The Forgotten War GB (6/25/08 - 2/28/09) - Deadline Extended Yet Again!

  OK, another update. I have the future sprayed on. Still lots to do.  small areas I think I`ll have to redo, though. Let me know what you think..........Harv

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  I hope I`m not pestering you all with all the updates.  OK, experament went very well, I think. I used 2 parts alum. powder to 1 part steel pownder. Mixed and aplied with soft cloth and buffed with same. Just top right wing and part of right fuse. I like the way it makes some panells stand out. Not TOO shiney. Bur I would like as much feedback as posable. HONEST feedback good or bad. So help me out guys..............Harv

jeaton01 wrote:

Grumble grumble...where's the loyalty?

Well, mabey this will help attone for my miss guidedness. Just a quick update. Got most of the masking done last night. Next will be a little experamenting with Gealds powders. Are you waching Gerald?? I`m going to be mixing some alum.  and steel together and see what happens. I did this on some test pieces and it did work pretty good  ..........Harv

  OK, I posted on aircraft and forgot about the GB site . So here you go...........Harv

Harv...great job there...!!!!nice detail...

BTW I like the way the sanded filler looks on the fuselage...reminds my of my first car and the "Bondo" repairs I did....!!!

Carlos

And proud you should be, Harv! She's really coming along nicely now. You may be frustrated with the slow pace, but at least you're doing things right. I'm usually the opposite: I try to hurry a build and end up making multiple silly mistakes.

nice looking Sabre~!

  Well guys, HAPPY FOURTH!! Small update, well the part is small, but a big update for me. Got the HUD done. Took 2 days, believe it or not. I`m really proud of it too. So here is a few pics. Sorry for the pics, but best I could do............Harv

  Well a bit of a milestone(at least for me) Got the wing tips on and sanded . I think this is done! Now to move on to gun sight and wind screen. Thanks for bareing with me and my slowness!!.........Harv

I'm following too Harv and look forward to seeing pics.

The Texan has been painted and decaled in between other projects, hobby & otherwise.  I'm not happy with the job I did on the seams, but with some creative photo shots, they shouldn't be too noticable...I hope.

Very nice build Carlos.  Always good to see an early jet.  Good job of painting the leading edge of the wings.  That's one thing that has stopped me from attempting a Panther.

My Texan/Mosquito is progressing slowly.  Painted grey, hoping to get the wing tips masked & painted red today.  Along the way I'm seeing many flaws that are a combination of an inexpensive/old kit and my inexperience/lack of attention to details/lack of skills.  However, I hope to have it Futured and decaled by weeks end and finished by the end of May.

Well All..although I have been away for a bit I never gave up hope of completing my Panther..here it is...enjoy

Thanks Charles for another GB...would like to have been more active on this one but as you know it wasnt possible. Count me in on your next GB for sure...as always its  been fun and very educational. Great builds all..keep up the good work!

Carlos

She's a true beaut, Aaron. And very applicable to Korea.

Very, very nicely done. She must be a great kit if you are on your 4th!

Thanks guys.

It is basically OOB, the decals are included in the current version of the kit with a Canadian HO4S-3 on the box art. I did take a little liberty on the paint scheme, the instructions call for all blue, but I found some pics of an HRS with the red bits and liked it better. With the lack of weathering and the bright colors I'll just assume this one has just arrived in Korea and hasn't had time to get dirty yet.

Paints are mostly Model Master Acrylics and a coat of Future.

My one gripe with the decals is the tail rotor warning, it does not wrap all the way around the tailboom and matching the yellow with paint was not easy. I would have prefered to have had the red arrow and lettering alone instead of on a yellow background. That also would have let me use a darker shade of yellow which I think would have looked better and more accurate to the pics I had.

Overall though a nice easy build. I love this kit (I'm starting my 4th) as it is just a pleasant kit with few problems, and the H-19 was widely used so there is no shortage of build ideas.

Aaron -- what a superb piece of work! That paintjob is terrific! Enamel or acrylic? Kit decals or AMs? The white looks acceptably opaque. Very nice!

Mike/TB379

Yay, I finished something. Life just kept getting in the way but I managed to get the HRS done, better late then never and all that.

With no further adoo, my USMC HRS.

Thanks for hosting the GB, you can count me in if you decide to do a Forgotten War 2 GB in the future.