1/48 ERA-3B WIP

jelliott523

Member since
January 2014
From: Nampa, Idaho

Posted by jelliott523 on Sunday, October 16, 2016 8:17 PM

Pawel

Hello!

You might want to check this link out - lots of good info on the Whale. Blease be sure to scroll down and look the link farm up - there's one article devoted solely to the landing gear:

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/mighty-skywarrior.html

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks Pawel! I even have that thread bookmarked at home and didnt event think about going and looking through it. Embarrassed I will get my magnifiers out and see if I can get it to fit just right.

Darren, glad to know that it will make sense. I'll let ya'll know how it comes out. I probably wont get any work done on it, at least for the next week or so.

On the Bench: Lots of unfinished projects! Smile

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Darren Roberts

Member since
January 2003

Posted by Darren Roberts on Sunday, October 16, 2016 5:28 PM

I'll see if I can get a picture of that area. The first time I built it I had the same problem. After building a couple of them, it becomes a bit clearer.

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Sunday, October 16, 2016 1:46 PM

Hello!

You might want to check this link out - lots of good info on the Whale. Blease be sure to scroll down and look the link farm up - there's one article devoted solely to the landing gear:

http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/mighty-skywarrior.html

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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jelliott523

Member since
January 2014
From: Nampa, Idaho

Posted by jelliott523 on Sunday, October 16, 2016 12:39 PM

Darren, I'm currently starting the TA-3B and I have a question about the main gear and how it goes together. Is there a possiblity that I could get a better shot of the main gear legs? From the instructions, for me it's hard to tell exactly how the pieces go together. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

On the Bench: Lots of unfinished projects! Smile

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7474

Member since
December 2002

Posted by 7474 on Friday, October 14, 2016 9:57 PM

Looking great, cant wait to see it finished. My Dad was on EA3Bs during his stint in the Navy, I'm biased towards the whale.

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Darren Roberts

Member since
January 2003

Posted by Darren Roberts on Friday, October 14, 2016 8:03 PM

It's still sitting on my shelf looking like that. Unfortunately, school started...and then the Tamiya Tomcat came out. Big Smile

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picknpluck

Member since
October 2016
From: Bay Area

Posted by picknpluck on Friday, October 14, 2016 4:18 PM

Any updates? I'd love to see how this turns out.

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Jay Jay

Member since
August 2013

Posted by Jay Jay on Saturday, June 11, 2016 9:54 AM

What an interesting and cool project, and well done so far . I'm following in ernest.

I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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Don Stauffer

Member since
November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, June 10, 2016 8:48 AM

Looking great!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Friday, June 10, 2016 4:42 AM

Hello Darren!

As for the markings, maybe go with the one with the red star on the tail?

Those rare converted/top secret birds are sure cool to build, but I imagine you also need "special sources" for your research - those babies kept on changing, with new antenna added every now and then and no two aircraft exactly alike - so how do you manage this?

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Thursday, June 9, 2016 11:52 PM

This is going to be one interesting project. Looking forward to more pics!

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Thursday, June 9, 2016 10:44 PM

Very nice start! I'm looking forward to your progress.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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Darren Roberts

Member since
January 2003

1/48 ERA-3B WIP

Posted by Darren Roberts on Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:50 PM

I put the EA-3B on hold for the moment as I wanted to get an update set out for the Trumpeter ERA-3B. There's quite a bit missing from the Trumpeter kit, and it actually is for only a couple of airframes with parts included in the kit. The SB set will be more inclusive, including the ALQ-76 pods and pylons. I've got all my test cast parts on the model and they look the part. One interesting thing is the nose. I used my resin nose that I've used for all my other conversions, but apparently Trumpeter made this fuselage tooling different from the rest. The resin nose was actually a bit small and took some blending in to fit better. I tested it on my other Skywarrior kit, and it fit fine. I'm still undecided on markings.