1/72 scale Attack Aircraft Group Build.

the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Saturday, July 30, 2005 11:04 PM

Here is my Camel (w/o repairs to decals).

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Friday, July 29, 2005 7:03 PM

Hi all. Just an update to say that I have not been able to upload my pics yet due to those industrious Windows gremlins I have.

Hope you are all doing well with your builds.

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:52 PM

Hey there. I have finally pulled the proverbial finger and taken pics of my Sopwith Camel. I still have some adjustments to make, but I am well on my way.
I am uploading them now to:

users.bigpond.com/kazadz

Cheers Thumbs Up [tup]

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Friday, July 22, 2005 2:06 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl

blkhwkmatt:
the viper looks fantastic, sorry i didn't say so earlier !

Duke:
great job on the strikemaster... do u do ur camo w/ a brush, rattlecan
or airbrush ? i am trying 2 work up the nerve 2 try a more involved camo
scheme on something, especially since i can paint outdoors in the
summertime !

frosty

frosty - Thanks for the nice words, I am equally impressed with the looks of your biplanes. I have never found the patience to build those!

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:39 PM

Duke Maddog that is some excellent advice and tips to airbrushing. Thanks, as I too am in the 'do I, don't I' club about camo.

FrostyGirl thanks for your reply, and for your info about the colours. Adam (b/f) bought me a mag a while ago that had an article about paint colours in it, and it said the same as what you have said above. (Doesn't mean that I am not going to keep looking for the colours I want though)
I finally got the WWI blue, but the WWI purple that I got is FAR too dark. I hope that when I matt spray, it knocks the colour back!
I like Frostys DVII so much that I think I might copy the scheme...
The blue a/c is the Fokker DVII. I didnt like it to start with, but it has grown on me immensly! (hense my thought to copy frostys dvii)

Cheers all Big Smile [:D]

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:01 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl

blkhwkmatt:
the viper looks fantastic, sorry i didn't say so earlier !

Duke:
great job on the strikemaster... do u do ur camo w/ a brush, rattlecan
or airbrush ? i am trying 2 work up the nerve 2 try a more involved camo
scheme on something, especially since i can paint outdoors in the
summertime !

frosty

Thanks Frosty! I painted my pattern with a brush. I first painted an all-over basecoat on the top of the plane. Then I painted the underside after masking the edges. Then I took my second color and using a semi-fine brush (0/5) I painted the outlines of where I want the color. Then I took a slightly larger brush to fill in the second color. After that I touch up as needed. Very easy. You don't even need to go outside! Wink [;)]

The same technique works well on tanks too, especially our Braille ones. You're able to get the brush into every nook and cranny an airbrush might miss.

Good luck on your future camo pattern. I look forward to seeing it. Wink [;)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:36 PM

blkhwkmatt:
the viper looks fantastic, sorry i didn't say so earlier !

Duke:
great job on the strikemaster... do u do ur camo w/ a brush, rattlecan
or airbrush ? i am trying 2 work up the nerve 2 try a more involved camo
scheme on something, especially since i can paint outdoors in the
summertime !

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:27 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by the_nitethyme
...I know it has been a while since I have posted, but I would never forget my fellow modelers!
There has been great progess in a number of the a/c put to this group build. I must say that the modern a/c are looking fantastic, and Frostys bi-plane, to die for! [tub]
My next project is a Roden Albatros, but I am having AWFUL times trying to find WWI Blue.
Frosty - would certainly be interested in starting a WWI Biplane Group Build.
Might start on that today (after I have ANOTHER tentative look in the box of the Albatros)
Kaz

Kaz :
wlecome back !
thanx 4 the kind comments on my dvii, it was fun 2 do an a/c in personal markings.
ur pix look great, i especially like the blue a/c (fokker ?)...
speaking of blue, do u know which paint manufacturer makes the color u need ?
if it's close 2 baby blue, the testors light blue enamel in the little square
bottle is very similar 2 a blue i've seen on illustrations of fokker dvii a/c,
otherwise u can try model master RLM 65, 76 or 78 ( lichtblau / hellblau shades )
as a starting point...
don't let color matching make u crazy, there weren't a lot of color pix taken of these
a/c & there r not a lot of folks around nowadays who can tell u that the colors u
decide on r wrong based on what they saw, so have fun & make it pretty !
HTH...
re: Bi/Triplane GB, glad 2 help in any way possible, c my reply in that thread...

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:05 PM

We really need Dan back, to update the build list. Anyone know where he is?

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:13 PM

That's great Kaz. I'm not really in to WWI aircraft so much, but I do love to look at them so I'll be stopping in to your Stringbag Group Build on occasion to see how things are going. Who knows? I may even become motivated enough to try one out.

As blkhwkmatt said, since this is turning into an unending build, I have a few more strike aircraft I can add to this build with. I'll keep everyone posted on what I decide to do next.

