what about me ?

airfix hannover cliiia 1:72

No it does not have to be accurate or even normal.  We want creative.  Think of what a certain aircraft would be like if some rich artist bought it and wanted it to have the most outlandish markings as possible.  Although using some other aircraft's scheme from a different era would also be acceptable. :)  Basically..  Make it cool, and wild...

Kugai

Okay, I may have an idea that will fit, but there's one question, just to be sure.  Does it have to be a historical pattern of some type, just not matching the particular plane, or would any "wild" pattern including something from SF be allowed.

I have an idea for an SR-71 with a certain, very colorful paint scheme if the latter is the case.  If not, I'll keep trying to think of something else.

Okay, you're all set.

the real red baron

what about me ?

airfix hannover cliiia 1:72

Rich: Thanks again for the GB! This is going to be fun!!!

BTW: Sorry if I wasn't clear but my kit is the 1/48th Hasegawa Bf109E3.

Less than 2 days to start...I'm really excited about this build,, just hope both my ideas come out.

Sparrow... ,,Thanks for this it is a great idea,, I can see an Armor build, ship build etc growing from this!

By the way did you get the F9F part yet?

Kevin

Hmm, is ok if i enter with my bearcat? Painting it up as a racer called bamboo bandit. Black and white like a panda bear with sharkmouth on the front, bamboo stalk trailing from the mouth and racing numbers. The only off the shelf decals will be the sharkmouth stolen from my F-100.

Its a Hobbycraft 1:48 F8F-1B bearcat.

Allrightythen.  Put me down for the Blackbird.  I'll need some time to get the kit and since assembly will be pretty easy and old news to most folks here ( my guess is mmost folks here have built an SR-71 kit at some point or other ) I'll check back with general updates on construction but wait til I'm at the painting phase to start documenting WIP pics.

Not yet.  It will probably show up today. 

Rich

tonka

Less than 2 days to start...I'm really excited about this build,, just hope both my ideas come out.

Sparrow... ,,Thanks for this it is a great idea,, I can see an Armor build, ship build etc growing from this!

By the way did you get the F9F part yet?

Kevin

Okay I have revised the list :)

Gamera

Rich: Thanks again for the GB! This is going to be fun!!!

BTW: Sorry if I wasn't clear but my kit is the 1/48th Hasegawa Bf109E3.

 

Okay I'll put you down for the bearcat.

Rich

Scorpiomikey

Hmm, is ok if i enter with my bearcat? Painting it up as a racer called bamboo bandit. Black and white like a panda bear with sharkmouth on the front, bamboo stalk trailing from the mouth and racing numbers. The only off the shelf decals will be the sharkmouth stolen from my F-100.

Its a Hobbycraft 1:48 F8F-1B bearcat.

Sounds good.   I think I have built at least 20 of those in my modeling history.  Not counting the 2 1/72 and 1 1/48 kits in my stash now.  I guess you will have to call it the "Not-So-Black-Bird".  What scale and manufacturer kit do you plan on doing?

Rich

Kugai

Allrightythen.  Put me down for the Blackbird.  I'll need some time to get the kit and since assembly will be pretty easy and old news to most folks here ( my guess is mmost folks here have built an SR-71 kit at some point or other ) I'll check back with general updates on construction but wait til I'm at the painting phase to start documenting WIP pics.

I plan on a 1:72 kit, but not sure about the manufacturer.  My understanding is most of them are basically re-pops from the same mold, and I'm not worried about decals, obviously.  To be honest, I'll probably just go with whatever seems like a good deal online.  I'll let you know the manufacturer as soon as I place the order.

I was debating whether I should just say ahead of time what it is or if it would be OK to see if folks recognize where it's going from the WIP pics once I get to the painting stage, but I'll go ahead and let the cat out of the bag.  I was looking up pics of what other folks had done with their Macross kits when I spotted some art and stills from the old anime called "Gatchaman," which was brought over to the States as "G-Force" and "Battle of the Planets."  The big plane the team flew around in was a blue thing with red and white markings, called the "Phoenix," which also for some reason I don't remember also had the cool ability ( to my young mind when I watched the show ) to do something or other that had it surrounded by flame to resemble the mythical bird every so often.

It occurred to me, it's brightly-colored so that should fit the GB, now what plane would fit the idea of streaking across the sky so fast that it fits that "bat outta hell" image...

I thought the SR-71 fit that idea, and had a shape that the paint scheme could be adapted to.

