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  • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
Posted by LemonJello on Friday, February 23, 2007 12:28 PM
I know what you mean, this one sat waiting for a clear coat and decals for a long, long time.  Seems like things lately are just conspiring against me getting anything built. 
A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by Screaminhelo on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:00 PM

Great job LJ!  I must admit that mine is sitting on the back of my bench, only getting occasional attention.  If I ever get any real work done on it I will post but for now it is little more than a pile of plastic feeding the clutter monster.

Mac

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

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  • From: Rowland Heights, California
Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, February 19, 2007 8:30 PM
Lemonjello, that is an incredibly awesome model; I am overwhelmed. You have truly done the concept proud. Congrats on an incredible build!
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Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, February 19, 2007 8:29 PM
Great job LJ. Glad to hear from you also.
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Posted by LemonJello on Monday, February 19, 2007 12:06 PM

Alright, I've been caught in the hurricane of my life lately, but I've finally gotten this one done...just in time to pack it up to move to Quantico...(a long, long story).

Glad I finally got something done.  Enjoy.

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, October 16, 2006 10:54 PM
Again, welcome. Haven't had the chance to see the MV-22 yet, soon I hope. Will wait for more info on your build.
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Posted by Desertpilot on Monday, October 16, 2006 10:06 PM

Gents, thanks for the welcome! Yes, I have used the Has. AH-64D the base for my project. It's got a lot more on it now,  but I'm on a business trip until Friday, so I have to wait to post more pic's. 

I got to spend some good time at VMMT-204 the Raptors this summer (got to fly the sim & sit in the FE's seat for a ride around the patch!) and after speaking with the pilots, it sounds like the MV-22 isn't going anywhere without Harriers or F-35's in esscort. It looks like Wiskey Cobra's are going to be employed for short hop missions. It's a very unique ship, freaky to fly in. During the transition it feels very strange. The only way I can discribe it, is like a car on ice. Controlled, but on the move.

 

More details when I return, again, thanks guys.

 

DP

Dang, that looks like it hurts...
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Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, October 16, 2006 9:06 PM
Welcome DesertPilot, like your build, looks to me like you used an Apache body as a basis for your build. Am I correct? Been thinking lately about the Osprey and combat useage, seems to me that they will need some kind of gunship support when shooting into a hot LZ, unless in range, I don't think the W or Z Cobra would work.
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  • From: Rowland Heights, California
Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, October 16, 2006 6:48 PM
DesertPilot, welcome to the Forums! It's nice to have another SoCal model builder! Hey, now that you've re-acquired your addiction, you may be interested in coming to the Nationals next year in Anaheim. My club is hosting it so if you want more in for omn Nats or my club, E-mail me.

Your work looks fantastic! Keep those posts coming!
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Posted by Par429 on Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:52 PM
DP-
Welcome aboard! Looks great, it's a very different look than what we have seen so far! Keep posting pics.

LJ, really looking great as well. The paint looks excellent!


Phil
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  • From: SoCal
Posted by Desertpilot on Saturday, October 14, 2006 1:14 AM

Here are some pic's of the beast as she stands tonight. Obviously a LOT of putty and styrene. Based on the Longbow, I've moved the sponsons back and grafted a 1/72nd JSF radome on the nose. I have a feeling I'm going to go a highly modified V tale for this girl.

 

Comments are welcome, enjoy!

DP

 

Dang, that looks like it hurts...
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Posted by Desertpilot on Thursday, October 12, 2006 4:23 PM

Awsome stuff everyone. Well, as you all can see by my post count, I'm new, so let me introduce myself. My name is Scott, I work in SoCal as a military advisor for a major defense contractor here designing flight gear for pilots. I did 14 yr's in the US Army half between tanks (M1's) and helo's (A model & Longbow's). I'm a private pilot on the civie side as well, so I have aviation on the brain. This thread has SERIOUSLY got me inspired to start my plastic addiction..I mean hobby, again.

I started construction on my vision of what the V-22 escort might look like and will be posting some pic's either tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks all for the inspiration (Lemon, you're bird is SWEET) and I look forward to learning from the masters here on the forum.

 

DP aka Scott

Dang, that looks like it hurts...
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  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Monday, October 9, 2006 3:33 PM

Wow, That is a awesome paint job.   And you did it completely with masking tape, Great work.  Just don't let any Colonels see it.  They might get ideas. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

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Posted by LemonJello on Thursday, October 5, 2006 3:45 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, everyone!

The painting went pretty smoothly.  Instead of using the same method as my A-10W, I shot the first color, MM acrylic Gulf War Army/Marines Sand, and then I masked off with regular masking tape cut with a fresh #11 blade into various rectangles and squares.  Then it was just lather,rinse repeat with the following colors (all Tamiya acrylics) Dark Yellow, Flat Earth and Red Brown - they were the colors I had on hand that best matched my desert MARPAT cammies, and it's a really close match to boot.

