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'bout time ya'll mugs got some work done and quit crying about being too busy to model...
I'm liking these Intruders...
Fermis, how did you get that "Moonlighter" insignia on with the two-tone moon???
Manstein's revenge 'bout time ya'll mugs got some work done and quit crying about being too busy to model... I'm liking these Intruders... Fermis, how did you get that "Moonlighter" insignia on with the two-tone moon???
Back in earnest on the weekend, should be closing up the fuselage on Saturday.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Post pics...
fermis Markings done. Had to cobble together some white strip decal for the 7 and 4 on the tail, and used decals from 4 different sheets.
Markings done. Had to cobble together some white strip decal for the 7 and 4 on the tail, and used decals from 4 different sheets.
Manstein's revenge Post pics...
Absolutely!
Manstein's revenge fermis Markings done. Had to cobble together some white strip decal for the 7 and 4 on the tail, and used decals from 4 different sheets. No load-out?
Not quite yet, got a ways to go still. Wings are just dry fit for the pics. She'll be loaded as per kit instructions. As a side note...my older bro was in town for the week (332 "Moonlighters" was his first squadron)....I showed him what I've done so far.....I can't say what he said, but it starts with an "F" and ends with a "YEAH"!
For the moon, as you noticed earlier, I used a circle cutter to cut out the mask. Sprayed with a flat white "primer".
I then sprayed yellow (at the same time as I did the leading edges), then freehanded the red to get the fade.
I am about to start on the Italeri 1/72 Intruder. I want to build it as she appeared aboard the USS. John F. Kennedy around 1976. Does anyone know a source of decals that would work? Thanks.
Hmmmmm...I have had a heck of a time finding decals for any US jets during the Vietnam era in 72nd scale. Try Hannants in UK...
Odd, you'd think Vietnam-era decals would be a decent time frame to develop decals for. Free time has been split between softball fields & yardwork at the house. (We've had a good long stretch of beautiful weather up my way recently) I should be able to get "the bench" dusted off again this weekend though.
I just think that that era produced some of the most striking schemes the jet-age has ever seen, particularly the Navy birds,,,just bought this for another F-4:
Got it for the "Sundowner" scheme...but that A-7 scheme "Stingers" looks like it may have to be used as well !!!
wow - it's Monday again? Wasn't I supposed to have a Saturday/Sunday in there somewhere?? Not a lot accomplished, but enough to satisfy the good Field Marshall that I'm doing something I hope!
Did a little painting on the ordnance using the Vallejo paint. The white does cover pretty well but needs multiple coats to cover. Seems to brush over itself quite well after only a short drying time. Won't bother with pics of that stuff until they are done.
I did seal ip the fuselage halves though. The compressors & exhausts dropped right in with no problems. I did have some issues with the IP and cockpit inserts though, they seemed a little too wide, only noticed after the glue was being laid down though of course. A little wiggling as I went, some elastic bands & adding the (already weighted) nosecone immediately seemed to help. I'll need to do a little filling on the IP coaming, but it seems alright now.
Good to see someone back to building in this GB again...git er done...
Now that the fuselage halves are together I should be picking up speed - the wing sections are already together, weapons loadout and undercarriage partly painted. Liking this machine.
Sealing up the Intruder. I've got a few small seams that need work, I suspect it has more to do with me working on her after 11pm than the quality of the kit.
Topside join - has a tiny step-up to deal with. The putty I've used makes it look worse than it really is.
Do I remember reading earlier that the fuselage-mounted airbrakes were closed up permanently on this bird in favour of the wingtip-mounted units??
Hmmmmmmm...not sure about that Vance...on the ground I'd have 'em stowed anyway...
The fuselage brakes were fixed closed when it was discovered that they were shrouded by the engine exhaust. Initially, the perforated panels were just locked in the closed position. Later models incorporated the solid panels.
True, but if I'm folding wings & using the boarding ladders I'd like to let it all hang out! BUT, airbrakes would indeed not be deployed on the ground anyway unless they were being serviced. I'm pretty sure I saw someone mention they were bolted shut, and have yet to see photos otherwise. Closing them up tonight.
Vance, what scheme you going with???????????????????????????????????
The World Wonders...Turkey Trots Over Water...
Kit decals look fine to me - I'll be building the Navy bird, from VA 36 (USS Theodore Roosevelt)
Partly because of where they were relative to the exhaust but also how, under certain approach conditions, they would disturb the airflow over the horizontal stabs (bad). It was discovered relatively early on as I recall, and I don't remember seeing any pictures other than very early Intruders with them deployed under any conditions.
Karl
Got more work done on the Kinetic kit. I was able to get the wings on. Lots of sanding. upper wings look good but there are still some large gaps in the lower wing that will require some sprue and putty to fill up. I decided to close the boarding ladders. The detail was nothing special and it was a bit soft to display open. The closed fit here wasn't the best, but I think I have it sanded down to where it will work okay. Airbrakes are closed but, again, large gaps that will require some filler and scribing. Pics soon.
"Ahh the Luftwaffe. The Washington Generals of the History Channel" -Homer Simpson
Thanks for the back-up. Fuselage airbrakes now closed up. Odd that Tamiya/Italeri included them as an option when they were phased out so early on.
I guess it gives modellers the option to build a very early, or even developmental test, Intruder if they so desire...
Forget "Flight of the Intruder"---this is more like, "Snail Crawl of the Intruder"...
Manstein's revenge Forget "Flight of the Intruder"---this is more like, "Snail Crawl of the Intruder"...
Yeah, THIS ONE is where I meant to post up!! The INTRUDER should be getting primer on Sunday.
Hmmmmmmm...this update sounds familiar...deju vu?
Tournament time - on a ballfield (or working) from now until Sunday afternoon! Besides, I fell apart long before primer previously!
What's the skinny in here on WIPS?
Got a chance to mask off the gear bays & cockpit on mine last night, then the phone rang - the ball team I played with last year called me to fill in with some regulars missing. Guess that makes me an irregular ball player...
Should be laying the overall gray down tonight.
Mine's close to priming. I have most of the seams and gaps fixed. Starting to look like an Intruder. I took out the decals to give them another once over, and it motivated me to get going. The fire-breathing dragon on the nose is going to look great. Question about a realistic weapons load: The Kinetic kit offers a pair of Harpoons and an MER full of what look like MK-82s, Would both of those be carried at once? If not what is a more accurate weapons load for a late A-6?
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