Vietnam Air War GB - Extended!

tcepilot

Is it correct?

tce you are a good modeler and I think you should up your game. After all that's what these forums are for.

The vertical leg of the thing has an airfoil shape to it, only the front part is a rod.

You should get more sizes of wire, plus some styrene rod and stretched sprue. Your copper wire is pretty thick for the several places you've used it.

Typically I just start by cutting off all of the aerials, antennas, fins etc. that model companies see fit to include in a fuse half. Stick them in a baggie and reattach later. Or replace with better ones. One of the few things I appreciate abt trumpeter is all the separate parts.

I just bought the Eduard MiG-21MF Profipack and two Brassin sets because of this darn 24 hours sale.  Damn you Squadron!  Now I just need some decals for this...

Thank you I will stock up on it then, also I'm 15 as some of you remember :)

That will be a nice mig! Whooo! I'm in the market for a 1/48 Tamiya Skyraider

Im divin right into NMF for the second time, sorta scary :o

Is your 104 on deck yet stik?

professordeath

satch_ip

I just bought the Eduard MiG-21MF Profipack and two Brassin sets because of this darn 24 hours sale.  Damn you Squadron!  Now I just need some decals for this...

I am really having to fight buying one of these myself as it rate up their as one of my favorite planes ever. However, I am terrified of NMF, so I'm resisting the urge. We certinaly need some phantom fodder in this GB!!!

Fear not!  Hear the siren song of the cammo Fishbed!

Pilot, after completing my Mirage today I moved the Hun up to the ready line. The Starfighter came out of the dugout and is now on deck.

Satch, I don't know if you have ever read "Thud Ridge" by Jack Broughton,  but every time I see that blue camo'd MiG 21 profile, I think of the one he describes in his book. If you have never read that book, I HIGHLY recommend it. Last time I read it was almost 30 years ago yet it still stays with me to this day.

Hi all....rescribing work is ended.......this is the pilot's office......what do you think??Any criticism or comment are welcome.......Ciao Enrico.

Criticism? Are you serious?? The work is outstanding! If I could do nearly as well I'd be very proud. Looks like the start of a very fine project. Best of luck on the rest.

satch_ip

I just bought the Eduard MiG-21MF Profipack and two Brassin sets because of this darn 24 hours sale.  Damn you Squadron!  Now I just need some decals for this...

Just take the tape to glass a few times pushing n pulling it on n off and it will be less tacky, this is a FSM tip that was used on Alclad II, so I imagine you will be just fine.

Thanks Mike.....on another italian modeller site the guys have suggested me next time to apply a dark grey washing instead of brown one...........and I agree.......Ciao Enrico.

Hi Prof....the washing with brown is better on WWII airplanes.....that was very dirty.....for modern may be appropriate a washing with Payne's gray or similar.......this'll useful for the next modern...!!!!Today I've glued the pilot office,air intake and at last I glued same piece's of sprue to get the optimal fitting between semifuselages...Ciao Enrico

That is amazing work there!

Looks great Prof, like a real one.

Cheers

Tony

Professor your Phantom looks great!!

Where did you get that fantastic decal sheet? And what paint do you use?

I highly recomend enamels, just build up a DIY spraybooth like I did for under $30.

I also prefer enamels.

That being said, there was a forum member named sfcmac, Stikpusher remembers; actually his name was Aaron.

7 days minimum between color coats, Aaron did.

I always do that.

Go Prof go.....................!!!!Good work on the camo and decals....Ciao Enrico.

acrylics just need a good prime to stick to. i hate the smell of enamels even thought i use them sometimes.

Actually, I personally love the smell of enamels along with Squadron putty, Tamiya thin cement and liquid primer. Not to get high off of but because they remind me of building models as a kid. Really!

Also, while I'm at it here's a few pics from my entry in this GB. Nothing too fancy , no after-market stuff; rattle cans and brush only. The seams on the wing to fuselage join were a little rough but so far all else is manageable. I noticed on the box the fuel tanks are red but I'm sure this can't be right. Anyone know for sure what color they really were. I'm guessing standard boring grey. Enjoy!

Professor thanks for the kind words, but I would not call myself an expert. Just well read on certain subjects. Those "fuel tanks" could be natural metal, or light gray, or dark green over light gray...

I did not use them on my Skyraider and instead put some Napalm cans there.

If you look at photos of Spads in Vietnam, they rarely carried fuel on those pylons anyways. Usually ordinance of some kind was carried there instead.

I recall seeing a USN Skyraider with a toilet bomb on it! (toilet was filled with HE)

Yup, there is photo of that floating around on the web somewhere...

mikeymize

Also, while I'm at it here's a few pics from my entry in this GB. Nothing too fancy , no after-market stuff; rattle cans and brush only. The seams on the wing to fuselage join were a little rough but so far all else is manageable. I noticed on the box the fuel tanks are red but I'm sure this can't be right. Anyone know for sure what color they really were. I'm guessing standard boring grey. Enjoy!

i believe the drop tanks were FS36622,same as the underside. 

Yep, take that charlie!!!!

Thanks for the info on the tanks; i kinda figured as much. Makes sense that they would napalm or something else on the hardpoint. One can never have too much death dealing goodies for the commies!

BTW I noticed the lighting was somewhat bad on some of my pics; I’ll fix that on the next batch.