ANZAC GB Sept 2012 to Sept 2013

Scorpiomikey

Both australian?

got you on the front page peterjb!

ScorpioMikey, The decals showed up.  They got pretty beat up in transit, but I think I can scan and fix the damage, then print out a new set on decal paper.  This is going to be a sweet corsair....    Still waiting for the F/A-18 decals.  I did find out that the main color for the F-18 is actually Blue Angel Blue according to the FS color listed on the decals sheet.  

Rich

Are you able to post a photo? I posted it in a bubble wrap envelope that should have protected them.

Don't worry about it.  It looked like something heavy and pointy got set on it.  They should scan well.   I already threw out the bubble mailer. lol   I'll send up an image of the scan.  Since a bunch of these birds were former USN and USMC, I will assume they are the same basic colors, but faded a bit.

Pretty much yeah. Same basic stencils and everything. Only things that changed are whats included in the decals. Name on the side, roundels, serial number. Everything else is the same, so kit decals can be used. Thats what i did for all the little things like the walkways on the wings.

Heres a great example of wear and tear on a kiwi bird. You can see the star under the roundel.

Also note the heavy chipping around the wing roots.

Er, if im AWOL for a little bit, its because my partner just picked this up for me.

EEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! NERDGASM!!!!!!!

Scorpio: Damn that looks awesome I don't know which addiction is worse sometimes. The games are more pricey in general but the plastic and it's associated accessories is a bit more regular.

Sparrow: Yeah what is it with postal companies and their heavy pointy objects? A few years back I bought a hardcover book on e-bay and it was sent in pretty good packaging. However Australia Post still managed to spear something through the package and damaged part of the spine. I was not impressed.

Yeh.  in the U.S. it seems like writing "Fragile!" "Do Not Bend!" or anything of that nature on a package is taken as a challenge by the mail handlers..  My Dad used to be one.  He told us some horror stories about packages and how they get treated sometimes.  That's probably why he would always ship any packages UPS. lol

Blitzwing

Scorpio: Damn that looks awesome I don't know which addiction is worse sometimes. The games are more pricey in general but the plastic and it's associated accessories is a bit more regular.

Sparrow: Yeah what is it with postal companies and their heavy pointy objects? A few years back I bought a hardcover book on e-bay and it was sent in pretty good packaging. However Australia Post still managed to spear something through the package and damaged part of the spine. I was not impressed.

I've done the camo on my armoured car so I had a look at the kit I will be building here. I've decided to buy a resin cockpit as the one in the kit really is too shallow so one Aires cockpit coming up. This will be my first resin cockpit so I'm looking forward to having a go at it.

I was also considering some resin exhausts as the kit ones come in halves which made me a bit worried about trying to clean up the seams on those small stacks. However pictures of Allison engines seem to show seams present so I'm going to try them out first.

If there is another thing that needs to be replaced it definitely has to be the decals. The red on the kit decals is way too bright but I have some spares from the old Revell Monogram Tomahawk so it's a pretty straight forward swap. Although the underwing roundels on the R-M sheet are larger than on the Trumpeter one. I wont tell if you don't. 

Wow, those are some bright roundels. It looks closer to orange than red. Glad you have spares closer the real colour.

I remember reading, over at Britmodeller forum, where possibly a bright red was used for roundels and such, converting over to a dull red sometime in 1942.  If interested in some reading, here is that thread.

I have some roundel decals with orange centers that are for South Africa squadrons, but not certain if this was official during wartime.

regards,

Jack

Thanks for that Jack, I didn't even think bright red roundels existed in the desert existed although it makes complete sense given they were RAF aircraft. It looks like I may have a choice between which ones I want to use now.

Mikey, it's been a while mate... It's good to see you got this one going, if it's cool i'd like to join your band and add a couple of builds to the roster???

OOoohh geez i dunno, got alot of aussies in here as it is

I kid, of course your welcome, the more the merrier. Im sure OWL's lurking around keeping an eye on things so you should be up on the first page soon. What kits were you wanting to enter?

