Guest Peterpools Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 RD Very nice progress and a nice solution of using the red decal on the intake. Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 thanks MAxim, glad to hear that, it will be much better for me to Feather the prop than to make it turning. Anthony, i plan on using the SAC 1/32 D-704. ref 32095 it's full resin (hard one) so quite heavy. It needs a lot of sanding as there's a moulding step. But it's the only guy in town if i'm not mistaken (picture from IPMS USA - all crédits to them) If the hose is extended the RAT will be turning. Don't know if I made myself clear. Sorry if I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 you were perfectly clear Maxim. The buddy pod is loaded but my setup will have the refuel made with the primary reel, the D-704 was often carried as a backup system and that will be the case here Peter, thank you Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 If it were my build, I would make a small clear disk for the prop. Awesome work so far. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 that would then be unrealistic Steve, as the hose for the D-704 will not be deployed I know it's a complicated and confuseing issue Look again at the picture: no hose deployed, the ram prop is feathered i thought it might be an aperture issue of the camera, but then the ram prop wouldn't be feathered as it is clearly in the picture above. If it's feathered like this, it's definitely NOT turning Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I would definitely NOT use a plastic disc to simulate a turning RAM. I'd just unfeather the prop blades, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 " that would then be unrealistic Steve, as the hose for the D-704 will not be deployed :)" Now I understand, I thought the hose would be hooked up, my mistake. In that case then yes a feathered prop is the way to go. Steve Out2gtcha and red Dog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 FYI: have just published an extensive KA-6D walkaround of Cees at the IPMS.NL Netherlands walkaround pages, may be of use: https://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-jets/560-walkaround-a6-intruder red Dog and Kagemusha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the walk around pictures. lots of interesting shots for the KA-6D in there I travelled quite a bit lately so my bench time was limited but I'm slowly getting back to my favourite place Mr Surfacer was sprayed to check the sanding of the doors mostly and as usual further corrections were done with cyanocrylate glue and more sanding. I mostly use glue rather than putty because I never quite found a putty that supports engraving correctly. The fuselage vents are flat and not of the nicest effect, so I tried to open them up but made a mess. So I sanded all 4 of them flat and replaced them with cotton buds tubes cut at an angle. Much more to my liking The whole model was preshaded with a a mix of XF-22 RLM grey and white, which gave me a kind of khaki-grey colour perfect for preshading the navy white and the navy light gull grey Not as contrasted as the usual black I use but still dark enough to provide chromatic variation. I didn't exactly follow panel lines but rather worked in clouds and emphasized the shadows area. Well I tried ... The model was then painted with Navy white and Light gull grey from MRP. Both will be my base colours for the weathering. The navy white is so different than regular white. It's the first time I use this color and always have been painting US navy birds with regular flat white, A mistake I won't do anymore.... The tail circle was masked and painted with such regular white. the difference is an eye opener. The fuselage right under the canopy and the ECM antenna will need some more touch-ups. I couldn't resist and painted the black anti-glare panel. Always tricky to get these curves symetrical, the new curving tamiya tape helped a great deal. Although most will be invisible, I decided to paint the flaps and slats inner parts in red. Having chosed such an in flight configuration, I'm a bit frustrated I'll miss the nice red colour of an intruder with everything hanging, I guess that will be for the next one All leading edge were painted with Radome colour (H318) darkened a bit (but not enough on second thoughts) with middle stone H71. both from Gunze. Now comes the fun part Edited July 21, 2018 by red Dog A-10LOADER, Kagemusha, Greg W and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Excellent update red dog !! Nice, clean, precise work and, nice save on those fuselage vents. They look so much better. Looking forward to the next installment. Steve red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 4:02 AM, red Dog said: that would then be unrealistic Steve, as the hose for the D-704 will not be deployed I know it's a complicated and confuseing issue Look again at the picture: no hose deployed, the ram prop is feathered i thought it might be an aperture issue of the camera, but then the ram prop wouldn't be feathered as it is clearly in the picture above. If it's feathered like this, it's definitely NOT turning 704 power switch on in the cockpit, ram starts turning. Reach down and toggle the extend switch, hose comes out. Yellow light followed by green light when receiver is plugged and gas is flowing. Receiver backs out, yellow light. Red light is bad, normally loss of hydro. Activate retract switch, hose comes back in (hopefully, my first flight off the boat the Prowler that just took gas said the basket came off, the hose by itself still retracted). Once retracted, 704 power switch off, ram blades feather. I normally powered up the 704 box after getting overhead for package checks (ram turning). As the checker/receiver was on bearing line with good closure I would extend the hose. After checks or passing gas, receiver would slide to my 4 o’clock position and give me a thumbs up when the hose was in, and another thumbs up when I killed the power to the box and the ram stopped turning and feathered. It’s been 20 years and I can still go through the steps in my sleep. Collin red Dog, blackbetty, Eagle Driver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Driver Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 21 hours ago, red Dog said: ... You are my favorite modeler! Cotton bud scratch was a great idea. What paint did you use for the NAVY white? Again - stunning work! red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 MRP #99 for the US navy white and MRP#98 for the Light gull Grey Spent a few hours this week-end to paint some touch ups like painting the DECM antennas white and make the walkways [img=] As usual I painted them with a texture rust oleum paint, then sprayed MRP#100 for dark gull grey and made some touch up with smoke and lighter gull grey (MRP-98) The trick with this textured product is to refrain to cover the surface completely, just a bit of texture is enough even if the paint from the can remains transparent. Otherwise the coat is way too thick. The second trick is to make sure you cover the model completely, this is going everywhere. Summer break now and I'll be back in Septembre with the finishing touches on the model Have a great time gents Greg W, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Collin, Thanks for your input I appreciated the ref and the trip down your memory lane ! Much useful to nail the 704 ram question Edited July 24, 2018 by red Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat14 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Really looking great, very detailed as well. Chris Causey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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