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  • Member since
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  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:28 PM

stikpusher

 the Baron:

Speaking of the Helldiver kits-we know that the original SB2C kit is an old Monogram design, but where did the later, post-merger Pro Modeler kit originate?  Was that a retooling/redesign, even from the ground up, of the old kit, or was it a mold that RM acquired from another source and added to the PM line?

 

The later Helldiver is a RM kit they did all on thier own under the PM label. It has alse been slightly modified and sold to Accurate Miniatures for release under their label.

Very interesting...thanks, I didn't know it was an original design.

I picked up a second-season Pro Modeler catalog on eBay for my references.  Graham's book on Monogram, and on Revell, for that matter, ends with the merger.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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  • From: Southern New Jersey
Posted by troublemaker66 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:45 PM

Been moving right along with the Hurricane. It`s painted with a coat of future in preperation for decals and weathering. Here`s a few pics....

Len Pytlewski

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  • From: Toledo Area OH
Posted by Sparrowhyperion on Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:20 PM

Hi folks.  I have never used Future before for anything larger than a cockpit.  How do you go about getting it on in an even coat on something as large as a 1/48 fuselage or larger?  Every method I try seems to end up with lines in it. 

 

Thanks.

 

Rich

 

Oh almost forgot.  Thanks to a yard sale down the road, I have the Mosquito back in the mix.  They had a parts kit with usable body halves and I am already working on it with the other 2.   I am just waiting for a good day to go out and paint on the porch.

In the Hangar: 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18D RAAF Hornet,

On the Tarmac:  F4U-1D RNZAF Corsair 1/48 Scale.

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  • From: Coldwater, Mich
Posted by MKelley on Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:32 PM

It will airbrush very nicely right out of the bottle. I use about 20psi when I spray future

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  • From: Nebraska, USA
Posted by CallSignOWL on Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:36 PM

for future, I brush it on. The trick is to not get it too thin or it will show lines. Same thing if you go over it with a brush once it has become tacky. I have very few problems when using future. I have had it pool and run, but that can quickly be evened out by dipping the brush in future and going over it again (future dissolves itself).

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  • From: Southern New Jersey
Posted by troublemaker66 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:09 PM

[quote user="Sparrowhyperion"]

Hi folks.  I have never used Future before for anything larger than a cockpit.  How do you go about getting it on in an even coat on something as large as a 1/48 fuselage or larger?  Every method I try seems to end up with lines in it. 

 

Thanks.

 

Rich

 Hi Rich,

I use future on all my models, 99% are 1:48, and spray it on the same way as I would a solid color. If you maintain basic airbrush discipline and don`t linger too long in spots, it shouldn`t puddle up on you. Several light coats is the way to go and another way to avoid puddles. Good luck and remember, like the other guys are saying, Future is very forgiving.

Len

Len Pytlewski

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  • From: Hancock, Me USA
Posted by p38jl on Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:19 PM

YesDon.. for your viewing pleasute.. Proof of life.. well the beginning..

drop tanks.. primed, they still need some clean up and filling... but not to bad...

Pilot Hammerloni.. ( not done yet.. )

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Friday, March 18, 2011 1:09 AM

P-38, Good thinking! 

Everytthing's is progressing nicely, it appears, heck, many will done & "made" before the end of the month it appears, lol... Owl, I think you're gonna be unique in being the first "Made Maiden", lol...

Ok, that was a groaner, I know...

 

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  • From: Nebraska, USA
Posted by CallSignOWL on Friday, March 18, 2011 6:25 AM

oh, my sides, they ache from laughing so hard. ha ha ...ha ha ha.  Wink

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  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Friday, March 18, 2011 8:07 AM

Ok, calling it 99%, since I still need to finish the building the"Watering Can" gun pods for the outboard hardpoints... Shoulda put bombs out there...

 

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  • From: Nebraska, USA
Posted by CallSignOWL on Friday, March 18, 2011 8:12 AM

that looks great hammer!  Yes

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Posted by p38jl on Friday, March 18, 2011 8:14 AM

Don Hammerloni.. !! Excellent.. !! shall I kiss the ring of the Father ?... Whistling

 

Ps.. is Owl, Maid Marion to our merry band of miscreants ??

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, March 18, 2011 8:27 AM

Hans von Hammer

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Nice spats buddy! Looks good in the whitewash too - Yes

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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  • From: USA California
Posted by vetteman42 on Friday, March 18, 2011 1:07 PM

Looks great Hammer, its the first time I have seen a Stuka in winter camo an I like it a bunch Toast It does look dirty and used too, someday I will get weathering down. This does raise a question though. When you finish your second build will you be Self Made ?

Randy So many to build.......So little time

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  • From: Hancock, Me USA
Posted by p38jl on Friday, March 18, 2011 2:49 PM

Don Hammerloni.. !! Excellent.. !! shall I kiss the ring of the Father ?... Whistling

 

Ps.. is Owl, Maid Marion to our merry band of miscreants ??

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  • From: Nebraska, USA
Posted by CallSignOWL on Friday, March 18, 2011 5:22 PM

Ohhhh, so Shiny!!!!   I'll see If I can get some decals applied tonight. Luckily the kits decal sheet came with the all important Hog-mouth.

