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Winnie

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  1. Like I always say, if it isn't "Leonardo" I ain't going...
  2. Are you going to be selling prints of this? It sure would be tempting...
  3. Be careful! Ensure that you add the cockpit floor to the bomb bay, BEFORE you add the forward bomb bay bulkhead to the cockpit floor, or the pieces won't go together properly... Also I ended up with a 1/2 to 1 mm gap between the front and rear fuselages, but the bulkheads are in the correct position. A couple traps that gor me very frustrated, but I'll pick her back up shortly.
  4. The pilot would not be correct. A hornet pilot from the F-18 kit is close, but there are some issues, such as the life preserver and the helmet. but the harness should be the same. There was a company that used to make resin pilots that came with patches etc. Master pilots perhaps?
  5. The single main is a 64E, the twin main is a 64F I believe. easiest way to tell them apart. the E models are almost all rebuilt CH-54s I believe.
  6. I just got this beauty! Love the little dig at the orcs in the corner!
  7. The pieces are painted, either gray or silver, sometimes black. The masts would be painted silver, very likely not natural metal due to severe issues with regards to corrosion and what would happen if it corroded too much...
  8. I got a deal at my local store! $200 for both of these! Too good of a deal to leave in the shop! Both in original shrinkwrap as well!
  9. I believe you can get away with the GRU7 seats for later in the era. All A-6A's were eventually modded. I'm currently working on mine, and haven't found any major pitfalls yet. There are lots of open panels so I fear there may be some issues. Cheers!
  10. Winnie

    B52h

    Also extremely poor customer service... Shapeways has a few things, but they are pricey
  11. I think one each of the V-Bombers would be awesome... In other news, RESKIT is releasing the escape module from an F-111A in 32nd... Which I want!
  12. OK Lads! It hasn't been relegated to the shelf-of-doom yet! I finished up some details, and ran into a couple of issues, and then started a separate sub-assembly. There are many tings that can be built on the side to make final assembly somewhat easier. I DID run into a rather large problem though, I have glued the halves together and there is a gap, almost a full mm (32nd or so inch) where the outer skin joins the after fuselage. This is puzzling as the front and rear of the bomb bay are perfectly joined... Anyway, I shall grit my teeth, try to fill and sand with plastic putty in a way that I won't have to sand away detail. From what I hear there was a taped seam, so perhaps I can hide it. It's turning into quite the amazingly large model too! It's very large. getting tedious to swing around the desk! Wing and flap with gear bay Again Nigel to the rescue, he found a piece not mentioned in the instructions that is the rear end of the firewall... Piece K13 goes towards the gear bay, and then the D piece goes in front towards the engine, this insures the perfect placement of the engine! Oil Tank is indeed red... I checked the references! Whether the flaps are interior green? Personal choice to break up on the black. lots and lots of black (Gotta order more Tamiya LP-5) A little oil wash, but nothing will be visible through the door... But hey, I manned up and did it! Same thing with this side, not much will be seen. She's long... Only the 32nd A-10 I built ages ago was longer I think... the thought that went into this is amazing, to prevent a very long visible seam on top, they have a upper panel that glues on with seams in rivet lines, hope that works well, but pretty amazing really! The gap... I Probably screwed something up somewhere, but I cant figure out what. The bomb bay forward and aft bulkheads are in the correct place, and everything else is dependent on that... Anyway, not completely dead on the bench, but now the dreaded Command Evaluation is at hand, and I have to go away for 4 shifts to determine that I indeed is capable and worthy of the command of an aircraft and crew...
  13. A word of warning for the guys building this fantastic kit, the instructions are missing a crucial part, of where to add the cockpit, and if you follow the instructions, when it makes sense it'll be too late! You have to add the cockpit floor to the bomb bay roof, if not, you'd have to carve off all locating pins on the bomb bay roof to get the parts together. this step is overlooked in the instructions. Nigel from "Nigel's Modeling Bench" on YouTube explains this well in his videos, and it's worth a look! Cheers!
  14. I painted the "Dunny"... I thought I saw somewhere there were decals for the flare chutes, but I have no idea... Can't see that in the instructions anyway, also I think I'm building an early Lancaster, so maybe this flare chute is wrong, but it brings visual interest for inside the door, so I'm sticking with it! Also curious if the control runs would be a different color, such as zinc-chromate, I may do them in that color just for breaking up the colors. Also may do the hydraulic lines on the floor black. very miniscule weathering, just a little dry brushed aluminum on the floor boards, but I like it for what'll be visible through the massive (sarcasm) door.
  15. THe details get sparse behind the spar, the "bunkroom" has no interior, until around the rear entrance, where there is a "passenger seat" for dropping behind enemy lines, a toilet and flare chutes. as well as the rear and dorsal turrets of course. I don't have the skill to do a cutaway, but I'll do my best to make it look like a lanc... Second picture shows cockpit attached to the bomb bay floor!
  16. OK, some more work completed, the nose section is getting closer, some more decals coming shortly, but work is in the way... I'm trying to get an hoiur in here and there but 12 hour night shifts are a pain at times... Anyway, here we go: It looks busy, and when the last pieces and gun turret goes on, it will be very busy indeed! This is going to be awesome!
  17. Thanks for the comments folks, I have done a stint of dayshifts, so not much work time, but got my hands on it this weekend! More paint, and assembling sub-assemblies. progress is happening but s l o w. As I think the end is near on this part, I get slapped back to reality! Anyway, cockpit is about to be put together, next is the bomb-aimer/ nose gun turret area. there were some punch mark on the forward facing bulkheads, which was strange, but I filled with some Surfacer 500, so the hope is that it will be subdued enough! Cheers H
  18. There are SO many detail in the cockpit. I keep going back and forth on the second page and keep finding stuff to add. I'm not a Lanc expert, actually know very little about it, so most of the colors are fantasy, but hey, it looks like a Lanc to me! I've spent probably 4 hours today and there seems to be not much progress. Cheers Harald
  19. A dab of paint. For you who have the kit, be careful, the tolerances are super tight!
  20. cockpit parts cleaned up and getting ready for painting basics. Floors need 3 coats... black base, aluminium, then interior green for chipping... Surprised at the amount of flash on the parts, nothing real big, but separation lines on nearly all the parts so far... armrest repaired. It's the left side of the seat if the seat is facing forward.
  21. Since @MARU5137 prompted it: As I have recently received this amazing kit, I shall have to start it! First little bits attached to the seat, found a broken part, the armrest on the bulkhead side is broken, I'll attempt to repair, but may just leave off. There WILL be paint and chipping before I attach the seat yes! Cheers H.
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