And the builds keep rolling along! Helo, a C-46 and F-82..., Tonka a MiG-15... This GB is just too sweet in my eyes! Thanks for all the updates. I can't wait to see the new work here everyday! I guess I need to do the same on my part with my Centurion...

I picked this MIG-15 up for less than a cup of coffee, so decided to add it to the build.

Just started on it, not really that bad,,fit is actually pretty good.

Just have the interior primed right now.

I picked up the 1/72 Special Hobby F-82G Twin Mustang Korean War ;

Included is a small PE set ;

Two underwing tanks along with the radar pod but no bombs or rockets included

Three squadron options on the decal sheet , FQ-383 , FQ-363 "Siamese Lady" , FQ-400 "Call Girl" ; 

I have the 1/72 Monogram F-82G Twin Mustang in the stash as well but it doesn't have korean War markings , so I'll use one of the squadron markings from the Special Hobby decal sheet . The Monogram F-82G has the option of rockets instead of the radar and under wing bombs , so I'll build one version of each .

                                John .

Holy cow, John...you've got a one-man group build going on here!!! There's some neat stuff on your bench! Keep the pics coming!

Great work ALL!  I have been away for a little after finishing my 120mm figure, family things and work!

Was going to post pics of my Chosin dio, but friday had a setback with the M26A1 Pershing, something got 'accidently' spilled on it after I had primed it and now its a sticky mess...attempting clean-up to save what i can.

Meantime started on a KP 1/72 scale MIG-15. That I have pics to post tonight. Looks like a pretty simple build, and a nice break from the dio.

I was alittle curious as to how the Williams Brothers C-46 Commando would go together ;

I started removing some of the parts from the sprue to airbrush interior green and decided to do a little cutting and filing as well.

You have to cut open the bottom of the center wing section to accommadate the landing gear struts , there are seperate landing gear doors supplied on the sprue ;

I did a dry fit of the fuselage halves and the wing sections to see if there is going to be any fit issue's ;

There will probably be a little bit of work to get the wings to fit nice and close to the fuselage !!

Looking through Squadron Signals C-46 Commando in Action book , it shows the bottom of the engine nacelle with the cowl flaps posed open , so I will cut mine for a slightly better look ;

All in all it doesn't look to difficult to get together , I'll airbrush the fuselage insides and cockpit pieces interior green next and see how things go from there .

                                   John .

Another quick update on the Short Sunderland Flying Boat and the C-47 Transport ...

I discovered that the cockpit flooring on the Sunderland didn't quite span all the way across to the other fuselage half , so I added some plastic strip to both fuselage insides so the floor would sit nicely .

I was also a bit concerned about the fuselage halves staying glued together without the use of clamps , the shape of the fuselage makes it difficult to place clamps anywhere .

So I decided to use superglue applied with toothpicks along the join , glueing about 2-3 inches at a time and holding the join closed for about 10 seconds each as I worked my way around the aircraft ...

There were no issue's with glueing the wings on the C-47 ...

So far there have been no fit issue's with the Italer C-47 Skytrain kit at all ;  

                            John .

Great progress John!!!! Looking forward to more soon!!!

Here's a bit of an update on the 1/72 Italeri C-47 Transport ;

The fuselage halves are ready to close up and the wings are glued and clamped

There's a couple of nice pilots for the cockpit...

There has been a bit more progress on the 1/72 Airfix Short Sunderland III Flying Boat ;

The fusalge halves are also ready to glue together , the wings have been glued and clamped also .

There is not a lot of interior detail but a couple of pilots for the cockpit and a gunner for the nose turret...

There are also a couple of gunners for the dorsal and tail guns as well ...

I'll glue the fuselage halves together next on both builds and put them aside to dry .

I'm a little slow getting some of the other builds into the spray booth , the PBM-5 Mariner , two H03S-1 dragonfly's , two F4U-4B Corsair's , two PB-1W Fortress's and a F-80C are all waiting to be masked ;

Hopfully these next couple of days , I can complete the masking and get busy airbrushing .

                          John .

Excellent progress guys!!!! Loving these builds!!!

Great looking work so far guys, awesome GB idea too. I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure.

I was eyeballing a Korean War P-51 by Tamiya last time I was at Hobby Lobby, this might inspire me to do it. I just did a P-51 and I fell back in love with the plane and I've discovered Alcad, and how easy it really is to use... now I really want to do that Mustang.

stikpusher

Pepperkay I will add you to the roster. Welcome aboard! Which kit is your F-80 and what scale is it?

I was going to use the Czech Model T-33 and cut it down, but was able to make a trade for their P-80 at my LHS ...

Scale Aviation Modeller International  new issue features the F-80 and T-33 ... haven't opened the plastic envelope to review as yet as I'm saving it all for after dinner :-) ...

I'll send some photos after I get going and keep all up to date with progress reports ...

Thanks,

Another beautiful build John! You are turning out more aircraft now than Douglas in WWII it seems!

Seriously though, when this is all over and done with I would love to see a pic of all your builds posed together in one shot if such a thing is possible!

Frank and aggieman , nice WIP pic's

Here's my finished 1/72 Airfix ; Hawker Sea Fury FB II ...

