Secret Santa- WWII Aviation GB

Rob, that is a beautiful airplane! Nice paint job, looks really smooth! As for the decals, you did real well with them. I've found that ICM's decals are turds. You must have a gentle touch to get them to work as well as you did!

Ed, What kind of camera are you using? Is there a "Macro" feature? The symbol for macro is a flower. Also, perhaps you could try holding the button halfway down so it can focus on the model then push it all the way!

Marc, fantastic! That thing looks fast just sitting there! I like the paint fading you did... very subtle but you know it's there. I'm not sure of a source for rod though. 

RadMax8 wrote:

Ed, What kind of camera are you using? Is there a "Macro" feature? The symbol for macro is a flower. Also, perhaps you could try holding the button halfway down so it can focus on the model then push it all the way!

This is a Polaroid PDC 3070 I do not see a "flower" symbol anywhere on it or, even in the manual I have for it. I've been using the viewfinder as well as the digi screen. Someone else had suggested holding the shutter button down half way and so have been trying that too.

It'll have to wait until I can get new batteries though Dang thing eats Batteries like crazy!! I pulled out my trusty back up & took some pics of the interior but, gotta wait until I get the film developed before I can post. I've since sealed up the fuselage on my bird Now it's onto the next step

Sweet Build Wing

Bud

RadMax Rob, that is a beautiful airplane! Nice paint job, looks really smooth! As for the decals, you did real well with them. I've found that ICM's decals are turds. You must have a gentle touch to get them to work as well as you did!

Your to kind, I shake like an old man with altimerz. But your right there decals stink moat of them fell apart but put on what i could. thanks all.

Great job on that bird Marc!! I s'pose you'll be doin' Civillian A/C from now on huh

I've added the lower wing and painted the exhaust, futured the clear parts, assembled the paper fuel tanks and am now stuck as to how to proceed once I attach the upper wing surfaces. I'll rack my brain for a little while, not like Jon's gonna catch up any time soon... Anyone else see the turtle pass him an hour ago? How 'bout that 2nd snail last night?! or could that have been the 1st one comin' back around for another looksey?

gulfstreamV wrote:

(you might notice that there is no prop shaft present...Doh!,I forgot to put it in when I put the crankcase and first bank of cylinders together)

you, me, and two others I know did the same thing Those are some tricky instructions to follow (means if we actually read and follow the things all would be fine)

But, , that looks great! Can't wait to see more Good job GSV

smokinguns3 wrote:

Its called Gimp comes with linux/unix and its as good if not better than photoshop.

I'll check into it. Thanks Rob. 

heres the link http://www.gimp.org/

Thanks Rob. I'll look into it tomorrow.

Sounds like a winner there Drew!! Be lookin' foreward to seein' some pics

As promised

Well, it's about time Drew !

LOL

Bud

smokinguns3 wrote:

Gee he looks so happy to eh.

Yeah, whoda thunk it!?!  Glad ta hear it Drew!!

smokinguns3 wrote:

Gee he looks so happy to eh.

It was late, I was tired so thppppppppppppt and I was having my dang pic taken- nothing good comes from that!

smokinguns3 wrote:

Winer

Now quit yer whinin'!!

i've started the Yak-3. the canopy is finished, and i'll post some photos tomorrow... maybe

im so obssesed with this plane that i've already made a draw of it, but its not the scheme i'll use... and less those markings

Well, I FINALLY got started on my P-51A (thanks once again to my S.S., Flippersdad!) This is about 2 hours work so far, painting and first wash of the front office and wheel wells.  Still need to dry brush with silver before I start assembling.  This is a great kit, I have several different Acc Min kits in the stash, but this is my first build from them, and I am impressed!  More prog pics will follow!

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Hey Brian, that's lookin' good there! Glad ta see you've made some progress

Now Jon,.... Git da Lead out!!

brain44 wrote:

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On this pic you posted, it that Yellow right ? I could only find some black and white photos of that and I can't tell what color it is. So I need to know........

Thanks

Bud

Bud, If I'm not mistaken, that is an oxygen tank and they were Yellow.

Dubau wrote:

brain44 wrote: ">  Brian  On this pic you posted, it that Yellow right ? I could only find some black and white photos of that and I can't tell what color it is. So I need to know........ Thanks Bud

Bud,

Hippy Ed is correct, that is an O2 tank and is insignia yellow.  Ed, thanks for the kind words!  Here are a couple more prog pics - had pretty much all day to work on the Mustang today as it has been too rainy to do much else!

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More progress pics soon!  Thanks for looking!

Brian 

Thanks Brian and Ed

Your 51 is looking good Brian

Bud