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Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, August 21, 2010 5:17 AM

Ask and ye shall receive Julez!!! I hope the shots I have of the gear is enough. Here they are. Warning pic heavy!!

the speed brake bay

speed brake interior

main gear well

the left main

the nose gear and bay

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by CallSignOWL on Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:24 AM

Cool pics, simpilot

DoogsATX, I cat wait to see those wildcats get built!

I arrived safely here at the dorms, but I still need to unpack and get my room set up.  It is nice to be back! This might sound weird to some, but I missed school. Smile

I might take a few weeks to settle in (class schedule, AFROTC, and finding a campus job), so I dont think I will be building for a bit, but when I do, I'll let you know! Wink 

OWL

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Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, August 21, 2010 11:08 PM

Thanks OWL!!! Glad you arrived safely and will be looking forward to seeing progress pics of your next build when you are able!!! If I may ask where are you going to school?

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by CallSignOWL on Saturday, August 21, 2010 11:29 PM

sure you can.  I am attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL).  In Lincoln, Nebraska (who figured?), USA  Propeller  I am a sophomore this year.

OWL

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Posted by simpilot34 on Sunday, August 22, 2010 4:08 AM

Cool! Probably stupid question, Cornhuskers fan?? Whistling

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by Julez72 on Sunday, August 22, 2010 6:48 AM

Sim, thatnks for those pics buddyYes I have em saved...Looks like i'll have to do a pair of Avon sabres, was at the annual QMHE show today and an old pilot fom 75sqd asked me to do a commision for him...Dunno if it will pan out or not but i have to email him tommorow with a price...

 

 

 

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Posted by CallSignOWL on Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:19 AM

simpilot34

Cool! Probably stupid question, Cornhuskers fan?? Whistling

 

Oh heck yeah!! born and raised!  Big Smile

 

OWL

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Posted by Julez72 on Monday, August 23, 2010 9:10 AM

Well i was gona have an afternoon spent with my airbrush but it's pissin rain here and i'm not willing to take any chances with NMFLightningUmbrella

Hopefully the weather will clear tomorrow and i can shoot some future on the Mustang, pics will follow....

 

 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, August 23, 2010 10:52 AM

Looking forward to seeing some pics Julez!!!Yes

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by NiceFit on Monday, August 23, 2010 7:07 PM

vetteman: Quick question on the application of the Bondo Glazing and Spot Putty. I applied it with a toothpick then my finger (for lack of better tools), then removed any excess with nail polish remover (Cutex acteone). Did I do it right? What tool do you use to apply this stuff?

Respectfully, Dobby

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Posted by simpilot34 on Monday, August 23, 2010 8:54 PM

Dobby, when I have used Bondo before that was what i used to apply it. Nail polish remover to remove it without sanding??!!! Hmmmm I like that idea!!! Forgot Randy had posted that technique moons ago.

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by vetteman42 on Monday, August 23, 2010 10:55 PM

Simpilot thanks for posting those pictures, I always like the detail shots. But I do have a question, whats the hub setup on the main gear ? I have never seen that before.

Jmabx that bay looks good to my eye, and I think a bit of a wash would bring it to life. Nice work on the details.

Julez come on you know you want the Buffalo it has your name on it and whispers to ya each time you walk into the store Devil After all yellow wings are cool, gotta have one on the shelf. No problem with the change buddy, I will update the front page this evening.

To answer your question Julez, I had lots of trouble applying the bondo to my models with voids and an over all slopppy looking job. So I thought I used to use bondo on cars doing body work, why not do it in miniture ? So I took a wooden chopstick and my microsaw and cut a slice in the end of it about a 1/4 inch deep. Then some thin plasticard and some ca glue. Heres what I ended up with. It does soften the plastic card but it only takes a few minutes to make another one if needed. Another neat thing is you can shape them too for corners or most shaped you would need to apply the bondo.

A small plastic spatula like the larger ones I used on cars the, full size ones LOL. I tried a metal trowel and that didn't work very well. As you can see from the tail in the picture it worked well with no voids and only needed minimal sanding to smooth out. Hope this helps you out

DoogsATX what a great idea for a group build man ! " What If They Had Yellow Wings " Would love to see an F-14 or any modern fighter with yellow wings, way cool. Toast

CallSignOwl glad to hear you made it to collage safe and sound. I will be looking forward to your MiG when you can get back to bench.

 

Sure am glad the forum is back up again Big Smile almost had some emotional problems waiting for it to come back up. Propeller

Randy So many to build.......So little time

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Posted by Julez72 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:16 AM

Hey that is a cool GB idea, Yellow wings....I'd go for that if it started in the new year.....

 

 

 

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:28 AM

vetteman and Julez - Consider it done! I'm stacked up with GBs right now (this, 8th AAF, Ostfront...), but come the new year I'll gauge interest and see about putting something together. 

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by Julez72 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:56 AM

DoogsATX

vetteman and Julez - Consider it done! I'm stacked up with GBs right now (this, 8th AAF, Ostfront...), but come the new year I'll gauge interest and see about putting something together. 

Cool, might get me a little peashooter or somethingYes

 

 

 

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:59 AM

Julez72

 

 DoogsATX:

 

vetteman and Julez - Consider it done! I'm stacked up with GBs right now (this, 8th AAF, Ostfront...), but come the new year I'll gauge interest and see about putting something together. 

 

 

Cool, might get me a little peashooter or somethingYes

To quote Eames from Inception, "you mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling" Cool

Embracing the what-finess, I'm thinking a Corsair for sure. And, while I'm more of a prop guy, maybe an F-8 Crusader. I think one of those would be amazing with a NMF fuselage and yellow wings!

