P-82 Build Log...

This second post is because copy entered in the post above keeps being linked to the images and I don't know how to prevent that from happening.

The top image is after the Alclad II Aluminum was applied. An easier task than I would have imagined. The base is Testors black enamel. I really like the look. Dust and lint were an issue apparently. The airplane looked to be covered with the stuff after I finished spraying. I waited a couple of hours then brushed off almost all of the lint with a 1" brush with no harm to the Alclad finish.

The second image is after I painted the anti-glare on the noses this morning. It took like thirty minutes to mask the airplane for two minutes of painting. Whew! Tomorrow I attempt the second color on the tails. The anit-glare panels are MM O.D. The paint for tomorrow will be Testors yellow acrylic with a dab of orange for the tails.

This is only my second airplane nearing completion. The first is a Stearman getting its wings attached this week. After being out of the game for so many years I feel like such a newb! I know this P-82 won't be the best looking model when it's done. There are some glaring errors on it but I'll have cleared a giant hurdle when it's done and I'll have the satisfaction of having completed the project. Comments and suggestions welcome

That bird is looking nice! 

As for the linking issue... I get the same thing, but I found that if I put a period after the link for the picture, then hit return, the period will be linked but then the text after it will be fine.  So you just end up with a little blue-linked period under the picture.

Looking forward to seeing more of this build.

Cheers, Mark

Thanks, Mark. I'll definitely try the period after the image post and thanks for the encouragement.

fotofrank

This second post is because copy entered in the post above keeps being linked to the images and I don't know how to prevent that from happening.

MrStecks

As for the linking issue... I get the same thing, but I found that if I put a period after the link for the picture, then hit return, the period will be linked but then the text after it will be fine.  So you just end up with a little blue-linked period under the picture.

I stripped out everything from the first URL tag, '[ URL ]' up to the first image tag, '[ IMG ]', and then the closing URL tag, '[ / URL ]'.

The forum's software apparently doesn't handle the URL tag correctly.

Not in bold but actually linked to the image...

Try it anyway, it can't hurt.

This started happening to me after the last forum upgrade.

Over at Hyperscale, with it's older software, I have to strip off the image tags as well, or the page will show the linked image, but with '[ IMG ]' in front of it and '[ / IMG ]' after it.

Thanks Baron, I'll give that a try. 

EDIT:  Just tried that with a pic in the Testing area, works perfectly.  Thanks again.

Cheers, Mark

OK, lemme try that...

Now adding words...

Cool. Thanks, Baron.

Looking good so far keep at it.  As for dust and or lint or anything else that can get stirred up when you spray paint there is an easy solution, and inexpensive.

Use an appropriate sized cardboard box and paint the inside. The paint seals dust, lint, and other stuff so it does not get airborn when you spray. Before each spray job wipe the "paint booth" with a damp cloth. Also clean the area around the "paint booth so that the chance of stirring up lint, dust, etc. is minimized.

We tend to be our own worst critics, but keep this in mind, "if/when you build the PERFECT model it is time to quit. Until then keep on building them and enjoy the hobby.

You're very welcome!  Any help we can offer each other, right?

Now, to your subject--I think I've missed this, but is this the old Monogram 1/72 kit, or the newer 1/48 kit (whose maker's name escapes me)?  I love the NMF on this bird, that's a cool look!

Beautiful model!

the Baron

You're very welcome!  Any help we can offer each other, right?

Now, to your subject--I think I've missed this, but is this the old Monogram 1/72 kit, or the newer 1/48 kit (whose maker's name escapes me)?  I love the NMF on this bird, that's a cool look!

 

Was gonna ask if it was the Mono kit....but based on the lines, I'd say yes(???)...I do know of a couple other offerings in 72....the 48th kit is from ModelCraft, and I can assure you that it is one craptastic kit! If you ever get ahold of one, you'll have to work for it, and it'll make you utter and/or scream some words you didn't even know you knew! But...if you beat it...everything else afterwards will be gravy!

Yeah, this is the Monogran 1/72 scale kit. I don't ordinarily work in 1/72 scale but I wanted to do a twin Mustang. The finished build will be a "what if" build, a fighter that was never deployed because the war ended, kind of like the P-80 Shooting Star that didn't really get deployed. I have another F-82 kit in the stash that I might do the same with later.

I have more build pictures to post but I'll be out of commision for the next couple of days. I stuck my thumb in my eye and scratched the cornea so I can't see to work on the airplane. After I finish this post my left eye will get drops and be dilated and my depth perception will be off. So, more to come after Monday.

