MARU5137 14,036 Posted October 21, 2018 discus... ooh look at that Engine. just SUPERB workmanship all round.. 1 discus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finn 1,032 Posted October 21, 2018 In the early stages of the war they mainly used the leftover bombs: the red ones are Mk-79 fire bombs. Jari 2 alaninaustria and Gazzas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 3, 2018 Hi ! Started painting the beast. Paintbrush as usual. I originally planned to install the engine assembly at the end but it seems it will not go smoothly and I will need some putty and sand paper. So I will install it before the end of the painting. Loads.. I will use the M57 bombs. I will keep the 4 small rocket launchers for something else and will put 4 HVAR instead. I hate white !! There's two layers of Hu 130 already and still need at least one, probably 2 others. Then, you can say good by to the panel lines.... Waiting for the paint to dry, I have another funny task: removing the molding seam in the middle of the canopy... 3 AlexM, Out2gtcha and LSP_Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) More paint... this time the light grey for the upper fuselage and wings. I used Humbrol 166 but I now that it dried I find it a bit too dark. What do you think ? I also finished to remove the seam on the canopy: micromesh, compound, klir (or Future, depending on how you call it in your part of the world ). Edited November 4, 2018 by discus 1 LSP_Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 10, 2018 Quick and Dirty pict.. sorry for that. I'll do better tomorrow. Paint is almost finished. 4 Marcel111, AlexM, Gazzas and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 3,710 Posted November 10, 2018 This is looking great, the Skyraider is one awesome looking aircraft and although I usually only build WW2 subjects it does tempt me, also like you I do not like open panels and if I built one it also would be closed up. Cheers Dennis 1 discus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) wtf Mr ZM? Seems you messed up with the decal dimensions. I'll have to unpack the masking tape and paint this... Edited November 11, 2018 by discus 1 LSP_Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Finn 1,032 Posted November 11, 2018 Check the prop tips of this one: Jari 1 Dragon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks Jari,. That's a strange combination. Loads are now ready: I added some nasty messages on the Mk-117 as we can see on some historical pictures. There small paintbrush, almost dry. I am happy with the result. 3 Gazzas, LSP_Kevin and Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 18, 2018 Progress from the weekend: Panel lines marking and start of the decals 5 Coneheadff, Dragon, LSP_Kevin and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 22, 2018 Main decals are installed. I just need to finish few things before I can finish the decals on the rudder. 5 MikeMaben, johncrow, Coneheadff and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 30,212 Posted November 23, 2018 Nice! The paint looks like it laid down super smooth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 24, 2018 Hello I'm almost done with the beast. I'll try to take picts of the finish models during the weekend. Latest progress: I replaced the original static dischargers. they looked to big to me. I used tooth brush hairs. Metalic pitot tube from Master is a nice replacement for the original one. Wired antenna is fish wire 0.20 mm covered with metal cote 27003. Prop blades repainted to replace the too short decals. 2 Coneheadff and LSP_Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discus 513 Posted November 25, 2018 Big Spad is complete: https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/77774-a-1h-skyraider-us-navy-zm/ 1 LSP_Kevin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