Admittedly, it's not an "original" scheme, and the only real "creativity" will be adapting something that's been around for decades to the Blackbird, but I'm taking the approach for this project of having fun with a particular "Not-So-Blackbird" as a combination tribute to classic anime and the SR-71.

yay its april 1st today but i thought i would start april second to let guys in america catch up tommorrow

i live in australia

I remember the Phoenix.  I used to like that show.  It was kind of cheesy, but it was the 80s so it was to be expected.  o for it.  I can hardly wait to see how that comes out.

Rich

Kugai

I plan on a 1:72 kit, but not sure about the manufacturer.  My understanding is most of them are basically re-pops from the same mold, and I'm not worried about decals, obviously.  To be honest, I'll probably just go with whatever seems like a good deal online.  I'll let you know the manufacturer as soon as I place the order.

I was debating whether I should just say ahead of time what it is or if it would be OK to see if folks recognize where it's going from the WIP pics once I get to the painting stage, but I'll go ahead and let the cat out of the bag.  I was looking up pics of what other folks had done with their Macross kits when I spotted some art and stills from the old anime called "Gatchaman," which was brought over to the States as "G-Force" and "Battle of the Planets."  The big plane the team flew around in was a blue thing with red and white markings, called the "Phoenix," which also for some reason I don't remember also had the cool ability ( to my young mind when I watched the show ) to do something or other that had it surrounded by flame to resemble the mythical bird every so often.

It occurred to me, it's brightly-colored so that should fit the GB, now what plane would fit the idea of streaking across the sky so fast that it fits that "bat outta hell" image...

I thought the SR-71 fit that idea, and had a shape that the paint scheme could be adapted to.

Admittedly, it's not an "original" scheme, and the only real "creativity" will be adapting something that's been around for decades to the Blackbird, but I'm taking the approach for this project of having fun with a particular "Not-So-Blackbird" as a combination tribute to classic anime and the SR-71.

Okay folks.  It's B-Day.. 

On your Marks...

Get Set...

GO!!!!!!

Good luck all.!

Rich

the real red baron

yay its april 1st today but i thought i would start april second to let guys in america catch up tommorrow

i live in australia

Baron: Not a problem for me and I don't think any of my fellow Yanks will care if you get a one day jump start due to the date line. Not sure if you want to get on the bad side of the Canadians though

Kugai: Dang that sounds awesome! Really looking forward to seeing how she comes out!

For the start of the build I have cut sprue and made some minor mods..pics below....

But I found this article on the planes I am building,,,very interesting read....

" The U.S. Marine Corps flight demonstration team, unofficially known as the ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ was formed in 1946 as a public relations venture during the tumultuous days preceding the Defense Reunification Act of 1947. This was a troubling time for the Marine Corps as many influential politicians were looking at disbanding the Corps and integrating it fully into the U.S. Army.
 The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ served to make the public aware of the capabilities of the Corps and to remind them of the Marines heroic achievements during WW 2. To this end they were very successful and continue their exciting demonstrations in front of capacity crowds to this day.

Initially equipped with F4U Corsairs painted in high gloss Red, Yellow, Blue, and Silver, they have flown several aircraft during their 65 years of service. The team currently flies the AV-8 Harrier, demonstrating not only the ability of Marine pilots but also the unique vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability of the Harrier.

One of the most popular planes flown has always been the ‘Junkyard Dog’, this aircraft is used as an adversary to simulate aerial combat techniques. The first aircraft used for this purpose was a specially painted F8F Bearcat, which rumor has it was ‘procured’ from the U.S. Navy through ‘less than official’ channels on a dark rainy night at Anacostia NAS. Although never confirmed nor denied by the Marine Corps, the story does lend itself to the image and culture of the Marines.
During the late 1960s through the 80s, the Junkyard dog was an OV-10 Bronco, the current ‘dog’ is a specially painted F5F Tiger II.

The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ are the only flight demonstration team to maintain internal weapons, such as cannons and machine-guns, on their aircraft; after all, they are Marines!
They also have deployed to combat in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan as a complete fully functional combat squadron. Although, they do utilize aircraft with current paint and camouflage schemes on these deployments. "

Reprinted with permission from "Chronicles of Flight" ; Vol. IV, ISSUE 1. April 2011.

