Fleet Air Arm Group Build

gwaihir wrote:

If you have a model railroad shop near you. They might have drytransfer letters and numbers. I have a set of black that I have used before, but I think they make them in white too. Worth a look... HTH, Leon

Damn!  Good idea, wish I'd thought of it earlier this morning when I was at the LHS.

Razordws, thanks for getting back on this.  It happens that I have some wire that is very thin and would work great.  I was doing some checking and you're right on not being able to see much of the engine.  I think I will try dry brushing and wash.  I have never done this before, but how hard can it be.  I just finished read Detailing Scale Model Aircraft by Mike Ashey and will try his technique for painting engines.  If there is anything that you care to suggest please do not hesitate.

Roy

If I`m not to mistaken it was in the the januari issue of scale aviation mag. og the sister mag of tamiya mag....Can`t remember to well.......hmmm got to be alzheimers;)

Daywalker wrote:

Het guys, I have a question.  I have managed to round up some roundels, and can probably find the code letters for my COrsair, but any ideas on how to do the small "Royal Navy" and "KD xxx" in white in front of the tail?  Not sure if anyone knows of a generic decal sheet that might be able to provide the letters and numbers I need.

 Frank,

If you have a model railroad shop near you. They might have drytransfer letters and numbers. I have a set of black that I have used before, but I think they make them in white too. Worth a look...

HTH,
Leon

Daywalker wrote:

Darren- I got my roudels in the mail today, thanks buddy!  If I can ever return the favor, just ask!

Frank-

you are very welcome mate! Glad they got there eventually. 

bobbaily wrote:

Darren-you're setting quite a pace!  Very nice work.  Are you going to do the invasion stripes on your Hellcat?

Thanks Bob,

Yes, I will be painting the invasion stripes on this one. Should make for an interesting paint scheme. I'v been lucky with hobby time this week, I don't expect it to last so I will make the most of it while I can.

Razordws, You might know this since you work in 1/72.  How easy is it to detail a Corsair's engine?  I was thing of adding plug wires and some dry brushing to give it some realism.  Maybe just dry brush to bring out the detail will work.  What's your experience?

How do we get the Fleet Air Arm Group Build badge?

I wanted to try uploading a pic.  This is just the test fit of my Corsair.

Darren-

I got my roudels in the mail today, thanks buddy!  If I can ever return the favor, just ask!

Roy-

Yes, the first thing to do is upload them to a hosting site such as Photobucket.com, then you can copy the URL address and paste it into the image url above.  Hope this helps!

How do you attach pics?

Don't know if I mentioned it before but...........

There's 27 of us now!  

I think thats a good reason to celebrate.

Cheers!

I have decided on my group build subject.  I will be doing the Hasegawa 1/72 Corsair.  I found some FAA theme decals from Techmode.  I will also try Eduard's PE parts and mask.  Has anyone ever used Techmode decals?  What is the quality of them?

 Roy

Yes Darren I agree, your bits are most impressive!

To answer your question, I had to shave off a bit of plastic from the sides of the cockpit floor in order to get it into the fuselage correctly.

BTW ,Thanks to everyone for your kind  words about myWIP so far. 

Darson-

That's quite an impressive collection of bits you have there!  Hmmm...I see Tamiya, MDC, Ultracast and Aeromaster- truly top shelf stuff!  Can't wait to see what you do with it!

Woah Mucker!!!  It's amazing what you were able to accomplish with one day off.  Wish I could get a day all to myself!    I know, I know... be careful what you wish for.

Darren and Daniel, as part of that Round the world group build I too do not know what became of it.  I still have the decals I bought secifically for that build so I know it didn't reach me.  I can't even remember who was all in the build to track it down.  Oh well, it was a great idea and would be worth trying again sometime. 

Ok even though I have already carved the wings of my Spitfire in preparation of the build starting I thought I'd post a shot of the bits and pieces that are all going to "fall together" to make a Seafire, I hope.

Also, this is a pic of the bird that I will be modeling although it will have the roundels over painted with a white star which was done as a means of identification over the beachhead during Operation Torch.

Darren the lynx is really starting shape up very nicely, great work.  The progress on the Hellcat is looking really good as well.  Tell me, what exactly is wrong with the fit of the cockpit to long or to wide or both???

Roy to the build, I'll be looking forward to seeing some of your work.

Cheers

pingtang wrote:

Thanks for the welcome everyone. It's good to be back.  Haven't been able to find a build yet. But, how hard would it be to convert a Spitfire to a SeaFire? Is there huge differences between the two? There'd be a tailhook to add, but what else.  BTW, Darson, do you know what happened to that round the world GB? I remember doing the cockpit for it but never heard anything else after that...  Cheers

Daniel, to be honest I don't actually recall what happened to the round the world GB.  It was a while ago and I'm stretching the old grey cells but I remember there was a lot of backwards and forwards at the start and I recall doing the wheel wells but what happened to the build after that I have no idea. 

Oh yeah I have checked my stash just in case and I don't have the kit, sorry.

As to the differences between a Spitfire and a Seafire well depending on the model of Seafire you are wanting to build if you wanted to convert a Hase or Tam Spitfire Mk.Vb into a Seafire II or III then you’ll need: A C wing, tail hook & fuselage insert, blanking points, fuselage strengthening plates 6-stack exhaust slinging attachment points, spools and a 4-blade prop.

Alternately you could go for the Airfix offerings which as Darren said can be either rough and ready of excellent depending on the model.

Cheers

Roy-

I'm not positive, but I am pretty sure that counts.

This may seem like a dumb question , but would a SBD of New Zealand be considered part of FAA group Build?  I have a Hasegawa kit of a SBD 1/48 with New Zealand markings.

Daywalker wrote:

Darren- Wow, you work fast!  That Hellcat is really coming along, and that Lynx is really shaping up!  Keep the pics coming.

Cheers Frank! As you can see, I've been at it all day!