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    1/32 Invader

    in 3D Printing

    Posted · Edited by johncrow

    First off, a bigg "THANKS" to  BiggTim for printing this part! This is the B-26 nose from Cults in 1/32. 


    Not sure if anyone else has tried this yet, but here's what I've found. I'm trying to gather as much as I can for a B-26K build using the Hobbyboss kit.  Disclaimer- I cannot comment on overall accuracy of the Cult part, but I suspect it is more accurate than the Hobbyboss kit, given its reputation. I do know that the gun ports on the Cult part are very much more accurately placed than on the kit part. 


    I know there's a B-26K thread or two here on LSP somewhere. If this more appropriately belongs in one of those, or anywhere else, mods, fire away. 

     

    The new nose is pretty close in height and width. The portion that mates to the fuselage is a sort of rounded-off square. The kit part is shaped....differently. New nose on left, kit nose on right. 

     

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    Here's the new nose on the left, kit nose on the right. (Please excuse the upper left corner of the new nose...in my haste cleaning up the part, I managed to damage the resin... not a big deal, easily fixed.)

     


     

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    Here it is butt-fitted to the fuselage. The fuselage is angled; you can see the shadows at the top and bottom of the joint, indicating the shape difference. 

     

     

     

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    Here's the kit nose matched to the new nose, mating surface to mating surface. Kit part on top, facing camera. You can see the portions of the new nose that will need to be modified to get it to fit the kit fuselage. For me, this will be a better route by far than trying to reposition those gun ports on the kit nose. If they are not perfectly placed in relation to one another, it will look terrible. Again, I can't comment on the overall accuracy of this approach, but it'll work for me. 

     

    Hope it helps someone. 

     

    John

    Aeromasks

    in Decals & Masks

    Posted

    On 9/5/2023 at 3:04 AM, Zola25 said:

    They are great masks to work with - also good value compared to other offerings out there.

     

    Highly recommended from me

     

    /Niels

     

    Ditto.

     

    I just got an A-4 Adversary set. Several pages of instructions that look to be very good. Will for sure be getting other sets. 

     

    John

    Paint booth, how many have them.

    in Painting & Finishing

    Posted

    4 or 5 years ago I finally got a spray booth. I built it from a set of plans I got on the Internet somewhere.  It's basically plywood, plexiglass, a blower motor, a replaceable furnace filter, and some ducting. It was an investment of $170 and a Saturday afternoon, but it changed this hobby for me completely. I have it in my office/hobby room in the basement, and it vents outside. Due to its efficiency, I was able to switch to lacquer paints, which was another game-changer for me. I have zero smell when painting now, zero complaints from family members, and the finished product is much better. 

     

    I'd give up the hobby before I gave up that spray booth. 

     

    John

    Building after a theme... anyone else do that (and would it be allright to show in RFI?)

    in LSP Discussion

    Posted

    Funny you should mention a theme....

     

    Up until a month  or so ago, I was a 'build whatever I thought was cool' type. That meant almost exclusively modern 1/32 jets. Then I built a Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire (sort of converted to a Royal Norwegian Air Force PRXI)...and wow. The sheer building enjoyment knocked me over. So I had to start another...and now, my first theme is 'aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force'. (Just got a boatload of Vingtor decals.) Best part is I get to build a couple more Tamiya Spits, and a Tamiya Mosquito. The other aircraft I'll get to some day, but for now I'm just going to enjoy the Tamiya  builds. 

     

    John

    1/32 Dandiego A-5 Vigilante 3D print

    in Works in Progress

    Posted

    I just received Jim's Vigi parts...all of them amazing. I got the first-generation landing gear, and I may even prefer it over the multi-part version. You cannot tell it's one piece by looking at it, and for those of us (as in me) who have a hard time getting wheels straight on the struts, it's a big time-saver. 

     

    Between Dan's kit and Jim's parts...definitely a winning combo. 

     

    John

    Two, actually....for 2021

    in Non-LSP Works

    Posted

    On 1/8/2022 at 11:41 AM, MARU5137 said:

    John, 

    Very Beautiful. 

    Your model  is AWESOME!

    love the personalised  Base with his name .

    :wub:

     

    What a lovely retirement  gift.

    :goodjob:    :wow:   :bow:

     

    Thank you Maru!  I appreciate your stopping by!

     

    jp

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