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  1. Hi everyone! I'm now on the final step stage before the painting stage. Construction is pretty much complete but need to spend some time polishing the fuselage after all the sanding and rescribing and taking care of any possible ghost seams. Overall fit wasn't bad at all with only the wing and tailfin to fuselage join and needing a bit of filler. While all open panels such as the airbrakes and gunbay covers were clearly designed to be installed in the open position it only took a bit of sanding to glue them in place closed. I didn't bother cleaning up the fuselage half join on the underside since most of it will be covered by the central fuel tank. The leading edge slats were also designed to be installed in the extended position. Since I wanted to install them retracted, I sanded them as much as possible to sit flush with the wing and then fashioned my own activating struts from styrene. I also replaced the ventral vent louvers with thinner ones made from styrene sheet. Finally, for armament, I will installing the Super 530s, Magic 2 missiles and central fuel tank. Thanks for checking!
    15 points
  2. I am now on the decal/dirt phase...and as far as panel line washes go, I'm done with Humbrol I began by spraying the top of the jet and the vertical stabs with Humbrol Acrylic Clear Gloss, and since I'm not fighting with the cold this time, gave it 24 hours to cure with no milkiness that I experienced with the wings. I then applied Ammo Dark Wash (an enamel-based wash) and let it set for 1-2 minutes. After setting, I dipped a Q-Tip into my enamel thinner (Humbrol Enamel Thinner) and blotting most of the excess thinner so you can really only smell it on the Q-Tip to thin out/remove excess wash, and the wash/thinner proceeded to eat through not only the clear coat, but a bit of the paint. After various head-shaking/stomping/silent-curse-muttering, I repainted the left wingtip (which was the worst spot for the pull) and applied Alclad Gloss Klear Kote. I gave that 24 hours to cure before applying a second coat of the Alclad. After letting THAT set for another 24 hours, we come to today, where I applied the wash to most of the upper surface of the jet. Whaddaya know? The enamel thinner ate through the TWO COATS of Alclad, any remaining Acrylic Gloss Clear and into the paint! Luckily, I caught it before Bad damage was done, and it jest looks like a particularly grimy spot (mainly by the leading edge slat on the left wing, so it kinda works.) The Vertical stabs fared much better, with no noticeable paint-pull and the effect is more or less what I was going for (some rivet heads just didn't want to play.) With all that said and done, I took a break from dirtying her up and moved on to applying some of the decals, mainly the Left forward fuselage section as that is the easiest for me to access without too much handling of the jet. As you can see, I also added the ECM panel color, made by mixing Yellow, a little Dark Earth from my Spitfire and a slight (two drops) addition of Red. It was all mixed by eye, so I have no idea of the ratios I will think up some sort of jig to hold the model so I can clear coat and dirty up the underside. Speaking of, I'm seriously considering moving on to Flory washes for the dirt phase, as they seem to be the easiest and clear-coat friendliest option. I figure it will be best to order now while I'm still in the UK. As always, thanks for stopping by the hangar!
    8 points
  3. Well I was going to build an RCAF P-51A... and I was going to build another yellow winged bi-plane.. But this has been on the shelf just screaming at me so... Going to be a desert vignette with sand and a camel and a pilot with a map looking lost and mayhem and merriment will definitely ensue. Oh! and it's the right scale.
    7 points
  4. chrish

    Italeri F-35 A-completed

    Im back. enjoying the warm weather and tinkering on the Lightning in the evening. the intakes and engine are a very snug fit, a bit of sanding trimming was done to ease the fit. upper and lower dry fit in progress; upper and lower glued together; Thanks for looking
    7 points
  5. Hi All got a reply from Jean-Claude and I thank him for his unvaluable kindness so here are the drawings: Hope this helps ;-)
    6 points
  6. So final build update on White 48, managed to complete all of the final bits and pieces today and get them fitted without to much trouble which was a nice suprise. Just need to add ab aerial wire and support wires for the upper cowls but calling this one done after six years on and off. RFI pictures to follow very soon. Regards. Andy
    5 points
  7. Another update, the fuselage is closed up and the wings are together. The fit of the wings to the fuselage seems like it's pretty good and won't require too much putty. Thanks again Rick Griewski for the AM propeller blades! They look so much better! There's a tiny bit of putty work at the nose to do and a coat of primer to see what else shows up. Dave
    5 points
  8. daveculp

