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50th Anniversary Vietnam War Group Build

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, December 12, 2014 6:19 PM

Looking real good there!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    January 2014
  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Friday, December 12, 2014 6:15 PM

Back from vacation, back to work on the Phantom. Got the FS16440 down and the insignia white detail bits, and, the white underbelly. After she sets up overnight, I will clear coat:

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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM

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    January 2014
  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Friday, December 12, 2014 5:47 AM

Super wicked work Theuns!! Very cool...love the scheme!!

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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Friday, December 12, 2014 1:17 AM

Thanx. I have sanded the 2 coats of gloss future and will start the decaling today.

My MER is also done

Theuns

  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Northern Virginia
Posted by ygmodeler4 on Friday, December 12, 2014 12:06 AM

That camo looks excellent Theuns!

-Josiah

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    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:40 PM

Thanx, I will go check out the link.

I used normal paper masking tape for the pattern and "softened" the edges with prestix worms.

Theuns

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:53 PM

Hey Theuns, check this link out in Chrome to translate:

fighters.forumactif.com/t20502p45-hobby-boss-1-48-f105-d-thunderchief

Shows the centerline MER and scratch built pylon.

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 3:37 PM

really nice there Theuns, I do like this scheme, really looking forward to staring mine.

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

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:57 PM

Really nice theuns. What did u use to mask with?

 

 

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 1:55 PM

Hello!

The panel lines look really nice now - good job! Keep it up and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:16 AM

This old Gal dirtied up real nice LOL

Chalk pastel powder applied with a brush.

It will tone down a little with the matt clearcoat.

Theuns

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 5:38 PM

Not all Thuds had the yellow windshield sealant. You need to check refs. I'm sure there's pictures of your  particular jet online, as Trumpeter usually picks popular marking options.

 

 

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:21 AM

Oh the Thud has her own peculiar charms... like a 1970s vintage muscle car, beefy and mean looking. Then when you read up on her comba exploits in SEA you can not help but love her. That camo looks top notch there Theuns!

As far as the intake windshield framing colors go, I suggest that you do some image searches. I am not well versed enough to answer either question definitively.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:26 AM

Thanx, I have never been a fan of the Thud, the looks don't do it for me......having said that it is starting to grow on me LOL.

Did the Thuds always have the yellow or white border arround the windshield glass?

The kit supplies a decal for it, but I can not see how this will work and I am really not in the mood to have to mask off the yellow and paint it.

Theuns

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:06 AM

Looks good Theuns!

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 10:06 AM

Damn.  I haven't gotten started just yet, but I have been following along from the beginning.  Theuns...I'm literally watching the build I plan to do right in front of my eyes.  Nice going so far.  Just wanted to pop in to mention it.  That SEA scheme is coming along great.  =]

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:39 AM

Well, I am rather pleased with the results, the blotchy shading did not work, but I will make a plan with ghostingit.

Next to go on will be the bottom grey.

I used model master enamels and they work great! Just a pitty they are not being imported to SA any more :-(

Theuns

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    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Monday, December 8, 2014 10:11 PM

I will give it a go, I didnt want it to be to dark as I will still post shade and that will darken the whole thing allot.

If I am not happy I might add light spots by "ghosting" on some clearcoat with a very small amount of white or grey in it, it might also done down the decals a tad to mach the rest of the faded airframe.

Was the inner walls of the intakes white or the same as the bottom color?

Theuns

  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Monday, December 8, 2014 2:34 PM

stikpusher - thanks a lot! That Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club badge was the thing that finally convinced me to go for this scheme!

silentbob33 - thank you! Looking forward to see your work and how the decals turned out for you!

Josiah - yeah, I too can't wait - or barely! Thanks for your kind words!

Theuns - that paint job is looking good - but I think you were too shy on this one, and if you made the effect more pronounced, you would like it better. Start bold - if you don't like it, you can still cover it in one colour with the final coat (that would be tan in this case). Try to make the preshading  more pronounced, and the top colour more translucent by spraying it lighter. Good luck with the next colors, and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, December 8, 2014 12:16 PM

Looking good there Theuns.

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

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, December 8, 2014 12:11 PM

Yes, those colors that you listed are the proper colors for the SEA camo scheme. Very nice work!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Monday, December 8, 2014 4:48 AM

I wanted to go for a well weathered look so I amtrying to "pre fade" the paint by spraying on random blotches of black and then the tan over that. Hopefully the slightly darker areas will bleed through showing the way that paint fades in "random" areas.

I was quite lucky, I had all the paint , just needed to get the tan :-)

I plan to do the panel detail in post shading.....stay tuned.

Theuns

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Monday, December 8, 2014 12:24 AM

OK, cool thanx Stik.

I want to go get some paint today, will the followi ng be OK 

FS 30219    34102      34079      36622  ?  (sorry I know it has been mentioned before)

Theuns

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, December 7, 2014 11:22 PM

Theuns, those metal straps were re inforcing bands used to keep the bomb bay doors secure. I do not believe that they were installed on all F-105s. The F-105 had an internal bomb bay that during Vietnam carried a fuel tank instead of it's intended payload of a nuclear bomb.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Northern Virginia
Posted by ygmodeler4 on Sunday, December 7, 2014 11:08 PM

Pawel, it looked great before, but those decals really do bring it to life! Can't wait to see the canopy un masked and it all done.

Theuns, yours is coming along nicely as well, looking forward to some paint

-Josiah

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Sunday, December 7, 2014 11:07 PM

A question on the CL MER pylon.

I see pix with the pylon holding the MER to the fuse that seem to have 2 meta straps/bands that go about 1/4 way onto the botto m of the fuse, and some pix without.......what gives??

Also, the wing pylons, some are all grey, some are all green ans some are 1/2 grey 1/2 green.

Was there not a standard, or did they put on what ever they had on the apron at the time?

Theuns

  • Member since
    February 2014
  • From: Michigan
Posted by silentbob33 on Sunday, December 7, 2014 6:46 PM

Looks great Pawel!  I've been putting on decals as well.  I just have the sides of the aircraft left to do and then I'll post some pictures.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, December 7, 2014 4:31 PM

looking real sharp there Pawel! I really like the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club badge and mission marks

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Sunday, December 7, 2014 2:58 PM

Theuns - a very nicely looking model! Can't wait to see it in camo.

I did some decalling. Now my model looks like this:

I used decals from Xtradecal X72151 supplemented with some kit's stencils. The Xtradecals are nice, but you have to double-check their research. Like my aircraft, according to Xtradecal, has a grey anti-glare panel on one side and black on the other side - kinda unlikely. Also the national stars on the fuselage front were too small for my taste, so I took bigger ones. Xtradecals are a bit stiff so I used MicroSet and MicroSol on them, and had to further coerce them on with solvaset. Some more complicated surfaces required multiple applications of solvaset. The kit's decals are much softer and need a lot less solvaset, MicroSet + Sol would probably be enough for them.

My research also indicates, that the pilot's name was written on the aircraft on both sides, whereas Xtradecal sheet only supplies one such inscription - so I already made my own design and let one friendly Polish company print me some more of them. I hope to put them on next week.

After I do that, it will be time to clear-coat my model. Let's see how that goes. Thanks a lot for reading, I hope you liked it, and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

  • Member since
    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:46 AM

Got some primer on today,now need to replace the lost panel and rivet detail I sanded off

Theuns

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