AIRCRAFT - Pearl Harbor group build

hey cool. they both look good.

joe

Wow I love the P40K absolutely smashing stuff as for the Zeke
my mouth is watering already.
What kit is the P40 btw?It really looks lean and mean ,standard kit decals, I suppose?
As for the PHGB badge ,I am sure we all would be honoured
if you would wear it.

thanks fightnjoe and obiwanthe kit is the hobbiecraft kit standard decals and a resin cockpit I will try to get closer in on it with out blurring I will now put on my medal hehehe and thanks again.

ok folks coming right down to the end of mine, but have hit a snag. the decals for the kit have yellow print so i ordered and recieved a 45 degree sheet of 1/48 numbers and letters. now the prob. i have no letters that fit the size needed for the tail of my p-40. tried a marker, no go. then i tried to resize the sheets i have no go. i am lost as to what to do. any suggestions?

joe

QUOTE: fightnjoe Posted: 29 Apr 2004, 20:32:38 ok folks coming right down to the end of mine, but have hit a snag. the decals for the kit have yellow print

joe , by yellow print do you mean the decals have yellowed?
if so tape them to a window or car windshield.
If they are printed in yellow then use a sharp scapel or scissors and slowly
cut the decal flim on the dry decal and respray them white.
Alternatetively you could use them to mask white markings.

Sorry no easy answers from here.

obiwan, tried to cut them out and destroyed them. my own eagerness to get done again. thankyou though. i will have to find a decal sheet i am afraid.

joe

hmmmm, well good luck.
if the letters do not include "O" or "s" ,the curvy types,
maybe you could cut little black pieces and slowly align them.

actually came up with a different idea today. as i now have the font for usaac for ww2 (thanks to those who posted in the decal threads) i am going to print out one sheet with sizes appropriate for the 1/48 and 1/72 a/c. then i am going to take it to a local printer who has said he has lazer printer friendly decal paper. this way i will only have to do one sheet and i will get the print i need. i think i can get that font to work for usn a/c also. we shall see how this turns out. got the new stars and new wheels today so i will be able to do most of the repair work within the next few days. was so eager wanted to take them to work and work on the models i have going. the boss advised me this would not be a wise decision.

joe

thats great joe ,homemade decal paper is the way to go.
too bad you can't print and design your boss.

I couldn't trust myself on mixing the right colors for my Zeroes and get them to look like Obiwan's . I just ordered 3 jars of the Zero Grey-Green from White Ensign.

Hey is it too late to join this group build. I do have a Monogram Zero that i could build and have done in under 3 weeks.

Vintage Aircraft i think most people are done on this build, but hey, it's never "too late"!!

obiwan
that p-38 in your sig oic looks awesome!!
how did you you do those lines on the spinner???????
i have real problems with masking on compound curved surfaces!!
would love to know, as i'm limiting myself to paint schemes with single colour spinners at the moment!

regards,

nick

well folks i am not by definition finished with my p-40b but i am by all purposes done. i have to get the decal for the tail and that would be it. i dont want to post the finished until i get that. so i guess by definition i am still building. just an update, i think.

joe

It would be great if you could join the group build Vintage ,
another zero would be nice.

joe good to hear the P40 is almost ready just those pesky decals.

Nick , I was wondering where you dissapeared off to.
Well glad to see your posts again.

The black stripes on the spinners are actually decals.
First I cut them out and remove all the carrier flim.
This leaves a decal that looks like a black "C".
Then before I dipp it in water I curve it around the spinner
to see how far it goes around and how much I need to trim off.
Trim so you get a little bit off overlap.Then dip the decal in water
and continue as you would normaly decal.

As for using masking tape here is a little picture of what I had to do
after I destroyed some decals.
I cut tamiya masking tape extra thin strips and using a toothpick I
applied them to the nose of the a/c.Then filled the blanks with masking tape.


rjkplasticmod has some good tips on how to paint spinners,

QUOTE: Pix, after priming, I sprayed the spinner overall white using Floquil Reefer White. Sliced a thin strip of Tamiya masking tape and kinda stretched it around the spinner using the prop openings as a guide to keep it even. Then masked off the rest of the tip and sprayed the back half with ModelMaster IJNAF Green enamel, being careful to spray slightly away from the tape edge. Finished it off, after curing, with a shot of Future.

and here is the link to my lightning build
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20885

obiwan hi
thanks for the tips!!
i never really "disappeared"[:0], just i started a new job and have been really busy...it's been frustrating, as there has been so much stuff i wanted to reply to, but only reallyy had time for a quick read!
i'm slowly getting back into it though!
regards,
nick

just curious is anyone else as slow as i am with this build? seems like it is taking me forever to complete.

joe

Uhhh.... don't feel bad at all Joe. I'm embarassed to admit that I haven't even started. The Zero is still sitting in the box. (At least the plastic's off.) Like Nick I have started a new job and there have been several other distractions. I honestly don't even know when I'll be able to start this project... let alone forsee the finish. Sorry all.

I'm taking forever, too, because I'm in multiple builds. I Just got in my Nakajima grey/green paint from White Ensign for my Zero with but I know it wont be untill the end of June before I use it.

im glad i am not the only one.

let me show you where i have stalled. read:been too lazy to go to the printer.



joe

Hello Pearl Harbor Attack model builders,
Hope I am not too late to help. Here are some URLs which might help.

http://www.flightjournal.com/fj/articles/lost_p-36/sterling1.asp First American combat with Zero!

http://www.militaryfocus.com/osprey/trade-editions/96.htm book rewritten

http://www.timelessmusic.com/detailpage.cfm?id1=183 documentary with my ugly face!

http://www.pearlharborattacked.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard4/ikonboard.cgi?s=3ff4cf0df8ceffff;act=SF;f=11 this message board keeps me busy

http://www.adler-books.com.br/livros/livro2.htm ...monograph with decals for select Pearl Harbor aircraft models, I helped with some of the research

http://www.gl.iit.edu/wadc/history/7December1941/p004.html book which I proofread and added a bunch of new stuff

http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraft/replicajan1990.msnw ...Japanese aircraft @ Pearl

http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraft/colorsamples.msnw ...I3 and J3 color

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cocoro/framepage5.htm ...top Japanese aviation site

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cocoro/sub43.htm ...note Zero color!

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cocoro/sub6.htm

http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~cocoro/sub55.htm ...note D3A "VAL" details via ...yep!

http://www.plays.jp/bbs/zero22/index.html

Kampai! (Cheers!)

David Aiken, a director: Pearl Harbor History Associates, Inc. http://pearlharbor-history.org/ this is the largest World War II web site on the internet!

david thankyou.

joe

The Pearl Harbor Build is nice and informative. I would like to email you guys. stevenadrianne@yahoo.com
I am expecting you.

let me bring this to the top again. i am by definition done. went a different route than the custom details. well here it is..................





joe