No. 802 Naval Air Squadron , HMS. Ocean , Korea , August 1952 .

                                          John .

Not a lot of progress to report on my F9F-5P Panther, as I have been struggling with some paint issues on a NMF GB II build (B-36).  Since the Panther will also have some NMF, I've been working on both kits at the same time.  The Panther is just about ready for paint, which I expect will come Monday.

All round kudos to the excellent work guys!!!!! Really have to get crackin' on a few builds to prepare for some up and coming GB's!!! Must get motivated, must get motivated, must get.....

Getting there...

A small Pershing update...

I covered all parts in Alclad primer to prime the PE bits and blend it all together.  Then I covered everything with a black/brown undercoat.  Next up, I shall begin the OD green!

Mac: Sorry. I got a little side tracked. Here is the link. I am buildign the rescue version with pontoons.

http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/h-19/h-19_walk1.shtml

Can't wait to see more!

Travis

Thanks Helo.  I really appreciate the encouragement and information.  It does make sense to make sure the more complex section of the fuselage lines up better. 

Gamera, thanks for good words.

Travis,  the link isn't in your post.  If you get a chance could you post the link?  I appreciate the information.  I don't know a whole lot about this particular helicopter.  The kit is quite detailed for a 1/72 scale kit.  IMHO.  The rumor is that Italeri are the helicopter kings and this kit helps prove that.  

Here is a link to a review of this particular kit.  http://www.modelingmadness.com/scotts/korean/us/usmc/ho4s.htm

Thanks again all.

Macattack: Here is a link with some really good pics of the H-19. Not sure if all the different variants were the same, but it really brings into question the colors used by Italeri. I would say the interior is a drab green or interior green looking at the pics. The cushions on the bird also appear to be black?!! Your bird is coming along nicely. I was actually suprised at the detail. I had always questioned Italeri, I haven't been disapointed with the detail on a kit yet!

Travis

Travis, Kevin, Helo- great looking work guys!

Mucker- most of the PE now is the teeny stuff. I haven't posted photos since they really don't stand out much from the photos I posted last time. I'll see about doing a few more though this weekend from different angles though.

Well done Kevin

Your H04S-3 is coming along nicely , a little while back fellow FSM member Aaronw suggested the tip about glueing the fuselage halves together ;

Dont worry about trying to keep the two nose sections flush when glueing the fuselage halves toghether , just make sure everything lines up from the rear where it joins the tail section .

You may end up with a small step at the front [nose] but that is easy to sand/file flush .

If you dry fit the fuselage together and hold it up against the tail section , that should give you a good idea as to how things should line up .

                                     John .

Very nice work all!!! 

I guess this will be my first post with WIP pics.  Well....here is goes.

Here are the cargo seats

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The rear tail section.  Just a small bit of putty was used to smooth the join of the stabilizer fins to the tail boom.

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Here is what I have done with the uppersection of the fuselage thus far.  Not much. 

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All painting was done with Model Master enamels.  Thanks.

Travis , your Banshee is looking good , well done so far

The Monogram F7F-3 Tigercat kit I bought on ebay Australia , yesterday , just arrived at the front door .

I checked through the instructions and parts to see if any  were missing and unfortunatly one of the tail planes is missing . I went to the spares box and found some tail planes left over from the Academy B-17 kits ...

It shouldn't be too difficult to fashion a couple of replacement tail planes .

I sent away my payment this morning for the Cobra Co. F7F-3N conversion set , the set should arrive in a couple of weeks and I printed out the FSM Tigercat conversion article Greg kindly posted , so everything is going along okay . I think I'll build the F3D-2 Skynight , F-4U-5N Night Corsair and F7F-3N Tigercat next , after I finish the current builds on the bench .

                               John .

Pordoi: Awesome pics. No I have some idea on how to paint the lesser known parts!

Travis

Ditto that on the Banshee!  Looking good!  I'm glad somebody is giving that plane some love, it deserves it.

Gamera, I am looking forward to the tank.  I'm sure all the p.e. will be worth it. 

Cheers,

Greg

Travis, check out the rest of the pics on the link. There is more good stuff in there.

Psycho, we'll be here. Take your time and choose soemthing that calls to you. Lots of WWII retreads fought in Korea on both sides- T-34s, SU-76, LA-7, Yaks, Sturmoviks, Mustangs, Texans, Corsairs, Invaders, Spitfires, Pershings, Shermans, Chaffees...

Stik: Thanks for the pic!!!. I haven't found a realy good pic yet. That looks like "chromate yellow" with grey over top! I think I might try that!  Not to mention it like it better! The cockpit shows chromate green. I will see how it looks. I will have to paint the pylons seperate as the decal goes on first in the academy world!

Travis

your Banshee is coming along nicely! I love teh lines of that bird! I sure do wish a new 1/48 would be released!

As far as the landing gear bays go, that is a tough one to call. It was fairly common for the landing gear on overall Sea Blue aircraft to be painted in Sea Blue also. But period pics show waht looks like NMF or aluminum lacquered wheels and struts and dont show the inner faces of the doors or wheel wells.

This link shows a flaking gray paint over zinc chromate with aluminum struts and red inner facing to the gear doors

http://svsm.org/gallery/f2hst/DSC00267