Just an update on my Tomcat. Rescribing continues. Got most of the top done. Then i'll start on the bottom. Have some more puttying, sanding and rescribing to do on the forward fuselage. Hope to have it looking like a Tomcat before to long.

Kermit - You built a Revell 1:72 MiG-3 in 2009, right? I'm building one right now for the MiG alley GB.

im 99% sure that the wings arent partialy white/red, infact they are actualy partialy white/green. 

Sorry if it may seem im hi-jacking your GB, Miss Owl.



This one is actually - Zvezda:

This is going to turn out excellent daddy1, i just know it!

CallSignOWL

daddy1....that engine detail, seriously!  excellent work!!!

Got the exhaust stacks flush to the cowl and am in the final filling and sanding phase of things. Next time you see the engine , there'll be paint on the Bulldog.

Howard

daddy1....that engine detail, seriously!  excellent work!!!

RRB: Wow, very sharp job on the P-39. Love the cool white tail, really sets her apart and gets your attention.

Richard: Beautiful F-5! Love the camo and she looks very aggressive. 

Howard: Thought the engine looked perfect before and you just keep adding more detail to it - wow.

Cliff

Daddy1 - Too mcuh detail ont that engine! lol, jokes

CallSignOWL

sweet build kermit!! Love it.

 

Well done Kermit. 

Nice Airacobra,  Red Baron.

Got some current pics of the exhaust stacks made from .063 solder. Still need to trim flush to the outside of the cowl. Then give the stacks a slight weathering.

BTW- I'm dedicating this build to Jimmy Leeward and the Galloping Ghost team. God Speed. 

 Howard

Very nice Agressor Kermit. Looks great!!

OWL,

Thank you ma'am A GB with such a great hostess and badge () is a real pleasure to linger from time to time. Glad you like it.

Richard

sweet build kermit!! Love it.

The front page will be updated with your build. Thanks for joining in!

Miss Host, Guys,...

This tiger is ready to stalk prey:

Not without flaw and definately not my best but she sure looks nice and agress(or)ive, shark mouth and all

Fun build though slightly dated... the markings provided by Revell Germany still make it a real looker. Thanks to all for your kind comments and thanks to Miss Owl for hosting a great GB idea

Richard

thanks!

hmm, never thought about that?...

oooh, looking good kermit!

RRB: that is a very nice Airacobra. I can see the improvements you have been making. good job! Though I find it interesting the bars on the US insignia dont have the blue border...

Kermit: yes i brush painted the red/white. and i did you tape, (electrical tape!) i have blue masking tape now.

Well the P-39 is finished! it was a very slow build, because i was stupid enough to paint before assembleing!

Its defiently my best model yet, im very happy with the outcome, and i tried out many new techniques, eg. sctratch built cockpit detail, seatbelts, brake lines, spray paint.

the photos were taken on my table i made in woodwork at school, where do all you guys take your "finised pics"?

as always comments are appreciated

here are the pictures:

 I would like one of these two to be on the front page please, Miss OWL.

Wow, nice work guys! I lose track of this thread and come back to see all kinds of cool stuff going on

Mr. Baron,

Thanks man And your P39 nis coming along nicely too! I take it you brush painted the whites and reds freehanded?.... I would urge you to invest in a roll of tamyia tape or the blue 3M tape i hear people about. Not that your work is bad but using the tape will virtually eliminate all paint bleeding and make the lines crisp and straighth. But do carry on soldier!

And as for me.... My apologies for the bad lighting....just busted a light and using a blue led light in the photobooth untill i can get a replacement reflector....

The F5 has been fully decalled now... next up is putting her legs on and spray an overall dull coat on to eliminate the future shinyness a bit... Getting close to the finish line

Thanks for watching peeps

Richard

looking good Kermit & Daddy1!

heres the P-39, almost finished....

Going to be side lined in a bit because I busted the left landing gear strut on the bearcat and can't find the missing piece.  I'll just see how far I can get until I get a replacement.

vetteman42

Kermit Looks good from here, so not to despair. Have had this happen a few times and found a bit of careful sanding and an aplication of future fixed those cuts right up. I only see one cut that might be a problem on the left intake. Gotta love them Freedon Fighters ya know.

 I remember not being thrilled when the aggressors came up to Kadena AB from Clark AB back in the late 70s. I was assigned to the 18th TFW , 18th FMS , with 'Nam veteran F-4Cs and Ds. The aggressor F-5s and T-38s were pretty to see, but we always seemed to have a few over G inspections to pull on our Phantoms when they left. What a chore! BTW- The aggressors even flew a couple T-33s in from time to time. They looked sharp in those colors.

 I've got the engine tacked on for a little mock up to figure out where to drill the exhaust ports in the cowl.

Have seen variation in exhaust arrangement from reference pics , but this is what I'm going with.

