stikpusher

John, a quick online check shows that the F-4D is being replaced by the F-15K in ROKAF. 1990 is out, but if you can find something as recent as last year, let me know, and it's in.

You can go with the KF-16 (Academy kit) or the F-5E.  It's hard to believe it, but the F-5 is STILL in service here.  I see them flying overhead every now and then, very distinctive engine noise!  Also, the UH-60 with ESSS fuel pods, and the Hughes 500 (AH-6 Nightfox), as well as the CH-47D for helos.  The navy is using Lynx helos and I believe that there's still a few F-4E's flying here in the RoKAF.  Can't remember what they use for Maritime Patrol, P-3's?  Anyone know about that?

John, a quick online check shows that the F-4D is being replaced by the F-15K in ROKAF. 1990 is out, but if you can find something as recent as last year, let me know, and it's in.

Gamera

 

Pepper: For something like that I generally use 'liquid mask'. Micro Scale makes one brand and there are others as well.

I've had no success with any of the liquid masks ... must be a problem with me, though I've tried them all and have even read the instuctions before applying :-) ...

I'm just sticking to either Tamiya tape or BMF ...

pepper

pepper kay

Hey Guys:

i was visiting another forum this morning and came across this tip:

"I masked the nav lights using Elmers glue. Once painting was finished, I simply touched the lights with a piece of masking tape and the dried Elmers lifted right up, after which I painted the port light clear red and the starboard light clear blue."

Has anyone tried this and if so, what were your results ?? ...

Thanks,

pepper

Pepper: For something like that I generally use 'liquid mask'. Micro Scale makes one brand and there are others as well. I think it works a little better than white glue. But Elmer's works just fine too. Only issue is if you wash the model between painting and the gloss and matt sealing coats the Elmer's will soften when exposed to water. The liquid mask won't. Not sure if it's a real problem unless you really douse the model or scrub the masked areas though.

Wow, didn't notice until now but seems that until John's modern a/c I was the only one doing a modern subject in this GB. Somehow I think that if the South had some K1A1s with their 120mm main gun, computerized targeting systems, high power to weight ratios, and composite armour back in the '50s the North's T34s wouldn't have been quite so unstoppable...

VanceCrozier

Helo H-34:

GASP................ I just found our GB on page two

I'll post this pic of the F-16's and A-10A to remedy this issue .

               John

 

Hey John, I guess I'm helping keep your GB at the top of the pile right now - I swear, I have the EXACT SAME TILE in my bathroom (I'm in Canada) - apparently one of us is using fancy imported tiles, I just can't tell who!

Hi Vance , those tiles are also in the bathroom ; Our second storey addition was done around 1974 , those tiles are quite a few years old !!!!

stikpusher

 I also allowed entries of stuff that is currently in Theater in Korea, in case it goes "hot" again there

OK-dokey ... must have been sucking helium one day and missed that ...

pepper

Hi Stik ;

I just picked up some 1/72 Hi Decal F-4D Phantom II decals ....

Would a ROK F-4D be allowed into the GB ;

The F-4D is fitted with aTDU-10B towed aerial target for gunnery practice .

Anyway it's just a thought , the phantom is from the 1990 time frame .

                                        John .

Pepper, due to the simmering crisis going on in Korea since last Spring when the North sank that South Korean ship, I also allowed entries of stuff that is currently in Theater in Korea, in case it goes "hot" again there. Technically the war is still on- a cease fire only, no peace treaty. Modern stuff has to be Korean, or US marked in the area- 2nd ID, Osan AFB, etc.

Helo H-34

I'll post this pic of the F-16's and A-10A to remedy this issue .

               John

Am I missing something here ? ... F-16's and Korea ?? ...

pepper

Helo H-34

GASP................ I just found our GB on page two

I'll post this pic of the F-16's and A-10A to remedy this issue .

               John

Hey John, I guess I'm helping keep your GB at the top of the pile right now - I swear, I have the EXACT SAME TILE in my bathroom (I'm in Canada) - apparently one of us is using fancy imported tiles, I just can't tell who!

GASP................ I just found our GB on page two

I'll post this pic of the F-16's and A-10A to remedy this issue .

               John

Hey Guys:

i was visiting another forum this morning and came across this tip:

"I masked the nav lights using Elmers glue. Once painting was finished, I simply touched the lights with a piece of masking tape and the dried Elmers lifted right up, after which I painted the port light clear red and the starboard light clear blue."

Has anyone tried this and if so, what were your results ?? ...

Thanks,

pepper

I've made some progress on the F-16A and B as well as the A-10A ;

I'll add the pilots after the builds are complete ;

Next I'll glue the fuselage halves together and add the wings , tail fin and tail planes .

                               John .

Wow John those are fantastic! Wish I had somewhere to put my stuff, once I finish it I take photos for the website, show it off at our local hobby club, and then it gets packed in a box and put in the basement.

Andy [Dr Win] ;

I am very fortunate to have an entire upstairs living area to myself and my hobby .

At the top of the stairs there is a nice corner display cabinet I built a while back ...

Along side that cabinet is this one...

I'm hoping this coming March when my brother takes his 4 weeks holidays , he will be able to keep an eye on my elderly parents [ I'm a full time carer for them] and I will get some time to build a new display cabinet all the way across the front wall to replace the current cabinet and bookshelf , full height and width of the room ...

I also converted one of the back rooms down stairs where I have the indoor spraybooth and shelving around the walls for my 800+ stash of kits .

I'm one very , very lucky modeller !!!

                            John .

Dr. Win: Sorry I skipped you, just finished a limited run kit myself and I know what a headache they can be.

