AIRCRAFT - Natural metal finish group build (ends 10/31/04)

DONE!!!!LOL the rest of the pics are over in the A/C forum. later.

Sharp, Salty! Looks like a real NMF.

Anybody see my snafu on the Aircraft forum? About my screw up with the flaps on my 'Tojo'? I still plan on getting this done before the new deadline.

What is the new deadline? My F-89 actually only needs to have the canopy attached and it'll be done.

finally some pics of the finished kingfisher painted with alclad and foil

great lookin' build Josh!!

chris and josh some outstanding work. really nice. thankyou for sharing.


joe

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bones-coa What is the new deadline? My F-89 actually only needs to have the canopy attached and it'll be done.

I think it was for the end of December.

Well, I finally figured out how to post this pic. Thanks to Ron George for providing the upload URL.

This Constellation is a Heller 1/72 kit. Foiled with BMF. My first model in 25 yrs+. Sorry I didn't do a closeup, still trying to figure out my new digital camera- I'm an analog kinda guy!

The Constellation is to me one of the purest sculptural forms ever to fly... interesting that it, like the Hughes Racer H-1 ( another great NMF flying sculpture) was a product of Howard Hughes...

looks really good Gerald!! what did you use for the NMF? again !! later.

looks awesome gerard!

Salty, I used Bare Metal Foil, the chrome stuff, not the matte aluminum. I carefully cut pieces sized to fit in between panel lines, burnished with Q-tips to give that polished aluminum feeling. Took FOREVER, but it really gleams nicely. If I can figure out how to do a close-up photo or two I will post them here.

Ok, so where are the pics? I know this thing was supposed to end on the 31st. How about em? I'll have some for my build up very soon.

Last Saturday, I have the Ki-44 set aside on the work table on a coat hanger stand, drying. My 6 year old daughter picks it up off the stand.........

'Daddy, did you paint this?'

'Ruthie, Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'

I scared her so much she drops the model ON TOP of my drying N1K1-J that I was using for the Old Guns GB! She start to tear up and sobs 'I'm sorry! I'm sorry!' and I tell her with a hug, 'It's OK, I can fix it' while gritting my teeth, holding back my own tears.

A horizontal stabilizer that I broke off when I was building it, broke of again. Some putty I had applied underneath the cowling came loose and the N1K1-J has some scraped paint on the upper wings and fuselage. My own personal goal now is to get these two models finished by the end of this month so I can start my flying boat build clean at the begining of February.

Daddy's little girl............