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Hunting After Dark, 2011-2012 Night Fighter Group Build

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Posted by Night Fighter Nut on Sunday, November 18, 2012 7:52 PM

Great job there Casper.  :)  Trey, the engines were shipped in crates and covered in Kosmoline, a preservative oil.  I also found a picture in a book I'm currently reading that has a mock up of the engine and mount for the P-61.  Oddly enough, its the diorama book from Fine Scale Modeler.  "How to Build Dioramas", pg. 76.  The crates for the engines were cubed with a band of wood around the top and a band of wood around the bottom.  There is also a diagonal bit of wood running from the top band to the bottom band on each side.  A photo and instructions on how to make the crate are on pg. 70.  Hope that helps.  :)

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Monday, November 19, 2012 11:38 PM

You guys want paint?? You got it!

almost 3 pots worth. I did the underneath with Tamiya XF-85 Tyre Black but wasn't that happy with the finish. I did the top with Mr.Colour H77 which is Rubber black and has a nicer sheen to it. Once this dries I'll apply gloss coat for the decals.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 4:00 PM

NFN thanks its a big help for sure!

Casper like the looks of the black,that scale will sure gobble up some paint!

Ship 1 is complete

off on patrol

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Posted by Night Fighter Nut on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:16 AM

Very nice...  Are you going to add the two antennas on the bottom that look like capital "T"'s.  I think they are DME antenna's but I'm not sure at the moment.  They are used to measure distance to ground.  they are located on the central part of the fuselage.

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:59 PM

Thanks NFN yes after I get done banging it around and knocking off the other antenae I'll scratch up a pair for both birds. Appreciate the reminder!

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 7:27 PM

Well all of the hard work with masking sure paid off. I'm very pleased with the results. Here is the underneath.

Only 2 decals to go on the bottom then I'll attach all of the greeblies before decalling the top. I want to avoid resting this bird upside down so as not to upset the paint work on the top.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:11 PM

Here's the top view of the Nighthawk. I must say the inclusion of PE intake grills from Trumpeter is awesome. It's hard to convey in a photo but if you look at just the right angle, you can see the intake fan sitting back behind the grill. The other PE parts were not see through so it really gives the model a boost. I tried to photograph this but couldn't get it

.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Friday, November 23, 2012 8:53 PM

Ok, this bird is done!

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:33 AM

Looks sharp Casper.

Ship 2 is nearing completion

Ship 2 is nearing completion


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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:55 PM

Ship 2 completed,time to concentrate on the dio now.

thanks for looking,cheers Trey

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  • From: Australia
Posted by taxtp on Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:53 PM

Great looking builds here guys. Those P-61s are a really impressive project Try, I know heaps of work has gone into achieving that outstanding result.

The F-117 is really nice too Casper, great build of a really interesting aircraft.

Cheers

Tony

I'm just taking it one GB at a time.

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:45 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. It always helps! I really enjoyed this kit, not quite as intricate or puzzle like as a Tammy in this scale but fun nonetheless and looks great OOB

Here's a shot next to my Phantom II F-D

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Saturday, December 1, 2012 6:24 PM

Tony thanks, appreciate you taking the time to comment with some kind words! Not much progress thats note worthy,been struggling with the trees and base. Figures are also killing me,painting them is not a strong point for me. Heres the basic base layout



Spent a long time painting and inking the palms to get rid of the 'plastic' look


Maybe after some dullkote they'll come around


the crew need some more detailing and cleaning up,especially the faces

Used a dual action sander with some 80 grit to give the base some depth variation,then just a quick rattle can to check my work


thanks for looking,cheers Trey

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Sunday, December 2, 2012 8:43 PM

Hoist is ready now


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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 6:37 PM

Hey there, I've got another entry if that;s OK. I should be able to squeeze this one in by January cut off! Wink

Just picked this up from my LHS, very nice little kit and expensive! Lots of PE and even resin, usual excellent Eduard quality at this scale.

I'm going to be doing the variant on the box art.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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    August 2009
  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, December 7, 2012 3:03 PM

Dio update ,basic vegetation in place ,just deciding where the big parts need to be now.

scratching up a Maintenance tent and some basic support equpment next.

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  • From: Hancock, Me USA
Posted by p38jl on Friday, December 7, 2012 3:05 PM

nice !!

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Sunday, December 30, 2012 9:06 PM

Some work on the Hellcat's cockpit. These Eduard profi packs are very nice. Lots of great detail and almost the Tammy shake-n-bake ease of build. My only compliant is they do not supply enough guiding pins on the two halves of the fuselage, wings, etc. Apart from that, all good. Yes

Cockpit and IP, nice details on the coloured PE

View of the seat, the harnesses in this set are actually pretty good.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

  • Member since
    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Monday, December 31, 2012 9:55 PM

Everything fits very nicely on this kit!

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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  • From: Australia
Posted by taxtp on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 5:01 AM

Excellent work Casper. And the good news is that I have two of these things to build.

Cheers

Tony

I'm just taking it one GB at a time.

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 8:01 PM

Great looking office Casper!

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 5:48 PM

Got the main painting done.

Interior colour;

Coat of Tamiya grey primer;

I mixed the Tamiya Royal Navy XF-17 with XF-8 blue to get a lighter shade for the body. I think it turned out just the right shade. Will certainly be further helped by a gloss coat. Also one of the simplest paint jobs I've done in a while. Whole plane same colour including the landing gear and wheel wells.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Thursday, January 3, 2013 6:46 PM

Got the engine finished and attached along with the exhaust pipes;

...and with the engine cowling in place;

It's gonna be over 100F here today so I'll leave the gloss coat until tomorrow...Tongue Tied

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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    June 2010
Posted by Night Fighter Nut on Friday, January 4, 2013 8:06 AM

Great Job Trey!  I like the way it came out.

Really nice looking Hell Cat Casper.  I may not be writing much lately but I'm following along.

It has been extremely busy for me of late.  I will have some pictures to post here shortly...   I hope.  :)

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  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Saturday, January 5, 2013 5:37 PM

Ok, after many passes with the Tamiya rattle-can, I got the hellcat nice and glossy

Next decals!

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

  • Member since
    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Saturday, January 5, 2013 9:09 PM

Yeah! Really good decals included in this kit!

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

  • Member since
    October 2010
  • From: Hobart, Australia
Posted by Casper the Chihuahua on Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:16 PM

Finished the Hellcat. Nice little kit, recommend to anyone wanting to do a Navy bird.

Cheers

On the bench: A-4F 1/32 Hasegawa

Just deployed: F6F-5N Hellcat Nightfighter 1/48 Eduard

Up next: A6-E Intruder 1/48 Revell

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Posted by Night Fighter Nut on Monday, January 7, 2013 1:08 PM

Well done my man, well done.  I like it.  :)

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Posted by Night Fighter Nut on Monday, January 7, 2013 1:18 PM

Ok, more pictures as promised.  Couldn't have done it without a little help from my friends.  :)

the gaps that this model has are terrible.  Nothing a bit of filler and filing couldn't cure. 

Pe3 bis

Pe3 bis

 

Pe3 bis Pe3 bis Pe3 bis Pe3 bis

Lots of filling and filing to be done.  More to come as time permits.  :)

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    August 2009
  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Monday, January 7, 2013 4:07 PM

Casper sharp looking Bird!

NFN those are'nt gaps they're canyons! Looks like you've got it handled tho! Those Widow mechanics sure are a handy bunch of fellas;)

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