Well the next big step in tomorrow. Today was time for the Future coat on the TBD.
More progress today- a major step actually. Decals on… or at least most of them are. I still have a few stencils that need to be applied to the wings and propeller.
But I will start with the front of the prop, the tri color tips from “Yellow Wings Decals”
I still need to apply the logo on the front side and the tri color striping to the rear side.
And then we have the nice early War high visibility over sized insignia and rudder stripes…
Right now they are sitting with the Micro Sol working its’ voodoo magic to get them to snuggle on all the less than co operative difficult surfaces.
Gonna be purdy… Love them blue airplanes, before the Navy got all stupid and went with overall Dark Sea Blue… Looks fine on a few jets, but on WW2 Navy-birds, the two and three-color camouflage was the best-looing… Especially when they still used the red center in the star, or the red-bordered star & bars… But I get the issue of gunners “seeing red”…
Thanks boss. These dang decals are givin’ me some speedbumps trying to lie down over the wing and rudder contours. But boy are those stars BIG on this bird!
Yeah, they’re big… Always thought the reports given by Jap recon scouts at Coral Sea and Midway would sound something like, “No, we didn’t spot any Yankee planes headed our way, but we DID see dozens and dozens of white stars below us, Admiral Yamamoto.”…
Before Pearl Harbor, when USN aircraft had by reg.'s only small fuselage stars, a medium size star on the one upper wing, and black ID numbers, that paint scheme was excellent for camouflage against the sea. Very low key. But then they added the “HEY LOOK AT ME” stuff…
Thank you Don Hammer
I got Shep’s book and am very glad you talked me into it. I would still like to see your deal on casting figures because this is mostly what I am interested in and plan to start doing so next year.
The Devastator is looking good!
You could say it looks devastating! [:P]
Did some work on the F-82 and it looks like I’ve rounded third and I’m heading for home on No. 4. The Black laquer is kind of shiny so I’m thinking of dirtying it up just a tad. Do you think there is to much shine on this bird?
Nice twin Mustang there 68GT !!! MIght be a tad shiny but none the less its lookin really good [Y][Y]
I like it too 68GT. Very neat job on the paint scheme.
Cheers
Tony
Thank you MK and 68. But those danged wing stars are giving me fits. They have more pin holes in them than a 40 year old heroin addict and even with solvaset & micro sol treatments almost 2-3 times every day are still having bubbles I cant get out. Old ones leave and new ones pop up… Quite vexing (I love that seldomly used word)
Lol…whenever I hear the word “vexed”, I think of a sceen in “Gladiator”, when Joaquin (?) Phoenix(again? lol) character is talking about Maximus…“it vexes me so…I`m terribly vexed”…seemed comical almost…like the director learned a new word…lol.
Gave the F-82 a sludge wash and some flat. I’m going to follow it up with Testors clear since I think the Future comes out to glossy.
Hey Hans,
I just committed to the upcoming Twin Boom GB with the Revellogram P-38J. At first, I was figuring I’d do it later in the year after finishing a couple of other projects. But now I’m thinking I’ll do it as a crossover build, move it up in the rotation in order to meet your Jan. 31 deadline and get myself “made” in the Monogram Mafia… Sound agreeable?
Here is number four Hans.
Nice Twin Stang 68GT! Good looking build. Got that one in my stash but Ill have to find my “cheaters” before I can build it…[8-|]
Thanks,
I was thinking of trying to build a 1/48 F-4C/D I have in the closet but I’m not sure if I’ll get to it by the end of January.
Ed, the twin 'Stang looks great! Things have gotten crazy for me lately. I’m working 150 miles away from home right now and staying at work. I get home on the weekends. I’ve only been getting a few hours here and there to finish build number 4, but…
It’s Done! Took long enough.
It only fought a little. I’m just happy that it’s complete. I also got a started on build #5! It’s the ProModeler F-84G(E) Thunderjet. It’s not really a G but more of an E.
The office was pretty sparse. The biggest hurdle was fitting enough weight in the nose so as not to resort to the support peg for standing on the tricycle gear…
Starting number five today. Weather is supposed to go down hill as the day goes on so that could be a good thing. We’ll see how far I get buy the end of January. Going to build it as a NJ ANG jet of the 177th FIG Jersey Devils.
