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Manstein's revenge

Kolja94:

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

 

Sweet...looks like you went with one of the kit schemes...very nicely done...

Actually from Hi-Decal sheet 72-029, though that set doesn't include the nonskid areas on the wing roots, elevators, and spine (and at this point, I've no desire to paint those on) so I think I'll use the nonskid decals from the kit sheet...

Kolja94

Manstein's revenge:

Kolja94:

Started decals last night - the good news is, as they dried, that 'off color' looking carrier film on the tail went away.

 

Sweet...looks like you went with one of the kit schemes...very nicely done...

 

Actually from Hi-Decal sheet 72-029, though that set doesn't include the nonskid areas on the wing roots, elevators, and spine (and at this point, I've no desire to paint those on) so I think I'll use the nonskid decals from the kit sheet...

Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

Manstein's revenge

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

fermis

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Kolja94

fermis:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

 

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

You do have to be a proficient hunter and butcher if you want to eat!!!

fermis

 

Kolja94:

 

 

fermis:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

......Looks like you are gonna beat Fermis to the finish-line!

 

 

 

Others may pull ahead too.....summer work schedule is a killer.....but it buys me 6 months of Saturdays (NO work!) all winter long!!!

 

 

6 months of Saturdays - your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

 

You do have to be a proficient hunter and butcher if you want to eat!!!

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

VanceCrozier

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

fermis

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

Manstein's revenge

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

Yes. Yes we do!!!!

Manstein's revenge

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

Scorpiomikey

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

 

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

 

[:D[[

In between supper and a late ball game last night, I did sit down long enough to clear-coat the cockpit & stuff the Intruder's nose full of lead fishing weights, cuz nobody likes a tailsitter.

VanceCrozier

Scorpiomikey:

 

Manstein's revenge:

 

 

fermis:

 

 

VanceCrozier:

I've been known to survive for weeks on nothing but cupcakes and milkshakes - count me in!

 

 

You're not supposed to LITERALY eat them!

 

I hate to INTRUDE and break up this little party, nut you *M0J0s* need to get to work...

 

 

 

NEVER!!!!

I shall lark about and never build a damn thing

And i shall get away with it because you all think im awesome...

 

 

[:D[[

In between supper and a late ball game last night, I did sit down long enough to clear-coat the cockpit & stuff the Intruder's nose full of lead fishing weights, cuz nobody likes a tailsitter.

Fair enough - pics tonight, hopefully with a final wash in place as well.

Manstein's revenge

 

Pics or it didn't happen...

 

Alright, I was WIPED when I got home from the field last night - still a humid 80 degrees + full sun when we started playing. Went home, drank a bunch of cold water, took a cold shower, watched a few minutes of the Marlins/Red Sox gaem & hit the sheets. Manny requested photo update from 2 days ago....

Seats & cockpit area clearcoated, needs just a little wash now, IP with all "glass" in place...

And as much weight as I could jam into the nosecone. Lead fishing sinkers, jammed into some "no-shrink wood filler" so they don't rattle around & a touch of CA to seal the blob into place...

VanceCrozier

And as much weight as I could jam into the nosecone. Lead fishing sinkers, jammed into some "no-shrink wood filler" so they don't rattle around & a touch of CA to seal the blob into place...

I was thinking the same thing when I posted the pics...

After finishing decals and another coat of Future, the 'sludge wash' (as described by Paul Boyer in FSM):

Then I used oils for the first time.  I like the effect and how easy it is to control. I found raw sienna to be a good match for the oil often seen streaked on the underside of the Prowler (and, presumably, on the Intruder). 

I used burnt sienna instead of black for some other weathering (it was after this picture).  I figured it would be a little less stark than black, though I think it might be good to have black on hand too.

Cool...what are those greenish areas???  Non-slip green?

I have a bunch of underrcarriage & weapons etc from the modern a/c I've got in the lineup (Intruder / Flanker / Gripen) that need a coat of white - prepping them all to be sprayed in the same session this weekend.

Pics or it didn't happen...wait, can you still post pics???

What's going on in here???

Manstein's revenge

Pics or it didn't happen...wait, can you still post pics???

I have to wear a foil hat when doing so, but yes, it does seem to be working now. Last night's work - cleanup & assembly of the Saab's anti-shipping misiles. They look freakin' huge hanging off that little Gripen. Should have the Intruder's payload finished up tonight.

Yes, they're nonskid areas.  I've seen them painted black, a different shade of gray, and even when painted the same shade of gray, they seem to weather differently.  The Hi-Decal sheet would have you paint them on, but I made the decision to go with that sheet rather late in the process so I used the decals from the Italieri kit, figuring also that they ought to be the right size for where they were supposed to go which may or may not be the case for another Intruder project using a different kit down the road.

Got it---looking like you are getting close to claiming that badge!  Fermis is at your six about 37 NM in the rear...

Trying to pick away at "Stuff from three different kits that will all need to be airbrushed white at the same time"...

From the Intruder, outer wing panels (7 pieces each!), bombs & air-to-surface missiles of some sort:

I won't be adding fermis-like details, but will probably add some hydraulic lines running between the inner & outer wing panels to both busy up the area and add a little strength.

Wow, I love the Italeri Intruder kit more and more every time I see the parts details...

Are those bombs lined up in the front cluster bomb pods???

Not sure they'd count as "cluster bombs" per se. There are 4 bombs per side, hanging on one cool-looking rack. There is a pair sitting in line with each other, nose-to-tail, hanging under the rack, and the other pair is also sitting in line, nose-to-tail, but hanging beside the rack. Kind of a cool system, enabling more hardpoints with the need to add any more racks to the bottom of the wing. You can see it pretty well in this photo, the inboard pylon:

(OK, I swear I can see it when I post it...)

What you've posted is a picture of an Intruder with Mk82 500lb bombs - which are unitary.

The parts in the kit depict the Mk20 Rockeye - which is in fact a cluster munition.

As for mine, I've got some clear flat on; I had to take an extra day to reattache the IFR probe (boo).  So I'll touch that up tonight, add some pastel weathering and unmask the canopy, then move on to attaching the ordnance and gear doors; that will about do it!

Kolja94

What you've posted is a picture of an Intruder with Mk82 500lb bombs - which are unitary.

The parts in the kit depict the Mk20 Rockeye - which is in fact a cluster munition.

 

As for mine, I've got some clear flat on; I had to take an extra day to reattache the IFR probe (boo).  So I'll touch that up tonight, add some pastel weathering and unmask the canopy, then move on to attaching the ordnance and gear doors; that will about do it!

ahhhhh - thanks for the info Kolja94 - USN attack aircraft & systems are not my specialty!

HA!  I was right!

MK-20 Rockeye

The MK-20 Rockeye is a free-fall, unguided cluster weapon designed to kill tanks and armored vehicles. The system consists of a clamshell dispenser, a mechanical MK-339 timed fuze, and 247 dual-purpose armor-piercing shaped-charge bomblets. The bomblet weighs 1.32 pounds and has a 0.4-pound shaped-charge warhead of high explosives, which produces up to 250,000 psi at the point of impact, allowing penetration of approximately 7.5 inches of armor. Rockeye is most efficiently used against area targets requiring penetration to kill. Fielded in 1968, the Rockeye dispenser is also used in the Gator air-delivered mine system. During Desert Storm US Marines used the weapon extensively, dropping 15,828 of the 27,987 total Rockeyes against armor, artillery, and antipersonnel targets. The remainder were dropped by Air Force (5,345) and Navy (6,814) aircraft.