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tempestjohnny plasticjunkie Thanks TJ. I might enter it at Modelpalooza. I would
plasticjunkie Thanks TJ. I might enter it at Modelpalooza.
Thanks TJ. I might enter it at Modelpalooza.
I would
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
gregbale An absolute beauty all way 'round! That riot of multi-colored checkerboard just screams '50s. Truly superb effort.
An absolute beauty all way 'round!
That riot of multi-colored checkerboard just screams '50s.
Truly superb effort.
Thank you. I love the colorful 50's schemes. The F100's had some wild colors too.
Greg
George Lewis:
Thanks Teacher and LD!
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
On the bench: Revell-USS Arizona; Airfix P-51D in 1/72
stikpusher Beautiful finish PJ! I do love the markings!
Beautiful finish PJ! I do love the markings!
Thanks stick. Appreciate the info on the 250 pounders.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Yes he was.
Steve
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.
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modelcrazy Such a great looking 84 PJ. My stepfather, who has since passed, was almost killed by a crashing 84. He was in the RADAR shack when the plane lost it's gear on landing. He saw it comming and took off running. The plane hit the shack square on.
Such a great looking 84 PJ.
My stepfather, who has since passed, was almost killed by a crashing 84. He was in the RADAR shack when the plane lost it's gear on landing. He saw it comming and took off running. The plane hit the shack square on.
Thanks Steve. Wow the Lord was by his side for sure. Great story!
Thanks cb!
Great Job PJ! Looks real sharp. Nice NMF!
On the Bench: Too Much
My F84 is completed. A short recap, used Eduard pit detail set, added pe pilot mirror, replaced plastic pitot tube with metal tubing, replaced dive brake with older stile one made from wine foil, added fuse wires to both bombs, added scratched bits to canopy deck for added details, several Alclad colors used for subtle contrasting panel shades.
Thanks Crown. She is almost done.
Nice touch and very shiny finish you got going there.
Nick.
Replaced the molded pitot tube with thin metal tubing.
Attached the landing lights and 250 pounders
The canopy deck got some scratchbuilding thingies to busy things up and needs to be painted.
All decals are finally on. Just a few more steps and she will be completed.
TheMongoose THAT is a beautiful model
THAT is a beautiful model
Thank you!
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!
The older pre G F84s were eventually retrofitted with the reinforced canopy and multi hole perforated dive brake. I decided to make the earlier 4 squared pattern dive brake out of wine foil which just happened to have a mustard yellow back side matching the yellow zinc chromate correct for it.
Bent the foil over the plastic part and attached it.
suomi39 Wow, the oil filters really took those bombs to the next level. Excellent touch!
Wow, the oil filters really took those bombs to the next level. Excellent touch!
Thanks. Was gonna dirty them up a bit but this particular squadron was stanioned in Germany in 1952 and figured things were cleaner than during the war in Korea where they generally were heavily weathered and dusty.
An update on the build, the F84 has legs! The gears, wheels and flaps were finally attached
Took stik’s suggestion about darkening the fin assemblies since they were kept separate from the bombs And added some very fine stretched sprue painted in silver as the fuse wires. Thanks for the tip and pictures. I also added more oil paint filters to break up the solid monotone OD color.
suomi39 That metal finish is fantastic! And great attention to detail on the wing tank decals. Looking forward to the finished bird.
That metal finish is fantastic! And great attention to detail on the wing tank decals. Looking forward to the finished bird.
Thanks!!
Thanks Mike. Glad you like the colors.
Great points stik. I did the filters over the gloss coat which I don't like doing cause most of the oil paint slides off. I rather add the filters over a flat coat giving me more control. Yellow ochre oil paint filter over flat OD fades and streaks the darker color very realistically so I will be doing that soon. Good call on the darker fin colors.
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