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                        Aircraft-Baa, Baa, Blacksheep Group Build May 1, 2005 to Sept 1, 2005

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                        oscardeuce
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        Posted by oscardeuce on Monday, July 25, 2005 8:12 PM
                        I saw some with the red surround from 1943, at least that is how it looked in the 60 year old B+W photo, I may be wrong, but on the other hand, I like the look .
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, July 25, 2005 9:00 PM
                        well done on the build. not sure on the markings at all.



                        joe

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 25, 2005 10:35 PM
                        Nice job, Oscar. I've got the Cutting Edge reference sheet right here in front of me and it looks like you nailed the markings. That red border was apparently used on 86 Lucybelle and 883 Martha.
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:38 AM
                        My profuse apologies, but I must bow out of this GB. With RL and a couple of commissions I can't seem to
                        get to this commitment for quite some time. I have enjopyed what everyone else has been upto - thanks for that.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:21 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MrBee

                        Nice job, Oscar. I've got the Cutting Edge reference sheet right here in front of me and it looks like you nailed the markings. That red border was apparently used on 86 Lucybelle and 883 Martha.


                        But I've got the Eagle Strike reference sheet in front of me which does not show the red surrounds. Neither does the Osprey "Aircraft Of The Aces" reference. You really can't trust the decal makers to get it right, but the red surrounds were only used for a few months in 1943. They were discontinued in July, 1943, because of concern the red could be confused with the Japanese Hinomuras. I think white 86 was done in December, 1943, so the red surrounds are highly unlikely.Right or wrong, the red surrounds do look cool.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:17 PM
                        Damn you, Cutting Edge!
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                        oscardeuce
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                          April 2003
                        Posted by oscardeuce on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:26 AM
                        Well, Should I change it?
                        AAGGGHHH!
                        That was a cutting edge sheet if I remember!
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:20 AM
                        Just to add to this discussion, check out this photo here: http://www.acepilots.com/lulubelle_b&w4.jpg Notice the outline of the insignia is darker than the red in the kill markings? Looks like I'll have to change mine as well. Blast!
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                        Jabbe
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Raleigh (NCSU)
                        Posted by Jabbe on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:21 PM

                        I know I keep saying I'm in this build, but I am, honestly. I put the darker blue on the corsair this morning, so tomorrow it'll get gloss coated and prepped for decals and weathering. I hope to be done by Friday when I move back to Raleigh for school. I'm kinda happy to say that I'll have 5 new models to display in the new apartment.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, July 28, 2005 2:26 PM
                        Jabbe, can you post some pics ?

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:29 PM
                        wibhi2 not a problem. there is always the next time.


                        joe

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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, August 4, 2005 12:09 PM
                        Got some Future sprayed on the old bird last night. Maybe I will have her done over the weekend. I will try to post pics then.

                        Thad
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:25 PM
                        Thad, Looking forward to the pics.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Jabbe
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Raleigh (NCSU)
                        Posted by Jabbe on Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:40 PM
                        It's not the best quality, but here are a few shots. If they don't work, the link is http://community.webshots.com/album/290587531YXjIJw/1









                        I hope to "wash" it soon, and as soon as that's finished, decals and flat coat, and I'll be done! I can finish in half a day (minus drying) if I just didn't have to go to work everymorning! I hope to post some more higher quality shots once I finish.
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Thursday, August 4, 2005 9:51 PM
                        Hmmm. The dreaded red "X"s. The hyperlink works though and so far so good! Great progress.

                        A little update on mine. After our discussion about the red vs. blue insignia sorrounds, I pulled the decals off the model and re-did them with the proper blue. I'm alsmost done weathering and should have final pics soon.
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                        Jabbe
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Raleigh (NCSU)
                        Posted by Jabbe on Thursday, August 4, 2005 10:14 PM

                        I'm almost done as well. I put all the declas on this evening (there's not many). Tomorrow I'll weather it, which I'm really looking foward to. It'll be my second attempt to weather, and I'm going to try and wash all the panel lines....so it's either going to come out really nice or like crap. Either way, it's only a $6 model. Right now it's got the gloss finish and looks all sharp and clean and fresh out of the factory.
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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Sunday, August 7, 2005 1:30 PM
                        Got my 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A done. I liked doing this kit, I decided to keep her clean. Hope you like it.




                        Thad
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, August 7, 2005 2:45 PM
                        Looks great Thad. Nothing wrong with clean IMHO Smile [:)].

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Sunday, August 7, 2005 5:17 PM
                        Nice work Thad. A good clean build. That Tamiya kit sure is an enjoyable build, isn't it?
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, August 7, 2005 5:25 PM
                        looks good. very good.



                        joe

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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Sunday, August 7, 2005 8:47 PM
                        Thanks for the comments guys, Rick I knew you would like the clean look.

                        Thad
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                        ua0124
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Arizona
                        Posted by ua0124 on Sunday, August 7, 2005 9:40 PM
                        I just finished assembling the cockpit, I have the fuselage and the wings primered and ready for assembly this week. I am not to impress with the cockpit detail. Trumpeter could have done better, certainly for the price I paid for this bird. Hopefully will have some pic by next week.
                        Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, August 8, 2005 9:20 AM
                        Looks beautiful, Thad.

                         

                         

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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, August 8, 2005 12:17 PM
                        Thanks Aurora

                        Thad
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                        oscardeuce
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                          April 2003
                        Posted by oscardeuce on Monday, August 8, 2005 12:43 PM
                        very nice!
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                        Jabbe
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Raleigh (NCSU)
                        Posted by Jabbe on Monday, August 8, 2005 6:38 PM
                        I'm really excited, I'm almost finished. Save for the canopy, everything is glued and in place. I did a little "washing", and so it has dark panel lines on the underside and tan ones (for sand/dirt) on the top side. Tomorrow I'll paint the canopy and flat coat the entire model. Give it 24 hours, a little glue, and it'll go on the shelf. Wohoo! It'll be nice to get some room for the B-26, A-1H, and P-47 commng through the works.
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Monday, August 8, 2005 11:30 PM
                        Hi everybody! I finally finished my build tonight! This is the Tamiya 1/48 scale kit with Cutting Edge decals. It was weathered with a wash of a black/brown mixture and then I created the worn look using Humbrol "Linen". I dabbed it on in various places and then used a rag damp with thinner to wipe it off. When dry it gave the dusty, sun-baked look to it. As the final touch, I added stretched sprue anttenna wires. So without further ado I present...





                        Comments and criticisms are welcome.

                        I wish to thank Joe for putting together and moderating this GB. Thanks Joe!!! This was a very enjoyable build for me and was glad to be part of it.
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 9:16 AM
                        bstrump,

                        The weathering came out great. It looks teriffic.

                         

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 12:00 PM
                        Very nice build bstrump. Looks like a real keeper.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        fightnjoe
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 6:55 PM
                        bert a definitive keeper. well done.



                        joe

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