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stikpusher Aaron, the cockit is looking good! I cant wait to see more progress! Just dont follow the box art illustration for painting the rockets if you use those!
Aaron, the cockit is looking good! I cant wait to see more progress! Just dont follow the box art illustration for painting the rockets if you use those!
I was looking for a more interesting load, maybe some bombs on the inboard pylons but after some research it appears 6 rockets was the load of choice for the Panthers. They could theoretically carry more but the -2 just didn't have the power to operationally carry a full load. I even have a set of Tiny Tim 11.75" rockets I had considered but it appears the F-84 was the only jet that carried them.
I'll be sticking with the included rockets, so what would be the appropriate colors for 5" rockets? All I've been able to find are B&W photos.
Ok well heres those photos i promised.
As you can see ive got alot of touching up to do in the Pit but otherwise im happy.
Cheers for sending that stick greg. hopefully the neighbours don't pinch the mail again.
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Man! John, you are a machine! Looking good! Sorry about the setbacks with the chopper though. I haven't built a Mustang since I was a kid, but the looks of the Academy kit is tempting me.
Mike, the part is on the way. I hope it works out for you. I hope you get well soon.
Cheers,
Greg
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helo your builds are looking great!!! Hope you keep up the pace, this many builds at once is inspirational!!!
Work kept me busy the past week but I finally got a little work done. Hopefully I'll get a lot more done over the next few days.
Hasegawa's F9F-2 Panther
Hi stik ;
The front canopy is not all that bad , it's the fuselage windows I stuffed up , so a simple swap with the other H03S-1 kit fuselage halves should remedy the problem . I'll brake out the razor saw and sanding sticks and start work on the replacement halves , only a slight set-back ...
John .
Sorry to hear about the problems with the chopper's bubble canopy. I hope you get a solution to fix it up quickly. Everything else is looking great! Keep it coming!
I'm not happy with my efforts on the Mach 2 H03S-1; I tried wet sanding the fogged windows with 800 and 1200 grade wet and dry sandpaper and reapplied some future ; unfortunatly some of the fogging remains .
I have a another H03S-1 in the stash , so I'm going to swap both fuselage halves and windows and usethose instead ; I'll be more carefull when glueing the windows this time .
On a brighter note the second Academy P-51D arrived with the Aussie Decals .
Aircraft A68-809 with a red spinner operated in Korea during Sept , 1950...
Another minor fit issue with the invader is the rear bulkhead needs to be filed down a little as the bottom edge of the bulkhead hits the underside of the belly turret ;
On the floor, it looks like they made it to fit the A-26C with the clear nose as well as the gunship nose. Probably could shorten it since you will never see it.
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Everybodys builds are looking awesome. ive gotta get a rattle on and do some more on my corsair. I got some shots of the pit and the engine but they showed off all my mistakes and i dont wanna post them Still havent found the stick but Gregbbear Said hes gonna post one to me (thanks heaps buddy) Wings got closed up the other day. Gonna close up the fuselage tonight and attach it to the wings. Slowly working on the canopy line by line. Alot of work involved especially since im brush painting it all.
Ill try and post some photos tonight, ive got a pretty nasty cold atm so Assasins creed on the been bag with a massive blanket is far more appealing than modeling lol.
Thats my update for now. hopefully ill get some photos soon.
Be good
Mikey
Thank's guys ;
Just before hitting the sack last night I filed about 5mm off the front floor section to get the nose to fit correctly .
I checked the postion of the floor with the rest of the fuselage and everything seems to line up okay , so its got me stumped why italeri made the cockpit floor so long ? I was able to get one sinker in for nose weight , I can alway's add some more weight to the insides of the engine nacelles . I glued the nose on and went to bed .
Helo: wow, wish I could make as much progress on one kit as you're making on all of your subjects!
Railfan and Stikpusher: looking good!
