Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Congrats Roy on the 100th post; I'm sure you'll get to 200 in no time, and then before you know it 1000... :)

A 1/24 airfix build would be fun, but of course almost every build would fun :)

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Leon 

Why not?

It would certainly be one of the more challenging builds!

Perhaps in the near future we can have a 1/24 Airfix GB?  After our skills have improved of course.

Roy

Yep..........That particular kit does require some TLC.

But you already know that, just take your time with it and dryfit everthing!

It will be an adventure...thats for sure! 

Yes, by all means   I try to stick to beer (one to two per month) but in honor of this occasion and to the friends that I have made in this build, a shot of rum to honor you all.  I have read a few reviews on the 190 in 1/24 scale it was very insightful.  The review mentioned that with a lot of work (fit problems and such) it builds into a very nice and detailed aircraft.

Roy

BY THUNDER!

a case of rum must be dispatched to Roy's quarters at once!

Roy,

we salute you!

Here........you should have first dibs!

Cheers! and here's to your next hundred posts!

Thanks Roy,a nd congrats on breaking 100 posts!  I'll have one with ya.

Dave,

A lil' nip under your desk won't hurt anyone, will it?

Awesome wyoroy   That calls for a you know what

I'm only half way through my work day here on the West coast (of NA) but I really could use that drink.

TANGO 1 wrote:

Good evening gentlemen........ Its the weekend! I intend to eat, drink and be merry. Wherever you are in the world I hope you are happy and well, CHEERS!

the same to you and your family.  This also goes out to everyone else in the build.

Roy

Frank,

I wasn't the one who out bid you.  I love your Corsair!  I like the nice clean look.  I have yet to attempt to weather any of my builds.  I hope to try it on my FAA Corsair, with the help and advice of you guys.

Roy

Good evening gentlemen........

Its the weekend!

I intend to eat, drink and be merry.

Wherever you are in the world I hope you are happy and well, CHEERS!

Thanks alot for the advice, i`ll give those a try

 Alain

ruddratt wrote:

Darren, the 'cat is really progressing nicely! Great work on the stripes. Frank, very nice work on the Corsair as well! 2 guys! The wife and I will be out of town from tomorrow morning until Saturday afternoon, but I've been working like a fiend on the Sea 'cane. Basic assembly is almost completed, and she should be ready for some paint by Sunday, when I'll post some pics. Some (sort of) bad news....after separating the one-piece canopy, I found that the back section will sit too high to display open, so finished pics of it will be with the sliding section either closed or omitted until I can nail myself a V-form replacement.

That bits, it's the same problem I have with my Corsair.

Roy

Roy, Mike and Rick,

Thanks for your kind words fella's -much appreciated.

I'll be glad to get the markings on the Hellcat, been looking forward to that bit for a while.

Thanks Frank, 

Heh-heh!

I had a day off today! Hence why I've been busy.

Love that Corsair of yours , you have a real talent for painting and finishing. The paint job on that one is superb.

Looks good Darren.  Nice work on the invasion stripes.

Regards,  Rick

Darren, the 'cat is really progressing nicely! Great work on the stripes.

Frank, very nice work on the Corsair as well!

2 guys!

The wife and I will be out of town from tomorrow morning until Saturday afternoon, but I've been working like a fiend on the Sea 'cane. Basic assembly is almost completed, and she should be ready for some paint by Sunday, when I'll post some pics.

Some (sort of) bad news....after separating the one-piece canopy, I found that the back section will sit too high to display open, so finished pics of it will be with the sliding section either closed or omitted until I can nail myself a V-form replacement.

i have to say that the invasion strips give the aircraft a neat look, I love it.

Roy

Darren,

You've been a busy boy!  You must not have a day job with the speed at which you are progressing.   Seriously, you are really making progress on those, and that Hellcat looks AWESOME!!!  Can't wait to see her all dressed up.

Was somebody bidding on a set of 1/48 FAA Corsair decals on Ebay?  I got outbid.   Just wondering.

Here's a pic of the Corsair I finished a few months ago.  1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A, just thought I would post a pic!

TANGO 1 wrote:

chester101 wrote: One question about painting invasion stripes, on a lightning i have been working on i found that i couldn`t get the stripes on straight on the tail booms, does anyone have any advice on how to get these straight? Alain Hi Alain, I have not built a lightening myself, however here's how I would tackle it....... Get some good quality low tack masking tape and on the side of the boom mask a straight edge by placing the tape on the highest bump facing you. When thats stuck on, pull the tape over the lower surfaces by stretching the tape gently then pressing it into place, trying to maintain the straight edge. Continue by overlapping the tape all around the boom in the same way keeping the same straight edge by slightly bending/pulling the tape into position. This is not easy and often fustrating....but with patience it does work. I hope this helps you out.

If I may, I would use a very narrow piece of tape.  1-2 mm wide, this will allow you to make a nice straight circle around the boom.  Then go ahead and fill it in with regular width tape.  It's a lot easier to make cures with a narrow piece verses a wide piece.

Roy

And there's more! No extra charge either!

Here is how my Hellcat is doing. Got a nice gloss coat on her tonight in preperation for those dreaded Airfix decals.

BTW...if you ever build one of these-watch out for the belly tank, the fit is terrible! 

Mmmmm......the circle does'nt show up too good in that last pic!

OK, here's what I have done to my FAA Corsair, hopefully these pics will be better to see what I'm on about.

This is how my fuselage looks after sanding....there is a faint seam line there,but its smooth so the paint should conceal it.

The dropped elevators, I had trouble here....make sure you know which parts go port and starboard....I got it wrong first time round and they would'nt fit to the airframe properly!

More butchery! Wings and flaps glued together.

Hey Leon-

Good to see you!

here's a pic of the first Corsair I built......

Not the best pic in the world.....but you get the idea.

Bob, Scott, Leon, and Rick-

Good to see you guys!  It's really cool to be able to add faces to everyone.  Who's next?

Thanks for the advice on the corsair guys. Tango, I would love to see some pictures of what you did; after reading your post, I think I will try to work around it and save as much as I can. Also, after reading other people's corsair posts I am thinking about cutting out and positioning elevators, etc. - we'll see, is it worth the extra work?

Now for my picture:

Me and wife:

My modeling buddy: (I don't have kids, so he is mine)

Hope all is well.

Leon 

Bob, Scott, Rick,

really good to see you! This is such a great thread! It is a real pleasure to see all of you here and to get to know you too. Thanks!

Right, dinner is on the table so I'm off!

darson wrote:

It's really good to put some faces to names and learn a little about you guys aside from what sort of models you build, thanks for posting. I didn't mention in my blurb that I have two little girls 8 and 4 who aren't into kit building so much but they do love to paint Games Workshop figures in their own unique color schemes.  It's pretty cool actually as the oldest is now learning about base coats, shading, highlighting, dry brushing & washes etc.  You never know they may turn out champion figure painters one day. On modeling front, Darren I thought that the Corsair came with droppable elevators, or is it droppable flaps that I'm thinking of? Cheers

Its the flaps that come with the kit, elevators have to be done the hard way.......