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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:32 AM

hey pix,
thanks for the info Smile [:)]

...i'll take a look at the link in a minute Smile [:)]

...does seem good value to me, no wonder you stocked up!!! Wink [;)]

dj your vindicator looks cool...where are you getting it from? over here somewhere?

my progress: Disapprove [V]

fit problems with the fuselage meant i spent most of my time sanding!!! Angry [:(!]

Kind regards, Nicholas

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:39 AM

Nick, I ordered it from Hannants, just under £10. Comes with resin bits.

By the way, I re-uploaded the weathering 'tutorial' pics...

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:56 AM

thanks dj...i need all the "tutorial" i can get!!! Tongue [:P]

regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 12:03 AM

I would be interested in joining the group build. I can do the grumman sbd-6 duck. The only problem is i cannot find any pictures of it at pearl harbor and basically cant find any pics of it at all. Does anyone have a link to that sqadron signal book.

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, January 24, 2004 2:59 AM

Hi Benne911, I'll see what I can find. Welcome to the group, by the way!

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:09 AM

benne911 welcome to the group build and hope you enjoy the forums!!
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:23 AM

having dry-fitted the lower wing to the fuselage and been quite pleased with the fir on my hobbycraft p-36, i repeated the process having put the cockpit in, only to find that the cockpit floor interfered with the wheel wells!! Angry [:(!]

unable to sand or saw because of the flimsy nature of the whole structure i resorted to heating up my x-acto over my gas cooker flame...and with one masterful incision the problem was gone!!! Big Smile [:D]

note: junior modellers DO NOT do this unless supervised by an adult, and this was only done as a last resort.
don't want to be blamed for someones house going up in smoke now, do i??!! Tongue [:P]

regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 11:56 AM

Thanks

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:13 PM

I did some more work on the Zeke cockpit today. I scanned a pair of IJN belts, and I'll either use them as pattern for foil or paint them. I will probably have pics tomorrow sometime of the finished pit. The fuselage halves are together & sanded. Work will also begin on the Verlinden PE flaps.

My "Pixi-Geschwader" will receive gloss coats tomorrow also.

Movin' right along here. Maybe I'll start another (non-Pearl Harbor) IJN aircraft to keep myself buisy !

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obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:29 AM

Hi benne911! Glad you can join and a big welcome.

wow its great that how yhe group build going.
been out of the picture for a while with the local server
being down over the Chinese New Year holidays
needless to say I got no work on my kate done.
I even got an exam tomorrow.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:01 PM

The cockpit for my Zeke is nearly done. I just have to paint the gun breeches. Since I'll be using Alcad (requiring primer), I decided to paint all the metallics at once. I'm going to try painting the Aotake-coated surfaces in light aluminum first, followed by clear blue. If it works, I'll post some pics if anyone else wants to try this on their IJA aircraft.

Here's the cockpit. I scratched the belts from foil & micro solder. I also drilled the lightening holes in the seat. I used Model Master RLM 62 for the color, as it closely matched a pic I found on the web.

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obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:22 PM

very nice belts and detail work on the cockpit pix.
IJN aircraft always seem to have a certain feel to them in the office
and u captured it well.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:38 PM

Ok...Guys. The Harbour group is in my site...if you care

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:38 PM

Thanks, obiwan & John !

obiwan - I almost lost it trying to bend the buckle. I figured that the ones holding the lap belts to the seat won't be seen, so I saved myself a little aggrivation.

John - your site is looking very professional. Nice graphics (I like the tumbling "New" icons !) Thanks for putting the pics there !

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:51 PM

EasyCo thanks for that Smile [:)]

...and pix , looks cool as usual!! Cool [8D]

regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Monday, January 26, 2004 3:21 AM

hey Easy saw your D9 on your website very spankingly done!
nice subtle exhaust too..

and thanks for putting the PHGB pics on your site. Thumbs Up [tup]

Ps: saw u got the He219 on the back burner ....mine is in
the refridgerator.snifff

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Monday, January 26, 2004 3:42 AM

i've got the tamiya UHU as well Wink [;)]

, but am not touching it until i am way better at freehand mottling with my iwata Disapprove [V]