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by kermit on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:16 AM

Hellcat.....Whistling

Richard

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill

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Posted by vetteman42 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:15 AM

Being a prop kinda guy I cant help but think maybe an F-4 or a swingwing F-14 yellow wing with the old trainer markings. Ya know pre WWII.

DoogsATX me thinks you have a group going Yeah

Randy So many to build.......So little time

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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:32 AM

Randy, not sure why the Sabres had there brakes half out of the hub, I would say it might be to increase the braking area considering the size and width of the wheels and certainly helps cool them lol.

I amprobably overcomitted already on GB's, but a yellow wings is a go if I can swing it. I have a few I can do, one is a 1/48 Hobby Craft P-26 with an Eduard PE set.

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by jmabx on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:35 AM

Those are some awesome pictures Richie! Yes  I would imagine that most of those pics could be used as a reference for the NA F-86?

Randy - Nice idea for the Bondo spreader! I use glazing putty with a metal spatula (made for the hobby) and it is hard to get the putty smooth. I'll try your idea... thanks! Cool

If I remember correctly, Texas ANG painted up a yellow wing F-16 to commemorate the anniversary of one of their squadrons... pretty cool!

Here's a quick mockup of the P-59. The wings aren't glued to the fuselage yet because they need some clean up. I'm really impressed with the fit of this kit! So far it's gone together better than the Tamiya Fw-190 I just built! Surprise  If this thing takes any filler, it's because I'm an idiot!

The only issue I'm going to have with this kit is the fact that the plastic has a textured surface. That would be fine if it was getting painted OD or something but not good for a NMF. I will have to do some sanding to smooth it out.

Jeremy    Propeller

    

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:56 AM

vetteman42

Being a prop kinda guy I cant help but think maybe an F-4 or a swingwing F-14 yellow wing with the old trainer markings. Ya know pre WWII.

DoogsATX me thinks you have a group going Yeah

Ohhh a Phantom would look gorgeous all yellow winged up! So would an A-4. The only aircraft I'm having trouble picturing in yellow wing livery is the F/A-18. 

Part of me would be tempted to try my hand at a Vought F7U Cutlass (for some reason my dad's favorite aircraft ever...). Anyone know if that Hobbycraft 48th kit is decent? I remember trying my hand at a Cutlass back when I was a teenager. Can't remember the manufacturer, think it was in 72nd, but it was just terrible.

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:00 PM

jmabx

If I remember correctly, Texas ANG painted up a yellow wing F-16 to commemorate the anniversary of one of their squadrons... pretty cool!

You are correct. 

IMO, this is proof of concept. Though I think it would have looked eleventy million times more awesome in natural metal instead of blue. But it's the Air Force...

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:03 PM

jmabx - that P-59 is looking gorgeous! You might want to try priming with something like Mr. Surfacer 1200 or maybe 1000 to overcome some of that surface texture. I used 1200 to prime the Dauntless and was blown away by how smooth it finishes, especially when swiped with fine finishing paper.

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

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Posted by NiceFit on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:07 PM

simpilot, vetteman: Thanks for your comments/advice on my Bondo question. I don't have a micro-saw but I did fashion putty knives out of skinny wooden craft sticks. The Bondo is drying now and should be ready for light sanding tomorrow. After that I will mask and join the canopy to the fuselage.

The landing gear, engine, propeller and cowl have all been painted. Instead of using the decals, I painted the red and white stripes on the cowl and will paint the red, white and black strips on the tail.   

Respectfully, Dobby

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Posted by vetteman42 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:04 PM

Nicefit I have been waiting to see pictures of your build and well you give us great news of your progress but geeze what a tease !  Devil Sounds really nice.

My building has been curtailed .......again by 100 + temps here and they are soooo close too. The Mancave dont have AC Crying About 5 hours work and the T-6 should be ready for paint.

Randy So many to build.......So little time

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Posted by simpilot34 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:37 PM

Jeremy I would venture to say yes those pics could be used for any Sabre. I think about the only difference betwixt the Avon Sabre and a normal one is a slightly deeper fuse and a bunch of internal stuff. So those pics should be fine.

Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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Posted by NiceFit on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 7:48 AM

vetteman: I don't mean to be a tease. I just feel I haven't made enough progress to snap some photos. However, once I get the tail painted I will post some pics. Promise! I understand you not wanting to work in 100+ temps. I wouldn't either. That's quite uncomfortable. My build pace will pick up in the fall and winter as I get less distracted by outdoor activities.

Respectfully, Dobby

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Posted by CallSignOWL on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:21 AM

hey guys! Im still here.  :)

jmabx :that plane is looking good. cant wait to see what you'll do to it!

Oh, I just got word that my Foil Adhesive arrived at home so next time I'm over there I'll pick it up. That means Im one step closer to the foiling!  Big Smile

OWL

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:30 AM

vetteman42

My building has been curtailed .......again by 100 + temps here and they are soooo close too. The Mancave dont have AC Crying About 5 hours work and the T-6 should be ready for paint.

I hear ya, man. It's been a brutal August here in Austin. Think we've been over 100 for most of it. And I do my building in the garage!

Fortunately I guess, the only time I get to build is at night after the wife and kids are in bed. And it's not quite as hot from 10-1. The other night it dropped all the way down to 93!

Really ready for some cold fronts.

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

 

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Posted by Aggieman on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:23 AM

Really ready for some cold fronts

Where it will drop all the way to 90?Smile

I love Texas, I've lived here all my life and wouldn't live anywhere else.  But man, the summers are brutal.  And it's especially infuriating when I wake up on Christmas morning and can put on a pair of shorts and t-shirt.  On the other hand, the City of Houston shuts down at the mere mention of ice on the roads, so perhaps it's better that we don't get that kind of weather here typically.

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