 

OWL

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  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:48 AM

p38jl

Don Hammerloni.. !! Excellent.. !! shall I kiss the ring of the Father ?...

Nah... A simple bow from the waist is usually sufficient...

 

 

Ps.. is Owl, Maid Marion to our merry band of miscreants ??

I'll let her define herself... The last guy she whacked didn't think she was all that merry...

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  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:57 AM

vetteman42

Looks great Hammer, its the first time I have seen a Stuka in winter camo an I like it a bunch .  It does look dirty and used too, someday I will get weathering down. This does raise a question though. When you finish your second build will you be Self Made ?

Thanks... Actually, I went rather light on distressing the camo, since I wanted this one look like it was early in the  winter, and hadn't been subject to the increasing amount of sorties that get undertaken closer to the Spring offensives.. Did all the weathering with pastels and charcoal.   Flat white is especially easy to weather with pastels, so perhaps you could start with that background...  Easy to over-do too, so be careful...

As for being self-made, yeah.. But it took 40+ years and about 500 Monogram kit-builds (as well as about 1200 other kits), lol... Shep Paine was the guy that made it happen, though.. Had I never bought that M-48 with his diorama tip-sheet, I don't think I'd have kept going much longer in the model business...

With his ideas, and my eye for substituting materials he used with make-shift ones that I could get,  it all fell into place...

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  • From: Netherlands
Posted by kermit on Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:53 AM

Lovely builds sofar people. Every morning i wake up theres more to see in my inbox... The stuka and warthog really look stunning!Yes

Ok.... less nice news now... After finishing a build i had going for the NMFII GB i turned back to this one and pulled out the B25 i previously started...only to find out i miss the port fuselage!Bang Head. I really have no clue where i left it...

Anyways... this called out for a plan B move... I have a promodeler P39Q in my stash that i hope is eligible but also the old monogram Mig 15... I just can't choose so i will let you guys do that... What would you like more guys?

Richard

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill

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  • From: Kennewick, WA
Posted by kbuzz01 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 11:33 AM

Great work on the A-10 and Stuka!!  YesYes  OK, here's my Deuce.  This (61302) is a replica of one that I helped keep in the air while in the SDANG a couple (!?) of years ago.  It seems that these required a whole lot more maintenance than the good ole F-51s, but then there was a whole lot more avionics stuff to go wrong. Whistling

Hope the Hammerboss will let this one in!

Ken

Here's the pit in case you missed it earlier.

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Posted by eatthis on Saturday, March 19, 2011 11:49 AM

all these builds look great :)

iv just bought a revell 1/48 f104 and by accident it happens to say monogram on it so il enter that :)

ps found a 1/48 f20 tigershark in the stash so thems my 2 entries :)

 

snow + 4wd + escessive hp = :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7egUIS70YM

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  • From: Southern New Jersey
Posted by troublemaker66 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 12:10 PM

Nice job on the Deuce KBuzz. . The 177th FW has 3 static display A/C at their front gate...An F-100, an F-16 (which they fly) and a 3rd which I couldn`t definately ID..couldn`t decide if it was a 102 or a 106 Delta Dart. Your model just made up my mind...their A/C has the same ordinance hanging off it as your kit so I`m 99% sure it`s a "Dagger"!

Thanks...it was starting to drive me nuts!

Len

Len Pytlewski

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  • From: Nebraska, USA
Posted by CallSignOWL on Saturday, March 19, 2011 1:25 PM

nice builds everybody. I got mot of the decals on, but I am taking a vacation to Colorado for Spring Break, so it will be a week before I can post again. Smile

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  • From: Launceston, Australia
Posted by the real red baron on Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:32 PM

have a good time at colorado ive never been to the U.S hope its nice weather for you

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Southern New Jersey
Posted by troublemaker66 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 6:01 PM

the real red baron

have a good time at colorado ive never been to the U.S hope its nice weather for you

Just curious ...where do you live?

Len Pytlewski

  • Member since
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  • From: Launceston, Australia
Posted by the real red baron on Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:09 PM

the state tasmania in australia

 

 

 

 

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Posted by eatthis on Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:53 PM

opposite side of the planet to me looks like im doin an all nighter its 3 am here lol

 

snow + 4wd + escessive hp = :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7egUIS70YM

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  • From: Southern New Jersey
Posted by troublemaker66 on Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:03 PM

eatthis

opposite side of the planet to me looks like im doin an all nighter its 3 am here lol

Ok...so where are you? It`s 11pm at the time of this post here in New Jersey.

Len Pytlewski

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    October 2008
Posted by eatthis on Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:17 PM

im in the uk

ps im hearing reports of a hell of alot of air assets buggering off to the med from here which apparantly make them the longest raids since black buck (the vulcans that bombed the airfield on the falklands)

 

snow + 4wd + escessive hp = :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7egUIS70YM

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Posted by TimR on Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:25 PM

Got some work done on the P-61 this week. Closed up the wings and fuselage and have the seams done, for the most part.  Also attached a wing to a boom and am working those seams and connection points.

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Also got started on the Typhoon today:

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Hoping to close the Typhoon fuselage this weekend.

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