Battle of Midway Aircraft Group Build

Thanks guys... now I just need to work on my pic taking skills

Jeeves-great job. Weathering is impressive.

Great looking build Jeeves

Thad

Tom-thanks for the link. One never knows when the need will arise to build another Dauntless.....

Jeeves Great build mate. The weathering looks just right.

Jules The hobbycraft kits sounds like a good idea. What's that kit look like BTW? How's the detail level? As for the scheme, anything would be fine. I suppose it's really up to what the person who does the painting thinks they are capable of. Those 109's had some crazy schemes.

Tom Thanks for that walkaround. I've been looking for a good walkaround of a zero, that'll help me heaps.

Jeeves Looks fantastic mate
Well done!

Jeeves awesome build buddy, love the weathering

Tom thanks for the walkaroundthe undercarriage is very interesting.......
BTW if we Aussies make a start on this around the world GB soon it should be summer by the time it gets to you
So are we doing the hobbycraft / idea 109G, and if so what colour scheme

OK-- she's done! But first a history lesson...

I have modeled this one after the ride of Lt. Richard "Dick" Best- who commanded VB-6 during the Battle of Midway. Despite a nearly disasterous instance of miscommunication, they succeeded in under 10 minutes in destroying 4 of Japan's biggest carriers and overturning the balance of power in the Pacific dramatically.

Air Group Commander Wade McCluskey had been a fighter group commander up until just before Midway--and was unaware of dive bomber doctrine. Standard practice called for McClusky to take the lead squadron (VS-6) across the fleet to the far carrier of the two he had decided to attack and allow the second squadron (VB-6) simultaneously to strike the near carrier. Instead, McClusky dived on the first carrier he saw, which was Kaga.

He had ordered Best to take the far carrier Akagi over the radio before his dive, but Best did not receive the messages...one of many radio problems that day. So McCluskey dove on Kaga, nearly missing Best who was about to start his dive....so Best switched his dive to Akagi and scored a hit. He also went out later in the day on the attack on Hiryu.

This was his aircraft:

Bob - thanks.... feeling like I might be improving but hopefully it will be that way in the morning...

The roll bar was interior green Bob...

here is a decent walkaround for references on colors:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/501-600/walk537_Dauntless_Bailey/walk537.htm

looking forward to seeing pics and looking forward more to your joining the mayhem in what some refer to as the Nort Africa GB... don't worry, it's safe in there.. Kremps is the moderator...

Jules - have an interesting walkaround for you... I found this on J-aircraft.com and it is a restores A6M2 in Pearl colors. It was done with the help of historians so hopefully it adds legitamacy to it... not the conttol surfaces color...

http://j-aircraft.com/walk/dave_pluth/blayd/blayd.htm

also note the interior color, almost an RAF interior green if you ask me... kit instructions had me putting something in akin to light olive drab.

Just thought it might help us... I can probably mask my controls surfaces and use the first color I used for that and reshoot the slightly more green color over it...

Greetings all-The 'Around the World' GB looks interesting. Good luck with it. Will be interesting to follow the build.

Actually did some work on the SBD-2 this evening. Landing gear is in, bomb loaded and the wing flaps installed (down position, of course). Masking & painting the canopy and finishing the prop are the remaining major tasks left. Hopefully will be able to finish next weekend.

Question for the Dauntless experts in this build-is the 'roll bar' (for lack of the correct term) interior green or the same as the exterior color of the plane?-thanks in advance 'cause I won't be able to check in for a couple of days.

btw-Tom, saw that you weren't feeling well (hanging out in the North Africa GB, hope to start that project early June)-hope you feel better soon.

Daniel - let's give it a little bit... but I say definitely this summer lets start! It will take awhile to do it just for logistics if nothing else!

This round the world GB thing is really taking off. When are we looking at starting this thing? I'll definitely be in when it starts.

Hmmmmmm, Around The World GB sounds like an awesome idea

You can definately count me in!!!!

As for who keeps the finished model, it doesn't matter to me.
All we need is a pic from each person posing with the model in hand after they finished their part, and we can all have a piece of the pie.

Hope this idea comes to fruition.

Maybe Finescale would do a write up on this after it is finished??

Would be quite the expose' on modeling world wide wouldn't it?

Good to see your in Darren how about i do the wheels and drop tank then send it to Pingy for C/pit constuction the he sends it to you for assembly........
I havn't thought any further ahead than that......Tom Where do you and "Kremps think it should go after that

Darren - I can't wait to see the F4F... as you can tell I have a sweet spot for this aircraft (never did like it till I built the Martlet) BTW: I am sending you and email right after this... check your mail...

