US CARRIER AVIATION GROUP BUILD 2013

Hey Greg thanks. Yes they are extendable slats.

Really nice work, shiv! Great to have you back!

I am officially calling this Cutlas finished. Had fun doing the paint on it but the decals were horrible. They were too think and hard a hard time getting them to settle down even with liberal ammounts of micro sol. So here it is in the experimental aircraft markings.

That's a "cute" plane and a very good looking model, Shiv! Just send me a PM with the pic you want me to put on the front page.

Looks good to me, Shiv. Nice model there.

I've seen pics of the Cutlass before, but never from the angles you included. That was one interesting a/c design, for sure.

Hey Shiv, great job on the Cutlass!  Looks awesome!

Eagle90

That really looks great,  shivinigh.  What nice work you did with the assembly and painting!  It's extremely attractive.

That is a good looking aircraft, shiv. Nicely done.

And I finally got to see how the red under/around the leading edge slats played out!

Beautiful Cutlass, Shiv.  

Shiv,

  I love those odd ball 50's jets.  I'll get around to my favorite jet F3H Demon sometime,  I think I have 2 of them in my stash someplace.

John

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Ya some interesting aircraft came out in the later 50's and early 60's

Shiv, great looking Cutlass! I love those weird old birds, got one in the stash to do a Blue Angels version and I may have to move it up on my to do list!

Ok, I finally have an update on the Demon. I want to try and slow down and enjoy the build as well as put to use all of the techniques I have learned on the forum. Patience is not a virtue for me, so we will see how that goes! All the interior was painted Tamiya Sky Grey and then washed with black. Some selected pieces were done with Promodeller wash light dirt to give a little depth to them. Then a drybrushing of Tamiya Dark Grey was added.

Control surfaces have been detailed and installed, some oddly placed ejection pin marks had to be repaired. Normally I would have skipped this, but like I said I want to take my time and "step my game up".

I didn't know if I wanted to use the standard ejection seat or go with the Martin-Baker (which most Demons had switched over to) but in the end the kit seat won out. I guess I like the look of it. The Demon at NAS Pensacola has a foam insert for seat padding so I replicated it with Crayola clay pressed onto some cheesecloth to give it texture. True details seat belts were added as well.

Here is the instrument panel all done and drybrushed.

Here she is all together. I'm pretty happy with it overall, alot better than slapping decals over the gauges and calling it close enough!

Finally, here is the wheel bay. I painted it gloss white and picked out a few details with silver and flat white. These planes were kept it exceptional shape, so only a light covering of grey to give some panel depth.

Some great looking work there von, love the pit.

I agree with Bish: Very nice work!

Looking good, Von Sisco- love that IP.

Yup, your work looks excellent, Von Sisco!

Very nice detail work, Ed. I also very much like your instrument panel.

Was fun to see your cockpit come together via your progress pics.

Thanks for all the kind words guys, it is truly appreciated! I am always amazed by the work YOU all do. A little update, as I have finished the engine. I used Tamiya flat black and bare metal silver then gave them a wash of flat black and gunmetal. The nozzle received a drybrushing of clear blue and clear orange to give it depth and color.

I also glued the front fuselage together and did the old Squadron putty and acetone trick to smooth out the panel lines. Added some bb's to the nose cone and in any open area to prevent tail sitting. That's all for now!

Good looking metallic effect.

checkmateking02

Good looking metallic effect.

Indeed! Thanks for taking the time to explain how you did it. Helpful info for those learning how to do stuff. Like me. :)

Yep, that metallic effect looks really nice! Good work!

Well I finally kicked off my build this afternoon. Noting really worth photographing yet. I started some basic work in the cockpit. I am using a Quick Boost ejection seat so I had to cut out the base of the kit seat frm the cockpit floor where it was molded on. Thank goodness for the motor tool...

stikpusher

Well I finally kicked off my build this afternoon. Noting really worth photographing yet. I started some basic work in the cockpit. I am using a Quick Boost ejection seat so I had to cut out the base of the kit seat frm the cockpit floor where it was molded on. Thank goodness for the motor tool...

Good! It's been too quiet here, looking fwd to watching your progress, Stik.

Some great work going on here.  I haven't posted in a while and forgot were I left off so here are some shots of my Navy F-4G.