Classic Kit GB [Official Thread]

viper_mp wrote:

Hart- For the Navy tri-color scheme, I start with the white, then mask it and do the intermediate blue, then mask that and do the see blue.  then go back and touch up.  I did this one recently on a P-59 Airacomet and it came out real nice.  i used tamiya flat white, and then MM enamels for the other two.  On mine, I mask the white to blue line, but I freehanded the other demarcation.  I do the same with SEA camo, mask from the light to dark, then freehand from medium to dark.

Okay, so I want a crisper line going from the whit to the blue, and a fade between the two blues?

Dave ......It's friday, I'm partaking in a beverage...(or 2....or 3)

Ok guys as said here are my two Monogram kits Joys to build except the decals they were terrible. THe Bf-109 is my first three color RLM paint job.

Sorry for the bad pics I tried a different camera this one wasnt as good.

Hey guys, trying to narrow down my build between the Monogram F4F or ME-109 - have been perusing the markings on the Wildcat, trying to figure out the "blue". Went to the Stockholm color charts, they confirm the FS35189 that the Mono sheet calls for as the topside color for Navy aircraft (pre-1942) but it seems that nobody actually makes that color?

What have you guys done in the past? Anybody done this one before? I'm guessing I could probably get away with "intermediate blue" (i.e., the middle color from later war a/c - FS35164) but it doesn't seem dark enough.

Shoot me any bright ideas you might have!

I built the Monogram F4F a long time ago.  I think I used Model Master "Navy Blue Gray M-485" - doesn't have an FS number listed for it, but looked a little better to me than the Intermediate Blue.  I did use the Intermediate Blue on a three-color scheme with an F4U and it looked fine too.

Barry

Raptor,  I built one of those Monogram Bf-109 's a while back also.  I kept thinking to myself - There is no way that this is 1/48th scale . As I also could not believe how small it is.

Both of your Birds look great, The camo job's turned out really nice.

Sure is a differnce building one of these older kits compared to a newer Tamiya or Hasegawa. I just broke out an old Monogram Focke- Wulf and sworn I needed to bring in the Bench Grinder to clean up the Flash.

Hello All, I opened up the old Monogram Fw190. The first thing I did was cut off one of the decals I did not want to use and test it. Almost seconds after being in the water it went into more pieces then I could count. So much for those Decals. I went ahead and started the kit, lots of flash, but basic and simple. Went so quick I forgot to take pictures of progress. Here is one of it almost completed, still some detail painting to complete (rear tire) and a little grime and exhaust streaks yet to come. The decals were aftermarket except for the "arrow point" which I painted on using frisket paper. Thanks Andrew for the help on getting images up !

I'm going to switch the GosHawks to the Nichimo TBF Avenger(ex monogram mold) and the re-issued F4U-4 that came out the year before last that has the markings for VMF-214.

I didn't even know the Black Sheep also operated during the Korean War.

Alright, after building the Fw190 I will not accept Defeat. That Revell P-40E will not go back into the kit pile. I will either find a set of decals or stencil my own ! Upon further investigating the kit, I thought it may be best to bring in the Bench Grinder to clean up the flash. I believe this could of been a 2 fer kit with all the extra plastic. I have been dry fitting the fuse together and also a lot of cleanup . Beings that this kit has removable engine access panels I think the engine deserves a little wire detail.

Raptordriver - Sean: Nice jobs on the FWs.  Neat to see them with different camo schemes.  Sean, where do you find 'frisket paper?'  I need to stencil some markings on my AT-6 to replace shattered decals.   

Thanks drdull

Sean, I never heard of a Revell p-40E is it 1/48

Andrew it is a 1/32 kit,Revell # 4400 dated 1980. I figure if I do not build this thing now another 20 yrs might pass by.

here are the Nichimo TBF and the Revell/Monogram F4U-4. Started on the TBF last night and will start painting when it warms up enough.

And yes everything will work.

TBF

yup the wingfold mechanism does work

and the Re-Re-Rereleased F4U-4 with new markings for the BlackSheep Squadron during the Korean War.

I also have the Monogram Classics kit of this as well with the patch that it came with along with the Monogram Classics TBF Avenger and FW-190 and B-24J.

Here is my latest progress on the Revell, I matched the colors the best I could. Dont have a lot of US colors in my paint supply as I mostly build German AC. There was so much room I did my first attempt at scratchbuilding a harness, I used masking tape and some fine wire to make the buckles. The dash I highlighted the gauges with a White colored pencil then sealed it with a mist of Dullcoat. I have also assembeled the landing gear and with a Lot of .010" shim stock I believe the Gear will stay retracted insted of hanging halfway down.

 The Dash -

 And The Harness -

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Here is the progress on the P-40E muscle. I used quite a bit of .010" styrene to fill up the vacant holes on the supercharger body. It did not look right hollow. Found a few pieces of aluminum tubing and drilled them for the spark plug wire piping, and bent small copper wire for the spark plug wires. Addes a few other pieces other piping made out of .031" solder wire and called it good enough.

Hi Guys, I have Completed the Revell P-40E Flying Tiger.All options that came with the model works- Canopy Slides, Elevators and Rudder, Cowl Panels & Even The Gear Retracts ! There were many times I wished this Kit was back in the closet. But then it would still be in there Lurking . I can Honestly say, I do not remember These Kits being that Bad (Parts Fit, Flash, mis-aligned pins) as a youngster. The Decals were barely Salvageable , what you see is Is all I could Save. Lots of Clearcoat sprayed over them.... Hope you Like. Have I Earned  the Rights to The Group Badge ?

I can Honestly say, I do not remember These Kits being that Bad (Parts Fit, Flash, mis-aligned pins) as a youngster.

That's probably because you were a lot like I was ... you didn't care about things like "fit", "flash" and the like.  Probably because those terms didn't exist.  It was a model airplane and it was all about getting it put together.

And that's a great job on that P-40E.  I remember building that kit many times as a youngster, and I'd love to tackle it again as an "oldster".