    Yet Another OV-10A

    After going through the trouble of making the bomb racks and practice bombs I decided not to use them. The load out will be four LAU-68 launchers with inert rockets. This was a standard load for rocket practice and qualification at the range in Zaragoza, Spain. I don't have four launchers, so I printed them as scaled-down versions of the 1/9 scale launchers I made for the giant scale project. In this photo the 1/9 scale warheads are WP, so they're a bit larger than inerts.
    5 points
  9. CruZz

    KopeckyScaleModels

    Thanks for ideas gents! Finally done. 32026 F-16 600 gallons fuel tanks with pylons 32031 F-16 Early rails (16S210) 48015 F-16 Early rails (16S210) Rails are designed for Tamiya kits, but can be used universaly.
    5 points
  10. And on her feet Now it's just hatches, latches and some final assembly and weathering. Regards. Andy
    5 points
  11. Before the last really couple of weeks of cold, rainy, high humidity days hit NZ I managed to do some panel line pre-shading on the Hurri, followed by a thin layer of silver (for chipping later). This is how she stands at the moment - I'm going to hold off a bit on any further painting until I have a day of not having to sponge the condensation off the window in the garage!
    4 points
  12. preorders open https://sk-sk.facebook.com/LukGraph/photos/pcb.5314845468598774/5314841991932455/?type=3&theater
    4 points
  13. matt_1185

    1/35 UH-1N gunship

    Well finally decided to move forward with a door gunner, utilizing what figures I have in the stash. Also got the mini gun mounted. I know it’s not to scale or looks of a real mini gun but yeah lol, here is some wip pictures UH-1N door gunner. Base color- Model masters dark tan, dry brushed dark sand for highlights. Vest color- is base Ak medium green, dry brushed Ammo yellow green for highlights. boots and gloves- Vallejo Khaki. To be continued……
    4 points
  14. LSP_K2

    Takom 1:16 Panzer IB

    My Aber brass MGs for this baby, from Poland. Roughly two weeks for delivery, but well worth the wait.
    4 points
  15. Iain

    Border 1/35 Kate

    Gents - I think the 'scale wars' have run their course. Looks like a nice kit, regardless of scale. Iain
    4 points
  16. I’m pleased to announce that our next title will be Building the British Phantoms Volume One: The FG.1 Phantom II in Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, and A&AEE Service, by renowned UK modeller Geoff Coughlin. As the title implies, this is the first of a three-volume series, with Volume Two covering the FGR.2, and Volume Three focussing on the F-4J(UK) variant. Volume One will also be the first in our new Modeller’s Monograph Series, and will feature six kit builds, 20 colour profiles, an extensive walkaround of FG.1 XT864, and chapters on the evolution of the British Phantom and key features of the FG.1 Phantom II. FG.1 XV571 Phantom, Revell 1/48 by Nick Turner Stay tuned for more news and information regarding this release as development progresses. Together, these three volumes promise to be the definitive one-stop go-to for anyone interesting in modelling the British Phantom. Kev
    3 points
  17. Just saw this on the Hannants website as a future release in 1/24 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ASD2411 /Niels
    3 points
  18. For context…
    3 points
  19. Mr Hobby Midnight Blue begins! Really more of a trial here (Spraying over Mr Surfacer 1500). The surface is demanding considerable sanding
    3 points
  20. LSP_Matt

