Bamboozled by the Box Art GB 2023

Excellent thanks T-B, I will check Indy Cals out.

Hmmm:

      I am trying to remember, Ah Yes, they need to try an outfit called IndyCals in Parker, Colorado.

Maybe someone has a scan of them or is creative enough to make them on their own.  I really would know where to start looking for car decals since I randomly find new ones out there.

68GT:

 Is there any way Lostagain from Australia might find those decals, aftermarket?

Thats tough!  Do you have any way to recover by making new ones?

More coats of paint, and the masks are off!

Lots of little bleeds that aren't showing up at this distance, but closer in you can see...

(There are some flakes of paint from off the masking tape too)

So a bit of clean up before decaling and here we go - despite the age of the decals, it still worked okay - or so I thought..

The first sponsors' decals went down well, so then I moved on - stupidly using the Surtees one next - and look what happened surprise, surprise..

So some recovery work to be done now

Nice job!

And done!

Okay! Sorry my long absence. Been bit busy and as I wrote earlier this kit is far from even tolerable so interest to build this is bit low. But let`s try.

B-2 glued together:

Thanks, figured I had to get that box in there.  It's still that 1965 kit with and upgrade of the landing gear and decals.

Nice job!  That kit is almost as old as I am!  Beauty.

Congratulations 68GT! Wow, That is a great looking phantom! A very clean and sharp looking model. And I love that you put the box art in the photo.  Should I use picture #1 for the wall?

Bam, it's done!

Ok Gents, the Fujimi F4U-1/4/5N is complete! Now I don't have to face the shame of not completing an entry in my own GB!  Since the kit is more like a F4U-1(N) than a -5(N), I did not feel to bad for using decals from a F4U-4--so it's really a true "What If" job.

I had to do a few mods on the kit. The small details of the kit were rather crude representations of the real life items so I replaced the following items:

1. Wheels (barracuda resin replacements)
2. Guns (scrach build from various diameter of evergreen rod).
3. Antenna made from styrene sheet. 
4. Oh yes, in case you forgot (how could you forget?). I covered the horribly fitting kit canopy (a dash 1 canopy BTW) with apoxie sculpt and sanded it to shape as best I could, then painted it black as there is nothing to see in there anyway!

I was actually surprised that the rockets in the kit were decent replicas, so I did use those... 

Oh yea, I also repositioned the control surfaces, you know , just because...  Now, after doing all that work, It seems kinda silly looking with the flaps still up! 

I painted with Tamiyia Acrylics.

 EDIT: Ok,  Now it's actually done for real as I have attached the Pitot Tube and this will be the picture for the wall:

More F4U progress....

68GT

I do have a bunch if tiny decals, but I'm not sure how I'm going to get into it.  This kit is very old and basic so it might make it look better.

I think it looks great. I don't go in for stencils on 1/72 jets.. then look overscale IMO.

I do have a bunch if tiny decals, but I'm not sure how I'm going to get into it.  This kit is very old and basic so it might make it look better.  I'm very happy the Microscale decals from the 80s are still holding up.

Looking the part now cbaltrin.  Something about a sea blue Navy bird.  Always looks sharp.  

Phantom looks great in paint 68.  Hope you don't have 800 tiny decals like F4s tend to.  

Your Phantom is looking good 68GT.  Almost to the finish line!

Not ure what my last report was, but this was my progress on the Phantom as of two weeks ago.

Getting Close. One coat of Tamiya XF Sea Blue.

Got the canopy blacked out , radom painted, and finished up filling and sanding operations. I also scratch built two vhf antenna. I need to to scratch build some guns and we are ready for paint. Now if I only had decals....

Well I worked up to it and finally got back on this Fujimi F4U-1/5N. I got the radome attached, plugged and redrilled some holes and am getting ready to black out the windows. I wish I could find some decent decals for it. May have to WIF if with some generic markings...

JacknewbIII &  PhilliePhan79, I have updated the wall with your builds. Appologies for taking so long!

Let's use the second to the last pic for the front page. Thanks again!

That's a good B-17 Jack.  You recovered with the decals quite well.  Looks like weathering to me.  

Thanks cbaltrin.  You can use this one

 JacknewbIII , Nice work on your B-17. I think it looks quite nice despite the decal mihsap, which, IMO, could easily be mistaken for normal paint pealing from the wear and tear of wartime operations!  Now, which photo would you like me to use on the wall?