Derek B Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Nice to see you back again Dave (I fully understand your photo issues). It is also great to see some good old kit conversion work going on - well done Dave. Cheers Derek Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Very nice subject and right up my alley. I have a stalled Revell kit and Trumpeter fuselage halves in use as a paint mule. Hmmmm. Good to see you back in action Dave. Sakai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 6 hours ago, JerseyChris said: Drew Brees was on FIRE Sunday night, great game! Hey JerseyChris! Yes, Drew Brees was da BOMB Sunday night. Been a big fan of his since his college days at Purdue. Always thought if the Chargers had kept him they would have had a Superbowl by now! Cheers! Dave/Ironman1945 JerseyChris and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Derek B said: Nice to see you back again Dave (I fully understand your photo issues). It is also great to see some good old kit conversion work going on - well done Dave. Cheers Derek 45 minutes ago, Cees Broere said: Very nice subject and right up my alley. I have a stalled Revell kit and Trumpeter fuselage halves in use as a paint mule. Hmmmm. Good to see you back in action Dave. Cees, Derek. Yes, been awhile. Not that I had stopped building, the whole Photobucket thing was disappointing. Also, been sidetracked (pun) by RC Tanks.... bit the bullet and bought Tamiya's 1/16 Tiger and Super Sherman. What the heck, gotta do something during a pandemic! Cheers! Dave/Ironman1945 Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyChris Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 5 hours ago, ironman1945 said: Hey JerseyChris! Yes, Drew Brees was da BOMB Sunday night. Been a big fan of his since his college days at Purdue. Always thought if the Chargers had kept him they would have had a Superbowl by now! Cheers! Dave/Ironman1945 Us old guys like Drew, Ben and Tom have go to stick together! best wishes buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 Been busy with cleaning things up at work before the holidays. Managed to progress the conversion a bit more. Worked on modifying the gun ports. Sliced off the 3 .50 cal ports and filled in the holes in preparation for drilling out the twin .50 gun ports. By the way, my favorite filler for this kind of work is a mix of approx 30% super glue and 70 % talcum or baby powder. Dries fast, sands smooth and hardness is similar to plastic. Can be cleanly scribed by cutting into it with a fine razor saw... but not a scribing needle. dodgem37, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 Managed to finish work on the rear fuselage as well. Again filler was mainly superglue and talc powder, with small touch ups using Tamiya filler. Re-scribing was as mentioned earlier, mainly with a razor saw. Close to joining up with the wings! Cheers, hope everyone is well, and stay safe out there! Dave/Ironman1945 red baron, Greg W, johncrow and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Excellent work, Dave! Kev Rockie Yarwood and Sakai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Damn fine work Dave- more please Pete Sakai, Derek B and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 12 hours ago, ironman1945 said: Been busy with cleaning things up at work before the holidays. Managed to progress the conversion a bit more. Worked on modifying the gun ports. Sliced off the 3 .50 cal ports and filled in the holes in preparation for drilling out the twin .50 gun ports. By the way, my favorite filler for this kind of work is a mix of approx 30% super glue and 70 % talcum or baby powder. Dries fast, sands smooth and hardness is similar to plastic. Can be cleanly scribed by cutting into it with a fine razor saw... but not a scribing needle. Morning Dave- good to see you back on some Mustang goodness. Loving the work so far! Question regarding your scribing of the talc/CA mixture.....you mentioned it scribes well with a razor saw, and looking through my Arsenal of tools, I realized I don’t have anything remotely appropriate for the task. What kind of razor saw are you using for this kind of work? Keep the updates coming, and thanks.... THOR Rockie Yarwood, Sakai and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Bravo Dave! Fantastic work, IMO the B/C version of the P-51 were the best looking Mustangs built. Barry Troy Molitor, Derek B and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Terrific job Dave. The shots of the fuselage spine look like original plastic from the manufacturer. The man does have talent. Looking forward to the rest of your build. Regards, Jim Sakai and Rockie Yarwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 8 hours ago, bdthoresen said: Morning Dave- good to see you back on some Mustang goodness. Loving the work so far! Question regarding your scribing of the talc/CA mixture.....you mentioned it scribes well with a razor saw, and looking through my Arsenal of tools, I realized I don’t have anything remotely appropriate for the task. What kind of razor saw are you using for this kind of work? Keep the updates coming, and thanks.... THOR Brian, try either the JLC one, or the one from RB Productions. I use the former, and wouldn’t be without it. Kev Rockie Yarwood and Sakai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 2 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Brian, try either the JLC one, or the one from RB Productions. I use the former, and wouldn’t be without it. Kev Hey Brian, this is what I have, purchased (along with the blades) from Mirco Mark, Wood Handle for Ultra Fine Saw Blades (micromark.com) But of course, the ones mentioned by Kev would work just as well. Cheers! Dave/Ironman1945 Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I really like this idea Dave, I'll be watching with interest. Bill Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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