Ryan

Hello all, Do these wiring sets need to be annealed or will bend pretty easily? Ryan

Hey Kurok, No progress sorry to say, had my hands in everything else it seems but this! Seems like I owe you guys something with over 28,000 views though. Ryan

Don't have the mix ratio, but mixing is pretty easy. I use Tamiya almost exclusively and find using a syringe is very easy getting the ratios correct. The measuring marks on the tube are great for this. When i'm trying to get a certain color from Tamiya mixes I get a tooth pick and drop a paint of each color onto a pallet until I find the correct shade...then record the mix (3 drops Nato Black/ 2 Drops Green, etc.) Sorry if this is elementary but for the longest time I didn't get the whole mixing thing down. Also mix enough for the project! Ryan AV paints are tuff for me to spray, id rather use Tamiya even if there more work up front.

No problem

Fine Sherman, my favorite tank. Ryan

Your plan for the wings seems OK. Might be trouble cementing the flaps then sawing off same glued parts, they will never be as strong or behave like a solid plastic piece. I'd try gluing everything up then a nice scribe job....if it looks bad then cut it up. Ryan PS I'd drench that putty joint at mid wing with thin super glue before scribing too.

Eesh, never had a pump failure...not many basements in Florida. Did return home one day to find the outside hose bib rusted away and was shooting a 10' sideways geyser into my backyard. Most of the water went outward but some did soak the kit floor and cabs....quite a mess. Sorry for your trouble, kit progress looks good. Ryan

OK ladies and gents absolutely failed to even come close to finishing this for the Double Trouble group build, so LSP Kevin moved it to here. Thanks Kevin. Will pick up on it soon with new updates. Ryan

Send me the Tamiya one and you can start the HK. Kidding of course but you could build them side by side. Ryan

With those balloon tires, I bet that was quite a bouncy landing. Ryan

You either have really small thumbs or those tires are huge! Looks good. Ryan

Looks to be another high quality kit, the PE looks great. Ryan

I have the Squadron Walkaround title and it has (2) pics of the air brakes, the ventral one seems to be white (the pic is in Black and white and looks like the interior and inner door face are white.) The other pic shows a different machine with red interior door face, but fuselage GSB interior to match the rest of the airplane. Not sure if only the side units were red inside and the lower was in white or if it varied by period. Looking at model pics on the web, it seems modelers have done both regardless of camo scheme. Sorry not much help. Ryan

Thanks everyone for input and the link! Ryan

Been thinking of this project, but trying to weigh the cost of a Hasegawa Hellcat with extras or going with the Trumpeter kit? Read somewheres that the Trump one has shape issues, can some Hellcat experts chime in? Thanks Ryan

Thanks Matt, should of did that myself. I wanted to clarify something, in this shot the OUT BOARD SIDES are taped together, you will want to reduce the out board side only. Pic could mislead someone that the intakes are sitting left to right, when really they are reversed. You would want to tape them together after you have sanded down the edge to mark the other intake to the correct height with a pencil. image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr Ryan

Yes Peter my kwik fix idea is nothing like the great work Zacto has done. Even if you just true up the faces as I described there is still a bunch of sanding and finessing to get them to look right. My motivation was what could be done as an OOB approach. Thanks Ryan

Hello, Thought I would start a separate topic for this as not to take over the other post about Trumpeter F-14 issues. When I bought this kit I went straight for the intakes to see if there was a fix for them rather than buying resin replacements. The biggest issue bugging me with the intakes is that the lower intake "floor" is not parallel with the top of the intake lip resulting in a twisted rectangle shape when viewed from straight ahead. Look at this first pic you can se that the lip and floor are not at the same angle. image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr} Now here is a shot of the side I have corrected, note the upper and lower intake lips are now parallel...well very close anyway, this whole thing is held together with tape so you'll need to keep that in mind! image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr} A head on shot of the intake fix... image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr} Ok so how did I straighten it out, well here goes. After staring at the problem and thinking about it during work commutes I decided to approach it this way. Starting from the tape line I removed heavy 1/16" of plastic from the outboard side of the intake doing this slowly as not to remove too much material. This will allow you to glue the now shortened side to the intake ceiling and get those upper and lower edges parallel. image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr} and closer.. image by The 3rd Placer, on Flickr} Now after all of this and your still with me there is one last step...you will need to add a sliver of plastic to the face edge of the shortened side of the intake to make it the same angle as the one that is not shortened. If not your sanded intake side will fall short of the other one once glued up. I recommend doing one side at a time and making templates of the amount of plastic removed AND the sliver of plastic needed to add to the angle side of the part. I have not done that step yet in the pics...hope my description is clear. So there you go at least you can true up the intake faces using this method. There is still much work to be done to finesse them into shape and this only fixes the intake shape at the front, I haven't even dove into the internal details, so keep this in mind. Hope this is helpful, i'm not an expert on the F-14, just trying to correct a visible shape issue. Ryan

Thanks for the info Hugo, much appreciated. Ryan

This has got to be the finest Corsair model I have ever seen. Ever. You are a surgeon with an airbrush. Ryan

Wow fantastic, what's the surface like, can you see or feel the layers? What resolution is it printed at? 25 microns, etc? Welcome to the forum sir, I'm wanting to design some parts and was wondering how long the process takes from emailed design to finished parts? Thanks, Ryan

Where is the Hornet build thread, I'm starting one (E model) very soon? Ryan PS We all come in and out of modeling desire...just let it be and it will come back. More importantly tell yourself its OK to not model for a little while...struggle with this myself. The bars are set modeling very high, there is always someone better, faster etc.it can be depressing for me anyway.

Looks good Dave! Sand finishes are tuff to weather, your restrained finish looks good to my eye. Just need some stowage now! Ryan (Closet armor modeler)

Nice rig, love the new jeeps. had a few jeeps, but currently own a 15' 4x4 GMC Sierra All Terrain....new rides are fun. Ryan PS sorry, ok back to modeling.

Thanks Andy, I learned it probably wasn't the smartest thing to glue the cockpit side walls to the fuselage parts. There are no problems with fit or anything, its just that your then forced to glue each stringer/ frame bulkhead to the side. And then to hold a wash, putty them in. I'll post pics to illustrate, if I can complicate a step I'll do it! Ryan