mustang1989 1,906 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) I can't remember the last time I started an aircraft model. Sheesh! What's it been now........five years?? Just haven't felt comfortable with my painting and weathering skills until the finish up of my Ar 234 last year. Additionally, automotive modeling has given me a new spin on airbrushing. Well....I guess it's about time to bust out with one huh? We'll be going with Tamiya's offering So.....let's dance. Here's what's in the arsenal for this build: Edited February 24 by mustang1989 F-4Phanwell, LSP_Kevin, coogrfan and 8 others 11 Link to post Share on other sites
DonH 1,720 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertD 1,445 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm in. mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GDW 1,291 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Great choice. This will be good! mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mustang1989 1,906 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Ok gang.....got the fuselage halves cut from the sprues so now it's clean up and test fitting of the resin parts into the fuselage. GDW, mpk, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
mustang1989 1,906 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 I've been busy getting rid of the interior detail/ ribbing from inside of the fuselage in order to fit the AM resin pieces in there. After accomplishing that and test fitting it's looking pretty good from about every angle so far. Details removed: The interior tub, landing gear bay side panels, and rear wall of the bay seem to fit well: I test fitted the original rear wall in place to see how high it sat above the fuselage to ensure a proper wing to fuselage fit. Here's the OOB height. and the height with the AM Aires resin piece fitted into place. Looks good from here: So......I tried my luck with the wing test fit. I think I'm good with this: USMC Herc, GDW, Gazzas and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 25,074 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Good choice, Joe. Nice selection of AM too. I'll be eyeballing, that's for sure. mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gazzas 7,786 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 That is looking great so far, Joe! You got an excellent fit with all of that resin. mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 25,074 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Interesting cover on the Aero Detail book, or is the dust jacket just missing? mpk and mustang1989 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mustang1989 1,906 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Gazzas said: That is looking great so far, Joe! You got an excellent fit with all of that resin. Thanks Gazz. Glad to have you along. Yes sir....you've gotta remove all of the ribbing to get it to fit like that. 58 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Interesting cover on the Aero Detail book, or is the dust jacket just missing? It's just the dust jacket missing Kevin. mpk and LSP_K2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 25,074 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 14 minutes ago, mustang1989 said: It's just the dust jacket missing Kevin. I assumed as much. That's one of just a few that I don't yet have from the series. Excellent books, for sure. mpk and mustang1989 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mpk 9,363 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Looking good. Do you have a particular pilot in mind for the scheme? mustang1989 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mustang1989 1,906 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 8 hours ago, mpk said: Looking good. Do you have a particular pilot in mind for the scheme? Thanks bud. Going for Franz Stigler's "White 3" mount from JV44 Gazzas, GDW, LSP_K2 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
mpk 9,363 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) Very nice. I have two 1/48 Tamiya and Hobby Boss 262. I have decals for JV:44 Walter Schuck and JG:7 Nowotny. I'm looking forward to your build. I read Walter Schuck's memoir, Luftwaffe Eagle. Excellent read. The book inspired me to find his decal sheet. Edited January 25 by mpk Gazzas and mustang1989 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mpk 9,363 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Typhoon tribute. mustang1989 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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