Twin Engine Fighters GB

John Thats what I was thinking I've got a little more done on the gekko

the engines, cowling painted, and fuselage and wings together.

Jason

OK more progress.  Fuselage is buttoned up will begin dealing with the seams.

Anthony great looking F-15

John great start on the mosi

I have to try to make time and get back to work on mine

Jason

Looks like a very nice start tempestjohnny!

OK I finally have something to share with my build. Tamiya Mosquito NF.XIII

Here's a start

Up close at the ip.  Kit decal formed over raised detail.  Came out OK

Well my F-15E is done!  The decals gave me a bit of trouble, but for my second model, overall I am pretty happy with the result.  Here are some pics:

And a reminder of what the cockpit looks like!

Decals are from the Minot AFB in North Dakota.

caguns wrote:

Hi I would like vto join late with a F-18F.  Rich

Thanks, and welcome!

Which kit and scale ?

Raptor, the F-15 looks absolutely spot on.

Karl

Well here it is, this build did put up a fight but it was still fun.

Thanks for running this build bspeed, I might sign up another plane, but next time I will post WIP.

Hi, I am halfway done with the F-15, sorry I didn't post pics, I really have no excuse, besides forgetting

karl great job on getting that straight again.

Can't wait to see more

Jason

I've made some more progress on the 110.

The fuselage is back in one piece, and just as important straight!

The wheel bays have received a coat of 02 and a wash and dry brush with oils, nothing major, as these will be all but invisible when built.

I've also attached the air intake for the starboard engine, using Brett Green's technique to get the trunk at the right angle to the engine, something RoG didn't manage!

I'll glue this back together once I've tidied up the joint with the nacelle. As you can see the nacelles needed filler in a few places.

Merry Xmas

Karl

jimski123 wrote:

hi guys,  beginning modeler here from TN.  Would like to join this build if possible. Ive always been a WWII buff and am ready to enjoy modeling. My grandfater was an avid modeler as is one of my uncles.  I grew up roaming my grandpas model room stacked from the floor to the ceiling with WW II models.  I tried building a p-51 when i was 12.....and failed miserably.  Anyways im now 26 and am ready to have another go at modeling.  So as my second attempt at a model in my lifetime id like to try Revells P-38j lightning "pathfinder".  I realize from reading other peoples experience with the model that its probably a mistake to start with this one.....but im a jump in headfirst kind of guy.

Welcome! I saw ZZ Top in Memphis many years ago :)

put ya down for the GB, thanks for joining. sorry for the delay, have not been on the board for a week!

Jay, looking good there.

Seeing the ejector pin marks on the interior of your Gekko brings back probably the only bad memory from my build.

Karl

her some pics of the gekko interior.  I still need to do some more , I am getting a hole punch for Christmas and going to "try" doing the dials like that.

This one isn't by best effort but I tried a new way to do it

Jason

Jay, it's nothing that can't be fixed at least.

Having just assembled Tamiya's new 1/48 Zero uberkit, this requires real building!

Put a coat of 02 on the wheel wells, once that's dry, I'll give it a dry brush.

Karl

kj great work on that, to bad its giving you such problems.

Jason

Not happy with the twisted twin's rear, I attacked it with a razor saw...

My razor saw is none too fine, and despite efforts at keeping everything square, and the cut on the panel line, things went a little out of true. No matter, nothing that can be cured with laminated plastcard.

Once this lot has dried off, I'll sand it to the same profile as the rest of the fuselage. 

The joint itself will be on a panel line, and therefore shouldn't need filling, as well as allowing me to rotate the fuselage back to the correct orientation.

Karl

Here you can see the problem with the tail plane....

I thought it was just the stabiliser that was out of whack, but the fork for the tail wheel is at the same angle!

At least the resin gun bay went in cleanly!

Karl

I glued the horizontal stabiliser on last night, but when I looked at it this morning realised that the whole rear fuselage is twisted out of true by about 15 degrees!

Not had a chance to take any pics today, as out visiting relatives, however I'll post some tomorrow.

Karl

jay12472 wrote:

KJ looks great! is that resin or the kit parts? Jason

Jay, those are the kit parts.

Typical Monogram kit, lots of detail that just benefits from careful painting.

Thanks for the encouragement Darth.

Karl

KJ looks great! is that resin or the kit parts?

Jason