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That B-25 is looking very nice......

Don Hammerloni, may I humbly present for your review the 1/72 Bf-110:

The build was a "dime store build", in that only Testors square bottles and hardware store spray paint was used. The cockpit was beefed up with some balsa to replicate the sides better. The plane was then weathered with an enamel wash then black and white chalk.(thanks for the tip Hans ). Now back to the Tomcat! As always, comments, good or bad, welcome.

Lookin' good, Owl! Keep at it!  How will you be marking that Mitchell up?

Hey Navigator; 

That 110 is looking great!  I wish my 'dime store' projects looked that good!  You must shop at an 'upscale' dime store!! LOL

Hey Navigator; 

That 110 is looking great!  I wish my 'dime store' projects looked that good!  You must shop at an 'upscale' dime store!! LOL

Thanks Dave!

Nice looking Destroyer Navi , I'll bet that 110 greenhouse canopy was a fun project in 1/72.

Tal Afar Dave

Lookin' good, Owl! Keep at it!  How will you be marking that Mitchell up?

well, I was gonna go with the decals supplied with the kit, but.... 

yeah, the decals are useless. I'll have root through my spares box now.....Here's where the B25 sits now, but I've repainted the nose NMF because I can no longer use the eagle nose.

OWL

Here are a few shots of my Vietnamese Coastal Junk, being converted to civilian use. The two machine gun stand locations (fore and aft) will be covered by rope coils. I am doing the kit for my wife who is from Vietnam (Nha Trang) and remembers these vessels.

Mike T.

Owl, that B-25 NMF looks great, you said something about Krylon???

Reasoned

Nice looking Destroyer Navi , I'll bet that 110 greenhouse canopy was a fun project in 1/72.

It was. I usually do canopies freehand, but I used tape on this one.

Reasoned

Owl, that B-25 NMF looks great, you said something about Krylon???

yeah, sure did. For the main body of the plane, I used a Krylon rattle can, Matt aluminum. I misted teh first few coats on, then got closer and applied a heavier coat. Be carefull though, spray cans make it easy to puddle paint and hide detail. Because it was so humid, I let the Krylon coat cure for a few more days than I usualy do, then masked off the other metal panels. THe krylon held beautifully and I had no damage or paint peeling. Just make sure to stick the masking tape to something else a few times to remove most of the tackiness.

OWL

CallSignOWL

Reasoned:

Owl, that B-25 NMF looks great, you said something about Krylon???

 

yeah, sure did. For the main body of the plane, I used a Krylon rattle can, Matt aluminum. I misted teh first few coats on, then got closer and applied a heavier coat. Be carefull though, spray cans make it easy to puddle paint and hide detail. Because it was so humid, I let the Krylon coat cure for a few more days than I usualy do, then masked off the other metal panels. THe krylon held beautifully and I had no damage or paint peeling. Just make sure to stick the masking tape to something else a few times to remove most of the tackiness.

 

OWL

Excellent, good to see a low tech way to do a NMF come out so well.   BTW, if the humidity is high (as it often is in the summer) just spray in an A/C controlled, lower humidity indoor room...... just make sure you don't take too deep of breaths.

43 wannabees, six made. Poor excuse for a Omerta.

I am gonna have to say it...

"Mike, come over here. You never know when you are gonna have to cook for a couple of dozen guys."

I'm going to have to bring in the muscle from the village. (These guys are actually all related to me).

And not to be taken lightly. Every one of them had a grandfather that went to public school in their village, during the Mussolini era, and either served in the Regia or left. Following the Italian Armistice, the Germans bombed Aquaviva and killed a bunch of civilians. The fellows on the left are carrying the effigy of the Blessed Mother.

Model, people. I have one you'll like- the phantom Mustang.

bondoman

43 wannabees, six made. Poor excuse for a Omerta.

I am gonna have to say it...

"Mike, come over here. You never know when you are gonna have to cook for a couple of dozen guys."

I'm going to have to bring in the muscle from the village. (These guys are actually all related to me).

And not to be taken lightly. Every one of them had a grandfather that went to public school in their village, during the Mussolini era, and either served in the Regia or left. Following the Italian Armistice, the Germans bombed Aquaviva and killed a bunch of civilians. The fellows on the left are carrying the effigy of the Blessed Mother.

Model, people. I have one you'll like- the phantom Mustang.

p38jl

 

 

  Looks like a Saprano's episode..

 

 you mean we're just gonna wake up one day and this'll all be a dream!? 

CallSignOWL

 

p38jl:

 

 

 

  Looks like a Saprano's episode..

 

 

 

 

 you mean we're just gonna wake up one day and this'll all be a dream!? 

