the very simple interior, and I got the wings and horizontal stabilizer together.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/72 Boeing B-29 Bockscar
« on: January 20, 2013, 05:01:02 AM »
I've got the wings on and all the seams cleaned up, outside of touching up a few panel lines it's ready for covering. I plan to use a couple shades of Bare Metal Foil but January has been quite unkind to me financially so I can't spend money on foil right now. The B-29 will be on hold for a few weeks but not forgotten!