Boeing Build

I dont know what to tell ya Brandon, but you might think about grabbing a drink. Just kidding with ya. I dont know if you saw the Alclad I laid down on my F-15E above, but I guess I was lucky and it worked out. I am going to try the AK Xtreme Metal on the next one. I'll let you know how it turns out. Sorry to see you've had a bad result with Alclad. I do know your pain. I was working on a 1/48 P-51D that came in my B-17G kit and it looks like ! I actually tabled the build of that and have been using it as a test canvas! My problem with it and the Alclad was that I was unable for some reason to get a consistent coat of paint.

OMG, I'm sorry about that BK. It is a bit cantankerous most of the time. I'm always anxious about using the stuff myself. 

I know you will do a fantastic job whatever you end up using. 

Don't kick the dog.

A bit of a rant here. I hate ALCLAD with a passion. I will NEVER paint a kit with it again. No matter how I prep, sand, clean, prime, type of primer, seal, whatever, that stuff always lifts with futher masking. I go to great lengths to lighten up the tack of the tape, which is low adhiesive tape anyway, and it will still lift. DONE !!! I will only use it for small bits.

Don't bother trying to help me on this one guys, I've had enough. I've read treads, watched videos, books and all that and I still can't make it stay down. I've even used only ALCLAD products, primer and sealer too. I appreciate you trying to help, but it appears I just can't do it with that ($*^@). 

SO, I'm off to order rattle cans of OD and NG so I can paint this beast. It is too huge to paint with an airbrush and uses massive amounts of paint and takes forever to cover. Rattle can it is. Next one I do, or any NMF, will be done using bare metal foil.

I am soo mad right now. I could have had this kit done by now. OMG I hate Alclad!!!

Anyway, here are the shots.

Alclad primer, sanded, washed and wiped with a tack cloth....

Sealed with Alclad Aqua gloss clear, two coats............

Carefully applied, low adhiesive tape and carefully removed........

I think I'm gonna go find something to kick........

BK

My mum and my other halfs horse .

I'm easily confused.

Thanks Rudy. It was nice to finally see it in there, I think many of us had given up hope.

Very nice Bish. The interior is looking great. I built a HiTech (old Academy mold) 1/72 Osprey earlier in the year, and the interior didn't have any detail. It does build into a decent size with the rotors extended. I built mine in flight because of the woeful lack of detail at the engine nacelle roots. I did scour the internet for pictures and while there are plenty showing them in flight, very little were of the interior. I did find some interesting videos on YouTube and noticed something I hadn't been aware of. The rotors are counter rotating and are in sync with one another.  Pretty cool. I have only see two in flight, one in Amarillo Texas and the other 2 months ago right here in Boise. I was floored watching in come in for a landing, what an aircraft!
It's good to have you onboard and am happy you’re not rushing and having some fun. Really looking forward to this.

Steve

Well i guess its time i showed my face around here. I stared my build just over a week ago but have been taking it easy, finally a build i don't have to rush.

This is the kit.

And i managed to find a couple of pics of the aircrfat i am doing. The instructions give a date of 2011, and according to some research, the unit, VMM-165, formally HMM-165, was renamed and equipped with the Osprey in March of that year. So given that, i assume these tail markings are special ones to mark the units new piece of kit. With that in mind and the photo below clearly showing a very clean aircraft, i will keep weathering to a minimum and will try and resist filling in the panel lines.

So, as usual, i strated with the pit, and this is mostly Eduard PE. The only kit parts are the seats and control sticks. The entry compartment is mostly kit with a few PE parts. There is a lot of pre coloured PE which will of course be added after painting.

So then it was primed and painted and i added a flory black wash and some light dry brushing and then all the Pre coloured PE. So this is the pit just about ready for fitting.

On the entry compartment, i still need to add another coat of red to the fire extinguisher. I can't find any pics of this area so have no idea if i am mssing anything. Any suggestions would be welcome as it will be a couple of days before i close the fuselage.

And finally the PE, whcih is the kit part painted black and with the PE added.

And thats all for now.

