Brett M Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 hours ago, REJ said: I don't have any soda cans around (gave soda up to loose weight), but this is a standard 16 ounce bottle of water if that helps....? That works....dwarfs my little 1/32 -5 REJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 She measures out to 20 and 1/2 inches nose to tail and 28 inches in wingspan. Juuussstttt a little bit larger the 1:32nd scale. Brett M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Been working on the canopies and trying to make the individual sections interact with each other better. Made some success, but it still needs working on. Doctorgaz, scvrobeson, Brett M and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 ...all masked up for the wing insignias.... Landrotten Highlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 ...so we're all taped up and colors shot....and the big reveal? Tada!....we have US insignias! Even the lower wing insignias turned out pretty decent. nmayhew, Lothar, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 All glossed out and ready for decals. Still have the "6" to add, and then dull coating before finishing touches. The end is in sight! Landrotten Highlander, Brett M, Lothar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman56 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 This is fantastic work! On an unrelated topic; curious about your crossed pistols avatar. The US Army insignia for my MOS was crossed pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 I was a 95B from 1974 through 1994 with 7 1/2 months in the desert for Desert Shield/Desert Storm. I still work in LE here in Texas and have since retiring from the Army....retiring again in about 18 months. So as Paul Harvey said, "Now you know the rest of the story.". So how long have you been a LEO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Okay...all the small decals are on and she'll get a light coat of clear to seal them in. The "6" is all that's left before weathering and a dull coat. My EZLine came in today so I'm ready for the last of the detailing. Brett M, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman56 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 10 hours ago, REJ said: I was a 95B from 1974 through 1994 with 7 1/2 months in the desert for Desert Shield/Desert Storm. I still work in LE here in Texas and have since retiring from the Army....retiring again in about 18 months. So as Paul Harvey said, "Now you know the rest of the story.". So how long have you been a LEO? I was a 95B with an ASI as Q9 from 85-94, including Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm. Got out in 94 thanks to recurring injury to my left Achilles. Spent my entire time assigned to the 16MP Bde (ABN) out of Ft. Bragg, NC. Bounced around doing this and that until 2004 and became a DA armed guard finishing my time working the FORSCOM/USARC Hq until 2016 when service connected back issues forced me into an early retirement. Now going to school on the VA's dime and getting a degree in history. REJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 I hear you...suffering from service related injuries to my knees and back, but they didn't become a serious issue until some 4 years after retirement from the Army. Still working on VA benefits...and returned to the hobby I have loved since childhood. Never could practice the hobby in the Army because we moved around too often. Now I use it to stay sane. lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 I have one more major marking left to do...the number "6" on both sides of the fuselage. The paint masks are in the works as we speak. Then it's on to some weathering and sealing everything for good. Brett M, Landrotten Highlander, Lothar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 I have tried at least a half dozen times now to make an acceptable 6 stencil...and each time it has been oooogly to say the least. The masking tape refuses to give me a decent cut in all the small corners. Test shots with paint reveals feathered corners and worse. So...I ordered some frisket tape (due here tomorrow) and hope I can get this done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 While waiting for the frisket mask tape, I tried to replicate the "2106" under the "NAVY" on the tail. Not perfect, but it's so tiny and difficult to work with...I'm going to quit while I'm ahead. I must have destroyed 3 sets just to get this close. Landrotten Highlander, Brett M and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Getting closer...Installed all the lights and the cowl exhaust stacks. Painted the propeller tips and started some light weathering. Starting to come together nicely... Brett M, Landrotten Highlander, chukw and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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