Cliff:

Nice weathering. Berny always said you can't make a bird too dirty.

BC: Thanks! I just pre-shaded her, and added a little streaking. I'm not sure how visible it is in the photos but the aircraft has that weird medium green spots camo on the wing leading and trailing edges and tail. Seems the USAAF dropped that fairly quickly and I've only seen it done on certain aircraft.

Alot of medium bombers had that scheme at one point. By B-25 has a scheme like that, but im going with the standard OD over NG with no real embellishments.

That is an unusual colour of paint and limited camo scheme, who knows, maybe USAAF found a few thousand gallons in a Douglas warehouse somewhere....a rare subject.

Guys, I think I've seen it on a B-24 too. I'm not sure how long it was used, I guess the green was supposed to break up the edges of the aircraft, I'm not sure how effective it was though.

Cliff

Here's a little more progress on the TF-102.

The wing and the aft fuselage are now glued (thin liquid glue).  A bit tricky but a good fit.

And inlets are attached to the resin forward fuselage (CA glue and Squadron putty).  After doing this, I read somewhere that this putty doesn't work with resin, but ignorance is bliss 'cuz it worked just fine for me.

More later, Buzz

Kbuzz: Great, she's coming right along! Never heard not to use putty on resin, I've done it before without any problems.

Gamera

Kbuzz: Great, she's coming right along! Never heard not to use putty on resin, I've done it before without any problems.

Another shot from Berny...????

I am both, most profoundly, shocked, and appalled.

Good fella's....PUTTY makes the world go 'round.......

Bockscar

 

Gamera:

 

Kbuzz: Great, she's coming right along! Never heard not to use putty on resin, I've done it before without any problems.

 

People here doubt the power of PUTTY?

 

Another shot from Berny...????

I am both, most profoundly, shocked, and appalled.

Good fella's....PUTTY makes the world go 'round.......

Now that's just "puttyful!" 

Buzz

Dayton commeth....I think Rich and Ken are in......

is later June better than earlier June?

Who's pass to get into the AFB restaurant this year....lol......

I have a new girlfriend there who makes wicked Bloody Marys....lol.......

dang, Berny didn't lend me his........

Earlier is ok.  Then I may still have a few $ left after all the stuff I have to pay for every month.  I might even have enough to pick up a souvenir kit. lol.  If we do it on a weekend so more folks can come along, then the 9th. would be better for me.  I don't get my Disability check until the 4th. so I couldn't do it on the 2nd.

Bockscar

Dayton commeth....I think Rich and Ken are in......

is later June better than earlier June?

Who's pass to get into the AFB restaurant this year....lol......

I have a new girlfriend there who makes wicked Bloody Marys....lol.......

dang, Berny didn't lend me his........

Greetings everyone!

I apologize for being missing in action for the last two weeks.  The stress level at work has been incredible!  I actually thought I was nearly out of a job there for a while.  But things have finally settled down.  I need to learn to not worry about things that I have no control over.

Cliff:  Great work on your Havoc!  Looks very nice indeed!

Buzz (the other Ken):  Wonderful craftsmanship!  In your remark about the putty, were you referring to the brand of putty or just putty in general not working with resin?

Dom:  You are the master of putty my friend!  On the subject of the trip to the museum, I would rather stay away from the weekend unless someone specifically said that was the only time they could come.  Then by all means I would be all for the weekend.  It is a lot less crowded during the week than on the weekends.

Well as for my progress, school and work is still getting in the way.  I am once again remoting into the servers at work.  Then I have my final exams coming up in three weeks.  Once that is over then I am free and clear.  I will try to get something squeezed in before that.

Ken

Son Of Medicine Man

Greetings everyone!

I apologize for being missing in action for the last two weeks.  The stress level at work has been incredible!  I actually thought I was nearly out of a job there for a while.  But things have finally settled down.  I need to learn to not worry about things that I have no control over.