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Nice kit choice!  It's going to look great I am sure.  One bit of advice from someone who has had the busted hinge syndrome many times.  Sometimes it's better just to fix the wings in the extended position.  The plastic hinges are very very fragile.  And use CA to put them on.  Regular plastic cement tends to weaken the plastic a bit and makes them easier to break off.  I honestly don't know what the heck Revell was thinking when they designed the hinges...  I would love to see a high tech reissue with metal parts for hinging the wings.  Right now I have a half done 1/32 Corsair and I am dreading the point where the wings get put together...

Rich

tonka

For the start of the build I have cut sprue and made some minor mods..pics below....

But I found this article on the planes I am building,,,very interesting read....

" The U.S. Marine Corps flight demonstration team, unofficially known as the ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ was formed in 1946 as a public relations venture during the tumultuous days preceding the Defense Reunification Act of 1947. This was a troubling time for the Marine Corps as many influential politicians were looking at disbanding the Corps and integrating it fully into the U.S. Army.
 The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ served to make the public aware of the capabilities of the Corps and to remind them of the Marines heroic achievements during WW 2. To this end they were very successful and continue their exciting demonstrations in front of capacity crowds to this day.

Initially equipped with F4U Corsairs painted in high gloss Red, Yellow, Blue, and Silver, they have flown several aircraft during their 65 years of service. The team currently flies the AV-8 Harrier, demonstrating not only the ability of Marine pilots but also the unique vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability of the Harrier.

One of the most popular planes flown has always been the ‘Junkyard Dog’, this aircraft is used as an adversary to simulate aerial combat techniques. The first aircraft used for this purpose was a specially painted F8F Bearcat, which rumor has it was ‘procured’ from the U.S. Navy through ‘less than official’ channels on a dark rainy night at Anacostia NAS. Although never confirmed nor denied by the Marine Corps, the story does lend itself to the image and culture of the Marines.
During the late 1960s through the 80s, the Junkyard dog was an OV-10 Bronco, the current ‘dog’ is a specially painted F5F Tiger II.

The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ are the only flight demonstration team to maintain internal weapons, such as cannons and machine-guns, on their aircraft; after all, they are Marines!
They also have deployed to combat in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan as a complete fully functional combat squadron. Although, they do utilize aircraft with current paint and camouflage schemes on these deployments. "

Reprinted with permission from "Chronicles of Flight" ; Vol. IX, ISSUE 1. April 2011.

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Rich,,Thanks.. I am building it in flight with wings extended,, also had to do some 'creative engineering with the bumps' on the underside of the wings,,you will see why as the build progresses..I mostly use CA anyway for builds,,drys faster!!

Kevin

Sparrowhyperion

Nice kit choice!  It's going to look great I am sure.  One bit of advice from someone who has had the busted hinge syndrome many times.  Sometimes it's better just to fix the wings in the extended position.  The plastic hinges are very very fragile.  And use CA to put them on.  Regular plastic cement tends to weaken the plastic a bit and makes them easier to break off.  I honestly don't know what the heck Revell was thinking when they designed the hinges...  I would love to see a high tech reissue with metal parts for hinging the wings.  Right now I have a half done 1/32 Corsair and I am dreading the point where the wings get put together...

 

Rich

 

tonka:

For the start of the build I have cut sprue and made some minor mods..pics below....

But I found this article on the planes I am building,,,very interesting read....

" The U.S. Marine Corps flight demonstration team, unofficially known as the ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ was formed in 1946 as a public relations venture during the tumultuous days preceding the Defense Reunification Act of 1947. This was a troubling time for the Marine Corps as many influential politicians were looking at disbanding the Corps and integrating it fully into the U.S. Army.
 The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ served to make the public aware of the capabilities of the Corps and to remind them of the Marines heroic achievements during WW 2. To this end they were very successful and continue their exciting demonstrations in front of capacity crowds to this day.

Initially equipped with F4U Corsairs painted in high gloss Red, Yellow, Blue, and Silver, they have flown several aircraft during their 65 years of service. The team currently flies the AV-8 Harrier, demonstrating not only the ability of Marine pilots but also the unique vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability of the Harrier.

One of the most popular planes flown has always been the ‘Junkyard Dog’, this aircraft is used as an adversary to simulate aerial combat techniques. The first aircraft used for this purpose was a specially painted F8F Bearcat, which rumor has it was ‘procured’ from the U.S. Navy through ‘less than official’ channels on a dark rainy night at Anacostia NAS. Although never confirmed nor denied by the Marine Corps, the story does lend itself to the image and culture of the Marines.
During the late 1960s through the 80s, the Junkyard dog was an OV-10 Bronco, the current ‘dog’ is a specially painted F5F Tiger II.