Finally some progress on the F-15E (at least one of them). I've started decaling and getting ready for some minor weathering. The engine areas have been painted. This aircraft is a lot of firsts for me: creating a heated metal section and using nothing but AK Interactive paint on the rest of the aircraft. The other F-15E that I'm working on will be using all AK products. This aircraft I used Alclad duraluminum, pale burnt metal and jet exhaust.

Thanks for the compliments everyone I'm still working on the 1945 build, after that I can devote all my time to the B 52

Wow Aussie, you like the big birds! 

modelcrazy

1/144 is probably a decent size. 1/72 would be a monster,  like a B-36.

 

ooooooohhh now theres a thought

1/144 is probably a decent size. 1/72 would be a monster,  like a B-36.

Bish,

Its 1/144.

The reviews seemed like it would be decent for a beginner and not any must needed AF parts. Plus, the C17 is a rather good looking plane.

I think ill be doing a Boeing C-17 RAF by Revell, looks like a rather easy build plus a solid colour. Just have to put off till the next payday haha

RudyOnWheels

Yes, I have decided I am going to rattle can this one for sure! Thanks guys, the two posters, The one is Our (the Yankee Air Museum in Willow Run Michigan's) B-17G, the Yankee Lady" and the other is of Our B-25 (not sure of the letter designation) the "Yankee Warrior".. They are part of the Flyable collection, along with Our C-47, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"..... As I am in a wheelchair, I have yet to get to go for a ride on the B-17, but I told them "I don't care if you roll me up in a rug and feed me thru the hatch, I wanna go!". My gradfather was a tail gunner On B-17's and 24's, and participated in "big Week" and the Ploesti Raid. My great gradnparents all worked at the Ford B-24 Bomber plant at willow run.  -Rudy

 

 

That is awesome Rudy! I take it that badge is from the fire protection crew from the plant...

BK,

That thing brings back so many memories. The first one I built was when I was 13. My mother and step father had just married and left me at home while they were on their honeymoon for a few days. They bought that kit along with a few others to keep me occupied while they were away. Gawd, I was in heaven. I don't remember, or cared about gaps and poor fit, I do remember trying to duplicate Shep Payne's diorama, of which I totally messed up. I would love to get that kit for nostalgia if nothing else. 

Can't wait to see you version. 

Work on the B-17 continues. I have the fuselage closed and seams filled and the wings are complete and the seams filled. And the engine seam gaps are GAWD aweful!! That took putty and seam sealer and hours of work. But, they look good now. I painted the black Alclad primer and microfiller over the wings and fuselage. It took nearly half of the 4oz bottle. I hope I can make two bottles of Alclad cover all that. Dear God it takes a ton of paint. I will post up some pics when T-day is over.

BK

Cody Can you change the picture on the front page, I like the first one in my group of finished pictures better. Scroll up a few posts

Thanks guy

modelcrazy wrote the following post 10 hours ago:

Ken,
How did that kit go together by the way?

Okay, Here is the  pic i like for finished pic

Here is another photo Hope you all like it

Another

RudyOnWheels

Yes, I have decided I am going to rattle can this one for sure! Thanks guys, the two posters, The one is Our (the Yankee Air Museum in Willow Run Michigan's) B-17G, the Yankee Lady" and the other is of Our B-25 (not sure of the letter designation) the "Yankee Warrior".. They are part of the Flyable collection, along with Our C-47, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"..... As I am in a wheelchair, I have yet to get to go for a ride on the B-17, but I told them "I don't care if you roll me up in a rug and feed me thru the hatch, I wanna go!". My gradfather was a tail gunner On B-17's and 24's, and participated in "big Week" and the Ploesti Raid. My great gradnparents all worked at the Ford B-24 Bomber plant at willow run.  -Rudy

 

 

Way cool!  Thats really neat to have something that holds so much history and family history too!  My Grand parents kept alot of the company magazines from Boeing.  the magazine showed how the factory efforts were effecting the tide of the war.  I know I have said it before...  but I still cant see grandma as a spot welder... LOL

greentracker98- I'll get the photo up in a minute here.  I'll get the new photo up when it comes. No big hurry or anything. I brightened up the original.   Either way thats a cool chopper!

 Steve-  Great color man!