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                        AIRCRAFT - Pearl Harbor group build

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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:23 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe

                        new to the community but more than interested. look forward to this.


                        welcome to the forums fightnjoe, and please join our group build by all means!!Smile [:)]
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, January 18, 2004 2:37 PM
                        two questions, first, time period? how long do i have to complete this? second, when done what do i do with the model? seem like no brainers but havent done this type of thing before.

                        Big Smile [:D]

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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, January 18, 2004 3:01 PM
                        fightnjoe hiSmile [:)]
                        the time scale seems somewhat elastic at the moment, so i wouldn't worry about that.
                        as regards what ou do with your project upon completion. well, pretty much anything you like from dumping it in the trash if you don't like it (hope not!!Black Eye [B)][:0]), to posting pics on this site so we can all see your cool work (the option we're all hoping for!!Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]).
                        reagrds,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:22 PM
                        Maybe a Catalina, but I do have a Revell P-40 I just don't know... I could do a Japanese plane too... man decisions, decisions...Confused [%-)]
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Monday, January 19, 2004 4:30 AM
                        just starting my hobbycraft p-36Smile [:)]...and now i know why i said i'll never do another hobbycraft kit after my 1/48 do-17z!!!Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!] fit is a pain - sorry, addicted to tamiya and hassy i'm afraid!![:0]Smile [:)] - and detail is non-existentDisapprove [V].
                        on the plus side it does have recessed panel lines which revell p-40 does not!!!Angry [:(!] i looked at my p-40 the other night and decided to relegate it to "under the bed emergency spares only" status!!!Laugh [(-D]
                        i'm thinking it's going to be cannibalised to help with landing gear and cockpit details and the like...at least it will leave this world knowing it has served a higher purpose, namely our group-build!!!Tongue [:P]Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Monday, January 19, 2004 5:24 AM
                        Hi Pix,
                        Good offer on the decals however I 'm more interested
                        on these....http://www.hannants.co.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?Mode=view&Database=cat&R=ESP48034

                        tell me what u think as I am willing to split these also ,
                        I only need the kate markings.

                        nick; good to know your P-36 is on the way..Cool [8D]

                        best whishes Smile [:)]
                        eng hui
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Monday, January 19, 2004 1:24 PM
                        any idea on interior colours for my p-36 guys? would the seat be chromate yellow as well do you think? and what about the wheel wells while i'm at it??!!
                        Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        ps pix, better shrink your signature pic down a bit...some guys are kicking up a fuss in another thread!![:0]Angry [:(!]Smile [:)]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 3:52 PM
                        Do you guys want me to do the pics for your Harbour GB?? Ill do that if you want... Please tell me..So I can be ready.Whistling [:-^]

                        BTW Pix are you in the C in C for the Harbour GB??
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 4:27 PM
                        Its going to be a little while before I can start on this build. I still have 4 Luftwaffe birds on the bench. I started painting the camo today, so it will probably be a couple of weeks.

                        obi - I may be interested in the Zeke markings, what's the postage/shipping time from there?

                        nick - my sig pic is only 281 x 150 pixels, far from large. There are many more on this site that are larger. I don't need to change it, I like it the way it is.

                        John - you can have as many pics of mine as you want, and thanks for the offer.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 5:04 PM
                        I totally agree with you pixilater... I hope mine is alright.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 5:06 PM
                        Does anyone make a good P-40???
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 5:18 PM
                        In 1/48, that's a tough one. I have heard that the RM kit has the most accurate outlines, but the panel lines are raised. The Hobbycraft kit has a shape problem where the cooling flaps and ventral bulge meet. I know AM Tech released some P-40s, but I'm not sure which ones. I've been wanting to get one myself, but I've yet to hear of a really good kit in this scale. Its a shame, too, as the P-40 was such an important fighter, and a favorite of many.
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Monday, January 19, 2004 11:40 PM
                        pix i was joking about your signature pic by the way!!Tongue [:P]Smile [:)]!!
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:10 AM
                        Yeah, I figured that, nick. I just hadn't read the other thread yet, & I didn't know if mine had been singled out. I wouldn't change it anyway. Its like a logo. Can you imagine if kit manufacturers started resizing/changing their logos? As you might say in the U.K., "Ghastly !"
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:15 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Pixilater

                        Yeah, I figured that, nick. I just hadn't read the other thread yet, & I didn't know if mine had been singled out. I wouldn't change it anyway. Its like a logo. Can you imagine if kit manufacturers started resizing/changing their logos? As you might say in the U.K., "Ghastly !"


                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:14 AM
                        Found out an interesting site for this subject..

                        http://www.warships1.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Pearl_Harbor.htm

                        for info, the C-33 is a militarized DC-2
                        the JRB a navy variant of the Beech C-45

                        Have not been able to find any kits of the Stinson O-49, the the North American O-47, and the SB2U Vindicator are. (MPM and Special Hobby, 1/72).. No B-12 kits either and I'm not sure how different it is from the B-10 (William Bros, 1/72). Don't know about the OA-9 Goose and the AT-12...

