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Started by bondoman at 11-03-2009 12:20 AM. Topic has 10291 replies.
  
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 11-03-2009, 12:20 AM
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bondoman
 
Joined on 03-06-2007
San Francisco Bay Area
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Re: The Fleet Air Arm Group Build 2009
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Here comes the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, half baked on the half shell, and damn yer eyes. FROG in 1/72. Pics followed by explannies because yer nibs the Cap'n needs a pic to "speak to" Extra Dark Sea Grey over Dark Slate Grey, over white. All Humbrol. Interior RAF green exceppie the turrets which'll be black.Had to drill out all those little windows, plus the radiator intakes. Added the pitots on the tails, plus the landing lite recess and eventual lens. Nammie is in place, drop that charge! Bits and parts mostly gray. ASV Mark II radar PE from Paragon. The FROG cast bits looked good, but they're about 1/120!! Scratched up the two turrets. Fraser Nash in the rear and I made another one (not shown) for a future build. The old ale can doors, with interior bracing. Nice. Time to go pet "Dragon":
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11-03-2009, 1:01 AM
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sfcmac
Joined on 10-17-2004
League City, Texas
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CPt Bondo! Where do I start at? The Doors turned out fantastic! The Resin guns in 1/72 are very sharp looking and the paint job top notch! Makes me wanna get a Fresca! Nam in place I wondered whee he'd ran off too again!
CPT Aaron McNeal 
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11-03-2009, 9:16 AM
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simpilot34
Joined on 03-25-2006
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Cpt. Bondo sir! Your Whitley is looking very very nice my friend!!!!!! ![Bow [bow]](/emoticons/icon_smile_bow.gif) Love the CC colors on everyrthing they had!!! Striking color schemes!!! Looking forward to more updates!!!!
Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie
"To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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11-03-2009, 6:57 PM
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jeaton01
Joined on 12-08-2002
Northern California
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 bondoman wrote: | Here comes the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, half baked on the half shell, and damn yer eyes. FROG in 1/72. |
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Bill, you must have kissed that frog just right because it's starting to look like a, er, Princess! And those pitot things on the tail are probably balance weights for the rudders to raise the flutter speed.
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11-03-2009, 9:41 PM
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bondoman
Joined on 03-06-2007
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| jeaton01 wrote: | | bondoman wrote: | Here comes the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, half baked on the half shell, and damn yer eyes. FROG in 1/72. |
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Bill, you must have kissed that frog just right because it's starting to look like a, er, Princess! And those pitot things on the tail are probably balance weights for the rudders to raise the flutter speed. |
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That makes sense. They are a rod with a big blob on the end. One was intact but too short, one was short shot. I'm looking forward to installing the ASV arrays- the big slab sides on the Whit are a good platform for side looking arrays.
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11-03-2009, 9:47 PM
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bondoman
Joined on 03-06-2007
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| Summit wrote: | Bondo - You have been building some really nice models here lately and in a Very Quick Manner. You need to share your secrets.... Question - What type of thinner are you using with your Humbrol paints ? I sprayed some humbrol a few weeks back thinned with MM Universal Enamel Thinner # 8824 . The paint sprayed very nice and smooth but took almost 2 1/2 days to dry enough for handling.. Also where do you find all those nice resin bits / guns you use ? LHS or Mail order ![Confused [%-)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_perplexed.gif) |
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The secret is that Miss Bondo and Ms. Bondo are both in college degree programs and dissappear every night after dinner into books and homework. Clean up the dishes, clear the table and get to work. I have settled on Lacquer thinner for Humbrol. It dries fast, if flat. Mineral spirits stay gloss, but like you say take a while to dry. Humbrol doesn't need much thinner, either. I'm just a huge fan of their British greens- they have that look just right. Gun barrels from Quickboost, per a tip from Aaron, canopies from Falcon and the Mk2 radar from Paragon. Thats a funny one- the Frog ones looked better because they're round, but they're also way too small. One minor miracle is that the decals are really good still. That Shackleton looks more promising by the minute.
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11-05-2009, 10:48 AM
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Daywalker
Joined on 09-08-2003
South Central Wisconsin
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An extra rum ration for the Master Chief to be sure! Sounding the alert that this Gb had slipped to page 2. Gents, THIS WILL NOT DO!!! It's been quite a while since the last roll call, so I think it proper to do a head count. I understand that life and work schedules may prohibit most from attending roll call at the same time, but hopefully everyone here will be able to check in at some point in the next 24 hours. XO, sounding off. ![Pirate [oX)]](/emoticons/icon_smile_pirate.gif)
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11-05-2009, 2:13 PM
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Summit
Joined on 10-29-2007
Inland Northwest
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MCPO Davis Present and will take an extra ration of Britney... or was that rum
Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system."  
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11-05-2009, 4:00 PM
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jeaton01
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| Daywalker wrote: | An extra rum ration for the Master Chief to be sure! Sounding the alert that this Gb had slipped to page 2. Gents, THIS WILL NOT DO!!! It's been quite a while since the last roll call, so I think it proper to do a head count. I understand that life and work schedules may prohibit most from attending roll call at the same time, but hopefully everyone here will be able to check in at some point in the next 24 hours. XO, sounding off. |
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The Admiral reports, I'll start the Beaufighter some time soon.
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11-05-2009, 4:58 PM
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bondoman
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Ooooohhhhhhhhh my hay-ed!!! There was this shreiking.... Captain Bondo reportin' fer roll call, XO.
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11-05-2009, 11:27 PM
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Evil Herc
Joined on 08-19-2008
Okinawa, Japan
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Reporting for duty. I swear I must be one of the slowest builders on this site. Kannichiwa, Jason
Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem. Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985   
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11-06-2009, 12:13 AM
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bondoman
Joined on 03-06-2007
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Aye Aye XO, it will be a pleasure sir! Gar, me arties, aforin' I get ta thu piratical, let's review the Agenda fer th' Frankinwaster's party on the poop. Call to order at 4 bells of the second dog watch tommorrow: Senior Officer of the Deck at mast: Cocktails: Followed by dinner, a pig: And then we get to the dancin', and the kissin', and the drinkin, and the lovin': Followed by unfortunate marriages: But it's a Rum ship, and well run, despite the crew. Afterwards, these who look like this: 'U'll be treated to these: And where in the Hell is Nam?
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11-06-2009, 2:44 AM
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-Neu-
Joined on 05-01-2009
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Ordinary Seaman -Neu- reporting in. Its been awhile, I know I missed some big events; Cag's and Franks' birthday, some milestone posts and some great builds... like the XO's fantastic looking Whitney. So its time I come back. I've been sailing in some other group builds but I think its time I get my sea legs back. I'll probably clear out my other GBs by next year and concentrate on a this GB and one or two others. Right now, I've decided to build Hampton Gray's FAA F4U corsair in 1/72. This isn't going to be a normal model; if its done right I'm mounting it and giving it as a christmas gift to close friend for her cubicle at work. So if I need to do this right, what does an enterprising sailor do? Practice. I had an old Hasegawa Corsair that was made by me like 8 years ago. I decided to strip it down, repaint it, try some different things and bring it back into line. I tried giving it a sun faded look which is what you see here... And this is it drying after its gloss coat. Tonight I cracked open a tamiya 1/72 Corsair kit and looked it over. I used its decals for the older Hasegawa build and bought some aftermarket ones for Hammy's plane. So yeah... Ordinary Seaman -neu-, permission to come aboard... once again.
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