BIG Intruder GROUPIE GROUPBUILD...

Manstein's revenge

 

DiscoStu:

If anyone is dying to do the camo scheme either desert or green, I have the Fightertown decals in 1/48 that has those markings. I was only going to use the "Puff the Magic Dragon" nose art version on the sheet, I can part with the rest.

 

 

Not me.  But I would be interested in any extra 72nd scale Intruder sheets!!! Any unit, any scheme...

 

Dove deep into my decal stash and, sure enough, there is a set of 1/72 decals.  Looks like the manufacturer is HDL and it has markings for the Desert Storm  scheme, as well as VA-85 "Black Falcons" and VMA(AW)-332 "Polka Dots". Can't say I need them.  

I'll take 'em...

Nope it was from the Centennial celebration of Naval Aviation. BTW there is a HellDiver in the background of that pic Mike.

I think it would be cool if the Navy scrapped the Gray color scheme all together and went with the old school two tone color scheme all of the time. And I think the Nimitz class carriers would look cool in a splinter camo scheme.

Scorpiomikey

Isnt this the midway anniversary? 

Or is that for something else?

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

Manstein's revenge

I'll take 'em...

Theyre all yours.  Pm me the shady bench in the park you want me to use as a dead drop......

Hans von Hammer

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

Lol, dodgy.

eeeeee hehehehe i love it,

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HATH20

Scorpiomikey

 

Hans von Hammer:

 

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

 

 

Lol, dodgy.

A patch like this could get more pilots to sign on for air-to-air assignments...

Hans von Hammer

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

VanceCrozier

 

Scorpiomikey:

 

 

Hans von Hammer:

 

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

 

 

Lol, dodgy.

 

 

A patch like this could get more pilots to sign on for air-to-air assignments...

A dio idea maybe....

Echo139er

VanceCrozier:

 

Scorpiomikey:

 

 

Hans von Hammer:

 

Got this patch from an A-6 driver offa the Ranger that had been refueling F-14s for a cruise or two from KA-6s.. Thought it might give ya a chuckle..

 

 

Lol, dodgy.

 

 

A patch like this could get more pilots to sign on for air-to-air assignments...

 

A dio idea maybe....

 

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

 All I can hear is "In the Navy" by the Village People!!!

fermis

 All I can hear is "In the Navy" by the Village People!!!

....Yes, you can sail the seven seas....

Manstein's revenge

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

I like the colors on this plane---especially the black tail and light undersides.  My a/c is slightly different in that the moon on the tail is yellow and the a/c number is "500"--which I believe indicates that it belonged to the Squadron Leader...

Manstein's revenge

Manstein's revenge:

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

 

My kit came today and, boy, am I impressed with this "jewel" of a kit...I also got some Aires resin ejection seats to dress things up a bit...This is one pit that can be seen very well due to the massive canopy that slides open...Also got some Eduard masking for the glass and some AM decals for the above a/c...Unfortunately couldn't find a PE set in stock but the kit parts should be fine w/ a bit of careful painting...

I like the colors on this plane---especially the black tail and light undersides.  My a/c is slightly different in that the moon on the tail is yellow and the a/c number is "500"--which I believe indicates that it belonged to the Squadron Leader...

Yeah that would be the Squadron CO or the CAG's bird.

http://maquetas.mforos.com/1165098/6487584-intruder-tamiya-italeri-1-72/

AWESOME BUILD BLOG for the 72nd scale Italeri/Tamiya Intruder...

Aircraft 500 or "nutz" as we called it was always CAG's bird usually had the snappy paint job the skipper's was any other Modex he wanted most of the time the next one up.

Medicman71

Manstein's revenge:

Manstein's revenge:

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

 

My kit came today and, boy, am I impressed with this "jewel" of a kit...I also got some Aires resin ejection seats to dress things up a bit...This is one pit that can be seen very well due to the massive canopy that slides open...Also got some Eduard masking for the glass and some AM decals for the above a/c...Unfortunately couldn't find a PE set in stock but the kit parts should be fine w/ a bit of careful painting...

I like the colors on this plane---especially the black tail and light undersides.  My a/c is slightly different in that the moon on the tail is yellow and the a/c number is "500"--which I believe indicates that it belonged to the Squadron Leader...

 

Yeah that would be the Squadron CO or the CAG's bird.

I will be doing the same bird, as a tribute to my big brother, who got to drop his first bombs with VMFA(AW)-332, on some insurgents, which in turn helped to save the lives of his brothers on the ground.

 If all Marines are brothers....and my brother is a Marine...what does that make me???....just a red headed step brother to the Corp???

I dunno fermis but my uncle and both of my 2nd cousins are marines (can't use ex marines as once a Marine always a Marine) who fought in Vietnam which is odd seeing as my other uncle and another 2nd cousin were both in the Navy during Vietnam with my cousin being a machine gunner on a PBR. And both my grandfathers were in the Army during WWII .

fermis

Medicman71:

Manstein's revenge:

Manstein's revenge:

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

 

My kit came today and, boy, am I impressed with this "jewel" of a kit...I also got some Aires resin ejection seats to dress things up a bit...This is one pit that can be seen very well due to the massive canopy that slides open...Also got some Eduard masking for the glass and some AM decals for the above a/c...Unfortunately couldn't find a PE set in stock but the kit parts should be fine w/ a bit of careful painting...

I like the colors on this plane---especially the black tail and light undersides.  My a/c is slightly different in that the moon on the tail is yellow and the a/c number is "500"--which I believe indicates that it belonged to the Squadron Leader...