Howard

Kermit Looks good from here, so not to despair. Have had this happen a few times and found a bit of careful sanding and an aplication of future fixed those cuts right up. I only see one cut that might be a problem on the left intake. Gotta love them Freedon Fighters ya know.

Mr Dad,

That is some engine detailing there! Dontcha just love cramming a square inch full of scratched goodies...

Well boyz n girlz..... I finished the basic camo job on the F5..... and to be honest i am not too happy with it. Deciding on cutting out the squigly lines on the model instead of cutting thin stripes of tape off model proved to be a poor one... There is cut marks all over the model

Sooo.......

Not my best model ever..... not even in my top 50 but ah well....ill just finish it..... trying to get all the marks out by lightly sanding and futuring and take my losses here:

I would say a typical case of not really having your mind on things and trying to take short cuts... Sometimes it works...usually it dont

Still like the colors though

Richard

Daddy1 ahhh goodie pictures I have to agree with you, I would leave the push rods and exhaust alone as they will be much more noticeable in their natural state. I do envy your detail work sir.

 Couldn't wait to post a pic of the straight pin push rods. Definately keeping the polished bare metal look,even though back would be prototypically correct. Have to use some artistic license here, they look too cool all shiny and bright. It is ,after all, a racer. 

 I've also got the intake runners started. Just need to gently bend them to the cylinder heads. Again, I'll be keeping them bare metal. I like the aluminum look of the solder.

 After I get all the detail parts made and attached I'll do a little detail painting on bolt heads and the like , then a light wash of black/umber to add a touch of griminess. Not much, just enough to make it look a little used.

Howard

p38jl

Miss Owl..  I would assume your prolly the only female scale model builder on campass ??.. the world wonders..

 I've got my 8yr old daughter putting together snap-together s. She enjoys having her model collection displayed alongside daddy's. Once a boy in her class said " Girls don't build model planes!". I looked at him and sternly pointed out, "She does!". 

 I hope to get her started on glue and paint kits soon. I've got a 1/72 Revell X-15 (one of my all-time favorite winged wonders)  in the stash that would be perfect. Not much to do in the cockpit since you won't see hardly anything through those tiny windows, it's one color (black), and simple to assemble and decal. Had planned on restoring an old built up Monogram B-52 as the launch bird , but since that kit is being reissued as such, why not pass on the X-15 kit to my future astronaut (that's her dream) princess .

Howard 

haha, thanks Kermit!  btw, that Tiger is coming along nicely. Cant wait to see more!

Gamera: I hope things go better for you on that Dark Shark, I was looking forward to that.

daddy1: Lovely work on the engines! I wired a B-25 radial earlier this summer....talk abut tedious! But it adds awesome detail, that's for sure. I don't have pastels though, and even if I did, I would worry about them smearing. My models tend to get handled a lot.

 Got some more work done on the engine. This is the tedious part of building a radial engine aircraft, so much is visible even with the cowl on and even with a 9cyl. R-1340, that's 18 plug wires , 18 push rods , etc. 

 Any way , heres the pics . 

 Many pics of the R-1340 I've found , show a seperate ignition ring and wires on the back side of the engine for those plugs. 

 I'm going to use straight pins for the push rods. Even though the Bulldog had black push rods , I'm going to leave them polished bare metal for contrast against the cylinders. 

 I'll use .063 solder for the intake runners and also leave them in the natural metal. 

Haven't yet decided on the exhausts but will be either solder or wire for them.

BTW- Owl- Do you have access to chalk pastels? Applied with fine tip make up brushes in darker shades along the panel lines, lighter shades in the center of panels. Works great for some subtle post shading. 

 Howard

Daddy: Gee how did I miss you, great work! The engine looks fantastic.

Richard: Nice F-5! Love the Tamiya tape, I remember years ago trying to use the standard tan masking tape- yuck

I need to finish the Shark, I tried to scrub off the sludge wash and ended up ripping off some of the decals so I got a little ahem... upset and set the thing aside. I think I'm going to try to just lay down a dark sludge wash over top of the one there, not sure when I'll get to it though.

CallSignOWL

nice work daddy1! That will be one nicely detailed little engine, for sure!

 

OWL

Miss Owl,

I enjoyed your little brush painting 101, certainly considering the fact that you use the paints you use. I can anly imagine the results you would get using acrylics with better self levelling properties like the revell aqua i use myself. Not to mention wanting to see you doing the same thing using my new AB...You would rock girl!

Anyways...

Dropping by to let y'all over yonder know that I am still alive and still working on my F5 Tiger... Been slow going as i have had a few tough weeks at work and home....you know the drill I started out spraying the entire model neutral grey, then masking off with tamyia tape, cutting out a camo scheme and spraying light ghost grey next as you see.

Next up will be the blue grey third color... Will post Wips as they come soon people, bear with me please

Richard

nice work daddy1! That will be one nicely detailed little engine, for sure!

OWL