...anything less i feel i won't be doing the kit justice.

got the wings and tailplane ogether on my p-36, so at least it looks a like something airborne now! apart from my mini-nightmare with wheel well interference, the fit of the wings went pretty smoothly.
now got to get some paints for the thing! anyone know what tamiya colours i should use for the underside grey and olive drab? i've got 2 polly scale OD's, and still have no idea which one is which!! Tongue [:P]

regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Monday, January 26, 2004 6:38 AM

thats great nick that u got one too
maybe u me and easy can start our own UHU group build..
Laugh [(-D]

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nmayhew

Member since
July 2003
From: Kent, England

Posted by nmayhew on Monday, January 26, 2004 8:59 AM

hmmm, UHU group build...like i said i'm not sure i can do the paint job justice at the moment. Disapprove [V]

i think i read somewhere that a guy did the camo on a german nightfighterby doing the dark mottle as the base coat, then doing light coloured rings over the top...said he found that easy than regular mottling, but i'm not convinced![:0]
miht have to seek the advice of pix on that one i think Tongue [:P]

.
regards,
nick

Kind regards, Nicholas

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 26, 2004 11:28 AM

Im in for that!(He219)

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Aurora-7

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December 2002
From: Connecticut, USA

Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, January 26, 2004 11:45 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by nmayhew

i've got the tamiya UHU as well, but am not touching it until i am way better at freehand mottling with my iwata...anything less i feel i won't be doing the kit justice.

When I first opened mine I was like ' My God! This is great!' but then it sank in that I better practice my airbrushing a bit so I could get that camo patten right.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 26, 2004 12:27 PM

My He 219 was another victim of Moving Day. I lost over 100 built kits when I moved last time. This one survived better than most. The main gear is completely shot. I might have the gear doors, & I can probably replace the radars & just use it for in-flight pics. When you invest all the time & money in these, its hard to just throw 'em out !

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, January 26, 2004 1:41 PM

sounds like everyone is well on their way, oh well. my late start will be a p-40. i have decent b/w photos and i know the p-40 is well covered on the net. 18 pg seems to be a popular group the number of the plane is 41.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 26, 2004 2:26 PM

I said i would build the j2f duck. Problem is i have the j2f-6 kit, and i dont believe the 6 variant was around during pearl harbor time. On this site http://www.ww2pacific.com/aaf41.html under the marines it says they had a j2f-4. The 4 had a different size cowling than the 6, and i dont know how to make my own parts. Now under the navy planes section all it says is j2f duck. If anyone knows the type of those because it would be a big help. If they are j2f5s i would be able to do it because the 5 is the same plane as the 6 only it has a more powerful engine, which is not visibly noticeable. Also is there decals ??

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 26, 2004 2:47 PM

And also, do the planes need to be serially numbered like they were on dec 7 or do they just just have to be the same variants such as a p-40 b or c??because when i saw the pby on a previous page, i wondered if those were correct markings from dec.7 or earlier.

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, January 26, 2004 7:31 PM

this question has most likely been asked but here we go again. where do i find either usaac fighter markings (black), the early insignia usaac, or if all else fails black decal sheets.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 26, 2004 8:03 PM

fightinjoe - a good source for decals is :

http://eaglestrikeproductions.com

You can do a search there by type & scale. These usually show you the profiles, in color, along with info (useful to find out if the markings were at Pearl). They can be found discounted at many on-line hobby shops, such as Squadron & Great Models.

Yope you find them.

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, January 26, 2004 9:04 PM

thankyou pixilater, you and the others are proving to be a wonderful source of information on both history and modeling.

benne911, your question on the j2f may be answered or at least partially answered at http://www.nastillamook.org/gallery/aircraft/index.htm at least i hope this helps somewhat.

joe

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obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:22 AM

nice He219 pix .You did that beautifull and gracefull plane
justice.I'm sure tamiya will provide replacements for
the missing parts.

on another note..finally started painting the cockpit of my kate.
weird yellowy green colour too.however the kit looks very
promising.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:59 PM

is it alright if i do a j2f-6 duck. They didnt get created until 1942 but earlier variants such as j2f-4 or 5 were at pearl. Reason is i would convert it but they dont sell cowls for it.

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