Cliff:  Great work on your Havoc!  Looks very nice indeed!

Buzz (the other Ken):  Wonderful craftsmanship!  In your remark about the putty, were you referring to the brand of putty or just putty in general not working with resin?

Dom:  You are the master of putty my friend!  On the subject of the trip to the museum, I would rather stay away from the weekend unless someone specifically said that was the only time they could come.  Then by all means I would be all for the weekend.  It is a lot less crowded during the week than on the weekends.

Well as for my progress, school and work is still getting in the way.  I am once again remoting into the servers at work.  Then I have my final exams coming up in three weeks.  Once that is over then I am free and clear.  I will try to get something squeezed in before that.

Ken

Yeah, I try not to worry about stuff I can't control either, but I seem to worry less about the stuff I have control over, because that usually works out okay.......until pieces of my neighbors' houses landed in my yard, I never worried about tornados either......yeah, I do fear the unknown....only thing I fear more is the almighty.......man, talk about the power to taketh away........lol....still employed myself.......lol....

All the best with your studies and exam. I know you are going to ace those tests Ken!

Weekday idea sounds okay, 'cept the traffic....lol.....I liked that little off site hotel. Mind you, breakfast was great but the bar staff was better at the OC.

Hi Everyone!

Tonight I painted the smaller diameter wire yellow.  Now I will wait for it to dry and then cut another thin strip of electrical tape and see if it turns out a small enough size to pass for 1/48 scale.  I did buy a cheaper brand of electrical tape, but it is the same thickness.  I did think of another idea.  My Dad and I used to paint cars and we would use a special pin stripping tape for detailing.  I will stop by the auto paint shop and pick up some black and try it.

So how is everyone else doing?

SOMM (the other Ken)

Hey Ken,

Hadn't posted much since not much to report. Put down the last decal (a skull on the tip of the nose with the guns coming out the eye sockets, how cool is that???)  last night. I've got a few problems like a white stripe on the tail that's crooked I need to clean up.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Cliff

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted any WIP yet, but construction on my Monogram F-86 Sabre is complete, and the Aluminum buffing metalizer sprayed on nicely, along with the metalizer sealer.  I don't like the kit decals, so now I'm waiting for some aftermarket ones to arrive!

JC: Nice looking NM there!

Guys, here's where 'Ridin' High' currently sits. You should be able to see part of the white strip I messed up on the tail fin. Sorry the photo is a little blurry since I didn't feel like setting up the tripod.

Jailcop - that Sabre is looking nice.    I've also had good luck with the buffing metalizer - used it on my Academy F-86 and several others.

Gamera - The A-20 is coming along great.  I think the Havoc and Invader were good lookin' aircraft.  A long time ago, my unit had an A-26 Invader (aluminum finish, tho).

Keep up the good work, guys.

I have a little more progress on the TF-102:

Pit is installed:

Main pieces:

Got some fun fitting to do here:

Buzz

By gosh Cliff!

When you are applying such fine detail, it's easy for a guy to get distracted!

JC: The sabre is looking good, did you buff any of the panels before you sealed it?

KBuzz: Starting to resemble an airplane, nice detail. Those intakes look real flush. If you get that resin attached as neatly as those, it'll look factory.

JailCop

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted any WIP yet, but construction on my Monogram F-86 Sabre is complete, and the Aluminum buffing metalizer sprayed on nicely, along with the metalizer sealer.  I don't like the kit decals, so now I'm waiting for some aftermarket ones to arrive!

Hi JailCop,

Nice looking F-86!  Good job!    Look forward to seeing a picture of it when it is done.

SOMM (the other Ken)

Gamera

Guys, here's where 'Ridin' High' currently sits. You should be able to see part of the white strip I messed up on the tail fin. Sorry the photo is a little blurry since I didn't feel like setting up the tripod.

Hi Cliff,

Great work on the Havoc!  I think you are being just a little too critical about the tail fin.  Looks good from where I am sitting.    I would like to see a shot from the front showing that skull with the machine guns poking through the eye sockets you mentioned!

