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That doesn't sound very nice BlackSheep. Hopefully it will all get sorted.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
Thanks Black Sheep, and good luck with the carpal. I had tingling down my arm and hand for three months once, eventually they worked out that I had two long term wedge compression fractures in my neck.
Long story short, I was lucky to get a good physiotherapist sort out some muscular issues, and the tingling went away, and ten years down the line, no more trouble from my neck.
I hope you get as lucky, or find some relief and put it behind you.
Cheers
Tony
I'm just taking it one GB at a time.
BlackSheep: That sounds pretty nasty, good luck with your surgery!
Tony: That is some sharp work! Wish I could get my invasion stripes to turn out half as well!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Cliff, I was trying to remember the last time I painted invasion stripes, I was just a kid because it was sometime prior to 1983. They weren't as bad as I had spent the last 30 years avoiding. :)
This weekend was spent on the tracks. To expedite things, I utilized Tamiya's longer length track sections (green plastic). The different tread pattern is not really that noticeable under the hull sponsons, and those touching the ground can only be seen if the vehicle is flipped upside down. The front spockets themselves were used as a jig for the individual links, and after the crazy glue had dried, there was no problem removing the assembly, though it is a tight fit. Same premise on the idler end.
Painting begin first with a grey primer, followed with a full coating of AK acrylic chipping colour, applied with an airbrush. Flory Sand wash was applied liberally over all. Tread highlights from regular wear, were picked out with Tamiya's metallic grey. Another thicker wash was applied by adding some raw umber powder to Flory's Sand wash. Again, once the track's are in place, some lighter weathering powders will be applied.
regards,
Jack
Again great work there Jack, the colour modulation/streaking/ weathering on the tracks and the hull look perfect.
nice work there Jack. Are you combining the Tamiya links and resin links?
quick update on my P-38. Have the base white and invasion stripes masked off over a very sloppy pre-shading. The stripes on the booms are 9mm and the wings are 8.5mm in width. Here's hoping that I measured properly.
I commented on the excellent Sherman elsewhere. Shiv, good luck with the masking. It looks ok so far. My preshading is always sloppy, you get plenty of opportunity to fix it later one.
And after all the masking is removed
Only have a bit of touch up to do on the striping in the wing and one of the booms
Pretty good result Shiv, well done. A P-38 is harder than a Tiffie, for sure, so I got it easy.
Shiv, neat work with stripes, and looks like you successfully tackled the contours over the boom.
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Gamera and Shiv, thanks for the comments on the Sherman Vc. Yes, I've used the four long sections of Tamyia track to speed up the build. I also would of been short in links had I relied just on the resin ones.
Very nice work on the stripes there Shiv.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Thanks guys. Going to redo a bit of the white on one wing and get the landing gears on later today. Hope I put enough weight in the nose
Shiv: Went back and looked at some of your earlier posts I missed on your P-38- excellent work, love how she's coming out!
Shiv, I went and a look at some WWII photos. The wing invasion stripes should start immediately outboard of the engine nacelles.
I was admiring how my stripes turned outand started looking at some pictures I have and came to the same realization. Ah bummers my stripes are too far out. Looks like I have some serious repainting to do.
it's good practice and it builds charecter.
Hi Shiv,
Based on that last photo, you could brush paint them unmasked with your left foot and be pretty close to getting the lines straight enough.
It would be great to have a photo of the actual aircraft you are depicting, there must be one around or they wouldn't have used it for the kit decals. There might be some variation that saves you.
Not far from the truth Tony. As modelers we often make our kits far neater than the real deal. The stripes were painted on in a hurry by ground crews who had to paint a lot of aircraft in a short time... And in less than ideal conditions. The storm that delayed the landings was over Britain while these aircraft were being painted.
I'm thinking I might paint my next set at the wrong end of a long Saturday night :) . Seriously, I'm regretting leaving my build to the end of this GB, it would have been good to do a few more. I guess with my current rate of completion (5 in November so far), you never know, but I've got 5 more to get done by years end just to meet my GB commitments, and another one that is close enough that I just want to get it done.
Yikes! And I thought trying to get one more done by the end of the year was a challenge...
stikpusher Yikes! And I thought trying to get one more done by the end of the year was a challenge...
I hear ya Stik, Even one build takes me at the very least 2 months.
BTW Does anyone know the width of the invasion stripes for the P 38, and the P 47
A.K.A. Ken Making Modeling Great Again
okay, I'll answer my own question LOL
The stripes were five alternating black and white stripes. On single-engined aircraft each stripe was to be 18 inches (46 cm) wide, placed 6 inches (15 cm) inboard of the roundels on the wings and 18 inches (46 cm) forward of the leading edge of the tailplane on the fuselage. National markings and serial number were not to be obliterated. On twin-engined aircraft the stripes were 24 inches (61 cm) wide, placed 24 inches (61 cm) outboard of the engine nacelles on the wings, and 18 inches (46 cm) forward of the leading edge of the tailplane around the fuselage.
In most cases the stripes were painted on by the ground crews; with only a few hours notice, few of the stripes were "masked".[1] As a result, depending on the abilities of the "erks" (RAF nickname for ground crew), the stripes were often far from neat and tidy.
Okay , This does not look right, at least I don't think so. I taped off one wing with the width i found on wiki. When I was in college, They said we could not use Wiki. So, I'm going to do some more research on this.
Green, it is not correct. The P-38 seems to have been the exception to to 24" outboard rule. Look at the photos I posted on the last page. The innermost stripes are immediately outboard oh the engine nacelle, not 24" out.
stikpusher Green, it is not correct. The P-38 seems to have been the exception to to 24" outboard rule. Look at the photos I posted on the last page. The innermost stripes are immediately outboard oh the engine nacelle, not 24" out.
Thanks Stik. I stopped at where I'm at in the pics. Would the stripes still be 24" (1/2") wide though?
greentracker98 stikpusher Green, it is not correct. The P-38 seems to have been the exception to to 24" outboard rule. Look at the photos I posted on the last page. The innermost stripes are immediately outboard oh the engine nacelle, not 24" out. Thanks Stik. I stopped at where I'm at in the pics. Would the stripes still be 24" (1/2") wide though?
Looks like 24" to me...
Ouch, that looks like one of my screw-ups! Just finished a Tamiya P-51 and then realized that I hadn't put the friggin' radiator inside that belly air scoop and there's no way to fix it now without ripping the whole darn thing apart!
Some great info being shared here guys. I know what you all mean about making everything neat and tidy. The same goes for German camo schemes. It can be hard to get your head round the idea that they might not always be nice and perfect, but sometimes were applied with anything to hand.
Interesting second pic there Stik.
Gamera Ouch, that looks like one of my screw-ups! Just finished a Tamiya P-51 and then realized that I hadn't put the friggin' radiator inside that belly air scoop and there's no way to fix it now without ripping the whole darn thing apart!
LOL, I thought I was the only one that screwed things up like this
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