Yay, targets!  Oh, right, they're on my side..

stikpusher

 

 

Mach1

Decided on this since it comes with some figures. I'm also kinda curious what the differences are from the Dragon kit that Stik is doing.

 

 

 

 

The Orange Box kit comes with single piece DS tracks instead of the single piece indy link tracks. But you have to use the guide horns off of the original kit tracks with the DS band tracks.

Otherwise the kits are identical.

 

Thanks, that's helpful to know. I'd have preferred the single piece indy link tracks, but I'll give the DS tracks a shot before I hit up the aftermarket.

Landing gear being applied:

Decals being applied:

Aaaannd she's DONE!  Final reveal of the MiG-15:

Congratulations on being the first to finish, AA!  Which photo would you like for the roster; and what will you name your entry (for the contest later on)? 

Mach1

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

Mach1

Decided on this since it comes with some figures. I'm also kinda curious what the differences are from the Dragon kit that Stik is doing.

 

 

 

 

The Orange Box kit comes with single piece DS tracks instead of the single piece indy link tracks. But you have to use the guide horns off of the original kit tracks with the DS band tracks.

Otherwise the kits are identical.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, that's helpful to know. I'd have preferred the single piece indy link tracks, but I'll give the DS tracks a shot before I hit up the aftermarket.

 

If the kit has the guide horns, it probably has the indy link tracks too. They are on the same sprues.

Np; and roger that, AA! 

AA: Ohhhhh nice work!!! Very cool and very fast!

And love those M46s guys, they look even better with the tiger face!

BTW: Watched 'Welcome to Dongmakgol' last night. A 2005 South Korean movie set in the Korean war about  three retreating North Korean soldiers, two lost South Korean solders, and a shot-down US Navy aviator who end up in Dongmakgol- a sleepy little town full of innocent sweet people and one weird 'crazy girl' (sorry, don't call me sexist- that's what the movie called her- 'crazy girl'). 

Not sure I liked it or not, it was just kinda weird... Half drama and half comedy. But 'crazy girl' was really cute if dangerous- in this clip she grabs the ring out of one of the North Korean's grenades

And the US planes were P-47Cs, aka the 'razorback' version of the the P-47. Which as far as I know no P-47s were ever used in the Korean War. And what the heck was a Navy pilot doing in a P-47!?! The planes were CGI- they could have drawn F4Us just as easy.

Well, I'm reached an issue and I haven't even started yet! 

P-51s used in the Second World War had a putty material squirted into the panel lines on the wings and then it sanded flat. Then the wing was coated with a silver laquer. The extra work gave the fighter an extra 5-10 mph. I cannot find any details on Korean War F-51Ds got the same or not. Most of the aircraft used in Korea were pulled out of storage so they may not have. I did find some good photos where the wings look the same colour as the fusilage and tail. So I'm guessing they were all natural metal with no silver laquer? 

If I build a Korean War Mustang it won't have any filler in the seams.  I think you are safe doing it that way, and without much variation between panels.  Aged aluminum is just like old people, we all look the same!

I can't tell anything from the second photo; however, the other two look like the have worn silver paint on the wings.  I would not lose any sleep over it either way.

Thanks guys! 

I don't want to fill those panel lines in the wings anyway. 

1). It's more work. 

2). As Lawdog said over on the aircraft forum Tamiya put some really nice detail in there. It's a shame to putty it over and cover it up. 

So I'm going to leave it as is. I did though find out the interesting detail that these aircraft the interior was painted flat black over the interior green. Great to find that out now instead of when I close up the fusilage. 

Happy New Year! Welcome to the Twenties, everybody! 

John 3:16 KJV

Yeah, they should’ve used Corsairs or even Panthers for Navy planes...

 

or Skyraiders....

Time to get this build going!  I sort of cleaned up the model bench and set the box down on it, as in the first picture.  Here we go.

And the box's art and its contents.

Nice kit! Are you going to do the “Four Queens” version? 

No, I'll do one flown by one of the "ordinary guys", got lots of pictures to work from.

Jeaton (noticed we've got multiple Johns over here too!) Looks cool! And with a modern Tamiya kit should be pretty trouble-free. 

Add or readd me to the list with the Monogram F-80.  For some reason I have been locked out of the forums since early last month and it just got resolved last night.  I'll post some pics of the kit in the box this weekend.

jeaton01

No, I'll do one flown by one of the "ordinary guys", got lots of pictures to work from.

 

Are you gonna be making your own decals then? :)

freem

Add or readd me to the list with the Monogram F-80.  For some reason I have been locked out of the forums since early last month and it just got resolved last night.  I'll post some pics of the kit in the box this weekend.

 

Welcome back, freem; and welcome to the GB! The kit is 1/48, right? 

John 3:16 KJV

 jeaton01

No, I'll do one flown by one of the "ordinary guys", got lots of pictures to work from.

Are you gonna be making your own decals then? :)

 

I have never made my own decals, but that would be a nice skill to learn! 

Here's a few parts of the F-84G.  The canopy reinforcements are white decal strip, that was about 2 hours work.  Still one more to put on, the circle on the right rear.  I made that decal a little too large so I'll have to make another one tomorrow.  I have the CMK detail set, looks like all I will use is a resin part that fits up in the back of the canopy, and I used the film and PE part for the instrument panel.  I painted up the wheels after ginding down a flat spot on the main wheel tires, this ones' likely to have a heavy loadout!

jeaton01

Here's a few parts of the F-84G.  The canopy reinforcements are white decal strip, that was about 2 hours work.  Still one more to put on, the circle on the right rear.  I made that decal a little too large so I'll have to make another one tomorrow.  I have the CMK detail set, looks like all I will use is a resin part that fits up in the back of the canopy, and I used the film and PE part for the instrument panel.  I painted up the wheels after ginding down a flat spot on the main wheel tires, this ones' likely to have a heavy loadout!

 

 

 

BK

Nice cockpit panel piece!

Jeaton: That looks fantastic! The canopy parts look perfect!