dora9 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Dang Andre, You gave away my secret............" DON'T YOU DARE LAUGH" :rofl: I LIKE YOUR STYLE Sir! What's the 2 HAWK kits in the backround? LOVE THOSE jack Man you have good eyes! Those are Ryan PT-20, wanted to build them, but then I got my hands on the beatiful ones made by Paul Fisher. They are absolutely marvelous! Edited September 1, 2014 by dora9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hey Andre Sorry for slow response, When I See HAWK, AURORA, MONOGRAM, I PERK -UP Love the OLD kits and love that the Renwal KITS are being redone. I cut my Modeling Teeth on these....Oh and Lindberg too I actually built Tamiya Fujimi, Hasegawa, in the mid 1960's when we were stationed on Guam You didn't find those kits in the US for another 6-8 years. Thanks Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Teresa, Yes colored coded tape works great ....................................if you have the De-coder Ring ! Glad ya'll are feeling better Thanks for checking in.......I'm going to do an Update as I've fallin' a little behind jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Hey Gang, Well had hoped that I would have this thing together and ready for paint, but Apon Further Review, she needed some filling and touchup Filled some areas on the spine, vertical tail, ventral strake, nose gear doors, top of the nose..The worst fitting part of this build is the wing cannon and blending it into the leading edge. I would seriously consider cutting the cannon off and attaching them to the leading edge. Most of the thin line white filler you see is Vallejo Masilla Plastica has an almost needle length applicator and blend in with cotton swab and mineral spirits. Thanks for that tip John B Edited September 4, 2014 by marauderdriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Good show my friend !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks Harv, Well I had to remove my F-112G from it's stand in-order to put my J-6 on it after it sprouted wings ! I haven't got this far with a build since March. After some filling around the wings she will go to paint and then the FUN will start. Not sure HOW dirty I'm going to get cause they look fairly clean in the few photos from when they were active. Phantom drivers beware of the "FARMER" LSP_Paul, Girlscanplay2 and dmthamade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 SEA colours does't suit well the TSR-2. Naval colours would be fine. Just saying... The Mig looks quite right like a Mig. A deadly tool in the right hands and able to do its job at any remote area of this world. Regards - dutik p.s. Will put our "little friends" in action next week. At an area just as remote as Uncle Hos backyard. Just to doble the trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Looking great!! I see your dilema with weathering, pics i've seen show clean well maintained aircraft or derelict relics. Used but not abused would look good, gotta have some character to the finish. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Commie drill. Trust me, after-mission maintenace AND cleaning was a must-have, regardless how your day went. - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Looks Great Jack! But, Post 68' USN Phantom drivers needn't worry to much.. A-6 and A-7 Drivers maybe! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 SEA colours does't suit well the TSR-2. Naval colours would be fine. Just saying... The Mig looks quite right like a Mig. A deadly tool in the right hands and able to do its job at any remote area of this world. Regards - dutik p.s. Will put our "little friends" in action next week. At an area just as remote as Uncle Hos backyard. Just to doble the trouble I kinda like the SEA camo, The Chinese have always been good at copying stuff and did a good job on the J-6. And the more I've read the more I think this would be a FUN a/c to fly. Thanks for looking in jack p.s.s. Good luck to our little friends Commie drill. Trust me, after-mission maintenace AND cleaning was a must-have, regardless how your day went. - dutik I'm not surprised as that seems to be normal everywhere. Thanks for the insigh- dutik and I'll try to keep it dirty-clean Looking great!! I see your dilema with weathering, pics i've seen show clean well maintained aircraft or derelict relics. Used but not abused would look good, gotta have some character to the finish. Don Hi Don, I think that is the look I'm shooting for Dirty-clean Thanks for checking in jack Looks Great Jack! But, Post 68' USN Phantom drivers needn't worry to much.. A-6 and A-7 Drivers maybe! Paul Then why were all victim's of the J-6 Phantoms? I guess the Navy was lucky to not have had many encounters with the J-6 jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ok Pics might look like the last ones but their not, these have a coat of AS-12 Tamiya Bare Metal. Still studying pics for my weathering and some advice from-dutik leads me to be "Not Too Dirty"..............................well see how that works out Girlscanplay2 and dmthamade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 That looks great, Jack!! Looking forward to seeing the weathering process. Man, those aircraft have a lot of lumps and bumps!! Don marauderdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Good show Captain ! Clean is OK, also there is an apparent some discoloration on panels by the guns, exhaust and air brakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU8UNQ_xHtk and you know what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Thanks Don and Martin, I think I'm looking for almost Flat Oxidized Aluminum, but not grimy like the ones in the Museums in Vietnam Not Quite Flat but with some dark metal shade that I can't replicate in words but maybe in the process Hang on, cause this could be a WILD RIDE as I don't weather the same way twice ONWARDS AND UPWARDS! POWER TO THE WORKER! I just want it to look COOL jack Girlscanplay2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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