There have been times i wanted to scratch my eyes out on a build! You sir are dedicated.

route62

There have been times i wanted to scratch my eyes out on a build! You sir are dedicated.

 

I think I laughed a little too hard at this!

OK, it's Monday. Right now I'm listeninig to LiveATC.net arrivals at Oskosh for AirVenture. There's a B-29 in the pattern right now!

Here's the P-82 all masked and ready for paint on the tail.

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Here's the tail all painted. The color is a 50/50 mix of Testors yellow and Testors orange acrylic.

Now it's time to start detailing...

Wow, very nice colors!  Everything looks fantastic!

Toshi

Looking good Frank.  Glad to see your back at it.  I would love to see this up close at next Mondays meet.  What was your experience with Testors acrylic?  I found them problematic but that was years ago and have not tried them since.

The only issue I had with the Testors acrylic was that I had to dab the nozzle with lacquer thinner on a Q-tip occasionally to keep the paint flowing. The pressure was set to about 20lbs. Now I need to get some 1/72 scale national insignia. After I do the decals and put on the propellers, I'll shoot it with some Dullcote then put the canopies on, then it goes on tehe shelf...yay!!

I had similar issues early on using acrylics until I began using a retarder.  I got some Tamiya retarder and experimented using it with all brands of acrylics and have had great results. I get no clogs, even when spraying with my .18 needle in my illustrator style airbrush similar to a Iwata Micron. I can spray acrylics at very low and high PSI with no spatter or mid air drying.  

I have not tried the retarder with Testors but it may work the same.  A bottle of retarter is $3-4 bucks and you use a 1 to 10 ratio so the bottle goes a long way.

I'll look into that retarder for sure...

Putting the decals and markings on the P-82 today.

Man, is it looking good!

Film at 11:00...

Ready for its close-up! The P-82 is finished...finally. It's the second airplane I've finished since I returned to the hobby. This is a "what if" build. If WWII had lasted through 1946 and into 1947, I'm sure the P-82 would have been deployed to the Pacific to escort B-29s to and from the Japanese home islands. This model depicts a P-82 of the 462 Fighter Squadron, 506 Fighter Group, on Iwo Jima, late 1945, early 1946. Since this build is a "what if" I took some liberties: The aircraft number 628 is my birthday. The tail number, 6750, indicates a P-82 built in 1946, the year I was born. The airplane's name "Geronimo" is an homage to Matt Smith as The Eleventh Doctor. Comments welcome...

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This bird looks great!  Love the paint job and the whole what-if scenario.  And as a life-long "Whovian" I really love the Matt Smith reference.    (Although Tom Baker was, and always will be, my favorite Doctor.)

Tom Baker was your favorite Doctor, eh. Was it the hair, the hat or the scarf?

Thanks for your comment, Mr. Stecks.

I still have another F-82 kit in my stash. I need to think of another "what if" scheme...

Two builds done... you are moving right along.  Is the texan, p-51 or p-40 next?  The p-40 or the p-51 would make good kits to try a wash since they both have recessed panel lines.  See you sat at the build day.

I'm thinking I'll finish the LT-6. Those airplanes were used as FAC in Korea and they showed a lot of wear and tear. A good candidate for weathering...

fotofrank

Tom Baker was your favorite Doctor, eh. Was it the hair, the hat or the scarf?

Thanks for your comment, Mr. Stecks.

I still have another F-82 kit in my stash. I need to think of another "what if" scheme...

Actually, I think it was his companion Romana!  I was a pretty impressionably boy at the time.  I thought the original Romana was hot, but then the second one I thought was even hotter!   LOL

Cheers, Mark

fermis

 

 

the Baron

You're very welcome!  Any help we can offer each other, right?

Now, to your subject--I think I've missed this, but is this the old Monogram 1/72 kit, or the newer 1/48 kit (whose maker's name escapes me)?  I love the NMF on this bird, that's a cool look!

 

 

 

 

Was gonna ask if it was the Mono kit....but based on the lines, I'd say yes(???)...I do know of a couple other offerings in 72....the 48th kit is from ModelCraft, and I can assure you that it is one craptastic kit! If you ever get ahold of one, you'll have to work for it, and it'll make you utter and/or scream some words you didn't even know you knew! But...if you beat it...everything else afterwards will be gravy!

 

Truer words have never been spoken!