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  1. The original modeler who was supposed to build this model for some reason backed out, so they asked if I would be interested, due to the fact I had already built seven WWII aircraft models for an exhibit at a museum here in the Denver area. It was fun to do; I don't remember building a ship like this before. Those I have done have been sailing ships, and some ironclads of the Civil War. I thought Trumpeter did a nice job with this kit, and I found the instructions easy to use. davegee
  2. Hi All: I just completed a 1/350 Trumpeter model of the SS Jeremiah OBrien Liberty Ship for a local museum. It was pretty straight forward out of the box build, although I am not used to dealing iwth so many tiny parts! (lol) I think it came out ok, especially considering I haven't built a ship like before. I thought the kit was pretty good, instructions were helpful, and the fit of most parts was pretty good. I'll post a few pics. davegee
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    B-32 Dominator

    Hi Flak88: I'd like to see a kit made of the B-32 Dominator. I'm not positive, but I did read somewhere that the last recorded shootdown of a Japanese fighter was done by a crewman on a B-32 just a few days before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. My father-in-law, after completing 36 combat missions as a B-17 pilot in England, returned to the USA and was on temporary duty in Ft. Worth ferrying brand new B-32s from the factory to Arkansas where they were relieved of any valuable parts they wanted to keep, and then blown up and used as scrap metal for new applications. It was sad
  4. Very cool, Joel. I have several friends who flew F-14As back in the early 1980s. One was with VF-2 in San Diego and later a Top Gun instructor when Jack Epps, who wrote the screenplay for the movie, interviewed him and other instructors for ideas. Some of what you see in the movie are loosely based on some real-life events, but were highly "Hollywoodized." But it made for a popular movie. And, it was a good time to be wearing a Navy uniform back then, especially if you were single! cheers davegee
  5. Hi David: what kind or work or projects did you do at Grumman? I have built two LMs for museums, a 1/16 and 1/6 scale LM, and have also been on the LM-2 restoration team in 2009 at the NASM. I have always been extremely impressed with everything Grumman, and loved the stories of the "Grummanites" who did such an incredible job in what they did. It might have rankled the brass at NASA sometimes, but they delivered in spades!! Maybe NASA just didn't understand New Yorkers! (lol) davegee
  6. Hey Joel: just curious if you have anything to do with Grumman, or live near there, or something.I see their logo on your threads. It is one of my all-time favorite aerospace companies, maybe even THE top one. They went from all their major "cat" building for decades to the Lunar Module that put men on the moon! The Grummies were something else!! They sure drove NASA crazy back in the day! cheers davegee
  7. Thanks, I look forward to seeing how they put them up on display. davegee
  8. Just a quick update: all eight aircraft arrived safely at the museum yesterday. One of the shops that does work for the museum is going to make some special stands for at least some of them for when they go on display. I'll put some more pics on this thread when they are put on display this summer. thanks to all who have had an interest or placing a comment on this thread. cheers davegee
  9. Hi Joel: thanks again for those tips. I mostly deal in large rc planes, everything I used to fly are now in museums after I finished competitions I wanted to do with them. You mentioned Aeroscale, I used to submit some blogs on that one, very good site. I don't know if you know Nigel Julian from the UK, great guy. We are "simpatico" on P-47s and the 56th Fighter Group of WWII. I'll supply a link to a blog some time ago: http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=features&file=view&artid=2379 there are pics of several flyable P-47s I built over the years. The black P-47M (a
  10. Hi Joel: I'll try experimenting with those settings you recommended for future models. I was looking at the pics of your finished aircraft and was impressed with the faded look of the Dauntless, Helldiver, and Avenger. I was wondering if you have larger pics online, or techniques how you did this. Looks pretty realistic. Davegee
  11. Thanks, Joel. I figured as long as I had already bought it, I might as well give it a go to see if I could make it presentable enough with the rest of the model collection. I think it will be ok. Thanks for the tips on the camera settings. I found the various things you recommended on my camera for shooting these pictures. I think they came out a lot better than the previous ones. At least it is something to build on to continue making better photos of models going forward. cheers davegee
  12. Hi All: I got the decals in the mail today, so I finished up the P-38J. I'll attach a few pics. This is painted in the colors of an aircraft flown by Captain Thomas White, 55th FG, Wormingford, England in WWII. For a kit I got on ebay that was almost 50 years old, the basic quality of the kit was such that it will work for the eighth airplane of this collection for the Littleton Museum. Off it goes into the box and I'll take it over on Wednesday. Fun project, perhaps I'll do some others down the road... davegee
  13. Hi Joel: thanks for the info. I agree with you on the use (or not) of the auto mode. I didn't use that on this shoot, I used aperture priority with an F of about 16 to get greater depth of field. I have found in the past that if I don't do that, some parts of the model are in focus, others are not, spoiling the shot. I have since photoshopped these photos to brighten them up some,and reposted the changes. davegee
  14. Hi Joel: good info there. Not to bog this thread down with camera topics, but I did go to the white balance, for instance, and it showed "Auto" and I could not adjust it. Any ideas? I have a Nikon 5100 for dummies that I can look through and try to learn some more of these techniques. I get good results on things I shoot, but I haven't ventured into these areas very much yet... davegee
  15. I tried cutting my own circles out of tape, but I got just a little bleed through and just went with vinyl paint masks my friend at the sign shop made to make them perfect. I think these look better than if I tried using a decal. davegee
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