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The Belgian airforce is quietly preparing the replacement of the the fleet of f-16's(by 2023 if all goes as planned). They seem to be looking at the f-35,F/A-18F Super Hornet, the Rafale, JAS 39 and the Eurofighter. Boeing is bringing a few Super Hornets to Belgium at the end of this month for an introduction. I'll keep an eye out to see if I could go and spot them, because I'd really love to see a Hornet.
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I build very slowly, and usually forget all about maintaining a WIP thread, so I've left quite a few threads orphaned on this forum. But I'll give it another go
A few weeks ago, we went to a toy store with the kids, and sure enough, all three of my wife's kids came out happy with what they bought(or that's what she said to one of our friends later on). But hey, I really couldn't leave this P-47N sitting on the shelf with a price tag of €10.99, now could I?
I'm not adding any aftermarket goodies, just tape seatbelts and some styrene to fill holes and gaps.
This is the one:
I started, who would have guessed, with the cockpit. Quite nice and crisp, only the dials in front of the pilot leave a little to be desired. The raised detail of the dials is there, but there's no detail at all inside the dials. Oh well. I'm actually quite pleased with how it turned out.
I had compressor trouble over the last months and decided to tear it apart, clean it, change the oil and most important of all, put in two new air regulators. It was virtually impossible to set the air pressure with any precision. So in order to test the refurbished compressor, I decided to have a go at the cowling. I'm using what I have left of Hawkeye's Talon acrylics, and those paints are incredible, but the air pressure has to be just about spot on, or it won't work at all. I'll have to redo the metal portion as I managed to get quite some overspray on it. The first time I painted the blue and black was probably one of my best performances ever. And then I decided it would be a good idea to use polishing powders on the metallic paint, without masking. Guess what?
So that's it for starters. Next I'll be putting the fuselage together. The fit isn't to bad, but I'll glue in some styrene to achieve a better fit. And I'll have to glue a few cm at the time, because the two pieces are a little bit warped. But there's quite a few bombs and rockets to assemble and paint while I wait..
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Enjoy Hendon, it's great. We went to London last year and took out an afternoon for the museum. That definitely was not enough. And they have a selection of kits in the gift shop, so two birds, one stone ;)
Edit: Oops, this is what happens if you don't read a thread to the end before you reply :blink:
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I'd go the complete opposite direction. But it has to have been in a movie. That would mean anyone can build something away from their comfort zone. A figurine like Iron man. A spaceship from a movie. The batmobile. A tank or an airplane. Slim Pickens riding the nuclear bomb...
I think it's a great idea, and imho, the only limitation should be that it's from a movie.(movie should be mentioned in the WIP thread title)
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I have yet to build a plane I have actually seen in real life... None of the people who see my models have ever seen one of the planes in real life... Accuracy is of no importance whatsoever to me. I'm going for the "What do you mean, you built this from a plastic kit?" sort of reaction, not for the "Wow, this is exactly like the real airframe" reaction.
So, I second the opinion of people who would value a shape that is at least a bit like the real plane, and detail that I can work with. But that's just my opinion.
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+1 on both the Flory Model washes and the Vallejo washes, all though I more inclined to use Phil's washes.
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Is it a four stroke or two stroke engine? If it's two stroke, with a fuel and oil mixture,it's important to drain the fuel when storing the machine for longer times. The oil tends to settle in the lower parts of the fuel system, and in the fuel lines that causes problems. What you said indicates a problem in the fuel system: blocked lines, filters or venting of the fuel tank.
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How did you get this topic posted here. Took me some time to figure out why I saw your topic on the forum home page, but couldn't find it in the tips 'n trick forum.
Anyway, I've never done anything like that myself, but I remember seeing a few builds with battle damage. It seems these guys all thinned the plastic from the inside until it was paper thin. At that point it seems it's easier to punch through and shape the holes you want to make.
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I painted our bedroom a few months back, and used the low tack masking tape the paint store sold. I've been using that same tape for masking models since then, and I'm very happy with it. When burnished down properly, there's no bleed under, and I haven't had any problems with glue residue or paint lifting when removing the tape. As for price, it's expensive compared to other painters tape. It's dirt cheap compared to Tamiya tape. The name on the purple tape is 'Storch'(probably a German company).
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I've tried all sorts of stuff with Vallejo. Water works, but I think some unexpected results were because of using normal tap water so I stopped doing that. Best results I had were with either Vallejo thinner or Vallejo airbrush cleaner. I did use Vallejo model air. Strangely enough, I had the least problems with paint drying on the tip of the airbrush when I thinned paint from the Model range, when I didn't have the right Model Air Colour. I never tried Isopropyl(I think it's called Isopropanol over here) because it's not that easy to get hold of.
