Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Daywalker wrote:

Great article Roy!  I think that guy has more detail in his loadout than I put in my entire aircraft!

Dave,  Very nice work on the Fulmar.  Looks great .

For flat top coats, I have settled on PollyScale clear flat acrylic.  Works best for me.

Regards,  Rick

Was do some research on the F4 and I came across this article about attaching weapons, wanted to share it with the group.

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/attachingordnanceda_1.htm

Dave, looks good from here.  The finish looks great also, well done sir

The count stands at:

5 - F4J

2 - SBD

razordws wrote:

Frank!!!!  What are you doing up at this hour!  It must be 1:30 am where you are.  Uh oh, who gave you more Rum!  ... and thanks for the comments!

You're right, it is 1:30 am here!  I finished work today at 4:30pm, and am off for FOUR DAYS!!!  Woohoo!!!

I was so tired I went to bed early, then got up around 9pm to work on stuff for a while.  Now, I CAN'T SLEEP!!!

So, I just finished filling the seams on the fuse of the Corsair and rescribed the panel lines and redid the lost rivet detail.  No rest for the wicked!!!

Frank!!!!  What are you doing up at this hour!  It must be 1:30 am where you are.  Uh oh, who gave you more Rum! 

... and thanks for the comments!  

Outstanding work there Dave!  Very nice finish overall, can't see any of the differences you mentioned.  Looks great to my eyes!

As for finishes, I have never tried the Future with flat base added, but I have seen some of the results others have acheived and the finish looked spectacular!  Swanny has quite a bit of info on his site about using it.  I have never had good luck using Future for anything other than dipping canopies, and use PollyScale clears for my coats.

While I'm on the subject of finishing coats.  I remember someone mentioning they used future with Tamiya's flat base.  Anyone here used that and know what kind of ratio to mix it with?   Any other recommendations for flat finishes?

Finally got to finish up my Fulmar tonight.  Despite all my best efforts to ruin it I'm quite happy with the results and it will certainly help to rectify the total lack of Naval Aircraft in my collection.  One note that I will make is that I used MM clear flat for the top coat and the latest batch of this stuff leaves a bit of a dusty finish to it.  I've noticed though that after a week or two the dusty part disappears which I guess is after it fully cures.  Anyway, as a result you will see a difference in the finish where I masked around the canopies after my touch ups.

anyway, I'll shut up and post some pics.  Comments welcome as always.

Roy make that another vote for Showtime 100

Rick (Sir) my vote from your stash would go to the Grand Phoenix 1/48 FJ-4B Fury.  By all account one of the best fighters employed by the USN or USMC post war to Vietnam.  All it really lacked was an afterburner.

Cheers

Anyone out there with a Promodeler 1/48 PBY-5A they wanna get rid of?

Trying to find one for a reasonable cost is turning up nada.  On Ebay, the prices on these are outrageous!

(ahem)....the word is 'hangar'

The count is as follows:

4 - F4J

2 - SBD

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Dave, good looking Avenger, especially from the old Academy kit.  I think this one was a redo of the even older Frog kit.  The Newer Academy 1/72 Helldiver is a Hell of a kit however.  You might want to give it a go lad. Regards,  Rick

I've had that kit on my list for awhile Rick, it just might have to move up to the top.  I especially like the fact that it has markings for an Atlantic scheme aircraft!

A-ten-shun!!!

Admiral on deck.  Welcome aboard Admiral Rick (sorry, don't know your last name so it has to be "Admiral Rick"!)  My vote from your stash is the 1/72 Vigilante.  I love the lines of that aircraft, very Valkyrie-like!

Capt. Roy- my vote from your stash is the 1/48 Hasegawa SBD-4 (This way, I can see how their kit goes together as compared to the AM I am building!)

Dave and Darren- Thanks lads!  I am glad you like them.  Darren, I'd be happy to give you some pointers, but just remember- I screwed up the last Corsair I tried to build!

darson wrote:

All I took the liberty to have a play with the Commanders GB badge last night in order to make the text a little more readable when the badge is smaller and to reduce the overall size. Here is the finished result which if it meets everyone's approval can be used for the build. Cheers

Darren,

nice work! The badge looks much better. Thanks!

rjkplasticmod wrote:

I still haven't finished the Wyvern for this GB, but it's close.  Sooo, OK I'll join in the next phase with a USN Bird.  Not sure what to build, but I think something other than a WWII prop since I have so many already built.  Thinking of something from the post war era.  Kits in my stash are: Grand Phoenix 1/48 FJ-4B Fury Grand Phoenix 1/48 F3H-2N Demon Trumpeter 1/72 RA-5C Vigilante Hasegawa 1/72 KA-3B Skywarrior. Help me decide lads.  Winner gets built . Regards,  Rick

Hey guys! Rick's come to the party!

Glad to have you on board sir! Pleeeeeeaasssssse build the F3H-2N Demon! I just know it would be such a fantastic build in your hands.

I'll add your name to our role of honour on page 1. 

Frank,

hey-love those Corsair's!! You did a cracking job on the paint and weathering. I'll have to get some pointers from you!

ruddratt wrote:

C.A.G. Tango 1.......requesting permission to include a 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat (with lots of resin goodies!) along with the F4-B in my list of entries.............SIR!!!!!!

Permission granted!

I've added this to our "hanger" on page 1.

Dave,

lovely work on the Avenger mate! Great finish you have there.

Roy, that is the basic kit, although the one I have is the first release & did not include the Bullpups.

Regards,  Rick

Rick,

Is this the kit?

http://hsfeatures.com/features04/fj4bfuryjv_1.htm

It's like a supped up navy version of the F-86

Rick, my vote for you is the Fury.

For me it's :

4 for Showtime 100

1 for a SBD

Now I just have to find the box containing the other part of my stash

Roy, I'll have to break with the crowd and vote for one of the SBD's.

Rick, I'd vote for the Skywarrior

Frank, nice to see those builds again.  Their fantastic!

Roy... My Vote is for the F4-J "Showtime 100" as well.  Great looking bird.

Regards,  Rick

I still haven't finished the Wyvern for this GB, but it's close.  Sooo, OK I'll join in the next phase with a USN Bird.  Not sure what to build, but I think something other than a WWII prop since I have so many already built.  Thinking of something from the post war era.  Kits in my stash are:

Grand Phoenix 1/48 FJ-4B Fury

Grand Phoenix 1/48 F3H-2N Demon

Trumpeter 1/72 RA-5C Vigilante

Hasegawa 1/72 KA-3B Skywarrior.

Help me decide lads.  Winner gets built .

Regards,  Rick

namrednef wrote:

CAG Tango 1 As a lowly Junior Officer, I wish to endorse the very senior Mr. Ruddrats request.....and also add that Mr. Ruddrat did not threaten me in order to coerce this endorsement!

This is true, Darren.

OK nam, you can have all of your liquid cements and CA's back now.

Roy, our fearless C.A.G. seems to be on a Phantom kick (he wants an F-4B from me), so we better do as he orders. Another vote for 'Showtime'.

Hey Roy,

Some know that I'm a die-hard prop guy....but I worked around F-4's for a couple years and love that a/c.

I'm with Darran.....go for the Showtime 100! I'm way back in the 1930's with the TBD.....so maybe we can fill out a nice roster of USN/USMC airplanes.