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Mighty 8th GB 1-Nov-2010 - 31-Oct-2011

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Posted by jbrady on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 8:22 AM

Cockpit bits for the Mustang.

I'm pretty impressed with the amount of molded in detail and I think I've dialed in the acrylic wash. Please note the lack of an instrument panel... I melted it. Found out you have to be careful what kind of solvent you use on clear styrene. Does anyone have a spare?

   

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 10:14 AM

jbrady

I'm pretty impressed with the amount of molded in detail and I think I've dialed in the acrylic wash. Please note the lack of an instrument panel... I melted it. Found out you have to be careful what kind of solvent you use on clear styrene. Does anyone have a spare?

I built Tamiya's -B, so it's interesting to see another approach. 

Sucks to hear about the IP. That's one tick of AM's kits that I really hate. Haven't experienced melting, but the clear parts are so brittle.

If you can't get a replacement, maybe you could try scratching one out of sheet styrene? Grab a PE set for the IP face, rudder pedeals, and use the styrene as the backing?

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

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Posted by jbrady on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12:54 PM

This is obviously my first AM kit can't find any fault except for very thick sprue connections for very delicate parts.

Has anyone seen the Trumpeter 1/32 B-17G? There's a thread over at modeling madness with a picture. Looks like about a gallon of OD to cover that sucker. I went to the Sprue Brothers site and couldn't find it but I did see they are taking advenced orders for Trumpeter B 25's

   

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Posted by redraider56 on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12:57 PM

That 1/32 B-17 is actually from Wingscale, not Trumpeter, and yes that sucker is a beast!

-Matt

On The Bench: 1/48 HK B-17G "Man-O-War II"

On Deck: 1/48 Tamiya P-38H, 1/48 Revell PV-1

 

 

 

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 2:11 PM

jbrady

This is obviously my first AM kit can't find any fault except for very thick sprue connections for very delicate parts.

Has anyone seen the Trumpeter 1/32 B-17G? There's a thread over at modeling madness with a picture. Looks like about a gallon of OD to cover that sucker. I went to the Sprue Brothers site and couldn't find it but I did see they are taking advenced orders for Trumpeter B 25's

Can't get any worse than the sprue connections on their Dauntless dive flaps. I swear the tab's half an in wide. Huge PITA to remove without damaging the part. 

I've been following Wing-Scale's big birds with rapt interest. I'm asking for the B-25J Strafer - well, a pre-order slot - for Christmas. Love the B-17, but yeah, waaaay too big for my display space.

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 jbrady on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:04 PM

DoogsATX: Is there a photo etch set for the AM mustang? The only detail set I can find is an off market brand in resin, that as far as I can tell is only sold on e-bay. Gotta be a bit leary of that.

   

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:32 PM

I assumed there would be...if not the Tamiya-geared set could probably work for the panel at least (and the panel on the Tamiya -B is good enough that you can get by w/o the PE panel).

The cool thing about Eduard is you can download all their instruction manuals as PDFs and get a really in-depth look at what you're buying before you do.

Wish all manufacturers were so thoughtful.

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 Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:37 PM

Yeah eduards good like that. i got the prepainted PE set for my bearcat (and all the unpainted extras) sat down and read through the instrctions before buying it to see if it was worth it. totally was. now im too scared to build itEmbarrassed

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:41 PM

Got an update on the 56th FG/62nd FS yellow rudder...

Definitely not Insignia Yellow (too yellow). I'm also certain it's not RAF trainer yellow (unless the bottle I picked up is bad...it looks more like a tan-yellow). At this point, MM Chrome Yellow and Deep Yellow look to be pretty close matches. Hopefully tonight I'll be able to compare more definitively...

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

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:49 PM

DoogsATX

Got a bunch of goodies today, including my Aeromaster "Hairless Joe" and Tally Ho! "Hun Hunter" sheets!

Also, riddle me this...

I ordered the "Hairless Joe" sheet and a bunch of Eduard masks from Squadron on Nov. 28th. Squadron is based around Dallas, TX. About 3.5 hours from me.

I ordered the Tally Ho sheet from Hannants (only place I could find it, and they only had one left...) on Nov. 29th. Hannants is based in the UK, about half the United States and an entire ocean away from me.

Both arrived today.

