TUSKEGEE AIRMEN GROUP BUILD

Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Sunday, March 6, 2005 12:54 AM

OK-- the MilkJug is finished!! I must say- this Tamiya kit in particular was a treat to build-- everything fit like a puzzle (well-- excpet maybe the canopy!) While the color scheme was based on hard evidence (crew chief accounts)- some of these markings, like the squadron insignia is purely hypothetical. I've seen pics of 99th FS pilots with their insignia on the plane, so I did the same for the 301st!

And a closeup of the insignia:

Mike

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fightnjoe

Member since
September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Sunday, March 6, 2005 12:34 PM

wow. wow.

jawdroping work in this thread. holy cow. outstanding stuff.

joe

Veterans,

Thank You For Your Sacrifices,

Never To Be Forgotten

Where you can find me:

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, March 6, 2005 5:38 PM

It's been a while since I reported in here. But here is what I have ; the fuselage of my 1/72 Stang is assembled, wings have been added, as have the tail and tailplanes.
I'll post a pic tomorrow, before painting it.
For the nmf, I'll be using Humbroll Polished Aluminium and Aluminium, bot colors in their "Metal Cote" range.
I haven't been able to find the right Red from Humbroll yet, and I won't be able to get MM- paint for a couple of weeks.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Monday, March 7, 2005 3:37 PM

First I attached the topsides of the wings to the fuselage, and afterwards I placed the 1-piece wingbottom.

The white line you see at the wingroot is strip styrene that I used to fill the gap...

and another view...

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Monday, March 7, 2005 5:42 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by KINGTHAD

Thanks Jules, I had a lot of fun with this one unlike my BOB build which is kicking my butt. Yall may have to send me away to your special home for a while because this one is driven me nuts but they probably dont let in Texan's.

Thad

I was their first customer Thad!!! so dont worry! come on over.. tonight is minestrone night................ again!! Dead [xx(]

Jules has some computer problems Frosty, wont be on real regular for awhile... I have his decals all ready to send but as I have to go to the actual post office to send it overseas I havent got a chance to get out there... will hopefully post them tomorrow... I'll send them global priority so he gets them in a week...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:30 PM

i have been hard at work on my 1/72 academy p-51c kit...
the fit of the parts has been really great so far.
got the 'pit done except 4 seat belts/shoulder harness,
fuselage halves joined & wings assembled & mated 2 fuselage...
tonite, a future bath 4 the canopy parts.
i should have some pix of this 2 post tomorrow...

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:28 PM

as promised, here r some pix of the p-51c:

looks like deja vu all over again, but this is a razorback,
my first Tuskegee bird was a bubbletop...

cockpit closeup

moving rite along on this one, it took almost a year 2 get this far on the
airfix kit...

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:41 PM

Nice pit, Frosty! I hope tonite I have a bit of time to get something done on my TA / GB projects. This last week / week and a half has been checking into my new command & settin' up the room ( not a shelf one!!). I need to get a car & get to the Walmart ( this town's # 1 attraction!)!! I did manage to score some nice a/c & armor kits on Evilbay, though! - Calvin

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:00 PM

Great looking Pony frosty!

Mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 18, 2005 3:33 PM

thanx, folks !
i still need 2 get another coat of aluminium paint on the p-51c,
the mist coat over the grey basecoat is what u r seeing on there now...
my little pony, sparkle edition !

in the name of bandwidth, i have removed all GB badges from my sig
( except 4 this one )....

have a great weekend, good people !

frosty Smile [:)]

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Friday, March 18, 2005 5:11 PM

Little update on my stang (no pics at the moment since my dog has been chewing my USB cable Sad [:(]

).

My little stang has gotten it's nmf and the red parts, next step will be adding a few pannels in a different schade (basic is polished aluminium, the "some" pannels will be aluminium). The wheelwells have been sprayed interior green and are waiting some highlighting (the aluminium tubes runnen in the wells).

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 6:50 AM

well i'm back in buisnes the PC is fixed and i recieved the decal set from Tom yesterday ( Thanks again Tom ) so it should only bee a couple of weeks until i finish this one Thumbs Up [tup]

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Monday, March 21, 2005 1:09 PM

Hi folks, I'm here with yet another little update without pics... pretty soon you'll start thinking this built exists only in my head, right ? Big Smile [:D]

Main work has been finished, decaling has began. Panellines have been accentuated with the help of my little son's waterpaintcolors (thanks Jason Wink [;)]

).

About the decals ; is anyone else using kit-decals from Academy here ? Personally I find them thick and hard. Even after being treated with Sol/Set for three or four times they still don't stick to the leading edge of the wings, I'm holding my heart for when I put on the checker pattern at the nose.

I hope to get some pics online tomorrow, I can't guarantee that however, it will depend on the availability of Pat's computer, where I can use the cardreader from her printer to get my pics online. But these days, it's hard to get her off the pc when she's playing World of Warcraft Big Smile [:D]

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Monday, March 21, 2005 2:17 PM

Well-- an update of sorts. The AM resin stuff I had left over from another build didn't fit, so I went to the spares box-- found some radios and other side panel equipment, took some brass wire and wound it around a paper clip and got the oxygen hose that you see here:

The panel came out pretty good too (OK-- it was also AM- so this one thing was fine...)

