Monogram Mafia III

I agree, I like your finish on the cockpit, Eric, well done!

Nice cockpit Erci, I am looking forward to seeing this kit when it is completed

Eric

The Floquil paints are a good choice as they produce a convincing finish. I stocked up on Platinum Mist, Bright Silver and Old Silver. I grabbed the last bottles my LHS had so I have about 2 of each.

Don't be discouraged by your last attempt with Alclad. if you fall of the bike, you get right on it and continue. Either way, I have a suspicion that your Scorpion will look great just by  looking at the great pit work you did.

Eric- great looking cockpit, I had no idea that plane was that ginormous!!! Eager to follow your progress.

Ajd- That P-39 kit is pretty sweet; hard to believe that the molds are from the 60s....it still fits together really well.  Hope to see some progress pics soon!!

Dave

Dave; yeah a did a dry run and taped the fusagale together and put the wings up to her, and the ONLY problem area I saw was where the rear of the wings fit to the bottom of the fuselage. There was maybe a 1/32 inch gap, but nothing some hot cement or stretched sprue wont fix.

Oh yeah!  I kinda forgot about that!!  I remember now!  Still....an oldie but a goodie!!

Yes I am quite fond of it already.. Oh and back-tracking to the F-89, she was quite a big one. Actually had almost the exact same measurments as an A-20 Havoc. And 5 tons heavier too!

That's crazy!!! I never would have thought that!!!

At Hobby Day yesterday I got the Bearcat ready for paint and got further progress done on the F4B4 as well. Once my camera comes in, I'll get pics.

There you are Mark... I guess that you have been busy on other projects?

Hey there, AJD.  I think that the Bell interior green would be the correct color.  I saw a Russian Aircobra  recovered from a swampland somewhere on the Russian Front on display in a flying museum at Virginia Beach.  It was in pretty rough shape, but most of its original USAAF paint job appeared to be intact.  OD/Neutral Gray, with Bell interior green in the cockpit area and open bays.

I would have to defer to Dom Stick on what the actual colors may be; he has an unlimited knowledge and photo resources on most things military aviation and history related....that's why he is 'The Dom!!"

stikpusher

There you are Mark... I guess that you have been busy on other projects?

Yeah, too many and none having to do with modeling. Furthermore, with my camera being stolen at the Comicon, I haven't any way to take pics anyway until my new one comes in. Supposed to have been here yesterday but of course, because I want it now, I have to wait even longer for it!

Gonna see what else I can get done today and tomorrow. I REALLY need to finish something!

Dave, you give me far too much credit here! LOL! I fall back alot on the IPMS Stockholm site with their US interior colors article. If you do not have that link saved, let me know, I will post up here later. Without referenceing a look there first, based upon the above photos and statement, Bell Interior Green sounds like a good reasonable choice.

Mark that really suck about the camera. We missed you at AMPS as yesterday. Will you be at IPMS on Friday? I hear ya about the projects keeping you busy. I have a few weeks off work right now, but not too much modeling moejoe flowed last week...

Duke Maddog

stikpusher

There you are Mark... I guess that you have been busy on other projects?

Yeah, too many and none having to do with modeling. Furthermore, with my camera being stolen at the Comicon, I haven't any way to take pics anyway until my new one comes in. Supposed to have been here yesterday but of course, because I want it now, I have to wait even longer for it!

Gonna see what else I can get done today and tomorrow. I REALLY need to finish something!

stikpusher

Dave, you give me far too much credit here! LOL! I fall back alot on the IPMS Stockholm site with their US interior colors article. If you do not have that link saved, let me know, I will post up here later. Without referenceing a look there first, based upon the above photos and statement, Bell Interior Green sounds like a good reasonable choice.

Mark that really suck about the camera. We missed you at AMPS as yesterday. Will you be at IPMS on Friday? I hear ya about the projects keeping you busy. I have a few weeks off work right now, but not too much modeling moejoe flowed last week...

Here ya go...

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/01/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us.htm

Pt 1 is an overview of colors used, Pt.2 is about USAAF aircraft and colors used, and Pt.3 is about USN/USMC aircraft and colors.

So during the week I built all the small sub assemblies for Steps 5 & 6, which are essentially the internal components that go inside the Equipment Stage. And I added the final external parts on Step 7, which is the nosecone radar antenna and the manuvering rocket nozzle housings on the Equipment Stage. After building those items, I did seam clean up, but I did not glue it all in place. Instead I superglued them on to toothpicks for handling during airbrushing. Then using the following photos that I found online as reference, I began my airbrushing session today.

