Gigant Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Excellent progress John! I am glad that you decided to continue on after my seeking to get you to "reconsider" the temptation to quit in my post #26 here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) It's definitely one of the best Trumpeter 1/32 kits, and you are doing it justice, as per your usual standards, John. Hubert Edited June 14, 2018 by MostlyRacers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) Thank you Hubert. I usually shy away from Trumpeter kits but after I read reviews and saw a couple of builds I decided this one would be okay. Not a bad kit at all. I remember how you told me were you "put-off" by the problems with your Trumpeter F4U, so I figured that was partly what was giving you second thoughts back there... I got mine in stash, ready to go, even bought Brassen struts for it for when the mood strikes me. One of my Dad's brothers was an SBD gunner, as well one of my first engineering managers in drove one in the WWII PAC. Post Edit: They said SBD stood for "Silent But Deadly" Edited June 15, 2018 by Gigant dora9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Great looking 'pit John, this is coming together very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobyDoo Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I remember how you told me were you "put-off" by the problems with your Trumpeter F4U, so I figured that was partly what was giving you second thoughts back there... I got mine in stash, ready to go, even bought Brassen struts for it for when the mood strikes me. One of my Dad's brothers was an SBD gunner, as well one of my first engineering managers in drove one in the WWII PAC. Post Edit: They said SBD stood for "Silent But Deadly" Slow But Deadly. Gigant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Slow But Deadly. Yeah, I heard that one too from the more polite of the two men... I thought the first one was funnier because of it's obvious ship-board type humor. My uncle the gunner was grounded for high blood pressure, so they made him a mechanic, so for him it went from "it was like standing on air" to "The water was full of dead Japanese bones". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 John Nice work on the fit of the office .. looks great Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I second that! Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Hi John Completely agree - Just go slow with the whole cowl assembly and install. Once I figured it out, it was just fine Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) Oh man, this makes me want to get out and enjoy my DVD copy of the 1976 Charles Heston/Henry Fonda movie "MIDWAY", that I saw when it first played in theaters! This should be a nice graphic to help with your final paint-up John: Notice the insignia's on the tops of both wings... http://fullmoviefreeonline7590.blogspot.com/2016/06/midway-1976.html Edited June 16, 2018 by Gigant Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 John don't use the engine supports in the back of the firewall, it will improve the fit. Cheers Gigant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now