Anyway, when I first got my hands on a jar of Tamiya acrylics, I put Vallejo model air in a drawer way at the back of my workbench, and I bought me a bunch of the Tamiya jars. Suddenly paint clogging the tip of the airbrush is no longer an issue, cleaning my airbrush is a breeze, and I really enjoy airbrushing. To be totally honest, I've bought all my Vallejo paint at the same store over a few years. Maybe the stuff just sat in the shop for to long, or the storage conditions weren't ideal? Who knows. Vallejo is great stuff to brush paint, but I won't be using it in my airbrush again any time soon...
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+1
If you ever come to Belgium Neo, I'll take you to taste some of our Belgian beers
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Way to make everybody even more jealous, Chuck :D
Cool pix, and some nice weathering on the tail in the first pic.
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I've had all sorts of trouble with Vallejo over the years. I always thought it was my fault, not being good enough at airbrushing. A few weeks back I tried Tamiya acrylics, and I decided to bin the Vallejo(well, put it away in a drawer, actually). It just wasn't worth the trouble any more. I might not be good enough with the airbrush to use Vallejo, but I sure don't have any problems using Tamiya acrylics.
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This problem is forum based.
When the old server computer damaged the databse and I spent 10 days trying to convince the hosting company their equipment had damaged the forums ....my complanits fell of deaf ears. So I rented a new server comptuer and Neo picked up what pieces were left and move the mess to the new hosting comptuer and proceeded to put the pieces back together and bring the forums back online. In the process of doing repairs the hosting company admitted their fault and set me up with a new computer....too damn little too damn late.
I have made attempts to fix the issue and the results have been to take the forums completely offline....so I quickly reversed what I did and walk away feeling rather hopeless and helpless.
I would love to fix this issue....but I lack the ability to do so.
I appreciate all the time and effort you put into maintaining this site, Steve. So no problem, and I'm sure it will get solved eventually. I'm just glad I found a way to work around the problem.
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I took my family to the Hendon museum last May, and my kids and my wife really enjoyed the visit. I had to compromise a little by not spending as much time there as I would have liked, but I'm sure next time I'll talk about visiting some aircraft related museum, she won't object at all.
Too bad, I didn't know about Hannants...
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I hate having to fake my IP in order to get onto the forums.
Does anyone know if there's a solution to this problem. Some people seem to only get it on their WIFI, but in my case no computer or tablet in my home can connect, UTP or WIFI. It's been about a week, and I thought the problem would go away, but no such luck.
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I have masked canopy insides before, for jets in 48th scale. Never tried it on a greenhouse type canopy. For the outside, I usually cut the tape after applying it, following the raised detail. On the inside, that method won't work. No raised detail, and no room to manoeuvre your knife. So after making the outside of the canopy, I mask the inside using thin strips of Tamiya masking tape. With tweezers I try to position the piece using the masking on the outside as a guide, the ends can be trimmed with a knife most of the time . once the borders are done, you can use tape or masking fluid for the bigger areas. Just be prepared to spend quite some time on it. Also mind the fact that you will be handling the canopy a lot, applying all sorts of pressure on it in the process. I have found out the bad way that canopies tend to crack under those circumstances...
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I saw them decades ago, but Isure wouldn't mind seeing them again. No month goes by without me listening to one of their albums. Funnily enough, when I'm on my lawnmower Kraftwerk is always on my MP3-player.
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As every one has said, go progressively higher in grit. Last thing I use is a nail buffing sponge. That way you can detect any scratches that still need you attention. Mr surfacer 500 might also do the trick, but if it fills scratches, it will fill surface detail as well...
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Good old Darwin is proven right again...
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Great work, Chuck. I've been following this build from the start, but it's been a while since I posted something. There's only so many ways one can express how awesome this build is, and how much I appreciate the way you keep explaining in great detail how you do things.
And now you announce your next build, a Lightning, just as I have decided to build the 1/48 lightning in my stash. I could just bow my head to your skills and give up before I start. But I think I'll use your future thread as an inspiration instead. I'm lightyears away from attaining your level of building, but I'm quite sure following how you do things might kick my build up quite a notch as well(or that's what I hope at least) ;).
Thanks for doing these WIP threads, Chuck.
Peter
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on the Trumpeter 1/32 A-6A Intruder. Apparently it's an excellent kit with very good detail. -
First and only reason to have a facebook account: to stay in touch with personal friends all over the world. Rule number one for using facebook: use your brain before posting/clicking on anything. I've got around 50 friends on FB, and NO junk cluttering my FB.
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I think OOB wouldn't really be a hit, because strictly speaking that doesn't even allow for scratch building. It doesn't even allow for tape seatbelts. And the subject should indeed be more narrow.
I'd love to see something like a no aftermarket WWII group build for example. Or a no aftermarket group build restricted to one manufacturer. As an added bonus such a type of group build might appeal to people building non aircraft kits as well.
Super Hornets in Belgium!!!
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Now that would be cool! And a trip down memory lane...(It's Molteni btw)