amurray Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks for the detailed description of kit, contents and fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 You're welcome sir...anything I can do to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 51 minutes ago, REJ said: Well...the two examples you give above are close, but the right one is closer. The hole in the center of the 6 is square though...no beveled edges there. The overall dimensions I came up with is 15mm tall by 12mm wide with a thickness of 3mm per arm of the number. That's about as close as I can get. I printed paper versions that I taped to various media like frisket mask, masking tape, thin plastic card, and such, but the small size and precise cuts needed are very hard to get right. One small slip or cuts not connected results in skewed or feathered edges that spray painting white on intermediate blue just brings out badly. I finally settled on thin plastic card with double sided tape under it to help hold the stencil to the curved sides of the fuselage. Hopefully it will yield the desired results with as little "correction " as needed. I spray tomorrow evening after a thorough cleaning tonight. And yes, I am in the US....Texas is my home. The two "6" examples I posted are identical except the one on the left was designed to not have the hole "free-floating" and part of the mask. The one on the right will have the hole as a separate piece that you would have to place manually. If you are willing to wait a few days before spraying that "6", I could mail you a set of adhesive masks tomorrow based on the dimensions that you've given me. Are you sure that the hole is square? I'm not an expert on SBD's or #2106 but based on this photo from the internet, it appears that the hole may have bevels. It's easy enough to send multiple versions of this mask so I can include them all. All I would need is for you to message me your mailing address and I can put the masks in a greeting card to be mailed tomorrow. Uncarina and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Super cool....message to follow and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thank you sir for the excellent masks! I used the discarded centers to check fit and size...dead on the money. As soon as I get some warm weather, I'll be spraying those 6's on and finishing this bird. Out2gtcha, D.B. Andrus, Landrotten Highlander and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I'm glad to be of help! Uncarina, Out2gtcha and REJ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Finally... Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, chukw and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I love it when a plan comes together! Great work. Cheers, Tom REJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 The plan of attack from here is to finish the beast in this order: 1) dull coat the upper and lower surfaces to remove the "sheen" and prep the surface for weathering. 2) add weathering around wing roots from exhaust staining. 3) add weathered foot prints to the wing walk areas. 4) add pitot tube and antenna wires. ...and that should about do it. The temperatures in Texas right now are not good for the dull coating, but that promises to improve dramatically next week. So onward I go...hope to have her ready for inspection in less than two weeks period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 So....step 4 is done. The pitot has been added...and the painted out "S-" panels adjacent to the fuselage 6s as well. Again, weather permitting, the last dulcoat will go on.. antenna wire (EZ Line) and a little additional weathering and I can stick a fork in it. Then on to the next big project... ..UH-1B Huey Dustoff...in 1:18th scale.. "Go big or stay at home!" chukw and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 I hate it, but nastifying a decent paint job is necessary for that used look... ...so let the fun begin. LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson and Landrotten Highlander 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Well, she's pretty much done. The dulcoat went on perfectly and weathering dirt and grime was added. Ezline antenna wire went on with a little help...and here's the results. Enjoy... Glamour shots to follow. I can't express enough my gratitude for those who helped during this build. All the words of encouragement and correction were greatly appreciated and the number mask from Thunnus helped me over bumps that otherwise would have resulted in shelving this project. I learned a lot from people on this forum and I look forward to your scrutiny of my results. Edited March 7, 2021 by REJ Correction LSP_Kevin, chukw, Dadeo911 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 It is funny seeing the Accurate Miniatures Dauntless get blown up into the Trumpeter, then the Merit kit. It does look great, and is certainly imposing in 1/18 scale. Matt REJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REJ Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Yes sir...it is. However, for fat fingers and old eyes it can't get much better than this. Thank you for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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