Talentless & Owl - those are coming along nicely!

Lightning and Thunderbolt- somehow they go together too.

Finally got some pics uploaded of my 72nd Thunderbolt. Im building this one straight OOB, and it wen together rather well. I forgot to get pix of the office, but its just the kit included details. It was only a few hours before I had this:

The next day I finished the main assemblies and masked. I used Testors rattle can silver metallic for the NMF. It went down well, but I found some areas that needed more sanding. After I retouched the paint, here is what I got:

And detail painting. Once cured, the rattle can paint holds up well under masking

gloss coat and decals next!

I'd hold one wing with a gloved hand and paint the rest of it. let it dry and then paint the wing you were holding while carefully holding the already painted wing again with a clean glove.

a paint stand may also be a good option... I've never used one (due to not having one) so i dont know how painter friendly they can be... but i've seen one in the hobby shop TV

either way i don't see it happening all at once.

what about the intake? if i remember right the lightning has a pointed air deflector in the intake so i guess that would block anything from entering... unless its not there yet?

-Andy

Been stalled for a bit, i mislaid the bag containing the rest of the bits (yup, i really am that careless)

just about ready to start painting. now how the hell do you hold something like this and spray it. i cant shove anything too big up the pipes as ill damage the parts i added for the apu exhaust. any advice welcome.

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Thanks Randy

I've been lurking around for a while checking out everyones cool builds and now i feel the urge to build again...It's good to be back,

So if it's ok i'll finish off that 51 from GBIII, only the pit has been started so far and i'm adding the Verlinden engine set to it as well....

talentless

vetteman42

 

Talentless those gear bays look awesome !!!!! Hey are you looking for a test pilot for the test flights when this thing is finished ? OH and about the carpet monster, it was determined by our very own CallSignOwl after a great deal of research, that offerings of jelly beans will plaicate the carpet monster to some degree. I have found that jellybellys will also help as I ran out of jelly beans once.  

I find swearing very loudly helps. it annoys the wife, doesnt help me find what i dropped, but i feel much better for it. so i had another go and guess what, yup , i dropped it..but now there are four bits on the floor, the odds of finding one are improving all the time and when scrabbling under my desk swearing (quietly) i found 2!!!!! wohooo!!!

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Ok so I found a trick to beat the carpet monster, but it is very very scary, especially if ya get caught. I got caught so I know first hand, my only saving grace was that it was an old pair.

Anyway as I was getting ready to vacuum the mancave something clicked in my head, I knew if I do this all the little parts I have sacrificed to the carpet monster will be lost forever. I remembered seeing a pair of nylons hanging on the towel rack drying. Next thing I knew I was stretching them over the nozzle of the hose and wrapping a rubber band around it to hold it in place. ( I swear I had to have read this someplace) In my mining endevors you would be suprised what I found on the tip of the nozzle snuggled in the nylon, but thats a another story. I found a whole bunch of stuff I had dropped. As I was sorting through my treasure trove having not removed the nylon, yup it happened little sister shows up and spots what I have done. I still dont believe what happend next, even while it was happening, so I wont relate it. Lets just say it worked great even found a wind screen I lost last December. Next time I am takin me to the store and buy a pair, should be fun watching the reaction of the cashier, should at least be as good as the girl at the beauty supply store when I go in there. I know for a fact it will be a heck of a lot safer and quieter.

Hope this helps you out

Theuns that looks great buddy !!!! Frankly I was a bit worried about the dayglo but ya pulled it off beautifully

B17 yeah I know wireing those big  radials is a pain, but in the end is so worth the effort. And you went an did a very good job of it too

Julez ??? is that you Julez ???? JULEZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course your P-51 is in, and welcome back bud. Kinda missed ya around here.

Hey Vette, i apologise for my exetended absence, Guitar took over...If it's cool id like to submit a Has P-51 for this GB, the same one i started ages ago, only the pit is done....Jules

I think it was just to cover the putty applied to the panel lines for protection and even everything out for more streamlining.