 "Don't stop believing!"

Sounds like my family.  My Dad had 4 brothers, the oldest two were born in the "Old Country" and immegrated to the US, just after WWII.   My favorite uncle kept the "Family Business" running until he died of natural causes about 10 years ago.  He was a great guy.

bondoman

43 wannabees, six made. Poor excuse for a Omerta.

I am gonna have to say it...

"Mike, come over here. You never know when you are gonna have to cook for a couple of dozen guys."

I'm going to have to bring in the muscle from the village. (These guys are actually all related to me).

And not to be taken lightly. Every one of them had a grandfather that went to public school in their village, during the Mussolini era, and either served in the Regia or left. Following the Italian Armistice, the Germans bombed Aquaviva and killed a bunch of civilians. The fellows on the left are carrying the effigy of the Blessed Mother.

Model, people. I have one you'll like- the phantom Mustang.

Small family.... my wife's mother had 11 brothers and sisters. The oldest was born in Italy, the rest in New York.

bondoman

43 wannabees, six made. Poor excuse for a Omerta.

I am gonna have to say it...

"Mike, come over here. You never know when you are gonna have to cook for a couple of dozen guys."

I'm going to have to bring in the muscle from the village. (These guys are actually all related to me)...

 

I'm still making my bones, Signore Bondoni!   I have the canopy attached to the Zero and a couple coats of IJN dark green on, photos will be forthcoming.  The salt technique was a bit of a wash this time around, so chipping will be done some other way.

And my people-well, some of my people-came from Sorrento, outside Naples, and from Grossotto, in the Tirol.  They came over a little before il Duce took over, about 25 years before.  In their case, they were all starving in the Old Country, even the Northerners, who were (and still are) bread bakers.  So they came here and made a new life.  (My German ancestors were here before that).

yeah, her nono came in 1904 and worked coal mines, steel mill until he bought a grocery in Buffalo, sent for the wife and first kid after 5 years.

They are from the eastern part of It'ly, now called Molise and they all spoke Croatian, Italian as a second language.

Funny how close we all are to immigrants, wish we were kinder to those more recent.

But I'm not the Boss, who btw has been absent for a couple. No doubt forming a basketball team among his ex-wives and deciding who to bench....

Uh-oh, I might be in the wrong place!  Norwegian farmers in my background.     Finally getting back to the bench after cataract surgery on both peepers (which, by the way, was a no pain, no brainer - a simple quick procedure I'd recommend to anyone, assuming you have a competent surgeon).  Been wearing glasses for over 40 yrs, and tossed them after getting my left eye back to 20/20. 

Back to the topic:  I've got the pit for the Wildcat underway.  Had to scratch a framework as shown in the first photo.  The only cockpit feature in the original kit was a pilot that fit into the aft bulkhead.

Opened the floor for the downward window view. Added Eduard zoom PE for the instrument panel and side consoles.  A touch of Future on the instruments.

The seat is True Details for a Hellcat, but I decided that's close enough - they're both Cats, after all.  Seat belts are Eduard.  Here, the pit is fit to the lower middle wing panel.

Got some touching up to do yet, then I'll get busy on the big pieces.

Ken

I happily present to you, my finished B-25 Mitchell!  The NMF was achieved with Krylon Matt Aluminum, with other panels masked and painted to produce a varied appearance. The decals were all sourced from the spares box. I think I prefer foil over paint however, because I feel foil gives me more control over the finish.

fun in the back yard and playing with photo editing software

OWL

Great looking Mitchell Owl. How did you do the different panel shades with the krylon?

Nice looking Bird Owl !

maybe we oughta start a thread.. "Best Back Yard Dog fights...."post pics of your bird "doing it's stuff"...

The Navigator

Great looking Mitchell Owl. How did you do the different panel shades with the krylon?

well, the Krylon really only gave me one color (except on the gun nose, that's krylon too, but applied a bit to heavily! oops). The Krylon gave the plane is main NMF color, then once it cured, the Krylon was very nice to mask over and didn't peel or tarnish. The other colors were MM Enamel Chrome-Silver on the wing panels, and MM Acrylic Steel for the darker NMF shades

@Ken--Nice work on that office!  Your Wildcat is coming along nicely.  But have you abandoned the pilot altogether? 

@Owl--Wow!  I love your finish, and thanks for demo'ing using Krylon's aluminum, I think I may try it myself.  I also love your in-flight photos, what a great finish!

Best regards,

Brad

OWL, very, very nice finished job....love it....

Owl, great looking B-25, with Krylon non-the-less, gotta love it!  You've inspired me to begin the glass nosed B-25J.

kbuzz, the office looking real good, can't wait to see the finished product.