The ‘FLYING DEVIL DOGs’ are the only flight demonstration team to maintain internal weapons, such as cannons and machine-guns, on their aircraft; after all, they are Marines!
They also have deployed to combat in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan as a complete fully functional combat squadron. Although, they do utilize aircraft with current paint and camouflage schemes on these deployments. "

Reprinted with permission from "Chronicles of Flight" ; Vol. IV, ISSUE 1. April 2011.

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I honestly don't know what the heck Revell was thinking when they designed the hinges... 

The weren't thinking anything, Sparrow... Ain't a Revell kit, pard...

That Corsair kit woulda been eligible for the Monogram Mafia, Tonka... And it woulda been the only Corsair in the build, too..

Here's the original Monogram 1964 Box Art...

That's OK Don Hammer..I wasn't sure if it was a Monogram original,, But it gives me an excuse to work on another model...("...like you need one.." quote from the Sgt Major of the house!   )

Hans von Hammer

That Corsair kit woulda been eligible for the Monogram Mafia, Tonka... And it woulda been the only Corsair in the build, too..

 

S'ok.. Just thought I'd let ya know..

That kit's major disappoint ment for me is the canopy.. The canopy frame is molded into the fuselage, as is the rear frame of the windscreen... It's a LOT of work that requires VERY careful sawing to remove the frame and rebuild the canopy and vac-form it to show it in the open position... But then, that means you have to scratch-build a 'pit too...

Yeah, glue the wings down and tight... You'll still need filler in the joints though... The gear doors need a lot of work too, since they have that cockamamee "floating" strut cover and the big tabs to allow you to move the bay doors open... You might wanna look through the spares box for a set of wheels too.. Those dime-thin tires on the kit look like bicycle tires on a bird as big as the F-4U...  The Monogram P-47D tires are perfect..They did that in order to allow the wheels to fit into the wings, in case you're wondering..

Thanks Hans for the info. The wings are my major concern as they need to be smooth and straight for my planned paint and decaling of the " Marine Corps Flight Demonstration Team" Bird.

I did cut off of those gear door bulges for the operating doors,,, now I have to fill and sand.

The idea for this one is not striving for historical accuracy,, but a wild paint scheme typical of the "Flying Devil Dogs"...

But I just got done doing some more work on it while watching paint dry on the other builds,,brings back memories of my younger days and trying to make all the cool features work on these models! 

here are the pics of the pieces length of fusealage 97mm wingspan of top wing (largest) 161mm

tonka

 

But I just got done doing some more work on it while watching paint dry on the other builds,,brings back memories of my younger days and trying to make all the cool features work on these models! 

 I always broke the locking pin on the wings, and would always lose the ring that goes around the strut to the front strut cover..

I was talking about my 1/32 F$U-1D which is Revell.  I misread the other post.

Hans von Hammer

 

I honestly don't know what the heck Revell was thinking when they designed the hinges... 

 

The weren't thinking anything, Sparrow... Ain't a Revell kit, pard...

 

That Corsair kit woulda been eligible for the Monogram Mafia, Tonka... And it woulda been the only Corsair in the build, too..

Here's the original Monogram 1964 Box Art...

If I have some extra time, I have one of those as well.  If I can find it, maybe Ill toss it into the Mafia build so the Corsair is represented. lol

Hans von Hammer

 

I honestly don't know what the heck Revell was thinking when they designed the hinges... 

 

The weren't thinking anything, Sparrow... Ain't a Revell kit, pard...

 

That Corsair kit woulda been eligible for the Monogram Mafia, Tonka... And it woulda been the only Corsair in the build, too..

Here's the original Monogram 1964 Box Art...

Hey all - alas, I'm going to have to bail on this GB, at least with the A-10. Nowhere to display something the size of a 1/48 Warthog, and no point trying to put anything up now since we're going to be moving early next year.

Looking forward to following along, though, and I may well jump in with something that can fit within my 11" deep cabinets. 

aww, thats a shame doogs.

Two words... Fishing Line....  LMAO

I know your conundrum.  I currently live in a single wide mobile home.  We will be moving as soon as we can find a house and close on it.  A decent sized garage or full basement is a must.

DoogsATX

Hey all - alas, I'm going to have to bail on this GB, at least with the A-10. Nowhere to display something the size of a 1/48 Warthog, and no point trying to put anything up now since we're going to be moving early next year.

Looking forward to following along, though, and I may well jump in with something that can fit within my 11" deep cabinets.