By the end of it, I had the entire top almost covered in several layers of small bits of tape.  I think it took just as long to peel the tape off as the whole painting process!  I let the first color coat cure a couple of days, but the rest of it was done over the course of a weekend.  The Tamiya paint, thinned with rubbing alcohol went on nice and dried pretty quickly under the lamp on my bench.  Overall, I think it's looking pretty good.  Hope to have the final touches done and some more photos by the end of this weekend to share.
A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by grandadjohn on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 8:55 PM
Great job great and interesting camo job, please give us some details on how you did it.
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Posted by Dubau on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:03 AM

OMG that looks GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How long did that take you to do. I am talking about the paint job....

Bud

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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 6:18 AM
Approve [^] That looks awesome Lem! Thumbs Up [tup] Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by LemonJello on Monday, October 2, 2006 9:19 PM
Alright, I've been slacking, and throw in getting some annual training/shooting taken care of and here is the latest update for my escort.  Now, onto the photos:











Just some details, weathering and decals left to add, and it'll finally be done.
A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, August 21, 2006 8:45 AM
Looks good, LJ
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Posted by LemonJello on Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:57 PM
Here are some more updates.  I've gotten the interior of the office done, so I assembled the glass and masked off the windows so now she's ready for the exterior paint.  Also, I added a couple of 7 shot rocket pods to the Hellfire pylons for some added bite.  Take a look:










A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by LemonJello on Saturday, August 12, 2006 8:02 PM
Well, here are a couple of close ups of the centerline gunpod that'll hang on this bird.  I'm going to have a flexible ammo feed chute come out of the fuselage into the pod.  I'm not sure of the corresponding caliber for the cannon, the styrene rod is a little over 1mm diameter, so I'm going with something in the 40mm range, with a heavy barrel for a high rate of fire. 

Here are the photos:





I should be shooting some paint soon.

Edit 8/14: No paint yet, but I did get that package, Trigger.  Thanks!  I think there's quite a bit that I can use on my next project in there. 
A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by grandadjohn on Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:25 PM
Looks good, LJ, keep posting photo's when you can
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Posted by Par429 on Friday, August 11, 2006 5:03 PM
LJ-
Wow, very nicely done. I kind of ended up going for a slick look to mine, but yours has that really mean bug look going on. Very cool! You did a great job blending the different parts together, it's going to look great painted. It reminds me a little of the SHADO Interceptor from the old UFO TV series. (Did I just date myself??)

Glad to see this thread re-surface, keep us updated.

Phil
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Posted by LemonJello on Friday, August 11, 2006 1:10 PM
Well, I've gotten some work done on my pipe dream and took some pictures to share with you all.  There's a lot of Squadron white putty, Milliput and evergreen styrene going into this one, but I have to say, its been fun so far.

Here are the photos:






The stores are just tacked into place with blu-tac.  The engines are done,  but I'm leaving them off until after painting.  I'm masking off the glass right now, going to shoot interior black on the inside, mask the outside and assemble, then shoot the exterior colors (still not sure what scheme I'm going to use).
A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by LemonJello on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:15 AM

Duke, thanks, but I'm not in the big sandbox, just a little sideshow not far from there, near one of the few truly ungoverned places in the world...

Phil, my wife tells me the package arrived, so thanks again for the Hellfires.  My kids are beside themselves trying to figure out what could have been sent to me, which is good for a laugh.  They'll be put to good use once I'm home. 

Now, who's got some update photos to post? 

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 11:54 AM
Well, there's always the Baghdad Hobby Club. They won't have your kits, but whenever you get a 24-72 hour pass, you can at least scratch the itch.

Take care over there!
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Posted by LemonJello on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 2:12 AM
 Trigger wrote:
 LemonJello wrote:

Though if Trigger can pull off the effect like what the V-22s and F-22s have been seen in, he'll have the best paint job, hands down.



ROTFLMAO!!!!!! Oh man, thank you so much. I needed a good laugh!

Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week, and remember, the ten o'clock show is completely different from the seven o'clock show.  Don't forget to tip your waitress.

I think I've started going through serious withdrawal from my styrene addiction, but I just can't justify sending a bunch of my stuff out here since I barely have the down time as it is to do much.  Well, that's what I get for volunteering to deploy.

I really want to get to work on both my escort and the AV-22.  Guess this will give me more incentive to get back to work when I get the chance again...

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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Posted by Trigger on Monday, March 6, 2006 5:20 PM
 LemonJello wrote:

Though if Trigger can pull off the effect like what the V-22s and F-22s have been seen in, he'll have the best paint job, hands down.



ROTFLMAO!!!!!! Oh man, thank you so much. I needed a good laugh!
------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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Posted by LemonJello on Saturday, March 4, 2006 4:45 AM

Yeah, I'd like to see the ACU colors on an airframe.  They're still kind of jarring to see on people to me. 

I've been pondering putting my escort in desert digi pattern (at least the top surfaces).  I think it would look cool next to my woodland digi A-10 on the shelf, instead of the standard greys most USMC birds wear.

Though if Trigger can pull off the effect like what the V-22s and F-22s have been seen in, he'll have the best paint job, hands down.

A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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