Was the lacure only applied over the filled and sanded wings? I guess so otherwize lacure it atall?

Theuns

Theuns: WOW! Nice work there, I hate masking irregular lines like that, great job!

Not sure about the seams in post WW2 P-51s but the lacquer paint is slightly duller than aluminum. Not sure how to describe it but if the aluminum is like the shiny side of aluminum foil the silver lacquer is more like the dull side of the foil.

A question for the P-51 lads -

I know it has been said that the Mustang's wings were seamfilled except for the gun access panels and wingtips.

Would it then be safe to do the same on a model of a Korean war F-51?( the South African A/F used some lend lease USAF F-51's there)  

I understand the wings were also painted silver lacure but the fuse and tail were left NMF, is this correct?

Having not seen silver lacure in real life before, does it just look like normal silver hobby enamel?

Thanx

Theuns

oh hai, nice bit o wiring/plumbing , its been very quiet in here recently

Well I got an update:

All put together and looking like a Jug.  Now onto sanding and filling, and yes even more sanding.

While waiting for the plane itself to dry, I had the crazy I idea to wire up the engine. If I get this idea again, it won't be any time soon!

Before:

After:

cool!! that really looks good!

Wow ,what a pita to get loged in! 2 days I tried now :-(

Anyway, the dayglow is humbrol 209 and you just need to spray it over a wite base as it does not cover well atall, otherwize it works just like normal enamel in thinning and spraying pressures.

The masking was "interesting" to say the least.

I didn't want to do a gloss coat for just the few decals, and so I put them on with future as a setting solution, I got away with it this time LOL!

I will post pix of the completed heli soon. I just need to do some washes and paint the rotors.

Theuns

where on earth did you get the dayglo from, is it easy to spray?

Lookin forward to it Theuns

The masking is on over the daygolw, as soon as the rain lets up I'll get some silver on and see "what lies under"  !!

Theuns

Talentless and Theuns lookin good guys

Alteast the dayglow seems to have cured, so the masking will be the next "interesting" exersize!

Theuns

Good luck Theuns, I've never had very good luck with getting Day-Glo to look right but what you've got looks good there!

Basic structure completed so I painted the dayglow over some gloss white. Will have to see if the dayglow cures...it is a bit old.

It will only have a few dayglow patches and the rest will be silver LOL!

Theuns

Talentless and Theuns: Nice work guys!

I understand silver painted aircraft also qualify for this GB ?

If so, here is my 1/72 Italeri Sikorski S-55 (H-19b Chicasaw) I am doing in South African Air Force silver and dayglow sceeme.

It will be a VERY basic out the box build, just fun, no frilly extras LOL!

Theuns

I find taking a desktop lamp down close to the carpet and holding it at different angles is very helpful to find lost parts.

I love Lightnings, I'm looking forward to seeing this one.

Cheers

Tony

Apu exhaust

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tubs in with complimentry cat hairs and card to keep bullet centred.

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wings wre dead level. i found this tip somewhere. cut off the tab, sand correct angle on wing , screw it together with plenty of mek. not sure if its the right angle (not that anal) but looks ok to me. also shows shimmed gunpack and plastic disc so you cant see right through the fuse (more to add yet)

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wing roots just needed a dribble of mr surfacer 500 and a clean up with a cotton bud dipped in alcohol. no filling, sanding, or rescribing (thank God it turned out ok)

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starting to look like a plane instead of a box of bits :)

I found once you replace the missing part, the carpet monster spits the original back up, taunting you.

vetteman42

OH and about the carpet monster, it was determined by our very own CallSignOwl after a great deal of research, that offerings of jelly beans will plaicate the carpet monster to some degree. I have found that jellybellys will also help as I ran out of jelly beans once.  

that's the best way to do it, right there!

Ive started my little p47, so pics should be up soon!

thanks everyone for the comments!