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Yep, definitely time for therapy. Perhaps we could start a GoFundMe page for him.

I love aviation prints, some of them anyway, but have very little wall space available to me. This used to hang in my den (man cave #2), but I haven't seen it since I moved a few years back.

I can say one thing, based upon my recent experiences. When tentatively planing to start a new future project (any project), I intend to order everything I can get my hands on (in the way of AM, decals, paints, etc.), prior to actually starting. I have several started kits right now that are just sitting here, waiting for various parts and pieces to arrive so that I can proceed, which I actually find quite annoying.

Yes. Scale wasn't really specified.

I've never heard of him. Is he a member here, and if so, what's his user name?

Do it! Once my new hobby benches are finished, I intend to resurrect my 1:6 Flak 38 in the non-LSP area, and finally finish it.

If I recall correctly, there were very few actual dedicated flak boats, and each one seemed to be different from the others. The good news, the 1:48 Flak 38 should be easily obtainable from other kits. Uboat.net can be a valuable source of data for a project of that sort.

I've started way more than one there myself.

I’ve decided that Tamiya light grey primer is as close as I’m likely to get for the bottom color (certainly not a dead match, but at least acceptable), so have now painted it accordingly. Naturally enough, despite my best efforts to be thorough, I still managed to miss a few spots that will now require repair.

That makes sense. There was at least one arms manufacturer near downtown St Louis (I never did figure out exactly what they produced), and across the river was a huge plant for sand casting Sherman tank parts. There were probably others in the immediate area, but I really have no idea.

With the rear deck now thoroughly affixed, glass fit is perfect. Yay!!! Waiting until the head armor was painted, may have been an error, as some sources say this area is the same interior green as used in the ‘pit.

It also finally dawned on me (Duh) to use a dark grey wash to highlight the panel lines to help align them for any needed re-scribing, as well as adding the removed rivets.

In a few of my photos, the deck behind the pilot armor was just sitting there. Now that I’ve touched-up the armor plate (I accidentally bumped it with a Q-tip dipped in alcohol), this item is finally secured in place. Tape gives a snug fit with the bottom, assuring that the rear glass won’t ride high, which it otherwise surely would. I realize this is a rather pathetic update, but I’m quite happy to have gotten this far. I've also noticed a couple of errant scribed lines which will also need to be fixed.

Perhaps, but awfully uniform for that. The bombs in the foreground appear to have slightly darker OD bands, perhaps a consequence of paint fading in the adjacent areas?

For quite some time (well into two years now), I've been trying to sort out WWII US bomb markings and shipping rings, the rings in particular. I‘ve found data that indicates that different charges were denoted by different yellow bands, but even in that regard, there seems to be a general lack of consistency. It seems that sometimes actual bands are painted on the bombs themselves to mark the location of the rings, but that idea may well be a false one, and was really not needed anyway, as the rings just protected/covered the lifting lugs. While the bands themselves mostly were metal, or appear to have been, for quite a while I thought they were two pieces, but I now believe that at least part of the time, they were one piece affairs instead. The bands seem to have had a U-shaped cross section, and may or may not have had gaskets. Any and all discussion and photo examples of any data pertaining to this subject would be most welcome. Thanks a bunch, fellas,

Happy B-Days, fellas!!!

Where do you think he got the Waky from?

Are there any US WWII bomb drawings on the library site, as well as the bomb shipping rings?

No problem at all. I find the subject fascinating, and still seek more answers. I may well start a thread in GD. Regards,

A big ol' Me 262 would certainly make my day.

Interior gets same raw aluminum, as does the bottom of the ‘pit. A dark grey wash (Vallejo), gives it some life.

Looks excellent, Kev.

This illustrates my point well. Those are metal shipping rings. Did they have wooden inserts perhaps?

While in general I believe that's true, I suspect from time to time actual rings were painted on. In the photo below, the fifth and sixth bombs from the front, are a good example. As to some shipping rings being wood, I'd never heard that before.

‘Pit now given a base color (Tamiya XF-63), and some misc details painted, after receiving a Vallejo black wash (all things considered, the ‘pit of the 262 was actually pretty boring, colors-wise). A few red, yellow and white dots makes it look at least plausible. I’ll soon be dropping in an Eduard IP and an Ultracast seat too. In 1:48, that should look more than adequate (I hope).