Take your time, dont need to burn out.. it will all come to you as the urge hits you!!

Hi guys I've just read the last couple of pages of posts and the around the world GB sounds like a cool idea. Please count me in if there is a spare spot, just don't give me anything to do with the canopy

Progress update on the Wild cat is zippo at the moment. I'm going to finish off the Buffalo for the Aussie GB before I start on it again.

Cheers
Darren

Dave - actually no.. haha.. which is why I like building Martlets (F4F Wildcats in drag) so much... there is like 5 minutes of sanding on that Tamiya kit and you are done!!! I like Cockpits, hmmm and cockpits... and canopies.... actually I am happy when I get that done and usually that is when I stall in the build. I guess the intricate parts fascinate me and the rest is just not as fun for me... (did I mention masking canopies? and oh yeah... cockpits...)

Don't get me wrong... once I get decals and weathering done I am ecstatic... but in between it is a bit of a chore some days...


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oh yeah maybe there was a typo... I won't tell...

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 as long as I get to mask the canopy!!!

I think you've spent enough time at happy acres Tom, next you'll be telling us you like sanding!!![:0]

I should have given an update on my build earlier. The TBF has been futured and is awaiting decals to be delivered and landing gear to be installed. The Academy 1/72 kit is labelled as a TBF-1 but has some inaccuracies. However, I'm not a rivet counter and I'm pretty happy with the end result. Photos coming soon.

Cool Dave thats Australia Canada America and if KG200 wants in the UK too

as long as I get to mask the canopy!!!

Hey that sounds like a great idea, I would be open to joining in if you don't mind having it make a stop in Canada, not exaactly the artic but close enough (haha). I would be willing to do the decaling.

QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang That would be cool Jules. And how about we get everyone from the build to put something in the box that symbolises where they live. That way we can show exactly where it has been. Only problem is, who gets to keep the thing when it's done? I'm sure everyone would like it in their collection.

OK Pingy i'll put a little QLD origin Jersey in, you know the ones you stick up in your car window.....

tom i wouldn't have a problem with someone else having it either, were gonna have to count the Miles / Kilometers this thing travels, it's probably going to go across the Atlantic and the Pacific..........

hmmm... it would be interesting to get it to Africa and Asia as well... And I kow I have seen someone on here from South America as well... maybe we could work on doing one next yr and have a whole yr to find someone from every continent except the antarctic and arctic... too bad Reggiethedorf isn't on here anymore... he was in Singapore.

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Daniel - if we did one once a yr or so wthe the same 7 people the last person each time could keep it. For myself I wouldn't have a prob letting someone else have it.. each of us would take pics and we'd have a worldwide photo album.

That would be cool Jules. And how about we get everyone from the build to put something in the box that symbolises where they live. That way we can show exactly where it has been. Only problem is, who gets to keep the thing when it's done? I'm sure everyone would like it in their collection.

souds good Daniel i'd like to see if karl...aka KG200 would be in cause then it will go to the UK as well as the States and Australia.............

How about we keep it to 7 stages. Cockpit, assembly, filling & sanding, painting, decalling, finishing and final consruction. That'll take 7 people to do, Tom, Jules and me are in already, so four more people are needed. Tweets and Darren and two others, so we can keep it within the happy acres crew would be good.

Hey i reckon that idea would be cool Tom I have the Hobbycraft Me 109 which is boxed as an IDea Kit but the molds are the same, it's half decent and only cost $10:00, I'll paint all the wheels and do the prop then send it to Pingy for the c/pit construction ......
So we need someone to put it together and maybe 2 others to do the painting then someone to do decals someone to do a wash and weathering and then someone to giveit it's last coat of flat.....you could break it down even more depending on how many people we get.............

I'll have a go at that Tom. Sounds like it would be a bit of fun. I'll take the cockpit mate, that's my favourite part of a build. We'll get the cheapest half decent kit we can find and start working. Sign me up mate.

Jules - actually I was thinking something like that yesterday.... remember my "Around the world GB" thing I thought of way back then? well I expounded and expanded on the idea... each of us has a strength or something we really like to do...

lik send it to someone good with interiors for the cockpit, that person sends it to someone good at sanding and filling, then it goes on and on and on... I mask the cockpit and send it on to the paint person (Tweets?) etc... see ho wmany continents it can hop. Maybe we could get in Guiness book of world records??? Don't know if they have a "how many people to build one model" or "how far one model travelled in it's contruction"

regardless it might be fun.,.. even as an unofficial GB!

the REAL fun part would be to see how many pieces it arrived to the last person in...