Looks good to me Jim! I don’t know much about these fancy-dancy new-fangled ordinance they hang off these planes without props on the nose. In my day a bomb just falls off and goes BOOM! [;)]
Ken: Guess it’s like Michelangelo- to create a F-4 sand off everything that doesn’t look like a F-4 [A]
I did get some more photos of Miss Havoc. I still didn’t get a good photo of the skull on the nose with the gun sticking out of the eye sockets. I like natural light but I may have to go inside.
Nice Havoc! I admit I don’t know much about them planes with those spinney things on the front, so I have to ask what the yellow thing is behind the pilot seat…
Also, it the tarmac pre-made or did you make that? I want something I can pose my creations on.
I still think you did a great job on her Cliff! The panel lines came out really nice and the decals look really smooth. I especially like this black and white shot, it looks like an actual picture from WWII!
Ken
Beautiful job, Cliff! BTW, where do you live - in a state park?? [:D] That’s some fine scenery around there.
Russ
Hey thanks guys!
Jim: The yellow thingie is an inflatable rubber life raft brightly coloured for air-sea rescue. The tarmac is a printed piece of cardboard, I think this one was made by Verlinden. You should be able to find one by searching most hobby suppliers with the word ‘tarmac’. I know Sprue Brothers has them.
Russ: Lol, nope just plain old SW Virginia - I was telling some folks that if you’ve seen the TV show ‘Moonshiners’ I live in the same county as Tim and Tickle. Saw Tim at the local lake once but didn’t get a chance to say hello.
Ken: If you’re ready to update the front page any photo should be ok, pick the one you think works best.
That is one superfine flying weapons platform there Cliff. Also, all the questions I had concerning the pics were asked by others but have all been answered now. Thanks for sharing the result of some obviously meticulous and talented work!
Thanks Mike, but that’s too much- makes me sound like some sort of artist or something [:$] [:P]
Now I’m sooooooooooo tempted to change my kit in the Berny II GB to a B-25 Mitchell or B-26 Marauder…
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Hey all, been away for the last few days and just now checking in. I’m sitting in my favorite chair enjoying a fine English ale and watching a movie called “The Battle of Britain”. It’s from the 60’s but the action sequences are fantastic for the time period. I recommend it if you get a chance to see it. BTW what is going on with part II of the Berny build? Somehow I missed the announcement.
Hi Mike,
No problem, I am happy to repost the link. You can carry over anything you are building now to the next build or select something new or both! Just click this link:
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/151972.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=1
and announce what you will be building! It starts next Saturday.
Ken
Oops, it starts next Friday!
Ken
Hey Ken, thanks for the info. I just finished an M4A3 late production Sherman so I’ll post some pics to the new thread when time permits. Next up is another tank, this time a T-34/76. I’ve been on an armor jag of sorts lately; think I’ve built more tanks this year than the last 5 combined!
Oooo! Countdown is on! Still hung up in all the dangling bits and pieces!
I’m no expert, but checking references, the kit supplied sidewinders resembled AIM-9D’s which were used by the Navy, so I pulled some B’s from a Hasegawa weapons set. The black-nosed ones are the D’s. Also some small decals added to the MER’s. I saw a post at another forum which said the kit supplied Sidewinders were incorrect, so there I went.
Also decals on the MK-82 bombs. Waiting for everything to dry so I can dull coat. (How much of our lives is spent waiting for paints, or glue to dry?)
Great work there once again Jim! Those decals look real smooth. Thank you for the information on the Sidewinders. I would not have known that. It would have sucked to put all that work into putting that together and have something like that come back to bite you.
And I totally agree with you about the waiting for paint, glue, and even the mail delivery of something when you discover that something just like the Sidewinders isn’t right. A really sweet setup would be to have a multiple workstation setup where you could have a project going at different workstations!
Ken
Hi Everyone,
Last night was our monthly local IPMS meeting. Another great time! They always end too soon.
I am still grinding away at making the cockpit, avionics bay, and front wheel well fit in that small space inside the front fuselage. I know I keep saying it, but it is getting closer. The last thing I want to do is sand through one of the pieces or break one. And it is so tedious. I can only stand doing it for so long before I need a break from it.
Ken
I usually have a couple of kits going at once for this reason, but with working extra hours and all, I had to put my efforts into just one. As far as the sidewinders, I would have never known if I hadn’t run across a review or some posting somewhere about them. I would have been oblivious about them.
Steady as she goes, Ken! You’re doing the right thing taking your time and doing it right. Looking forward to seeing the results of your labor of love [:D].
Russ
I assume Ken, that your project is going to carry over into the next build? Ha ha, just being funny! I think I am almost done with the weapons, but I still have to finish the doors for the avionics bays and that means GASP a few more PE parts! When it’s done I will be able to photograph it on this:
Which Sprue Brothers claims is the best they carry. It’s 9x12, and they list an 11x17 for about a buck more but of course it’s ‘out of stock’!
Still haven’t made up my mind for the next project. most likely it will be one of my ‘already in progress’ kits.
Just so people know, im still here, just lurking.
So true about the last minute stuff Ken; one is always tempted to cut corners when one sees the finish line! As far as AIM-9’s, sorry to admit but I too had no knowledge and I was around them on F-15’s for years. Well at least I wasn’t a weapons troop or it would be truly pathetic!
Oh yeah, no question about me carrying over the F-4E to the Second Annual Berny Build. [:)]
I am now stuck with a dishwasher project. Ours died yesterday. I spent the entire day yesterday shopping for one. I brought it home and got the old one out. Today I will install the new one. Then I can get back to modeling again.
Yep, only 4 more days until we move over to the next build!
Ken