    Border 1/35 Kate

    I've regrettably hidden a few posts that were re-engaging debate about the scale this kit is moulded in. Nothing especially egregious or bothersome but given Iain did unambiguously say it had to cease (twice) and explained why, I've just made sure his directions as a mod are followed. Thanks Matt
    3 points
  21. Back around the first of the year was when I gave in and decided to skin the beast. If you have been following this build, you will recall there was all kinds of discussion about adhesives for the aluminum sheet to be used for skins, and thinners, and availability of these solvents here in the states. There was also experimentation by myself with some different adhesives and thinners, more often with some poor results like failure to properly mix or loss of adhesive qualities with thinning. Because of availability, and also good results, I have been using Weldwood contact adhesive, available in any hardware store. It is not overly thick, and has also stayed that way for quite a while. But not forever - my can of Weldwood, with time, is getting thicker, and that is not good. Somewhere in this thread my old friend Ironwing emphatically insisted on Xylene for thinning Weldwood (I seem to recall Easixpedro seconded that?). That stuff ("Xylol Xylene") is also commonly available in hardware stores here. Today I tried it, and he was right. It thinned out just fine, and still sticks with authority. Yay! With still lots more acreage to skin on this very large Corsair, that is a very welcome piece of news, and represents another improvement in my future results. I just thought some of you would like to hear of that news. Thanks Ironwing.
    3 points
  22. Another step forward with upper owl now in place and MG131's fitted along with the feed chutes. Also have bomb racks and undercarriage fitted ready for wheels to go on Hopefully have the wheels fitted later and then on to final fitting of various open panels. Regards. Andy
    3 points
  23. daveculp

    Yet Another OV-10A

    I've started work on an OV-10A representing those based at Sembach Air Base, Germany in the 1980's (and at Patrick AFB, and maybe Osan (?)). These airplanes had previously been based in Thailand during the war in SEA, so the airplane will have a lot in common with my previous Pave Nail OV-10A project. I'll skip some things that were already covered in that build topic. As with the Pave Nail project I decided to build it with the cargo door open. External load will be one 230 gallon centerline fuel tank, two LAU-68 rocket pods w/ rockets, two B37K bomb racks with BDU-33 practice bombs and two guns in the right sponson only. This airplane will also be equipped with the ALR-46 RHAW gear. First some of the 3D printed parts: Column one shows the radio rack, O2 bottles, and hydraulic pump. Column two shows the inlet covers, B37K racks, (?) antennas for the right boom (I think ILS?). Column three shows the ALR-46 gear, gear handles, and emergency jettison button. The bomb racks have been a real bear to print, in fact after I took the above photo I gave up on printing the racks with sway braces attached, and instead have printed bombs with the sway braces built in. These then fit into simple notches in the racks. This gives the braces enough support to print properly. I also made the airplane sway braces part of the rack, mainly because the carpet monster ate one of them, but also so they would sit properly on the flat top of the rack. The BDU-33 should be slightly bluer, oh well. As mentioned in the Pave Nail build the USAF OV-10A did not have a bulkhead behind the aft seat, and the aft cockpit itself is modified to remove the side consoles. The Eduard photoetch set has the instructions and replacement parts for this modification. In addition I added a rear wall to the cockpit floor where it meets the cargo bay floor, leaving small opening for wiring. I'm using the AMS Resin seats, so the alignment bit on the floor needs to be cut off. The seats will look sharp. I'm also using the AMS Resin 230 gallon tank, here shown with one of the Euro One colors applied. The cargo bay is shown here partly assembled. I'm using yellow zinc chromate color. I used green zinc chromate on the Pave Nail build. The hydraulic pump is painted and installed. 5 mm is cut off the rear end of the ceiling to make room for the pump. The floor is plywood color with two painted on aluminum slide strips running lengthwise and yellow zinc color on the edges. The ceiling has the O2 bottles painted and installed. I used chrome tape to make the bottle straps. Radio rack is shown in position - the radios will be added soon. The cargo bay side walls are made from thin styrene sheet. Closing up the fuselage halves is a bit tricky without the bulkhead since this means the ceiling doesn't have a solid connection at the front - just a butt joint on the sides.
    2 points
  24. Changed a lot on this Has.Revll kit, You can see here on the WIP. Took too long as we had a serious amount of interruptions, but got there.
    2 points
  25. 1/32 Trumpeter A-6A INTRUDER “505 DEVIL LEADER” This is the trumpeter kit, and with all its faults, it somehow comes together pretty well. This build is from the “flight of the intruder film” and depicts 505 devil leader cool hand Luke and Cole Virgil Cole getting ready for a strike. The only addons I used are the Quinta studios cockpit detail, and the Readoak figures, it is painted with HATAKA acrylic paints. Instead of having the wings fully opened, or folded in the parking position, I decided to have the wings being unfolded, as no one builds them this way, it’s a simple bent metal tube that holds the wings in place. I used the AMMO night blue cement, as it shows where you have glued, great stuff, but if you use AMMO gloss varnish, it reactivates the blue in the glue and it all shows through where you have glued, so be careful, if you use this stuff. Enjoy Mike
    2 points
  26. Thanks for confirming that it was a D-5NT as that’s what my check revealed too. So high odds it would have the Dallas Hood also. I for some reason prefer the SJ seats look wise. I have no idea why. There’s some decent photos of pilots sat in the cockpits of their P-51’s in my reference book but frustratingly too much pilot in the way to see what they are sat on. Confirms RAF Style seatbelts and retention of the USAAF radio/battery stuff on the deck above the fuel tank though so that’s something at least.
    2 points
  27. Lacking a substantive photograph of the cockpit of your subject aircraft, it could have either the SJ or WM seat, especially the early D models. The installation of the seat was based solely on production availability to the best of my understanding. If the production line had SJ seats, that's what would be installed; if they had WM seats, they'd install those. There's no production break whatsoever with respect to the type of seat installed. In short and lacking any photographic evidence of the aircraft cockpit, pick the seat you think looks the best and go with that. Remember, the SJ seats in the P-51D were made of metal and painted a dull dark green color. Oh, 44-11255 is definitely a P-51D-5 NT (aircraft build in Dallas, TX)
    2 points
  28. adameliclem