 

Yeah that would be the Squadron CO or the CAG's bird.

 

I will be doing the same bird, as a tribute to my big brother, who got to drop his first bombs with VMFA(AW)-332, on some insurgents, which in turn helped to save the lives of his brothers on the ground.

 If all Marines are brothers....and my brother is a Marine...what does that make me???....just a red headed step brother to the Corp???

Ok, started the Intruder cockpit. The only issue I saw was a wrinkle in the rear wall of the cabin, puttied & smoothed it out, the went to work. (with my luck, somebody will tell me it was supposed to be there!)

And then I..... sorta "fermised it"

All oob, with some creative license on the IP. I've decided if I get hung up on EVERY detail, projects die in my hands. Still need to do a little dark wash.

Mikeym_us

I dunno fermis but my uncle and both of my 2nd cousins are marines (can't use ex marines as once a Marine always a Marine) who fought in Vietnam which is odd seeing as my other uncle and another 2nd cousin were both in the Navy during Vietnam with my cousin being a machine gunner on a PBR. And both my grandfathers were in the Army during WWII .

fermis:

Medicman71:

Manstein's revenge:

Manstein's revenge:

I still love this scheme and want to marry it...

 

My kit came today and, boy, am I impressed with this "jewel" of a kit...I also got some Aires resin ejection seats to dress things up a bit...This is one pit that can be seen very well due to the massive canopy that slides open...Also got some Eduard masking for the glass and some AM decals for the above a/c...Unfortunately couldn't find a PE set in stock but the kit parts should be fine w/ a bit of careful painting...

I like the colors on this plane---especially the black tail and light undersides.  My a/c is slightly different in that the moon on the tail is yellow and the a/c number is "500"--which I believe indicates that it belonged to the Squadron Leader...

 

Yeah that would be the Squadron CO or the CAG's bird.

 

I will be doing the same bird, as a tribute to my big brother, who got to drop his first bombs with VMFA(AW)-332, on some insurgents, which in turn helped to save the lives of his brothers on the ground.

 If all Marines are brothers....and my brother is a Marine...what does that make me???....just a red headed step brother to the Corp???

 

THE  WORLD WONDERS...

Manstein's revenge

 

I've seen conflicting pics depicting the "moon" insiginia on this unit's birds...my decal sheet shows an entirely yellow "moon" but most online pics show a mostly red moon w/ maybe the bottom quarter fading into yellow...???  What's the story here? 

 

THE  WORLD WONDERS...

(Not at all familiar with USN unit breakdowns...)

Could colour variations have been for different groups within a unit? Maybe even a different time period??

VanceCrozier

Manstein's revenge:

 

I've seen conflicting pics depicting the "moon" insiginia on this unit's birds...my decal sheet shows an entirely yellow "moon" but most online pics show a mostly red moon w/ maybe the bottom quarter fading into yellow...???  What's the story here? 

 

THE  WORLD WONDERS...

 

(Not at all familiar with USN unit breakdowns...)

Could colour variations have been for different groups within a unit? Maybe even a different time period??

With red "moon"...

With red fading into yellow-orange:

Low Viz:

Decal sheet seems to suggest the "moons" overlay each other giving the option of an all-yellow moon or one that fades from red to yellow???

Red and Orange???

VanceCrozier

Ok, started the Intruder cockpit. The only issue I saw was a wrinkle in the rear wall of the cabin, puttied & smoothed it out, the went to work. (with my luck, somebody will tell me it was supposed to be there!)

And then I..... sorta "fermised it"

All oob, with some creative license on the IP. I've decided if I get hung up on EVERY detail, projects die in my hands. Still need to do a little dark wash.

Nice job on the pit! The IP looks great.  Just noticed that the Pilot sat higher up than the Bombadier---did not know that until I saw the pit from straight on!

Manstein's revenge

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Ok, started the Intruder cockpit. The only issue I saw was a wrinkle in the rear wall of the cabin, puttied & smoothed it out, the went to work. (with my luck, somebody will tell me it was supposed to be there!)

And then I..... sorta "fermised it"

All oob, with some creative license on the IP. I've decided if I get hung up on EVERY detail, projects die in my hands. Still need to do a little dark wash.

 

The wrinkle was supposed to be there...

 

Nice job on the pit! The IP looks great.  Just noticed that the Pilot sat higher up than the Bombadier---did not know that until I saw the pit from straight on!

...wrinkle...

Higher pilot.... better view out the right side that way I suppose??

Manstein's revenge

VanceCrozier:

Manstein's revenge:

 

I've seen conflicting pics depicting the "moon" insiginia on this unit's birds...my decal sheet shows an entirely yellow "moon" but most online pics show a mostly red moon w/ maybe the bottom quarter fading into yellow...???  What's the story here? 

 

THE  WORLD WONDERS...

 

(Not at all familiar with USN unit breakdowns...)

Could colour variations have been for different groups within a unit? Maybe even a different time period??

 

With red "moon"...

With red fading into yellow-orange:

Low Viz:

 

Decal sheet seems to suggest the "moons" overlay each other giving the option of an all-yellow moon or one that fades from red to yellow???

 

Red and Orange???

 

Vance the seats where arranged like that for ejection purposes so one seat dosnt fry the other aircrew

ScottVA36

Vance the seats where arranged like that for ejection purposes so one seat dosnt fry the other aircrew

ahhhh - bonus!

What's the skinny on the moon???