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:17 PM

Hey there everyone Smile [:)]

blkhwkmatt - thanks for the kind words. I meant to mention how good your Viper looks. The paint job is excellent. I want to run up to it and stroke it all over! It looks so real!

frosty - I have taken the plunge and opened a 1/72 Bi-Plane and Tri-Plane GB. I would love your assistance in this Group Build, as I would anyone elses assistance.

So... as I have started the 1/72 Bi/Tri plane GB, I have decided to build my Albatros DVa for it, rather than this GB. I will continue to build attack aircraft in this GB, but have to save some for the other. As I have written in the opening message of the 1/72 Bi/Tri plane GB, I will probably consider building a staffel of DRI's for it.

I am off to the LHS next week, and will purchase some more kits to keep me going. With all that said, I should probably get my finger out, and take some pictures before I get too carried away with any futher builds!

All the best all,

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:13 PM

Love the biplanes, they are always great looking aircraft. Wish that I had the courage to go after one of those kits maybe I'll get one soon.

Great work.

EDIT - since this has become an unending build I will probably add my F-18E and F Super Hornets and perhaps another F-16 with all the newest goodies like the conformal fuel tanks and the dorsal spine. Should give me something to do this fall when the weather gets crappy here!!

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Monday, July 18, 2005 11:44 PM

Here we are ...

Happy browsing, and please critique!

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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the_nitethyme

Member since
March 2005
From: Australia

Posted by the_nitethyme on Monday, July 18, 2005 11:30 PM

Hi all

Hope that you are all well ! Big Smile [:D]

I know it has been a while since I have posted, but I would never forget my fellow modelers!
Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

There has been great progess in a number of the a/c put to this group build. I must say that the modern a/c are looking fantastic, and Frostys bi-plane, to die for! [tub] Wow!! [wow]

Pics of my a/c can be found at users.bigpond.com/kazadz in the images page.

My next project is a Roden Albatros, but I am having AWFUL times trying to find WWI Blue.
Boohoo [BH]

Frosty - would certainly be interested in starting a WWI Biplane Group Build.
Might start on that today (after I have ANOTHER tentative look in the box of the Albatros)

So, I am around, but have had some problems with the pages of this GB loading, so was away for a while.

Will post pics here as soon as I can remember how.

Kaz

http://www.users.bigpond.com/kazadz

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:36 AM

Thanks John! I can still do that I believe. I'll look in to that.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:19 AM

Very nice build, Duke! Great job! Thumbs Up [tup]

I would suggest a wash over the whole model before the clearcoating, to accentuate the flaps, ailerons and other raised detail. But, on the whole, great job!
Cheers,
John

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 12:29 AM

Yesterday I had pulled down the Strikemaster and went to work on it. I had already gotten the final details installed on the aircraft and installed the canopy. After that, I got the camouflage painted on:

Later I added additional details to the plane.

While waiting for the silver coat to dry on the Magister, I clearcoated the Strikemaster and when it was dry, I applied the decals. Finally; another clearcoart and this bad boy is done:

There it is, my second build for this Group Build. Comments are welcome!

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Sunday, July 10, 2005 2:23 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by johnforster

Nice work, Duke! How do you build so fast?

Like Nike says, I 'just do it'! I guess things go fast for me because I have so many projects going at once. It's really hard to say....

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 8, 2005 10:12 PM

Nice work, Duke! How do you build so fast? Big Smile [:D]

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Friday, July 8, 2005 1:18 PM

And here is a new shot of my Strikemaster with the landing gear installed. She's sitting pretty on her three (?) legs!

Now all I have to do is get it painted, clearcoated, decaled, and dullcoated, and she'll be finished.

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 1:21 PM

Simce this build is still going on, I think it is time for a boost. I am now going to post some pics showing my progress on my Saudi Arabian BAC Strikemaster. This is the 1/72 scale Airfix kit re-boxed by MPC.

Here is the first shot showing the fuselage put together:

Here is the control panel in the cockpit. I hand painted it:

Here is a shot of the wing all put together:

And here is the fuselage and wing all assembled:

I have already cleaned all the seams, and filled all the gaps and sanded it down. so it looks better now. There is also some more construction completed on it. I'll post pics of that later.

Comments are welcome.

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 1:00 PM

Awesome! That Viper is incredible! Great job Matt!

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 5:14 PM

Well guys - as promised here are some pics of my completed F-16 D Viper

Hope you like it, I thought that it was a great kit to build, would be a great choice for a modeler without a ton of experience.

Just to refresh your memories - I had to repaint the bird after I realized that the grey on the bottom was too dark and then when I glued the canopy on it crazed!!! I dipped the clear canopy in Future, man that stuff is awsome, and it got rid of the clouding!!! And as a last straw - right after I took these Pics one of the 2000lb bombs and pylon fell off of the wing, but all in all it was a straight forward and easy build!!!

Any and all comments are welcome

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!