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I would like to join this group build with the 1/72, Hasegawa F6F-5 finished as one of the original Blue Angels aircraft. I started it about two weeks ago and have the cockpit and engine pretty much finished up.
Darwin, O.F.
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The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.
Hey guys, thought you might like to see this as some inspiration for battle damage.
Full story here. http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/log_lincoln_91.htm#mishaps and here http://www.topedge.com/panels/aircraft/sites/mats/f14-photo-vf213-06.htm
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Looking good guys, i like the yellow wings. Which of the jolly rogers sqn is that? ive got a 72nd from VF-103.
Incidentally, does anyone know of any 48 scale racing bearcat decals?
coming along now :)
snow + 4wd + escessive hp = :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7egUIS70YM
Scorpiomikey Still waitin to see more of your cats doogs, This GB is goin alot slower than i had anticipated. Oh well. its not a race
Still waitin to see more of your cats doogs, This GB is goin alot slower than i had anticipated. Oh well. its not a race
Yeah, rain, parts delays and paint problems have snagged things up a bit on my end. The way the 10-day looks, the weather will probably continue to be an issue through the weekend.
That said...progress! The wings went and got all yellow last night.
Also got some minor dusting. Grr. Hopefully a polish will knock it back.
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
No to worry Mikey I am only 2 months or so away from starting my build for this group. I have a MiG-3, an F-5, and an AT-6 on the bench now all close to finished. Then I have a FW190 and SH-60B to build then I can start my Cat build
Randy So many to build.......So little time
The Tomcat's looking slick, eatthis! Those little stencil decals can be a nightmare. One of the nice things about WWII birds...not quite as bad in that regard.
Regarding the preshading, personally, I prefer seeing it airbrushed. Just my opinion, but I feel like the feathered edge really helps with blending so it looks less like a line of black paint under the base coat.
Kudos on the pink!
haha il try to make the purple NOT look like veins
if i use a wet brush they just bloody stick to that instead i do almost identical to you from then on though
I dont mean any offence by this, but its going to look like a giant penis lol. Preshading looks good though.
As for the little fiddly buggers. theres a reason theyre called little fiddly buggers. I just use a small wet brush to guide them into place, let them air dry for a few seconds then very carefully touch any water with a dry tissue to pull excess water away. Once im sure theyre not gonna move on me i then push on them with a tissue to press out any bubbles and try them properly.
its my 1st attempt at preshading i just slapped some black on it with a brush does it need to be neater than this??
is it me or does that pink not look a million miles away from raf desert pink???
has the preshading worked at all? its more pronounced in the flesh
ps i hate decals espescially the little fiddly buggers my eyes are bad and my hans are too big!!
...pink?...and purple?...i have got to see that.
the middle 1 is a 48 scale tornado the pig is 1/72 and its gonna be pink and purple lol
Big birds looking nice eatthis. Looking forward to seeing little bird done too. I see youve got a pair of pigs there. what kits are they? What schemes are you planning on for them?
Wabash that tigercats look sweet.
After a couple hits with the putty and sandpaper, the "dented nose" looks pretty good. I rescribed the panel lines on that section of nose and put on a couple coats of Model Master Blue Angel Blue cut slightly with MM Insignia Blue. I hope to bring down the gloss when I weather the panel lines with oils. Boy, all this talk of wild paint schemes on F7F's makes my operational scheme seem pretty bland, but I'll stick with it.
The nose cleaned up pretty well.
Same plane, same paint, darker exposure.
Wabashwheels I did something that I had never tried. I attached the wings to the fuselage halves before the fuselage was joined. My concern was messing up the dehydral in the end. What I got was a great fit at the wing root. I was able to have a better look at the connection and small adjustments were easier as the Tenax started to set up. It also let me give a little extra glue to the wing join where it protrudes inside the fuselage. Joining the fuselage did dot seem any tougher even with those big wings already attached. I will keep this in mind in the future.
I did something that I had never tried. I attached the wings to the fuselage halves before the fuselage was joined. My concern was messing up the dehydral in the end. What I got was a great fit at the wing root. I was able to have a better look at the connection and small adjustments were easier as the Tenax started to set up. It also let me give a little extra glue to the wing join where it protrudes inside the fuselage. Joining the fuselage did dot seem any tougher even with those big wings already attached. I will keep this in mind in the future.
I just read about that technique in Tom Cleaver's 1/32 Trumpeter Bearcat review. Seems nutty, but I think I may have to try it next time I build a kit with separate wings. I would have tried it with the Wildcats if it hadn't been for the separate lower fuselage piece.
I actually did something not too far off with the Zvezda La-5 I'm building for Ostfront. It's a five piece wing...solid lower with two pieces for each top wing. I ended up joining them together first, from the inside. Worked really well and ensures that the awesome surface detail is preserved!