Slowly making my way forward with the K1A1 here. Deciding not to use some of the more annoying PE helps alot. Pulled out the Dremel tool and ground down the resin aftermarket gear to fit the rear of the vehicle. She's coming together slowly but surely.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Excellent progress, John! You're really gettin' at it!
I've still got a small project to finish up before starting the Sabre. Of course 4th o' July weekend means a lot of yardwork, picnicing, and fireworks so I've not touched styrene for 3 days!
Thank's simpilot ;
I glued the front and rear axle and the little suspension pieces onto the chassis frame ; I then decided to airbrush the rest of the jeep pieces seperatly
There is even a machine gun and pintle mount included .... nice .
I made a really dumb mistake with the A-26 Invader ; I was getting ready to glue the wings , tail planes and nose cone on , when I discovered that the sinkers I glued in the nose prevent the front cockpit flooring from fitting in ...
I removed the sinkers with some hobby pliers , also the small black device on the very front of the flooring prevents the nose cone from fiiting tight up against the front fuselage section , I'll have to remove that as well ! ; I did a dry fit of the wings and they fit okay , so I'll fit the nose cone on and then add the wings .
The mustang is looking great so far Helo!!!!
I really like how the Academy P-51 went together , so I decided to order another one along with some Aussie Decals post WWII RAAF Mustangs ; I found this B&W pic in my aircraft books ...
Here's a couple of more P-51 pic's
While the glue is drying I'll start putting the jeep chassis together .
I've made a bit of a start on Academy's 1/72 scale P-51D ROK Mustang ;
The Mustang build looks fairly straight forward , there seems to be more parts to the little jeep that comes with the kit , so that should be fun to put together ...
hey, ww2psycho,
don't be too bummed out about not having photos. I started on my M*A*S*H Bell H-13 a few weeks ago, and it stalled-out in the middle of step 1. I didn't have the right paint. I can only take so many photos of an incomplete engine before everyone starts thinking I've bailed-out.
[I send good whishes to you, for a speedy workbench clean-up. I'm interested to see what you build]
Red, White, and YOU! group build of 2010
Everyones WIP pics are excellent. I wish I could would on any model at this point, my new table is still a complete mess with everything going on!
It looks exelent so far, Stickpusher. Keep up the good work.
Nice work on the tank stikpusher , I'll be seeking your advice on tank building when my 1/72 scale Trumpeter Korean War Sherman arrives in a couple of weeks . Fitting the tracks scares me a little .
Nice WIP pics stik
Great progress Stik!!!! Looking forward to more!!
Helo, Beautiful work on the HOS3 and the B-26 so far! Coming along great! And your gonna add a Meteor and a ROK F-51? when do you sleep???
As for me I got the hull pretty much finished and ready for paint now except for some small add on details (tow cables, tow shackles, spade). And I got the lower portion of the AFV indy tracks done. Not too bad once I got a method figured out and my rhythm down . Have I mentioned I hate indy tracks??? Well these are not bad, they actually snap together and stay fit nicely. And I began with the turret assembly getting the basic parts together. And fitting the AM barrel to the mantlet. here are some progress pics to this point.
the two lower track runs
The lower runs next to completed lower hull/suspension and in place beneath the road wheels
a few views with the completed upper hull placed on the lower
and a few views of the turret so far
You are a machine mate!!!! looking forward to WIP!!!!
Well here's a couple of suprise's
I found these two kits hidding out in the Israeli IDF/AF kit stash ....
John they both are looking great!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to seeing more WIP!!!
Hi Greg ,
No worries about not be able to get the pic's scanned , my scanner play's up on me all the time , so I know how frustrating it can be .
I have spent a great deal of time fitting and glueing the windows in on the H03S-1
I had to use super glue and even though I had dipped the windows in future before installing them , the windows still fogged a little . I dipped both fuselage halves into a cup of future and there has been a slight improvement . When it dries I might try brushing some more future on the windows again .
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