Haven't been over to MM in some time now, will have to check them out. Thanks!

Hey pepper, my bad, should have put the web address up! Its www.modelingmadness.com 

Just go to the right hand side of the page that says Korean war, click on the link and it takes you to the entries...

Dr Win

Also I have three entries in the Modelling Madness 'Korean War competition - the first three Pics too! Your votes would be greatly appreciated... 

Hiya Dr. Win:

Where do we find the Modeliing Madness to vote for you ?? ...

Thanks,

pepper

Wow, everyone is getting busy, John where do you find the room to put all this stuff??? I only have space to display about 25 models! Stikpusher, Im looking forward to seeing that Centurion all done. 

Not much to report on the LA-11, the weekend was spent at a friends house warming party and then recovering from said friends house warming party. Ohh the ills of rum...but its now all primed, I have to put some more filler around the cockpit and sand down again then re-prime. Started painting the undercarriage and the prop too. Being doing more on the model railway and commissions last week, built three French tanks in a week!

Im also going to plug a couple of the things here - Ive just finished reading Andrew Salmons' book 'To the last Round - the epic British stand on the Imjin river, Korea 1951'. Very well written book which I can greatly recommend to anyone interested. And some useful pics of 8th Hussars Centurions too. 

Also I have three entries in the Modelling Madness 'Korean War competition - the first three Pics too! Your votes would be greatly appreciated...

Andrew and Stikpusher: Almost there guys, I love that part since it's when the AFV starts really coming together and you can see how she's going to come out.

Draken: The bikes sound really cool, looking forward to seeing them - sidecars or no sidecars.

John: Dang man- I think you have more hardware there than the UN and the Soviet Bloc forces deployed combined! Great stuff, keep 'em coming my friend.

Not much to report here, have been working on the base. It still looks like a slab of wood with plaster on it though. I'll post photos when get to the landscaping stuff. Two of the arms disappeared off the the two civvies I've been working on so work there is unfortunately suspended until the limbs show up again

Re:  The Harleys

Nope, none with sidecars.  Although, I don't suppose it'd be too difficult to scratch one up...  I kinda wonder if maybe I ought to keep two of 'em to try?  

I've fallen a little behind schedule , I spent all day yesterday [Sunday] replacing the laundry tub .

I thought it was going to be a two hour job but it took all day with several trips back and forth to the hardware store

A lot of my armor and vehicle builds are ready for final assembly , I pretty much just need to add the wheels and a few other bits and pieces and their ready to roll ; DUKW ,4x4 ,M3A1, M-16, two jeeps from the Academy P-51D kits . The Churchill AVRE is also ready for final assembly and I have pre painted all the parts for the Airfix Churchill Mk-VII tank and thats ready to go together....

I decided to put together one of the Italeri fast assembly M-7's ;

I now have the M-7, 2.5 ton truck and carrier tow vehicle ready for final assembly , I've pre painted all the parts on an Airfix M3A1 and Trailer and academy's ambulance so those two are ready to start glueing together ....

I didn't get the two Yak's and Cessna O-1E into the spraybooth as planned , I'm still yey to mask the canopies so hopfully in the next day or two .

                                      John .

Andy, did either side use motorcycles?  Very interesting...

As for my lucky find of the week:  I was out looking for a Squadron A-20 in Action book for another GB, and instead I found an old Squadron book titled "USN/USMC Over Korea".  It doesn't really cover any new ground than the other Squadron books I have, but it is inspirational and has some (more) cool profiles and some color pictures. 

Cheers,

Greg

Harley anyone?

I gots four Nitto/Fujimi 1/76-2 scale Harley Davidson bikes with riders, and one Academy without rider.  No instructions, but they're bloody damned obvious!  They're free, you send me a couple USD or a couple thousand KRW to cover postage.  That's all I ask.  We can do by Paypal if you prefer!  Contact me off-line at landrew.hill a t live.com if you're interested.

Hey all!

Giving serious thought to next building an M-7 in 1/72-6 scale and an M-30.  I've got both the Matchbox/Revell kit and the Nitto/Fujimi kit for the M-7.  Also using the Nitto/Fujimi M-30 for this.  Which M-7 do you guys think would go best?  I'm going to be pairing them up together as a vignette.  Should I do the Matchbox (more figures) and M-30 (closed up) or should I do the Nitto/Fujimi kits together all opened up and make it a summer season type of vignette?

All serious comments will be accepted.  :)  And thanx in advance!

Finally some progress that I can photograph and post!!!  

I was able to get the base coat of Xtra Colour Bronze Green on just about everything!!! So now everything is one painted color. Unfortunately, two of the three pics I took did not come out very well focused. But one gets the idea. I also was able to get a coat of MM Metalizer Steel on the inner surface of the tracks. But that really was nothing to take a pic of...

Starting to near the home stretch...

Helo H-34

I better put a call into the ' night shift elves '

Ah, shoot fire, man ... I thought the 'night shift' was coming over here ?? ... 'tis warming a bit. though to be very cold again next week ...

pepper

I have made a start on the Amodel Yak-18 ;

The fuselage halves are ready to be glued together and then the wings ;

I'm aiming to have the Cessna O-1E , Yak-9P and Yak-18 into the spraybooth by sunday afternoon , it should be a easy paint session , with an overall olive green finish on the O-1E , gull gray overall for the 9P and overall black for the Yak-18 .

                     John .

Not much done of late unlike some of you guys. Needing to paint the black onto the road wheels and return rollers then start on the tracks.

Andrew

These little beauties just arrived at the front door ....

I better put a call into the ' night shift elves '