Battle of Midway Group Build, 3 June, 2017 - 7 June, 2018

OK, John.  I'll pick one that shows up the torpedo fixture, since that's one of the notable features of this particular machine.

Again, thanks for your participation.  Always a pleasure to see your work.

Thanks, and you can pick the one you like best.  And thanks for hosting the group build!

Great work, John.  Wonderful finish and paintwork; the subtle engine exhaust streaking on the wings is especially nicely done.

Do you have a preference for the finish-photo?  

Thanks for being part of this GB.  

Well, it's been a long haul but this one is finally in the display case.  Short wings, small tail, and early style tail gun set up.  Eventually I will have to build a stock Monogram kit, but not today!  Overall OD is 34086 from Model Master, as close to OD 41 as I can see, with fading using Faded Olive Drab and 34087, also MM.  Matte finish is Alclad II.  Oils used for weathering and a silver pencil, Tamiya Smoke for the exhaust.  The torpedo installation and decals are from Lone Star.  It is a B-26 used in the battle of Midway, and flew down the deck of Nagumo's flagship carrier, strafing it.  Here is a link to a narrative of the attack by the B-26's.  2 of 4 returned to Midway, but Susie Q was scrapped due to the damage incurred.

https://www.pacificwar.org.au/Midway/USArmy_at_Midway.html

That's a lot of work going in, John, and it looks like it's turning out very well.  Good job!

Work has continued on the B-26.  I have updated my web site and maybe it is best if those who are interested go there as there are 45 photos in the post so far.

Here's a link to the build log and then a picture of the work finished up today:

http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/b26/1b26/1b26.html

Number two wouldn't fire up, mixture problems I think.

I think this has turned out really well, John.  You've made a good choice of colors, and it's looking exceptional.  Very nice work!

Thanks, CMK.

That's looks pretty challenging, John.  Going to be fascinating to see how your modifications go.  Keep it going!  Nice work!

That is also a beautiful aircraft, John.  Nice work building it!

Scott, here's my 1/6 scale Cub, built in 1987 and recovered once since then, always flown on electric power.  I built two back then, one electric and one glow originally with an OS 40 4 stroke but later an OS 25 FSR with a Davis Diesel head.  The plans were published in Scale R/C Modeler.

Sure looks like you gave it the TLC it needed.  Beautiful plane.

No, I got it at an estate sale.  Its was built some 35 years ago and sat for about 25, so it needed some TLC to get it flying again.

That's an attractive plane, Scott.  Did you build it?

Nice detail work, John.  It's looking good!

Pretty dramatic photo of your RC in flight!

 Those are some nice looking Wildcats that were finished.

John, I understand fully, my scale modeling has taken a back seat to pattern flying and flying my 1/4 scale cub.  But the summer temps are now into the tripple numbers so I'm sure I'll be spending time in the cool basement at the workbench. 

Great work Tony, CMK said it all in his comments.

Simply superb, truly superb.

Damian

The B-26 has been getting a little attention here and there, just a little PE to show right now.  I've had too many other distractions, one of them getting an old timer R/C model finished along with it's build log.  Here's a picture of it and a link to the build log:

http://www.yolo.net/%7Ejeaton/gems/clippermk2/clippermk21.html

And the current progress on the B-26, it's getting converted to a B-26A with the Lone Star set.

Thanks CMK and D.

Cheers

Tony

Tony, that is one good lookin' Wildcat.  Excellent job on that bird!

Front page is updated with the finished photo of your Wildat, Tony.

Thanks again for taking part in the GB!  

Tony, really nice finish. I like the final colour of that nice job on the deck as well.

Thanks CMK. I think the 2nd one, but I'm ok with whichever one you choose.

Cheers

Tony

Very sharp, Tony!  The paint work is equisite.  Looks very much at home on the deck.

Great photography, too; which one would you like for the finish-photo?

Thanks very much for being part of the GB.  It's always a pleasure to see the results of your artistry.

Thanks for your patience CMK. It took a bit longer because I decided to make a base for it, something I rarely do.

The base is an old picture frame, puttied and sanded like a model to remove that seams at the corners :) The carrier deck is the plastic one provided in Dragon's release of the Hasegawa Wildcat some years ago, cut down to size.

After some research, I opted for a faded/peeled 021 Flight Deck Blue over the pervious mahogony stain. One photo I found of the Hornet at Midway showed an absence of deck markings for part of the deck, so I replicated that.

Overall, I'm very happy with the model and the base this time.

Thanks for being such a patient host CMK, I really enjoy the effort you give us all for your GBs. Thank you !

Cheers

Tony

Nice washes and weathering, Tony.  Very effective.  Without something like this, the Navy Blue gets a little boring.

Looking forward to seeing more progress on the Avenger, damouav.  Great plane.

Nicw work Tony, you have waaaaaaay more patience than I to do panel washes.

Great work, nearly over the finish line.

As I'm currently about to bench my other GB project, I am getting ready to pick up my Avenger build again thanks to your build.