What the...?

 

Hannants has improved a hell of a lot since it up dated its website a couple of months ago. Before, when you placed an order, you couldn't be sure if the items were actually in. And it would normally take 2 weeks to arrive, and i live3 about an hours drive away. Now, you know exactly whats in and how many and every order i have placed since the new website,  about 4 or 5, has been dispatched the day after ordering.

Deffinatly have to second that on the Eduard sets. Hannants has a direct link on all the Eduard products to the instruction sheets and i always check them out before buying. They do it for products for a few other companies as well. That would be an idea for other sellers to think about.

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:53 PM

Bish

 

 

Hannants has improved a hell of a lot since it up dated its website a couple of months ago. Before, when you placed an order, you couldn't be sure if the items were actually in. And it would normally take 2 weeks to arrive, and i live3 about an hours drive away. Now, you know exactly whats in and how many and every order i have placed since the new website,  about 4 or 5, has been dispatched the day after ordering.

Deffinatly have to second that on the Eduard sets. Hannants has a direct link on all the Eduard products to the instruction sheets and i always check them out before buying. They do it for products for a few other companies as well. That would be an idea for other sellers to think about.

I'm going to guess they probably updated their entire inventory system. Which probably makes them more efficient filling orders...

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 Bish on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 3:59 PM

Ye, that would be my guess. It has been my favorite choice for model supplies for over 20 years, back when it was all by snail mail. I have just sent off about my 7th order for this year. Theres not many items i might need that they don't have, and xtracolour paints are my paint of choice, so i am a deffinate fan.

red, that B-17 looks lovely. I take it those are the figures you were talking about a few weeks back.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 4:09 PM

satch_ip

Anyone have a spare razorback canopy in 1/48?  I glued the fuselage halves together tonight and went to test fit the canopy and it was missing.  It's an old Arii kit so I can't write the manufacturer.  I guess I'll have to do the squadron canopy even though I really don't like those.

Satch

Have you tried a post in the aircraft forum to see if anyone has a spare. Has this company been bought out by another or did it just cease to exist. I must abmit i had never heard of it.

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 4:19 PM

jbrady   Cockpit looks very nice. Bummer about the IP, but hopefully it shouldn't be to hard to sort out.

Great work guys, thanks very much for all the great stuff you are stuff you are showing here.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by jbrady on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 4:39 PM

I'm saved... guy in town has the decal sheet for the AM P 51 B/C that has an IP decal He's not using it so I got the decal.

I noticed you are going to do the Eduard F6F. I've got the royal pack. I'm looking to forward building one of those soon.

   

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Posted by satch_ip on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 7:11 PM

Bish

 

 satch_ip:

 

Anyone have a spare razorback canopy in 1/48?  I glued the fuselage halves together tonight and went to test fit the canopy and it was missing.  It's an old Arii kit so I can't write the manufacturer.  I guess I'll have to do the squadron canopy even though I really don't like those.

Satch

 

 

Have you tried a post in the aircraft forum to see if anyone has a spare. Has this company been bought out by another or did it just cease to exist. I must abmit i had never heard of it.

Nah, I just ordered the Falcon canopy set that is for this kit.  Should be in next week.  It was even on sale in the Squadron flyer.

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Posted by ww2psycho on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 9:05 PM

This kit has fallen into my hands so I will be changing to this one,

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=61040

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Posted by jbrady on Thursday, December 9, 2010 10:16 AM

Here's an interesting article written in the usual style of that time. http://www.cybermodeler.net/history/354fg/images/63aces.pdf

   

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Posted by jbrady on Thursday, December 9, 2010 10:34 AM

Bish: Here's a site you might be interested in. It's amazing that so many of these airfields are still around. Over here someone would have built a shopping mall on all of them.

   

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Posted by jbrady on Thursday, December 9, 2010 10:35 AM

Would have been nice to include link. http://www.wademeyersart.com/id32.html

   

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Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 9, 2010 4:34 PM

ww2psycho  Is that the 72nd or 48th kit. Are you doing that intead of or as well as the P-38. I take it your doing the one on the box art.

jbrady Thanks very much for those links. A number of the airfields were turned back to farming after the war. But alot are still used for one purpose or another and you can still make out the old runways and perimiter tracks. Heres a few examples.

