War In The Pacific Group Build 2009 - 2010

OooH Shiney!! Looks like youve almost finished them. Very nice stuff. As a newcomer to all things Corsair, why did they have a 'This way up' arrow on the tail? and a 'We go forward' arrow on the wing? Enquiring minds need to know these things....Wheres Frank?

...Guy

Ok everyone, here is the latest update on the 'el-Cheap-O Testors Dauntless.

Last we left off I had just applied the two tone paint scheme. Since then I drilled out the gun barrels, drilled out the engine exhaust stacks, offset the color of some of the body panels (first attempt), gave it a coat of future and added the decals. Oh. and what model of mine wouldn't be complete without breaking the prop. I was test fitting it and it was snug. As I attempted to remove it it snapped at the shaft.

Next I will attempt to do some weathering

Till next time...

Bob and Paul Great work on the p-40s

Stu great job on the camo. that pattern has always scared me.

I've started on the p-47 and there is a big fit issue on the bottom where the wings and fuse meet

Jason

Thanks for the kind comments guys. 

Stu - Awesome camo work! The gear is probably OK too since their cars have the steering wheel on the 'other' side. 

Great work on the P-40. And great pictures considering the camera.

Stu, that looks amazing, the squiggles look perfect. I like it so much so, that im bidding on one even as we speak. I know what makes it gorgeous too, A liscence built DB 605 LOL.

...Guy

Beauty of a Tony, Stu! Nice job on the camo...that's a colorful bird. ONe of the neater looking isngle engine Japanese aircraft IMHO.

So....are you nice and refreshed now?

bobbaily wrote:

Stu-that's one neat camo scheme.  How did you paint the squiggles?-airbrush?  Good work....and I would have never noticed the landing gear...

Yup.  Airbrush, low pressure and Tamiya IJA Green at about 50% thinner.  I did it free hand point blank. Not too hard, but if this had been a more involved project I probably would have cut some patterns out of a note card and used it as a template.

mucker wrote:

Bob: ...... These are the things that make us better modelers though, eh?

And turn what remaining hair I have left even greyer...

Thanks all.  Still much work to be done.

Gary-You're doing a great job on your P-40.  That Revell-o-gram can be a bit challenging but you're making it look like a high dollar kit.  Nice job on the cockpit.

Stu-that's one neat camo scheme.  How did you paint the squiggles?-airbrush?  Good work....and I would have never noticed the landing gear...

DiscoStu wrote:

Well, the Tony is 98% done.  Just some finishing touches and weathering to go.  Now I'll admit I did make one glaring error in my haste to finish so quick.  I installed the landing gear backwards.  Oops.  Of course I noticed this after the superglue had completely cured.  Oh well.  I also today laid down a primer coat on the components of the Jill cockpit.  This one should be a nice kit.  Very detailed.  Too bad the only canopy option is closed.

Landing gear? You are worried about the landing gear????!!! In your haste you didn't finish painting it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously FANTASTIC camo pattern Stu!!!!!!!!! WOW that looks good!!! WELL DONE MATE!!!!

Well, the Tony is 98% done.  Just some finishing touches and weathering to go.  Now I'll admit I did make one glaring error in my haste to finish so quick.  I installed the landing gear backwards.  Oops.  Of course I noticed this after the superglue had completely cured.  Oh well.  I also today laid down a primer coat on the components of the Jill cockpit.  This one should be a nice kit.  Very detailed.  Too bad the only canopy option is closed.

Very nice, Gary. You've captured the look of a busy cockpit.

Bob: Very nice work on the seams...has this kit turned you into a pro? These are the things that make us better modelers though, eh?

Bob - That E is looking good! Did the E have cowl guns like the B? Wondering where the butts went.

Progress!!! (with pictures even)

I got the cockpit just about done and took a few shots before closing up the fuselage. Pictures courtesy of my daughter's cell phone, which seems to handle the macro focus much better than my camera!








 

Great work on the P-40 Bob, the wing root looks perfick.

Carlos,

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-48-Arado-Ar-196-Ar-196A-plastic-kit-with-Photo-etch_W0QQitemZ120438219027QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0aad6113&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

There you go, if theres any more manufaturers, i couldnt find them. I hear think Italeri may make a version as well,

...Guy

on behalf of the elves...thanks for your comments....now to close up the Rufe.....although I got something up my sleeve I might try out...

Karl...the pit is for the hasegawa Rufe...all things considered I guess its also a Zero pit..

Guy..I would love to add a AR-196 to my float plane family...does anyone know of a 1/48 kit of one???

I also got the PE in the maill for my Pete...I see another float plane in my future!!

Carlos

Ps1 I like your avatar!!! The link was good too, Thanks!!

Thanks Bob!!! Will be a couple days before I get back to it probably, gf is coming down.

Richie-looking good.  You'll have that thing primed and painted soon.  Looking forward to seeing more progress pics.

