Fleet Air Arm Group Build

sfcmac wrote:

Your the one using the word ruminating... not I. What do you have there word of the day toilet paper or something?

Yep....Blarneymeister.....it's called a degree!

Daywalker wrote:

namrednef wrote: As usual.....I has no idea to yer speech nor motives......you do the honors here then scallywag! I's waitin' for the XO's beratin' my build! So's.....I be gainin' courage! Joins me! LOL, I was just over there commenting on your build!  CHeck it out!

And I was there ruminating on your responses. It was a great modeling day!

.....ummmm.....what did Aaron just say?

Get yer wits about Ye Lad!....If's I cants understan' Ye.....who can?! 

I joins ye ya herioc Rambo of plastic modeling ye be! Tackling the oldies in a way to bring tears to me eyes ya have! Nam ya barrel bent sailor of Monogram that once wuz! I fear me other mentor the fair pink luvin Bondoman be on extended leave. The priorities of family taking it's happy toll on him!

 XO! only one bottle? and watered down by the scury Raider no doubt! I forgives ye! I shall try to be more exact with my playing with paper method on the Ventura to be sure. No tape involved. That is one budget fuselage wall. Paper ,glue , primer and paint!. Working on the resin bits now letting the sunny yellow of Nam,s happiness dry!

 Woo Hoo!

namrednef wrote:

As usual.....I has no idea to yer speech nor motives......you do the honors here then scallywag! I's waitin' for the XO's beratin' my build! So's.....I be gainin' courage! Joins me!

LOL, I was just over there commenting on your build!  CHeck it out!

sfcmac wrote:

That be cuz ya nearly as old as those kits ye be werkin on! Avast! 5k or 5 makes no dif to me! I must glue and paint to earn me passage and rations! I do love those old kits though Nam! They have a special place in me loins! Ah the Xo is about an speakin of awards! How officerness of him!  Frank you know how much I like to experiment. This really is in a place that won't show much at all so I am having at it. If you really took your time I think it has great possibilities!

As usual.....I has no idea to yer speech nor motives......you do the honors here then scallywag! I's waitin' for the XO's beratin' my build!

So's.....I be gainin' courage! Joins me!

 That be cuz ya nearly as old as those kits ye be werkin on! Avast! 5k or 5 makes no dif to me! I must glue and paint to earn me passage and rations! I do love those old kits though Nam! They have a special place in me loins!

Ah the Xo is about an speakin of awards! How officerness of him!

 Frank you know how much I like to experiment. This really is in a place that won't show much at all so I am having at it. If you really took your time I think it has great possibilities!

AAaaaarrrggghhh! I'd ben skeered for a minit there XO! I be long asleep when some lubber hits the 5K!

I'll drink ta that!

I fergots to tell the lowly Bo'sun that I liked the rivet detail toos! But he ben buggin' me postin' all the watch!

Nice addition, yer scurvy 

EDIT.....hope it don't count......you do it Frank......I just don't want to be the one at 5K 

Me thinks someone oughta design a little badge with something like "Poster 5000" on it for whomever posts it?  What says you?

BY thunder!  The ship looks to be a bit lively tonight!

Aaron- After looking at the firsat photos of your tape method, I must admit I didn't care for it.  But after seeing it all painted up and with the pin holes in it, I'm lovin' it!  Well done mate.

Nam- You mean you're gonna lift that eye patch and show us your good eye?

Tis the weekend, and time for the rum to flow!  Cheers everyone!

21 posts to go!  Who will it be?

I'd likes ta know where's ye finds them lasses......wanna gets a look! Might even lift the eyepatch fer a better look!

Ok Nam tis a bright and shiny yellow! The engines shall be a blue so I did not worry to much about there coverage!

Ye be off the hook and thank ye much! AARGGG! Now about the rum key haven't seen it?

As fer the ladies. Easier to come by than good spirits me thinks! Now to the pit and cabin!

Methinks it were me own key that the scurvy AWOL Bondoman and Chief Bo'sun SFC made offs wit'  a fortnight ago! They ben in their cups an' dropped it, I betts!

Relax! Ye Swab!.....gives us time to read! They's didn't 'ave the Tammy paint when I was referencin' me rattle-cannin'! (Youngsters!)

Yer model looks like 2 boobs growin' from plywood! Either decal or gets a halter on 'em!

I's been postin' a long-winded (watch it!) post in A/C about me productive day!

Now!......I found another key! (Go figger!)

Have a tot!

 Nam? Bondo? Frank? Dave? Ritchie? CAG?  anybody? AAARRRRG! Confound it! Weekend shore leave and custermer service girls! A lethal combination! And me with no rum key!

 Well ladies have to make the best of it I reckon!

Ah ok Nammy baby! i KNEW YE WOULD NOT BE LONG IN REPLIN! So of course I am not long in reactin!  Spent what daylight I had left and tried it yer way! Only dif was I used a brand new can of Tamiya spray Chrome Yellow over a well dried Light gray primer. I have a can of both those tester brands but afraid they may be gettin on in age and not mixing as they should.