                        The O-47 is tempting me...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:25 AM
                        I agree pixilater, there is just something about the lines of that plane. It's a favorite for many, and not just for the "Flying Tigers" aspect...(although for the most part that's the way you see it depicted.) It's a shame that no one makes a good kit of it. Maybe I'll just build the Revell, raised panes lines and all. I don't think I'm ready to takle sanding and rescribing... I'll just have to overlook it.Blindfold [X-)]
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                        Quagmyre
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: and just won't go away.
                        Posted by Quagmyre on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:02 AM
                        I think Accurate Miniatures is coming out with a 1/48 version of the SB2U Vindicator. Looks like they are still in research phase so let's not hold our breath for this one making our group build.

                        http://www.accurate-miniatures.com/research/vindicator.htm

                        BTW. Anyone got some good images of a PBY Catalina I could use to assist with the weathering and detailing of mine? Trying to do this without buying another book.



                        Current and Subsequent Projects:
                        1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
                        1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
                        1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:07 AM
                        Were there any TBM/TBF's there? I don't think so considering that midway was it's first battle to see any action...
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:21 AM
                        ordered the decals today will start building my kate soon.
                        by the time she is built masked and primed they should have arrivedCool [8D]

                        regards
                        eng hui

                        pixps; the postage from here isn't much.Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        garys
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Philadelphia, PA
                        Posted by garys on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:25 PM
                        quagmyre: try www.pby.com
                        ajack: you're right, midway was their combat debut
                        HTH,
                        Gary
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:23 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

                        any idea on interior colours for my p-36 guys? would the seat be chromate yellow as well do you think? and what about the wheel wells while i'm at it??!!
                        Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        regards,
                        nick



                        While searching the net for the same information, I came across an article written for a web page and the author said he used aluminum for the interior color because that's what her heard many of the first ones were done as.

                        http://www.us-aircraft.com/IPMS/Kitreviews/Building%20a%20better.htm

                         

                         

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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:17 AM
                        Aurora-7 hi,
                        thanks for the linkSmile [:)]; i think as my p-40 is such an early build then my kit might have to aluminium, although i was looking forward to practicing my dry-brushing skills over the chromate interior...maybe i'll flip a coin?!Tongue [:P]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        ps pixilater, seeing as how you've nearly completed your german sqaudron - or should that be "pixi-geschwader"??!!Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D] - are you going to get the production going on this build?Smile [:)]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:08 AM
                        nick - I like the "pixi-geschwader !" I'll get going soon on the A6M2. I have some Verlinden flaps & engine bits for it. I may have to build another IJN kit ( Jaguar resin J1N1, Has. J2M3, Has. A6M3, Has. B6N2, Class. A/F A5M, Has A6M2 Rufe, Has. A6M5 - what to build ???) at the same time so I don't get bored ! I just scored some more Trimaster 262s (I now have 7 more to build - YIPPEE !), and those are screaming to be built.
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                        jay12472
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pennsylvania
                        Posted by jay12472 on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:52 AM
                        I'd be interested in giving this a shot. I hvae a 1/72 val. Just let me know how the group build works I've never done one before.
                        Jason
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:00 AM
                        firstly, welcome to the forums jay12472Smile [:)]
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome]
                        the group builds on here are pretty simple really and very relaxedSmile [:)]; just pick a plane which takes your fancy from those around at pearl harbour (there's a list somewhere near the top of the thread), and get building!!Smile [:)] any questions you may have regarding your - or other - aircraft, we will do our best to answer...
                        cool?Cool [8D]

                        pixilater
                        thought you might find the pixi-geschwader joke a bit of a giggle!!Laugh [(-D] can i ask where you get all your trimaster 262's from? and how much you get them for?!Tongue [:P] i only see them on evilEvil [}:)]bay, and it rarely pays for me to buy it from say, the US, and then ship it to my side of the pond.Disapprove [V]
                        i'm sooo looking forward to coming stateside at the start of march...need to hunt out a good hobby store in hoboken, NJ or manhattan before then....Smile [:)]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:05 AM
                        ps thanks to the powers that be for making this a "sticky"Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:18 AM
                        nick - the Trimaster Me 262 kits are available from

                        www.greatmodels.com

                        Click on search (left side of the screen), and enter "Trimaster" in the "Keyword" box. They are not listed under manufacturer/aircraft models. The search is the only way to find them.

                        They have :

                        #tr0012-Me262A-1a Jabo (with figs) = $34.95
                        #0014_Me163S (trainer, w/figs)=$31.50
                        #tr0016Me262A-1a Nachtjager=$31.50 This is the one I stocked up on.

                        You need aftermarket decals, however, unless you want the nightfighter. Build it without radar, its an A-1a Jabo. Add the wing rockets and its an A-1b. There are no swastikas on Trimaster's decal sheets, and the whites are cream-colored.

                        Hope this helps.
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:46 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

                        ps thanks to the powers that be for making this a "sticky"Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]


                        My thanks as well!

                        Yay! It's official now!

                         

                         

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:09 AM
                        Finaly, this is the kit I'm gonna go for. Just ordered it...



                        Smile [:)]
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