SOMM (the other Ken)

Ken;

I'm still very distracted by the bomb-load.

Hey guys, thanks! I'll see about getting a photo from the front, I need to do a little work there too.

Buzz: The TF-102 is really starting to come together. And cool about the A-26, I think the A-20 was a nicer lookin' plane but the A-26 was h3ll on wheels when it came to ground attack or so I've heard.

kbuzz01

Jailcop - that Sabre is looking nice.    I've also had good luck with the buffing metalizer - used it on my Academy F-86 and several others.

Gamera - The A-20 is coming along great.  I think the Havoc and Invader were good lookin' aircraft.  A long time ago, my unit had an A-26 Invader (aluminum finish, tho).

Keep up the good work, guys.

I have a little more progress on the TF-102:

Pit is installed:

Main pieces:

Got some fun fitting to do here:

Buzz

Hi Buzz (the other Ken)

Man, that is looking sweet.  What kind of finish are you going to put on that?  ADC grey?

Now I could not help but catch you mentioning the A-26.  Did that happen to be a converted Nimrod?  I finally won a Cutting Edge A-26A (B-26K) Nimrod Conversion kit on eBay just a couple of days ago for a pretty penny.  I have been after that kit for two years now.  Do you have any pictures of the one in your unit?

SOMM (the other Ken)

Bockscar

Ken;

I'm still very distracted by the bomb-load.

Hi Dom,

Now that you mentioned bomb-load, Warbird Decals has just released a couple of sheets for the B-52!  One is for a B-52G and the other is for a B-52H.  The B-52H set includes the common stencils and data.  I going to grab 'em when they hit my favorite retail shop.  By the way, they are 1/72 scale.

SOMM (the other Ken)

Wow, theres some good progress goin on here. I need to get a rattle on on my corsair. (Haha, i made a pun, cos im using rattle cans to paint lol)

Scorpiomikey

Wow, theres some good progress goin on here. I need to get a rattle on on my corsair. (Haha, i made a pun, cos im using rattle cans to paint lol)

Thanks for the comments, guys.

SOMM, yup, the TF will be the typical gray.

Nope, sorry no pics of the A-26.

Buzz

Hey Guys. 

Well, after a few false starts, and a long losing argument with an uncooperative Mig 29, I have started a build.  Not the MIG.  I just could not get the fit right on the fuselage.

So without further ado..  I will be doing a 1/48 Scalecraft/ESCI F86F Sabre.  This kit will be OOB, except I think I may need to replace the decals.

Some work began today.

First, here is an image of the little bugger in it's box.

The very plain vanilla instructions.

Now the troublesome decals.   (You can't see it too well, but I think something spilled on the decals before I got the kit.  I had to use liquid decal film to salvage at least the instrument panel decals, which is good becaue without the decals, it's just a plain plastic panel.

Here is the obligatory "In the Box" shot of the virgin kit....  Well sort of Virgin anyways..

It's a pretty basic kit.   But has some decent external detail, and is designed well.  It was one of my eBay finds last year, and for the price, I can live with the nasty decals.  Here are some in progress shots of the initial first assembly steps.  Basically decaled the panels and pre-assembled the seat prior to detail painting.

I did get the decal to flatten out eventually.  Old decals don't adhere as well.  A second coat of Micro-Sol did the trick though.  Here is the main instrument panel.

I had the same issue here with the decal, with the same solution.  Now for a shot of the pilots seat pre-assembled prior to painting.

As you can see in the image, my 18 pounds of stupid cat decided to donate some fur to the seat...  If he does it again, it's Flowbee time for sure...

I will probably be doing more work on her later.  I need to let the decals finish setting up, and the seat completely cure, then I start painting.  While I am waiting, I have to go through my decal sheets and see if I still have an F86F of any kind.  If not, it's back to eBay.. lol