 Ran out of daylight so after they dry I will inspect em for inpefestions. I sprayed very sparingly. At a 45 degree angle adding coats as you would a laquer overlapping the pass. In some cases my trigger finger acted as if it was trying to get a single shot out of a MG 42.

 Can't beat a double action airbrush for control but on large areas this was indeed easier and don't have to worry about running out of paint and mixin another batch exactly.

 Looks pretty even right now and I think the Tamiya paint is the glossy type. Giving it plenty of dry time. If it doesn't turn out it be yer fault ye druken pirate scoundral. Too much time womanizing an not nuff buildin ye scallawag!. Thanks Nam!

Aye!

Been modelin' ye Dog!....'ave a tot and relax!

25 years ago before and during AB times.....I built a half dozen yellow wings and ALWAYS used rattle-can Testor's Chrome Yellow. Orange Yellow too, but forget which I liked better.....also used a little clear gloss over it a couple times. I had good success from the first, so I stayed with it.

Biggest trouble was masking....but now with Future and better tape....may not be a problem.

Just my Aaron

 Well here is another post to show the progression made using the playing with paper method.

 I realize that this is not exact by any means but to give a measure of interior detail where there was none before. A quick coat of interior green airbrushed then with a push pin I just made a series of holes along the paper to give an illusion of rivit detail.  I think with a couple odds and ins added it will make a decent stage for the resin parts provided.

 Now for a real question for you seasoned sailers..... I need to paint yellow wings and tail flats. I have already primed and preped the parts but am looking for a suggestion or experience painting large areas yellow.

I have in the past had problems with the yellow color same as white trying to get an even appearance.  I have a rattle can of chrome yellow. Also have and airbrush and am not afraid to use it! Looking for suggestions for someone who has fought that battle and won.

Anyone? ...... Anyone........? Hey you with the salty talk and eye patch! Put down the bottle a sec and model! LOL

That's my only prob w/ S/S In Action........great refs, but only 2-3 interior shots in most books. I do remind you.....you can get MANY different refs from Alibris.com (used) for dimes on the dollar. Every one I've bought (17) have been in excellent shape!

Now's I see the XO be aboard! And us without a key! Aaaaarrrrgggggggghhhhh! I wills approach 'im presently!

Coming along sfc! Promising technique you have going with the paper.

Perhaps using a steel straight edge layed along the edge of your paper and slicing with a sharp #11 would give you long strips of consistent witdths. Scissors are harder to control even when following a line. IMO. Keep cranking! 

Well here is one more post to the record. I received my box from GM today. Really disappointed in them. I have waited for over a month for all in stock stuff. Mainly wanted the Ventura in action book and the resin engines.

 I got the in action book and 4 other models that I ordered to get the free shipping but for some reason they held back my engines and some Mr. Surfacer to put my total less than the free shipping and then mailed them a day later thus charging me for shipping twice.

Like to think it was accidental but with all the correspondance that would be very unlikely. Guess they lost a good customer. Just ridiculas!

Anyways in the interm been working on the Goose. Wanted to share a cheap detailing move I did for kicks, Using just paper and scissors I cut thin strips of paper and held them in place while  dabbing some of the liquid cement on them. I had painted the area fist experimenting with green color.

 The Capillary action of the glue and absorbancy of the paper made an easy application. I could position the paper rib much like a decal with a dull hobby knife very easily and the glue dissolved the paint underneath making a very secure bond that dried hard.

Easy and cheap to work with when compared to foil or tape. Sealed it over with a coating of Mr. Surfacer 1200 in the spray can. Can't tell the diff. Has lots of promise as it is as easy as cutting paper to shape your part.  Here is a picture.

 Ready to be painted and weathered. A quick job but ready for paint weathering and detailing. Much better than smooth sides even with limited visability when closed up.

 The model itself is good quality for a limited run kit. Plastic parts are on par with Classic Airframes so keep a dremel handy. The resin parts are true details and very sharp and detailed. The only flub was the bombs which  had terrible bubbles and gaps. No biggy not using them anyways.

 Well I am building in spite of those darn customer service girls!

 Yep love Return of the Jedi, your right as I have a thing about chicks that wear collars and chains.

Daywalker wrote:

Hey fellas, I just noticed that in 38 more posts we'll hit 5000! WOOHOO!  That's gotta be some kind of record.

Make that 37 more!

'Tis Friday......hope all can check in for a TOT!

Missed a bunch of you guys last week. (Dating, y'know? OY!) Hope we have some visits this w/e!

My pleasure Richie!  I bought mine from Amazon, and last week when I was at Shopko they had season 2 on DVD there!  I didn't pick it up as I think most of the Corsair footage in season 2 was the same basic footage as season 1.

Hey fellas, I just noticed that in 38 more posts we'll hit 5000!

WOOHOO!  That's gotta be some kind of record.

Thanks Rick!!!

Frank, Thank you telling me you have season 1 on DVD! Now I must hunt for it as well I have been hoping it would come out on DVD since alot of other old shows have. Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting dvd's uhuhuhuhuh.

Cheers, Richie