    Border 1/35 Kate

    The preview article in The Modeling News about this kit suggests that Border at least looked at the partial B5N preserved at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. I wonder if Infinity did the same when researching their kit? Adam
    2 points
  29. Eduard service is great.
    2 points
  30. https://www.eduard.com/support/?cur=2
    2 points
  31. Great drawings. The differences are very subtle for the most part but very helpful. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Michael
    2 points
  32. I imagine it's the same as requesting any replacement parts, a few years ago I contacted them regards a Bf 109E broken canopy, was easy and straightforward, on the main website via Support.
    2 points
  33. Thanks! Yes, this month. Finishing up the ammunition feeds to the cannons now. That's the last feature left to design.
    2 points
  34. Cheetah11

    Gulf War Viper

    I first need to get the nose of the Academy kit to fit. So here goes. First the position of the front end of the gear bay was determined using the resin part as reference. I fitted the Aires nose gear well which fitted like a dream (it should but you never know with Aires). I decided to add the gap with plastic card instead of a cutting the Hasegawa part. Why the Hasegawa front part of the intake? That question needs to be directed to the Carpet Monster. In the mean time I have found a photo on the internet of the Block 25 F-16 during Desert Storm from Shaw AFB. I think this is most likely the markings and config I will use. Cheers Nick
    2 points
  35. Already noted and amended, Thanks
    2 points
  36. Basically back working again. Zeroing in on surface details phase now.
    2 points
  37. Iain

