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Stikpusher thanks for the link I may use that on my next one. He looks so good.
For this one I opted for just a modified Pappy as he’s just going to be a standard Naval Aviator from the 50’s. I found a set of decals for Cleland’s plane so those are going on order.
In the pattern: Scale Shipyard's 1/48 Balao Class Sub! leaning out the list...NOT! Ha, added to it again - Viper MkVii, 1/32 THUD & F-15J plus a weekend madness build!
Devil Dawg TheMongoose Wow!! That's a great idea for displaying it in-flight. Might hafta steal that idea from you one of these days. Gary Mason
TheMongoose
Wow!! That's a great idea for displaying it in-flight. Might hafta steal that idea from you one of these days.
Gary Mason
Gary feel free! If it’s of any help i use a profile gage, like those ones the kids play with that has all the little nails in it. What a great time waster that was as a kid! Really handy for this though. Just press it over the part and then trace the pattern onto some cardstock.
Devil Dawg
On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build
Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!
TheMongoose I leave you with this thought...Is Pappy a Russian Nesting Doll?
I leave you with this thought...Is Pappy a Russian Nesting Doll?
That's supposed to be Pappy Boyington??!! Wonder what Pappy would think if he saw it?
Anyways, great pick for a build. The Corsair is my all-time favorite plane. I'll be following along.
As far as photo-etch goes, all the more power to you on using it. I can never get the small stuff bent correctly, and, when I do manage to, I get super glue all over it. So, I stick to either kit parts or resin updates. Much easier for my old eyes.
Good Luck!!
Well if you’re building Pappy’s F4U, and you are looking at putting a figure in the cockpit, Ultracast makes a seated Pappy Pilot Figure in 1/32
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Spent parts of the last couple days working on a bunch of things in parallel. Canopies are under glass letting the future dry. Engine is primered. Now I just have to find the wire for it so it has some character.
This 1st shot is for the in-flight pose. I plan to have it shooting out of the Goodyear Airdock.
I've done my best with the pilot. Pappy is now a 1951 Naval Aviator. Can you believe he is hollow! I carved away that heavy lambs-wool collar and the ear muffs and ended up going through the plastic. Nothing a little cement and plastistrut couldn't cure though. I made up the PE seatbelts tonight to see if I could do it. Never tried these before. I annealed them with a lighter and a quick dunk in water. They are working out good so once I have them painted up I'll show you how they turn out (just in case I still mess them up lol).
I've done my best with the pilot. Pappy is now a 1951 Naval Aviator. Can you believe he is hollow! I carved away that heavy lambs-wool collar and the ear muffs and ended up going through the plastic. Nothing a little cement and plastistrut couldn't cure though.
I made up the PE seatbelts tonight to see if I could do it. Never tried these before. I annealed them with a lighter and a quick dunk in water. They are working out good so once I have them painted up I'll show you how they turn out (just in case I still mess them up lol).
Time to start my tribute build project. Corsairs definitely seem popular lately Been awhile since I've done a prop so will try to do some justice to this kit. Like so many of us I built this kit as a teenager so when I had a choice of what to pick up I decided on this one. The intent isn't to be exact, my purpose is to recreate a childhood memory. My Uncle Dennis grew up in Akron Ohio by the Goodyear Airdock. He remembers seeing the corsairs flying over all the time. When he was about 8 he used to shoot his bow and arrow at them as they flew over lol. I expect this will be just a slightly dirty bird as I understand it they leaked oil from the radials no matter what the flying conditions were. Anyone who can drop in a few pictures as the project moves forward please feel free to do so. That will really help when I go to paint her. I may have to do my own decals for the major markings. The plan is to do an AC from VF653, which was a Naval Reserve Squadron out of Akron Ohio. VF653 was aboard the USS Valley Forge (CV45) during the Korean conflict. Most likely I will do Cook Cleland's AC. He was an Ace during WWII and became a Thomson Trophy winner before Korea. In addition to all this he was from Cleveland Ohio so the whole local area theme is playing big here!
Getting the office organized. No PE was lost in the making of this cockpit. I know you are all concerned LOL I leave you with this thought...Is Pappy a Russian Nesting Doll?
Getting the office organized. No PE was lost in the making of this cockpit. I know you are all concerned LOL
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