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

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                        ua0124
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: Arizona
                        Posted by ua0124 on Monday, June 6, 2005 10:33 PM
                        Today I started to build the engine assembly. Nice detail, however I still have not decided how to display it. The kit comes will a clear cowling, which will not be used. Sill waiting to receive the decals, hope they arrive soon.
                        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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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:40 AM
                        Still in the paint shop, not much going on here

                        Thad
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:22 PM
                        how is everyone doing?



                        joe

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:30 PM
                        Had to set it to one side while I finished up some other work. Still haven't got the Future top coat on, but other than that & decals it is pretty much done. Hopefully in the next couple of days I'll get back to it & get 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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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:45 PM
                        Not much has changed since I last posted. Been out of town the last few days and just got back tonight.
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, June 13, 2005 1:31 AM
                        No kit for me yet.......I've just got too much other stuff to build. I'd like to get one soon though. Heaps of time left in this GB, so I should be able to fit it in still. I'll let you know as soon as I get something.

                        Sounds like everyone else is making good progress though. Can't wait to see some pics.Thumbs Up [tup]
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:55 AM
                        Well, I've finally started work on mine. This Tamiya F4U-1D kit is a dream to work on with a really solid fit all around (so far). I've had the Cutting Edge decals (for Boyington's last flight) for a while now but GreatModels is still dragging their feet in terms of getting me my new canopy. Grrr...

                        Anyway, in addition to switching out the canopy, I'll be leaving off the tanks and pylons. Is that all I'd need to do to convert it to a 1A model or is there more conversion work to be done?
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                        fightnjoe
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                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:36 AM
                        mr bee as i look all i see is the canopy and the rocked pylons as different. hopefully someone will pop in with any other differences



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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:06 PM
                        MrBee, that's all I did with mine as well, although there are some other differences, mainly with the cowl flap arrangement. It should probably also have the centerline drop tank which isn't provided in the D kit. But, I felt it was close enough not to worry about.

                        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 Monday, June 20, 2005 9:26 PM
                        Well, I finally have some pics to post of my progress. All the detail painting of the pit is complete and I added seat belts out of masking tape. My apologies for the quality but these are the best two pics out of the dozen that I took. Just cant seem to get good close-ups.

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, June 20, 2005 9:51 PM
                        Kinda blurry, but looks like it's nice work. Can I ask why you take the build this far with the fuselage half still on the sprue ? Seems like it's a lot easier to handle with it removed.

                        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 Monday, June 20, 2005 10:19 PM
                        although blurry i agree they look awesome.



                        joe

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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Monday, June 20, 2005 10:22 PM
                        Thanks Rick and Joe. I appreciate the comments. To answer your question Rick, I'm not really sure why I did that. That's the first time I've ever done that. But then, this is my first ever 48 scale build, too. So maybe is was thinking to do something really different. Truthfully, I did find it easier to paint the fuselage halves while they were still attatched and I did find it easier to pose the model for the pics.
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                        pmm736
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                          April 2004
                        Posted by pmm736 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:50 AM
                        Any suggestions? I forgot to Future the canopy before painting and some dark blue apparently bled through the liquid mask I applied. Any ideas for getting the paint off without wrecking the clear plastic?
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:28 AM
                        when it dries take a toothpick and work at it. i have also used the back edge of an exacto. a coat of future covers any scratches.

                        all in all it should be fine. not a major problem.



                        joe

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, June 24, 2005 2:03 PM
                        Got the Tamiya kit painted, Futured & ready for decals. Decals will go on today. Almost done with this one.



                        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 Friday, June 24, 2005 7:34 PM
                        Looks pretty good, rjk.Thumbs Up [tup]Can't wait to see this one all marked up. Can I ask what brand of paint you used? That Flat Sea Blue looks like the best I've seen yet.

                        A small update on my build: Assembly is pretty much complete and it's just about ready for the paint shop. A few seams to clean up and that's it.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, June 24, 2005 8:42 PM
                        bstrump, Thanks for the comments. The paint used was ModelMaster enamels for the Sea Blue & Intermediate Blue. The White on the underside is Floquil Reefer White enamel.

                        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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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:54 PM
                        Got all the decals on & a Future top coat to seal them in. Tomorrow I can start final assembly & detailing. Probably won't do much weathering as I prefer my birds clean & this one had just been repainted for the publicity photos.

                        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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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:12 PM
                        rick it looks awesome. very sharp. sounds like you are almost there.

                        bert i cant wait to see the pics.


                        joe

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:51 PM
                        Thanks Joe.

                        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, June 26, 2005 2:29 PM
                        Well, I managed to get some paint on the model so far but as luck would have it, the Flat Sea Blue has gone solid in the bottle. Drat! So an update pic will have to wait until next weekend when I can get to the LHS and grab a fresh bottle.
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:04 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by bstrump

                        Well, I managed to get some paint on the model so far but as luck would have it, the Flat Sea Blue has gone solid in the bottle. Drat! So an update pic will have to wait until next weekend when I can get to the LHS and grab a fresh bottle.


                        Hate it when that happens Sad [:(]

                        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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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:14 PM
                        Rick,

                        Looks good. How did you apply the future. I'll be using it for the first time on the Mavis and my Corsair. Did you thin it with anything?

                        I have the fuselage halves and wing halves together on the Arii/MPC kit. I'm going to use an R-2800 engine from an old Classic Castings F7F Tigercat resin kit to replace the kit's original engine. The spark plug wire harnes is broken in too many pieces to use but I think I can use the kit's original part.

                        Still need to decide on something for VMF-214 markings.

                         

                         

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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:43 PM
                        Aurora-7,
                        You can spray Future with an air brush. You don't need to thin it because it's already like water.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:46 PM
                        wibhi2,

                        Have you ever used a wetting agent? I've read it's good to use to avoid the 'orange peel' effect.

                         

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:08 PM
                        I spray Future straight from the bottle, unthinned. I use a Paasche H with a #3 tip & pressure at about 20psi. Some thin it with de-natured alcohol, but I've never found it necessary.

                        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 Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:49 AM
                        Is it to late to join?If not,can I get in with the Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D?
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:15 AM
                        I'm still trying to get my hands on a kit for this build. Might take a little while still, I'm pretty much broke at the moment. I'll keep trying though.....Don't give up on me yet.

                        Rick - your build's looking great so far.
                        -Daniel
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:45 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        wibhi2,

                        Have you ever used a wetting agent? I've read it's good to use to avoid the 'orange peel' effect.


                        A wetting agent? like what?
                        Gawd's honest truth, I don't think you need it. One of the beautiful properties of future is that it is self-leveling. You can pretty much not worry about "Orange peel"
                        by spraying several light coats and then one wet coat. I''ve never haver had orange peel effect.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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