    Border 1/35 Kate

    Gents - please, enough. Please limit any further comments to the merits of the kit and drop further debate on scale - I think everyone understands that some will be happy, and some not. Any further 'debate' will just run around in ever decreasing circles of potential animosity... Interested parties can vote with their wallets! Iain
    2 points
  38. Wanting to get a look at just how much cleanup was going to be required, I primed the upper hull & glacis with high build automotive primer. Pretty happy with this, especially considering that it’s a single piece. Thanks for looking in.
    2 points
  39. Inspired by Cruzz's link to his build, I've added a few bits of wire to the payload bays. Not to the level of detail of his but a bit more than the kit. This is mostly wire left over from the build of my house when the builder brought in "phone land lines" and glued into the model; the intakes seams seem pretty good and my other project, brought about by a failed heat exchanger in my radiator allowing coolant into the transmission fluid necessitating a rebuilding of the 4T65E in my old monte carlo...like a model but bigger, dirtier and heavier Thanks for looking
    2 points
  40. Cargo bay ceiling is finished and tacked in at the rear corner. It's left a little loose to help with later adjustments. Wire bundles and some oxygen lines added. I'll add the radio rack and radios, then close it up. Note that the three ribs just aft of the hydraulic pump don't reach all the way to the center line, which will leave a gap once the fuselage is closed up. The HF ground plate will hide some of it, but there will also be some putty needed to fill in some gaps. Some photoetch sleeves would be a cool solution, but I don't have that technology
    2 points
  41. A while back, I finally replaced my 10 year old PC. Now that I've got a somewhat powerful machine, I've gradually been getting back in flight simming. For the last few months, my focus has been on Microsoft Flight Sim, "flying" either the CRJ regional jet or lately, the newly released PMDG Boeing 737-700. Thanks to its relatively modern design, the CRJ is pretty easy to get the hang of. The 737, however is a weird mix of somewhat modern systems with a good number of truly archaic features. Much more of a challenge to for me. I'm finally getting to the point where I can usually make the 737 do what I want it to do. Wife and daughter are away for the weekend, so I decided I'd recreate a flight I have taken many times in real life. Southwest from Washington National (DCA) to Boston Logan (BOS). I used real time weather, so the weather conditions were pretty close to what we had this afternoon, the other cool part is that the Robuc Three arrival into BOS (one of the most heavily used arrivals) takes inbound jets directly over my house (at around 8,000'), before they head out over Plymouth and Cape Cod bay before getting vectored north into Logan. So the really neat part is that when I was "flying" in tonight, I could look out and see where I live, with very accurate weather conditions. I actually had the urge to leave my PC, go out on the deck and look up. Anyway, some pictures (note that I reduced these in size for posting, so the quality is not nearly as sharp as what I was getting on my PC). 7PM, at the gate A7 in DC. Terminal A is only used by Southwest and a few Air Canada flights. Unlike the rest of the Reagan National, Terminal A is a dump. The big issue is that it's airside is not physically connected to the rest of the airport, so if you want to go check out the beautiful architecture of the rest of the airport, you have to leave the terminal and go through TSA all over again. Not worth it unless you really have a long layover. Taxing out. Next time I'll add more jets. The real DCA is pretty busy this time of day. Disregard the crappy window textures, they are supposed to be improved in a future update from PMDG. You can't really see it here but the windows are realistically smudged. Climbing out of the DC metro area. DCA is behind me, on the side of the Potomac. Lot of traffic in the NYC area (as is normal) Climbing to cruising altitude, no idea where my First Officer went, probably back hitting on one of the flight attendants. Sunset descent on the Robuc Three approach. Heading out over Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth is straight ahead. Once "feet wet" you get turned north for final vectors. Final approach to RWY 27, Logan. Otto Pilot is doing a great job of flying. Taxying into gate B22. Back home. Thanks for flying John1 Airways!
    1 point
  42. Finn

    1/16 Jagdpanther

    Looks like it is out: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10861634 Jari
    1 point
  43. Looks really nice - Nice to see the cockpit from Grand Models "in action". I hope they will also do one for the two-seater D-Model. /Niels
    1 point
  44. This is really coming together nicely. Looking forward to seeing the paint go on! Cheers, Rockie
    1 point
  45. That’s looking excellent!
    1 point
  46. Neo

    1/35 UH-1N gunship

    Looks good
    1 point
  47. More from RIAT ... Enjoy ... ~Gregg
    1 point
  48. 1 point
  49. LSP_K2

    Border 1/35 Kate

    I'd certainly like both, to go along with the A6M2.
    1 point
  50. Cyberhobby worked out great for me...a little extra work to help get the cowls to close nice and tight.
    1 point
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