Now to add some foil belts and close her up...

I also heard back from Passadena Modelers....the Tuskegee decals from Warbird Decals I had preordered back in Sept are finally done (for INA the Macon Belle)...and because of the long wait, they are setting both Vol. 1 and 2 to me...so I will have a mess of extras if anyone needs them....not sure of which ones though...

Mike

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:08 AM

OK, finally I've got the chance to upload a couple of pics...

Here they are.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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didfaI

Member since
December 2002
From: Vallejo, CA

Posted by didfaI on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:12 PM

I'm just about finished with my P-47D. Just some last minute thingys to complete. Hope to have pics soonest! Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:04 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

well i'm back in buisnes the PC is fixed and i recieved the decal set from Tom yesterday ( Thanks again Tom ) so it should only bee a couple of weeks until i finish this one

jules:
glad 2 hear u r back on track w/ ur pc & decals...
looking forward 2 some pix !

frosty Smile [:)]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:11 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeeves

Well-- an update of sorts.:

I also heard back from Passadena Modelers....the Tuskegee decals from Warbird Decals I had preordered back in Sept are finally done (for INA the Macon Belle)...and because of the long wait, they are setting both Vol. 1 and 2 to me...so I will have a mess of extras if anyone needs them....not sure of which ones though...

Jeeves:
looking good, i really like the hose detail there !
great news about ur decals, too !
please post pix of the sheets when u get 'em
if possible, OK ?
thanx !

frosty Smile [:)]

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:17 PM

Sure thing frosty...I am not sure exactly what's on them yet-- didfal- I will be sure to let you know if I see "By Request" Wink [;)]

Mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:43 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by frostygirl

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

well i'm back in buisnes the PC is fixed and i recieved the decal set from Tom yesterday ( Thanks again Tom ) so it should only bee a couple of weeks until i finish this one

jules:
glad 2 hear u r back on track w/ ur pc & decals...
looking forward 2 some pix !

frosty

Thanks Frosty I'll try to get a couple of pics up in the next day or so Thumbs Up [tup]

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didfaI

Member since
December 2002
From: Vallejo, CA

Posted by didfaI on Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:50 AM

Jeeves: What's the # for that decal sheet? Was it 48000? Thanks for 'look out.' Bow [bow]

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:27 AM

Not sure yet bro....I didn't get too much info other than he was sending me both....nothing in the mail yet Sad [:(]

but I'll let you know....

Mike

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Friday, March 25, 2005 7:04 AM

Hi everybody Smile [:)]

. I haven't checked in here for a while now and I just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten the build (Jules and Tom would kick my butt if I did). It’s just that I am tied up on a couple of other builds at the moment but as soon as I finish one I'll be able to make a start here.

BTW beautiful work everybody, I only hope I can do as well as some the other builds already posted here

Cheers
Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 11:37 AM

On March 24th, 1945 the Tuskegee Airmen went on their
longest mission, escorting heavy bombers to Berlin &
providing fighter cover...
while on this mission, Captain Roscoe C. Brown of 100th FS/332nd FG
shot down an Me-262 jet fighter.

here r some pix of my completed model of Captain Brown's P-51D
BUNNIE:

the yellow wingbands r painted on, the red wing walk stripe decals
have been added & the antenna is installed. i still have 2 paint the
little red rectangular vent on the nose because the decal must have
come off during handling... Dead [xx(]

i'll b working on the P-51C this weekend...

frosty Smile [:)]

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Friday, March 25, 2005 11:57 AM

Great looking Stang frosty-- can't wait to see the -C model!

Mike

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 2:32 PM

Hi
Its been a while but I'm back and rearing to go so ill start construction on my cockpit and keep you guys posted on the progress!

P.S nice stang frostygirl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 8:03 PM

B-25 update pics

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 8:05 PM

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 9:48 PM

Hey frostygirl
You built the same P51 stang that I'm about to start, do you have any tips on its construction that would come in handy which you found out when you were building it?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 3:33 PM

thanx 2 everyone 4 their kind comments on my
'Easter BUNNIE' !

Brandon:
the B-25 is looking good so far !

stuka_69:
this is the airfix 1/72 kit, & it goes together pretty well...
the fit of the join at the nose (rite down the middle of
the antiglare panel) was in need of some work,
so i used a thin piece of strip styrene 2 fill the gap.
there is rivet detail on either side of the join line & i was hoping
i wouldn't have 2 putty & sand... as it turned out, i did... Dead [xx(]

not sure the rivets were there on the real thing anyhow...
b careful when u fit the wing assembly, there may b a small gap
at the spot where the wing section & nose join up... also,
watch the dihedral when u fit the horizontal tail sections...
& if u r going 2 fit bombs or drop tanks, don't forget 2 open
up the holes in the lower wing section before u glue the upper
wing pieces on ...
HTH, & have fun w/ ur build !

frosty Smile [:)]

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