The Tigercat's looking great - can't wait to see it come together!
eatthis, that is a lot of different planes and angles to get good coverage. Nice work getting there. Well, I've begun to clear my first real hurdle withe my F7F. I made my own sink on the nose of the cat with Squadron Green putty, using it as adhesive to hold in weight. The plastic has finally hardened and I've begun to do some body work to repair it.. While I let the inside nose putty dry and stabilize, I did something that I had never tried. I attached the wings to the fuselage halves before the fuselage was joined. My concern was messing up the dehydral in the end. What I got was a great fit at the wing root. I was able to have a better look at the connection and small adjustments were easier as the Tenax started to set up. It also let me give a little extra glue to the wing join where it protrudes inside the fuselage. Joining the fuselage did dot seem any tougher even with those big wings already attached. I will keep this in mind in the future. By the way this Cat is a gem of a build. A little flash to deal with, but great fitting parts with very good detail.
A view of the joined wings before attaching the fuselage halves.
Here's the nose after the first trip into the body shop.
paint is nearly done
The P-61 used the P&W R2800 Double Wasp, so you'd be good there.
If you want aftermarket, Vector makes a gorgeous one: http://ultracast.ca/products/Vector/48%20Scale/48-004/default.htm
Now see what you guys have made me do...take out the tools. Several good ideas, I'll mull them over. Not sure where I would find Wasp engines...or what they would cost me for that matter. I do have a couple engines from the Monogram P-61 kit, what model engine were they? Hmmm
Link to my built kits: http://s37.photobucket.com/user/kg4kpg/library/Planes?sort=3&page=1
Scorpiomikey Your all evil geniuses, i love it. I agree, an exotic What if F7F would look mint. And crossovers are welcome in both GB's (im hosting the 2nd round air racer GB too) So if you decide to go down that path i hope to see you over there too.
Your all evil geniuses, i love it. I agree, an exotic What if F7F would look mint. And crossovers are welcome in both GB's (im hosting the 2nd round air racer GB too) So if you decide to go down that path i hope to see you over there too.
On the first page of the current Air Race GB, there was mention of a 'what if ' F7F powered by 4360 Wasp Majors. Now that would really be evil. Besides ,Tantrum with its twin Griffons might need the competition LOL.
Seriously, You could do engine nacelles, cowlings, and spinners similar to the shape of Rare Bear's nose end . Not to mention any other aerodynamic improvements. An unlimited gold F7F would be awesome.
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vetteman42 Kg4Kpg you could always do a what if F7F, your own custom paint scheme. There are some of those in the air racer BG and another one is starting. Would be a cool airframe to start with I think. Oh and there are 2 of them flying at Reno this year.
Kg4Kpg you could always do a what if F7F, your own custom paint scheme. There are some of those in the air racer BG and another one is starting. Would be a cool airframe to start with I think. Oh and there are 2 of them flying at Reno this year.
Personally I think a yellow wing F7F would look amazing.
lewbud Chris, By exotic you mean like this? www.rarebear.com You can modify a kit based on these drawings http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/articles/Taichi/TaichiNew.htm (scroll down til you get to the Bearcats and Corsairs section), or you can build one of the High Planes kits (which are kind of rough, but they're the only game in town).
By exotic you mean like this?
www.rarebear.com You can modify a kit based on these drawings http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/articles/Taichi/TaichiNew.htm (scroll down til you get to the Bearcats and Corsairs section), or you can build one of the High Planes kits (which are kind of rough, but they're the only game in town).
Well, actually I was referring to an F7F racer. All the pics I've found the F7F race plane they are in glossy sea blue with navy markings. I do like the warbirdaeropress site, I want to do The Spirit of Texas Seafury one of these days.
A bit more progress on the Wildcats.
Finally got the vacform canopies yesterday, so I spent a good chunk of my bench time last night cutting them from the backing sheet. What a PITA!
Since the canopies are for the Monogram kit, the windscreens didn't come anywhere close to fitting, but the main canopies work just fine, so I'm going to be posing them opened up.
Next up - masking the canopies, colored tails and cowl interiors. Hoping I can get around to laying down primer tonight...
woah baby, thats hot.
kg4kpg Thought about a race plane but their markings look just like the military schemes. I haven't been able to find anything exotic yet.
Thought about a race plane but their markings look just like the military schemes. I haven't been able to find anything exotic yet.
Chris,
Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.
Wanted to post some pics of the ARII kit. After de-bagging the parts trees and closer inspection , have discovered a few minor flaws in the molding . Not sure if they will show in the pics.I have circled them with pencil. Nothing a little filler and light sanding won't cure .
The biggest challenge is the canopy glass has one of those strange "ripples" that I may need to polish out . I Future all my canopys anyway so it shouldn't be a problem.
I'm not going for an all out detail, will add some scratched items here and there , add ignition harness plus wires to the engine , paper strip belts with fine wire buckles. That sort of thing. Enough to enhance, while keeping it simple.
BTW - there are no exhaust stubs , just small openings where the stubs would exit . Simple enough to remedy. I still stand by my original opinion of this company's kits . For the price , using basic modeling skills , they should build up quite nice.
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