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About Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy
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HonoUrary Hoser & Resident USS Arizona Guru
- Birthday 01/16/1971
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I know what you mean, mojo is a HUGE part of massive projects like this. This year I finally finished a project that I started over 5 years ago, which I kept shelving due to lack of mojo, being overwhelmed with the enormity of the challenges I was facing. It's like surfers (I think), waiting out there for a decent wave to come in to ride.
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1/48 Has F-14A ADC markings .... USAF what if
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to Gary F's topic in F-14 Group Build
LOVE the idea of the AF Tomcat, I remember the photo of the mockup they did! Wonder what the Century-fighter number might have been (i.e. F-4 Phantom was almost the F-110 in AF service). As far as the WW2 blue scheme on the Tomcat, here's one: http://www.arcair.com/Gal6/5301-5400/gal5303-F-14-Desautels/00.shtm -
Hazzard Tow Truck
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Commercial
Kindest thanks my friend, very much! I'm still wondering if I should go back and scratchbuild a half-eaten box of doughnuts for the front seat 😄 -
F-8 Crusader decals - USS Independence
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to serendip's topic in Jet Modeling
I know, I faced the same realization when I did my complete JR line. Discovered after an extreme rebuild of an "E" that there was a harder to find resin nose conversion, which I got too late. Windscreen had to be redone too since the IRST seeker would be non-existent. Best of luck on your JR lineage; mine took me a decade of intense research and building, 30 planes strong.... -
F-8 Crusader decals - USS Independence
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to serendip's topic in Jet Modeling
Didn't know MS/SS had done a more modern issue of those old decals...the only ones I could find not long ago would just crumble to pieces when you tried to use them. As far as the flames, both times I've tried the scheme I ended up masking/painting the flames. For whatever limitations that has, it ended up seeming better than trying to work those decals. Nice work Paul! -
F-8 Crusader decals - USS Independence
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to serendip's topic in Jet Modeling
Negative. Only the F8U-2/F-8C. They had them originally under the name F8U-2, with the original Vought seats. By the time they were retired after the Cuban Missile Crisis (which they participated in), they had been renamed F-8C and had been fitted with the Martin Baker seats. Crew member I spoke with said fitting the new seats was a tough job, like fitting a square peg to a round hole (his words). -
F-8 Crusader decals - USS Independence
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to serendip's topic in Jet Modeling
Correct, 209 was one of very few lacking the eye...so Superscale and then Printscale actually got that one aspect correct. Credit where it's due 😁 I'll look for the photos of her I've got.... -
F-8 Crusader decals - USS Independence
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to serendip's topic in Jet Modeling
Hey folks, Sorry I'm late to this party. I did a lot of research on the complete Jolly Rogers line 'way back. First, the link to the PS decals looks like a copy of the old Superscale release, with all its inherent inaccuracies. 'Nuff said. Regarding the flames. I soon found that there didn't seem to be a complete identical standard to the flames, but variances between airframes, just like the AVG P-40 sharkmouths. Finally, yes, there was a fine spray line between the red and the yellow, very fine. See the attached images from the USS Independence 1962 cruise -
Long out-of-production Wolfpak singles, plus one by Blackbird, complete with text writeups and all instructions. Also great MiG-3 aftermarket lot, and Penguin antiship missiles. Rock bottom shipping worldwide. B-58: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133700783454?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 F-105D: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133700783940?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 A-7D: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133700784188?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 C-130: https://www.ebay.com/itm/133700786765?ssPa
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1/25 Custom Ford Pickup Add-on Parts
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to Dutch's topic in Performance
Go here (link below); these guys are the ARC of automotive. These are the kind of guys who carry a camera every time they go to a junkyard. Register there and I'd say post the question under the subforum labeled "General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)" http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/ -
Hazzard Tow Truck
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Commercial
Hey there Dutch, nope, I almost never do figures. Only real exception is my X-wing diorama, and my USS Arizona which I take to display when I give presentations; I decided after a few years that having a "ghost ship" underway on the high seas just wasn't right, so I put tiny crew all over her. Really made a difference. My current project will need a figure though, a Red Green Show project of the hippy bush pilot "Buzz Sherwood". Started a diorama of his trashed float plane, and I'll need him on the dock 😁 -
Hazzard Tow Truck
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Commercial
Thanks guys! All the more appreciated considering the amazing stuff I've seen y'all turn out 😎