Mr b Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Lovely work mate Kiwi Scooters are special ..............lot but then come to think of it all scooters are special to me..... Rgds Brian Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Nice work on the adapter rails, will certainly be needing a set of those. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Very nice ADU-299 !!! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Thanks guys! Really appreciate the feedback, I am working on some more bits and hope to update again soon. Cheers Anthony Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Well its getting late here tonight and I am just off to bed. Before I go, here is a quick snap of what I have been working on the past few days. This is the lovely Northstar Models 32nd AGM-65 with LAU-117 launcher. The AGM-65 actually slides onto the rail as per the original....very cool Anyway I have had to modify it to a sub variant the RNZAF used on their A-4K's. I have built it as an inert missile and hence the back end is different (no motor bits in the back with rear fins removed) as is the front a little (I removed some panel detail to match photos). I replaced the brass main fins as I felt they were a little thin. I made new ones from plastic card and flooded the base of each one with Mr Surfacer 500 to 'radius' the join, rubbed it back and sprayed a heavier coat into each corner when doing an overall undercoat. I decided when I lost the forward sway brace part to the carpet monster and when I looked for it my eyes were all fuzzy it was time to call it quits. I will do another fwd sway brace tomorrow and attach it. There are still more finer details to add. I think the TGM-65 will look pretty cool on the little 'Hawk' don't you? Cheers guys Anthony....off for some beauty sleep! Harold, blackbetty and ghatherly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hey Anthony, if you're not going to do a lizard scheme, could you be persuaded to part with one of your decal sets? I've got the OldModels laser ones which I'm not that confident about.. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Hmmm, maybe but fear not. There may be a solution coming for those wanting to do that scheme. Do you still have my email address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Well, since Mr Fists has brought this to the top, I may as well show you the TGM-65 getting closer... Hey....I think my I-Pad mini does a better job taking a photo than my DSLR ghatherly and Seversky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 Other side hamfists nz, ghatherly, NavyF4s and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Terrific work, Anthony! Very expertly done. Kev Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Thanks Kev! It looks good mounted on the wing to test. Working on the Mossie and this together, so next is sorting the winder and rail for the other side. I have the big resin 400gal c/l tank from Fisher which has a bit of weight in it so there will be some big brass mounts needed when I look at it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobyDoo Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hmmm, maybe but fear not. There may be a solution coming for those wanting to do that scheme. Do you still have my email address? So is Gekko going to release those decals finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 No, I wish they would. As many of you know I rallied a few of us modellers together to have a an upgraded Kahu cockpit 3D designed and printed. I wont mention the company (It is not anyone who is associated with LSP), but the results were well......pitiful! Then they wanted more money which I wasn't prepared to do etc etc... Anyway a very well known and respected resin producer has decided to take it on (my very good friend Kerry did all the CAD work for a cockpit and Kiwi conversion and I spent hours and hours gathering photos, measurements and data for him to be able to do it). MASSIVE job to do accurately. Lesson learnt about trying to get something done, but all is not lost and we will have a complete conversion with decals in the not to distant future all going well. Here are some images of the CAD Kerry did... I am sure you will agree, the time and effort has paid off! Greg W, Whitey, mpk and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Wow, that's awesome! Kev Anthony in NZ and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Here is one of the underwing sensors... We love Skyhawks! Whitey, Michael931080 and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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