Of the 3 closets to me, all B-17, Rougham, then known as Bury St Edmunds, is still used for flying, they have airshows every year. Theres a pub on the corner of the old boundry called the Flying Fortress. Rattelsden, again still used for flying, the gliders from there often pass over our house. Lavenham, i think that gone back to farm land.

A bit further afield, tehres Bodney, P-47 & P-51, used by the army and some of the old building are still in use. Snetterton, B-17, old runway used for drag raceing and a huge market every Sunday. Hethal, B-24, used by Lotus cars, the perimiter track is used for testing. Horsham B-24 and RAF, now Norwich Airport. Bassingbourn, B-17, British Army training centre. We use the perimiter track for running, not pleasent. Thats just the ones i can think of 

Theres a memorial to ever airfield, either near it or in the local village. Even if we wanted to, we could never forget.  

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by ww2psycho on Thursday, December 9, 2010 9:22 PM

Its 1:48 and I'm just doing the Mustang. It come with markings for 4 different from that 8th AF, I will know more when I get the kit. Its in Virginia till my mom gets back after christmas.

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Posted by Bish on Friday, December 10, 2010 4:26 AM
No worries, i will change it and leave the unit part open.

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, December 10, 2010 9:58 AM

A bit of progress on Hairless Joe. I'm getting into that slow phase of finishing up main assembly and sanding and cleanup. Ugh. Always my least favorite part of a build. But I've got the cowl and rudder painted up...

I ended up going with MM Deep Yellow for the rudder - it's a pretty close match to both the tail code on the decal sheet and the White Ensign RAF Yellow. For the cowl, I decided to go with MM Guards Red for a bit of a brighter look. The Tamiya Red I used on the Monogram just felt too drab.

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 jbrady on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:12 PM

Interior is in

   

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:13 PM

ww2psycho - I haven't built the Tamiya -D yet, but it's mostly identical in build-up to the -B, and that thing was probably the smoothest kit I've ever built. Didn't even have to use solvent on the wing/fuselage join. Just the leading edge, and then the underside where the wing assembly fits into the fuselage. 

Also, a quick note on the kit markings - LOU IV is actually an early P-51D without the tail fillet, so if you want to build it accurately you'll need to remove the fillet. Ultracast makes a replacement tail, or you can knock it down yourself (I've ordered the conversion, since I don't trust myself with that kind of surgery!).

 

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 jbrady on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:17 PM

It's starting to look like a mustang.

Major seam repair, filling, filing, and rescribing.

But after three days it's closed up... yesssss

   

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Posted by ww2psycho on Friday, December 10, 2010 2:53 PM

DoogsATX

ww2psycho - I haven't built the Tamiya -D yet, but it's mostly identical in build-up to the -B, and that thing was probably the smoothest kit I've ever built. Didn't even have to use solvent on the wing/fuselage join. Just the leading edge, and then the underside where the wing assembly fits into the fuselage. 

Also, a quick note on the kit markings - LOU IV is actually an early P-51D without the tail fillet, so if you want to build it accurately you'll need to remove the fillet. Ultracast makes a replacement tail, or you can knock it down yourself (I've ordered the conversion, since I don't trust myself with that kind of surgery!).

 

Cool thanks. Yea I have the Tamiya P-51B thats almost completely built, waiting to get a new canopy. I also have the 9th AF P-51D by Tamiya, a Tuskegee Airmen P-51C by Accurate Miniatures, the A-36 Apache by Accurate Miniatures and i'm looking at picking up with P-51A also by Accurate Miniatures from the hobby shop here.

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:04 PM

ww2psycho

 

 

Cool thanks. Yea I have the Tamiya P-51B thats almost completely built, waiting to get a new canopy. I also have the 9th AF P-51D by Tamiya, a Tuskegee Airmen P-51C by Accurate Miniatures, the A-36 Apache by Accurate Miniatures and i'm looking at picking up with P-51A also by Accurate Miniatures from the hobby shop here.

How are the AM Allison Mustangs? Been thinking about picking one or several up...could be an awesome platform for the weathering GB...

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 ww2psycho on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:40 PM

The Tuskegee Airment Mustang looks like Tamiya Quality, the A-36 looks like it will ned some work. Not terrible fit but it seems like different plastic.

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