WWII Carrier Aircraft Design GB (Starts Now -- Ends November 30, 2006)

Some progress made on the Firefly.  Painting is now complete & she's all Futured & ready for decals.  Should have this bird done & on the shelf sometime next week.

Regards,  Rick

Bump.

Thanks Dave .  Got her primed & ready for final painting.

Regards,  Rick

gwaihir wrote:

Looks good Josh. Nice choice of scheme. The white areas make it look really sharp. Is that the hellcat's engine in the background? Leon

yes it is. don't know who made it, but I know it's a resin R-2800.

gwaihir wrote:

Thanks Rick, That gives me a great idea of what I'll be up against if I ever get one. Some of the subjects that you see in the non Tamiya / Hasegawa range are really interesting... Leon

Very true Leon.  The Limited Run kits are more work, but rewarding.  It's very doubtful that the big boys would ever tool some of the very interesting subjects the Short Run guys tackle.  At least they are mostly easier than Vac Forms .

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Rick, That gives me a great idea of what I'll be up against if I ever get one. Some of the subjects that you see in the non Tamiya / Hasegawa range are really interesting...

Leon

Thanks Guys.

Leon, Limited Run kits are produced from molds that have a short life span.  In Industry such molds are usually limited to prototype work.  They are much less expensive to tool, but have some drawbacks.  Because they are low pressure molds, all of the sprues , or runners, have to be larger diameter & the joins to the actual parts are much thicker than what you would see in a typical Hasegawa/Tamiya kit.  The plastic used is usually quite soft & the parts are thicker as well, also because of the lower pressure molding.  Add to that the massive ejector pin stubs & you have a lot of clean up to do on each & every part before you can even think about starting assembly. There are no locating pins or molded in placement guides, so great care must be used in assembly to make sure parts are aligned & in the proper position. Tail planes & sometimes the wings are usually just butt joins to the fuselage, no slot & tab construction aids are provided.  Fit ranges from good to poor depending on the kit.  This one had fair fit, but some filler was needed on every join, along with the needed sanding.  Definitely not  beginners kits, but any modeler that has developed intermediate skills should be able to handle them.

Regards,  Rick

tryingtomodel - Love the Wildcat.  Nice subtle weathering. 

Rick - Good progress on the Firefly.  The airframe reminds me of a cross between a Warhawk and a Typhoon.  Interesting aircraft.

Thanks Dave.  As far as pics goes, a good tripod & proper lighting will go a long way to improve quality.  Software such as Photoshop can also help out a lot.

Regards,  Rick

Finally have some more progress to report on the Firefly.  Being a Limited Run kit, it takes a little more effort than the typical Hasegawa or Tamiya kit, but hopefully will be worth it.  All major construction is now complete.

Next step is priming which I plan to do today.  Then clean up any visible BooBoos & proceed to final painting.  Getting there, slow but sure .

Regards,  Rick

Nice work on the Wildcat Tryintomodel.  Looks great.

Regards,  Rick

Looks great from here Jaypack.  Nice work.

Regards,  Rick

Sorry it took me so long!

here's my kit I'm working on for the build. It's Arii's F6F-3, modified to an F6F-5. It's painted as "white 11" on the USS Randolph in 1944-45. I added a True details cockpit, as well as some scratchbuilt detail.

Sorry I only have one picture (my photobucket account can only be accessed from home, where my connection is 33.6 kbps, and it takes FOREVER to upload pictures, I'll try to get some more later)

Q's/ Comments would be appreciated!

Nice work on the Wildcat.

Regards,  Rick

hey TryintoModel great lookin wildcat I cant wait to see it done

I myself have completed my Sea Hurrcane/ Hurricat but am in camera limbo until i can get my friend down for another pic session god I wish i had the cash for a digital camera LOL

TTFN

TryintoModel wrote:

espin - I didn't have too much of a problem.  I just had to keep applying microsol every 5-10 minutes for quite a while.  They slowly, but steadily conformed to the rivets and panel lines.  Here is a close up pic: Here is what it looks like so far.  Still need to figure something out for that clear piece for the right wing.

Wow, yours settled down very nicely, I'm impressed!  I'll need to do that a few more times to get mine to settle down like that.  I'd offer you my clear piece for the right wing, but I need it.