Karl-I agree..there is a certain amount of pleasure in working with an older kit.  However, after this one and three Monogram's that are still WIP (work in process) I'll be ready for a nice Tamiya/Hasegawa fix.  Hopefully you'll be working on your Ki-44 soon. Charles & I are going to need some more targets....

Anyway, got some work done on the P-40 today-wings mated to the fuselage.  Fortunatly, the cockpit acted as a spreader bar and made the wing/fuselage fit a little easier to live with and then I used some Tamiya cement and the wife's hair dryer (trust me-I don't need a hair dryer) to 'gently pursuade' the wings and fuselage to match better:

Before

After

I think I'm just going to cut some thin styrene sheet and stuff it into the tail wheel bay-easier than trying to fill & sand.....

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Thanks Guy!!! The Jake was a bit bigger than the Ar-196 and could carry more farther. Was an all round better plane cept for the Ar-196's punch. Was also faster and had a longer endurance. Looking at the pic I would say comfortably that one reason the Jake was faster was because of the lack of struts for the floats! That thing looks like a jungle gym!

Nice work Richie, Shes looking like a plane now...sort of like a German Arado AR 196,

The Japanese copied German planes quite a bit so it wouldnt surprise me if it was.

...Guy

Stu, nice job on the NMF on the Tony.

Is that the 1/48 offering from Hasa?

Carlos, great job on the Zero pit.

Is that the new Tamiya kit?

Bob, you're making that old timer look stunning.

I think there's a lot of pleasure to be had from making an old kit look comparableto a new release.

No movement on the Ki-44 at the moment, however the F-84 is almost done, after which I'll pick up the Ki-44 again.

Karl

Well some visual progress sort of. I glued the top half of the wings on last night and let it cure all day today and positioned the fuse to get a feel for the sixe and look of her. The Leading edges of the wing will need minimal filling and sanding but the undersides are a different story. Not a problem just more work is all. Then will tackle that pesky scoop on th ebottom of the forward fuse and cowl I mentioned before. Will get there in the end. Here's a pic!

Charles that is a very nice Hellcat!!!! And so quick!! Well done!! Myself, I would use white glue and see how it worked, if it doesn't do the trick then go to greater measures.

Paul well done on the save!!! I haven't had problems wth Taniya or Gunze yet. The only paints I used to get when I lived in the states was MM enamels. The full range was available and seemed they always had the right color, now that I am in Oz, Tamiya Humbrol and Gunze are the main ones and MM is available but not as readily. Oh, sorry lol , you were talking about MM acrylics, never used them before, but will be weary of them if I come across them.

Stu that looks great!!! And so quick as well!!! You are right about the OOB builds!! You have that sense of accomplishment much quicker and it spurs you on to do more!!

Carlos, yur office looks superb!!!! Those elves need to clean up after themselves!!! But it actually looks quite good the way they left it!!!!

Stu, WOW, youve cracked the bulk of the build and in no time. Sweet looking NMF.

Paul, that cockpit looks ace. Like the extra wiring. Im looking forward to seeing more of the Rufe,

...Guy

Hey Stu..nice looking Tony so far....I just got one the other day during a HS paint run.....

Charles....about that canopy......instead of filling, how about the another option....cut the little "wing" off since there is a natural break line there for the sliding part of the canopy and the fill in with a custom shaped piece of "glass"...say using a vacuform sheet or a piece of an old canopy....

As for my Rufe...well the office is done....the elves came in and finished up some wiring although they left the pit all dirty and scuffed...oh well...

Carlos

Paul: I hear you, man! I'll admit that some of my painting mistakes were a result of shots BEFORE the painitng, but that's a whole nother story. THere are several brands of paints I like, but nothing has sprayed so nicely as Tamiya and Gunze for me. I hvae been trying to convert everything to Gunze acrylics by slowly replacing the others as I run out. Now Gunze Acrylics are not sold in the US anymore, or are at least phasing out here. I haveto get them from overseas.

MM seems to "spit" too much on me.

Stu: Nice start on the Tony. And I hear you abuot a nice relazing OOB build. THat's another reasion I like the Arii/Otaki kits. THey refresh the modeling soul.

bobbaily wrote:

Paul-glad that things worked out.  And contrary to what the MM label says, sometimes their acrylic paint sprays better with some MM acrylic thinner.  I always add some as a retardant.

No joke.  MM is always a finicky mistress.  I find their darks seem to do okay, but try to spray anything light in color and you're in for fits unless you add some thinner to it.  My experiences have been that the lighter the color the more thinner to add.

The Dark Sea blue on my Dauntless was done totally out of bottle, but its white belly was at 50-50 mix

Stu-great progress.  I hope to start & complete a build within 3 days at some point in my life.  Looks great.

Paul-glad that things worked out.  And contrary to what the MM label says, sometimes their acrylic paint sprays better with some MM acrylic thinner.  I always add some as a retardant.