USN Thermal protected bombs, i.e. Mk80 series

mostlyjets

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March 2003
From: Poway, Ca.

USN Thermal protected bombs, i.e. Mk80 series

Posted by mostlyjets on Friday, March 14, 2003 7:49 PM

I've been kicking around various ideas as to replicate the thermal coated bombs. Any suggestions? I was even contemplating ising a scribe to poke the hell out of the surface, but whew! What a pain that would be!

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Friday, March 14, 2003 8:00 PM

Liguid glue. Before it has a chance to fully cure, wipe it off with aliminum foil. You may have to do it several times to get the proper effect. I discovered that trick by accident.

Berny

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BlackWolf3945

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December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, March 14, 2003 8:18 PM

I built an A-6 with a bunch of those mounted. I covered mine with putty and then lightly sanded all the high spots down, then stippled on a light coat of lacquer thinner with a fairly stiff brush. Looked Great! Until my furry feline friends got to it. Cats...Can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em...

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Friday, March 14, 2003 8:29 PM

Those cats are causing you more problems than a wife. Don't tell mine I said that

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BlackWolf3945

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December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, March 14, 2003 8:34 PM

ROTFLMAO! Yeah, I came into the dungeon today, opened up the "cat-proof" door and found my little calico all snuggled up on my keyboard. Still have NO clue how she got in, they are resourceful little creatures. Sneaky too. Ah, happiness is being owned by a cat!

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 14, 2003 8:57 PM

What I did is I painted mine standard Olive Drab, and let them dry about half-way, and then scraped at em with a clean, dry brush. Some of the texture is a little too big for the scale I was working in(1/72 scale OV-10D), but they came out looking better than plain ole' smooth ones!
And yes, I own a cat too, she likes to sleep on the chair I sit on at my hobby desk, but other than that, she hasn't ever bothered my models or anything! What a nicely trained Kitty!

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mostlyjets

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March 2003
From: Poway, Ca.

Posted by mostlyjets on Friday, March 14, 2003 9:18 PM

I thought about the stippling technique, but not with putty, just multiple layers of paint. It's worth a shot! Thanks!
P.S. Cats were ment to fly...honest!
berny13, why aluminum foil?

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Friday, March 14, 2003 10:02 PM

With tacky glue, you can't use anything that will leave fibers. I found out aliminum foil will leave a rough surface when used as a means of removing tacky glue. As I said, I found out by accident.

Berny

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TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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BlackWolf3945

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From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, March 14, 2003 10:37 PM

Well, fellas, at least I can say that my cats have test flown more airplanes than Chuck Yeager! hehe

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