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Aircraft Tug w/J-47 Engine [FINISHED]

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Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 9:52 AM

Very well done, they all look fantastic.

BK

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, December 23, 2022 10:56 AM

The tug, dolly cart, and J47 all turned out very nicely. But I am curious, should the tug steering wheel perhaps be black? Just seems a bit odd for that item to be in yellow.

 

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Posted by Scale-Master on Friday, December 23, 2022 10:48 AM

Thank you John!

Never fails does it?  The info you spend a year looking for shows up just when the project is done...

There are a couple things I would have done different after looking at how it was intended to go together, but I don't think it's worth redoing.

Now I may build the loader and something to go it too.  

That's a project for another day.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, December 22, 2022 6:24 PM

Now that you are done, here is a pdf of the deluxe kit instructions:

 

http://goldeneramodel.com/kitinstructions/has1-32f86/Has1-32F-86F-40deluxe.pdf

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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Posted by Scale-Master on Thursday, December 22, 2022 10:01 AM

Thanks Guys!!

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Greg on Thursday, December 22, 2022 9:39 AM

Very nice results for a neat little project. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Posted by missileman2000 on Thursday, December 22, 2022 8:17 AM

Looks great!

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Posted by DUSTER on Thursday, December 22, 2022 12:43 AM

Came out great. Well Done.

Steve

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Posted by Scale-Master on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 7:26 PM

Thanks John.  No, this is it for this project.  I doubt I'll ever build the plane it came with either.  Just a fun diversion from the larger project and "real" work.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 7:12 PM

Nice job and fun project Mark.  Is there a 1/32 diorama / vingnette in the future?

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 1:59 PM

Well Now!

    That's a nice looking rig. Well Done, Scale-Master!( Sorry, Eugene!)

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 11:41 AM

Came out great! congrats!

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Posted by Scale-Master on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 11:10 AM
Finished:

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:10 PM
Here is the engine with all the hoses and little parts installed.  The tailpipe will go on after it is fitted to the trailer.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 10:01 AM
Think I got all the little parts to go where they should.  The tubing that came in the kit was pretty brittle and stuck in this squirrely shape.  I'm replacing that tubing with leftover fresher material from Tamiya kits.  I've already installed a few hoses.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Monday, December 19, 2022 8:17 PM
The dolly is done; well, at least it's ready to accept the jet engine…

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Monday, December 19, 2022 5:55 PM
A little more weathering and I'm figuring out where some of the smaller engine parts go.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Monday, December 19, 2022 12:30 PM

Coming along nicely!

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Posted by Scale-Master on Monday, December 19, 2022 10:37 AM
The engine was disassembled and cleaned up and then the parts were painted; mostly silver and black.  I painted one part metallic gray and airbrushed just the leading edge of the exhaust cone the same color.  The fans are painted black and dry brushed with silver.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Friday, December 16, 2022 11:14 AM
I thought once the tug was done it would easier to figure out what the dolly parts were from what was left on the runner, but apparently there are two dollies.  (Maybe one is for the armament?)  So I'm still playing the same guessing game to a degree, but I think this is the majority of the dolly parts.  Curiously there are still several more parts still on the runner.  I already assembled and shot these pieces the same yellow.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by missileman2000 on Thursday, December 15, 2022 12:06 PM

Those engines have a lot of wiring and plumbing on their exterior.  Bright wire from the beading departmend of hobby/craft stores make good tubing.  Black insulated electrical wire is fine for hoses.  Electrical wiring can be a number of things.  Use Google Images to find the pictures of engines- there are a LOT of them there.

 

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Posted by Scale-Master on Thursday, December 15, 2022 11:33 AM
I semi-dry assembled the engine to figure out how it all fits together.  A nut & bolt are provided to sandwich the metal parts of it together, and that was helpful.  The circular halved parts were cemented together and the rest is tacked together with white glue.   I'll use  it as a guide to help figure out the dolly parts.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 9:35 AM

Thanks guys!

 

 

This part is done, but the project is not finished yet…  

The mirror faces are foil.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Greg on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 8:43 AM

missileman2000

Looks great.

 

 

It does indeed. Yes

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Posted by missileman2000 on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 7:16 AM

Looks great.

 

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Posted by Scale-Master on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:41 AM
I found the rear license plate so I removed the decal on the right rear and made a duplicate one for the new part.  I also added another Toyota decal for the rear; slightly different than the one on the front.  More weathering/wear was applied as I went along adding parts. 
The seats were done with washes of brown panel line accent.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:41 AM
I did a little research on this kit.  It was first released in 1972, but the same box art was used again in 1999.  I have no info whether the end panels were the same and the tug parts were included in that reissue.  
I also found a 1/72 scale version of the tug was offered in a MiniCraft/Hasegawa T34 Mentor kit.

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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Posted by Scale-Master on Monday, December 12, 2022 4:36 PM

Thanks guys!

The F-86 on the box art has Japanese makings on it, but I don't know what era it represents.  I assumed it was from the 60's, maybe even early 70's, but that's just a guess.  The year didn't really matter to me.  I'm envisioning it as something that would be used at museum with flying aircraft.

 

Build what you want and build it for yourself, the rest will follow... Mark D. Jones

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, December 12, 2022 11:31 AM

HeavyArty

Its looking great so far.  Nice build.

One question I have though, and I don't know the anwer.  Was the USAF using Toyota tugs in the 1950s, and was Toyota even making tugs then?

 

Perhaps the JASDF issue of the F-86? I can't imagine the USAF outside of Japan using such a tug.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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