Retrograde Section

Equipment Section

Retro Rocket

Retro Rockets and Manuevering Rockets (Testors Flat Steel). I still need to paint the nozzles and their attachment collars

Electronics:clockwise from upper right Electronics Package, Cooling Unit, Battery Power Cells, and Rendezvous Radar

Then we have the balls... Spaceballs that is. Oxidizers, Fuel, Reactant, Oxygen, and Pressure cells, along with the mounting framework for the Reactant Cells. The rest mount onto the top of the Equipment Stage (Model Master Oiled Steel and Dark Gull Gray)

Then based upon the above photos, and having read that the cover between the Retrograde Stage and the Equipment Stage was made from fiberglass, I opted to use MM Radome Tan, which is a standard US aerospace fiberglass color. And I gave the external portion of those Stages a base coat of Humbrol Matt White

Then I did a touch up coat of Humbrol Matt Black on the Capsule itself

More to come in the next few days...

1997 Ford Expedition update: Well, I didn't like the look of the floor panel, so I grabbed one from an earlier release of the (non-SSV) Expedition.

I hit the console and rear panel with primer.  After that I masked them and shot the floor with Model Master fabric grey.  Once that was dry, I overcoated with Tamiya Panzer grey.

I painted the das in primer grey and semi-gloss black. I detailed the instrument cluster with a Derwent Studion "chinese white" pencil and a Sharpie red (ultra fine.)

I trying to decide on adding an older style MDT or a new laptop type computer.....

Stik: it's starting to look like a rocket!  If thet "retro rocket" were brass, I'd swear it was a spitoon!

stikpusher

Mark that really suck about the camera. We missed you at AMPS as yesterday. Will you be at IPMS on Friday? I hear ya about the projects keeping you busy. I have a few weeks off work right now, but not too much modeling moejoe flowed last week...

Thanks Carlos. I was going to try and come but I ended up having to cook dinner for the St.Crispin's guys at Hobby Day. I do plan on being at IPMS and God willing, I'll even have a few models finished for it.... I hope. My replacement camera is supposed to arrive today, I hope. Maybe then I can start taking some pics of things I've gotten done. I'll keep you posted.

Dave, hopefully now things will clear up for me. Everyone else, great job o all the models being worked on here; I feel inadequate amongst so many incredible modelers.

Pyr, it sure is starting to look like a rocket! I had not caught the spittoon resemblence, but you are quite right!

Mark, lets hope that it all comes to pass favorably. Not to rub it in, but you missed a fun AMPS meeting.

stikpusher

Mark, lets hope that it all comes to pass favorably. Not to rub it in, but you missed a fun AMPS meeting.

That's okay. Go ahead and rub it in. I seem to miss a lot of fun AMPS meetings. I'll get the details at IPMS .

Models... Pizza... Beer... Peter (but no Luis)... Ya know those two are our groups version of Cheech and Chong... We even had cookies!

Models, pizza, AND beer??? Sign me up!

stikpusher

So during the week I built all the small sub assemblies for Steps 5 & 6, which are essentially the internal components that go inside the Equipment Stage. And I added the final external parts on Step 7, which is the nosecone radar antenna and the manuvering rocket nozzle housings on the Equipment Stage. After building those items, I did seam clean up, but I did not glue it all in place. Instead I superglued them on to toothpicks for handling during airbrushing. Then using the following photos that I found online as reference, I began my airbrushing session today.

Retrograde Section

Equipment Section

Retro Rocket

Retro Rockets and Manuevering Rockets (Testors Flat Steel). I still need to paint the nozzles and their attachment collars

Electronics:clockwise from upper right Electronics Package, Cooling Unit, Battery Power Cells, and Rendezvous Radar

Then we have the balls... Spaceballs that is. Oxidizers, Fuel, Reactant, Oxygen, and Pressure cells, along with the mounting framework for the Reactant Cells. The rest mount onto the top of the Equipment Stage (Model Master Oiled Steel and Dark Gull Gray)

Then based upon the above photos, and having read that the cover between the Retrograde Stage and the Equipment Stage was made from fiberglass, I opted to use MM Radome Tan, which is a standard US aerospace fiberglass color. And I gave the external portion of those Stages a base coat of Humbrol Matt White

Then I did a touch up coat of Humbrol Matt Black on the Capsule itself

More to come in the next few days.

Hey Stick, didn't realize that the Gemini capsule was so loaded with such detail AND so many spitoons for just the two guys! You wouldn't want all that tobacco slime floating around in a zero gravity environment!!

The IPMS Stockholm articles are excellent!!  Thanks for posting the link; it's now on my favorites bar! 

Hey Greg,

Great job on the dashboard detailing....looks like the real McCoy!

TAD

ajd, (or anybody else here for that matter) if you're ever due out here to So Cal for a visit to Disneyland or where ever, hit me up. I am sure we can araqnge a visit to AMPS here for you as well 

Dave, this thing really is a pretty cool kit. I am fighting the urge to add detail, but it is hard. But it sure has re awakened my love for the Space Program... I pulled my 1/32 X-1 out of the stash last night to have a look at it... 

It's coming along fantastically Stik...

I've made a tiny bit of progress on the 106 but have progressed significantly on the MiG 21...not enough for pictures tonight, but tomorrow I shall hopefully scoot along far enough to take some pics.