Cheers for that Mikey......

Owl, Could you put me down for a Hasegawa 1/48 P-51K with RAAF markings, i'll also be adding a Verlinden engine set to this one....Thanks...

I'll hunt around for a Kiwi subject, i have a Corsair in the stash but i'm not sure yet..

Hi guys.  It's been a busy week so far.  I have the assembly stage on the F/A-18 almost completed.  I'm starting the pre-finish gap filling later on today.  It went together amazingly well.  Some small issues but nothing major.  I have been taking pics during the process, I just decided to send them all up at once when I am done.  That way I don't jinx myself.  I'm still waiting for the decals for her.  I'm also trying to research what a typical load of stores would be, or if I should put on anything underwing, since this is a specially marked anniversary bird.  I'll let you folks know how it works out.  Have a good one...

Rich

ARGH!  I just discovered something.l  When I picked which kit to do for the F/A-18, I looked on the RAAF website to find out which ones they operated.  I assumed it was the F which is basically just a slightly upgraded E, so I picked up an E kit.  They also fly the A/B versions.  But I thought it was the E(F) that the decals I got were for.  My Decals showed up in the mail today and as it turns out, they are for the A/B version, so after a week and a half work, I am going to have to start from scratch...  This is not turning out to be one of my better days.  Now I have to find another kit and start over.

Oh dear. At least you didnt get too far before the GB started.

Anyone know how different the A/B is from the E/F?

Scorpiomikey

Oh dear. At least you didnt get too far before the GB started.

Anyone know how different the A/B is from the E/F?

EF hornets are about 25% larger than the AB hornets, have a different shape too

Julez72

Cheers for that Mikey......

Owl, Could you put me down for a Hasegawa 1/48 P-51K with RAAF markings, i'll also be adding a Verlinden engine set to this one....Thanks...

I'll hunt around for a Kiwi subject, i have a Corsair in the stash but i'm not sure yet..

gotcha!

Wow, thats some major difference.

Yeh, and the air intakes are completely different.  The E/F model's intakes are more like those on an F22 Raptor...  Square, and they are a bit forward of where they are on the earlier versions.  So now I have to get a new kit... again.  I am going to have to concentrate on the Corsair for now then.  I can't get another kit right now.

Scorpiomikey

Wow, thats some major difference.

How much of the hornet have you built so far?

It's almost complete.  All that was left to do was the landing gear and bay doors, the canopy and gap filling.  I'll just finish this on in OOB USN markings.

Scorpiomikey

How much of the hornet have you built so far?

Bugger. I was going to say if you hadnt done too much ill go find an AB kit and do a swap with you.

I'll have to check but i think i have a decal sheet for the A/B varient, 75SQD i think...

No problem.  I just don't want to end up doing that pain in the butt Monogram/Revell Blue Angel kit.  I hate the tail assembly on that one, and I know I will have fit issues with it.  I've built it before and it gave me indigestion for a week. lol  The Hasegawa kits are way way too expensive, so that only leaves the ESCI/AMT/ERTL kits.  Beyond missing pieces on the first one I got, the detail is horrible on that kit.  The fit is worse than the Blue Angel R/M kit.  So I'm not sure what to do at the moment. I don't think Academy does one in 1/48 and I can't do 1/72 anymore.  Either way, it's going to be an uphill battle. lol

Rich

Scorpiomikey

Bugger. I was going to say if you hadnt done too much ill go find an AB kit and do a swap with you.

Thanks Julez, but the problem isn't the decals, it's the kit.  The Decals I have are for the 1/48 20th. RAAF anniversary Hornet, which is an A/B variant.  The Kit I got, was an E Variant.  So now I have to get another kit to match the decals. lol  The least expensive Hasegawa kit is like $35, which is way out of my budget.  So I will need to find a Revell or Italeri or AMT/ESCI or ERTL kit. 

Julez72

I'll have to check but i think i have a decal sheet for the A/B varient, 75SQD i think...