MikeMaben
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I remember when that kit hit the shelves. I woulda been 14 or 15 so it's at least 40 years old. Mike a b e n ...oldie but goodie
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Thanks Robert, Yeah they have them listed as AIM Rug Rat Resins. Also listed AIM Historic Wings and AIM Transport Wings. Mike a b e n ...thanks for the help.
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Thanks for the response guys... M M ...I will check out your leads :o
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So I'm newly interested in airliner kits. I read a reference to 'Transport Wings' and went to their site but all the links are dead and the site appears to be 'disfunctional'. Are they still around (new/different site)?? What would be the best source for, let's say, 1/72 scale stuff. Mike a b e n ...I know...it's rare, but hey :lol: and thanks in advance.
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Thanks alot fellas. Wie gehts Chris The exhaust shields are the kit parts after some scraping and filing. I also shortened the overhang on the port side as I thot it covered too much of the exhaust per many photos I looked at. Hey Dave, the spinner was quite a project in it's self. First I glued the backplate on with temporary glue (Microscale Liquitape) then chucked it in my old dremel and reshaped it to look more pointy like it should. I drilled out the cannon and replaced it with a piece of aluminum tubing for the blast tube. I painted the spinner black enamel so I could remove
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Tried to make the 1/32 ProMod G-4 look more like the G-2. Mike a b e n ...a little different :lol:
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The PM kit has the correct rudders for the G-4 Mike a b e n ...have fun
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MS 1000 is a very fine pigment filler and works best as a primer or minimal surface imperfections. MS 1200 is even finer. MS 500 is a larger pigment and works better for filling larger voids. They will shrink. It is acrylic. Custom car painters used to do a thing called cobwebbing by shooting unthinned acrylic at high pressure (sounds like the spiderwebbing mentioned above). I don't think it's lacquer based as it doesn't affect the plastic surface beneath it. You can remove it (even after it's dry) with 91% alcohol which is what I use to thin it. Mike a b e n ...cheaper and non-toxic. Wo
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Hey Bill, Primer (optional) Color Gloss (does not have to be mirror-like) Decals Wash (acrylic sludge, oil, watercolor, whatever) Matte Pastels (pencil maybe/sometimes) Final clear seal Mike a b e n ...have fun
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Hi Jason, you mentioned the hole in the spinner being too large. I'm not sure about the hole itself being too large but the 'tube' in the center is definitely too large. I carved mine out and inserted smaller diameter aluminium (did I say that right ? ;) ) tubing. I think it makes a noticeable improvement in the overall look. This is a Battle of France era bird I built in the '90s. Mike a b e n ...hth and have fun
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Microscale Liquid Decal film is great stuff for Alps decals but I hear that it can smear inkjet decals (has to be brushed on). I would recommend airbrushing a coat of Future on inkjet decals. Mike a b e n ...but that's just me :lol:
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Hi Stef, the Erla-Haube was standard on the G-14 so finding examples without it will be difficult. Mike a b e n ...good luck.