Jump to content

Alleycat

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    120

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Alleycat

    Revell 1/48 A-6E Test Intruder

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Alleycat

    I would like to offer my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your father.

     

    The A-6 Intruder has been a favorite of mine since the 1970's. I currently have a 1/72 Fujimi A-6A in the works.

     

    Regarding International Orange, MRP makes it in their laquor line. MRP laquor paints are prethined for airbrushing and spray beautifully. I like them because there is no mixing or thinning required. They clean up with any cheap hardware store laquor thinner. You do need a safe place to spray any laquor paint though, and always wear a respirator, even for acrylic paints. They have a reputation as having very accurate color. I have yet to hear a bad thing about them. Sprue Brothers Models carries the MRP laquor line. Their price for MRP-232 (International Orange) is $7.49 but it is currently out of stock. Things go in-and-out of stock pretty quickly at SB so if you are interested you will have to check back often. I don't know if anyone else in the US carries them.

     

    Check the Tools 'n' Tips thread for tool recommendations. There are always some good comments there.

     

    Just curious, where in the US are you?

     

    Good luck with the A-6 build!

    New 1/48 A-6 Intruder decals - again (AOA decals) (now available)

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Alleycat

    "Please tell me that sheet 48-025 is going to be done in 1/72 scale. I have been waiting for some of these markings since the early 1990's.

     

    Thank you AOA for getting the VA-196 Main Battery markings right. International Orange is correct, but they seem to have always been done in red before.

     

    And thank you for #72-002, it was a great sheet."

     

     

    I sent this to AOA. If all interested 1/72 modelers send them a request maybe we can get them to do it.

    Need help - Aires resin cockpit sef for 1/72 Fujimi F-22

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    I need some advice from my fellow modelers. I am trying to get the Aires resin cockpit set to fit into a 1/72 Fujimi F-22 Raptor and the instructions could be better. My two questions are:

     

    1) Do I remove the raised area inside the top fuselage half, just behind the cockpit/canopy, that looks like a three sided square, for the resin part to fit properly? I think probably yes but I am not sure.

     

    2) There is a slot in the floor of the forward resin cockpit that looks like the instrument panel (IP)/coaming part should just sit in it with no problem. However, the resin strip behind the IP and below the coaming does not fit properly. If you slide it all the way froward it does not sit flush on the cockpit floor. The bottom of the IP central panel seems to be the problem. So do I glue the IP in position not quite all the way forward but sitting flush or do I sand off the bottom of the IP center panel so it will slide forward while sitting flush. This is probably cruical to the fit of the whole thing.

     

    When taken together question 1 and 2 make it impossible to test fit to see what to do.

     

    Sorry, no photos, but anyone who has used this set will know what I mean. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    I have not had luck with any Aires resin sets, I am so far 0-for-5, but still trying.

    taping over a decal strip advice

    in Tools 'n' Tips

    Posted

    This may be a little late but a strip of wet newspaper worked for me. Do not put anything with adhesive on it over decals, no matter what they are sealed with. Also, do not build up the paint along the masked line and remove the paper while the paint is still wet.

    P-38 - Does anyone agree we need a NEW one?

    in Props

    Posted

    Curt, the big difference between the F-86E and -F are the wings. The -E has automatic leading edge slats while the -F does not have slats. There used to be a resin backdate set for the Hasegawa -F but that required major surgery where you cut off the front of the wings and grafted on a resin replacement. Most of the best markings and aces from Korea flew the -E so lots of decals have been done over the years. Not so much for the -F. It is not that I am a huge F-86 fan, it's just that most of the aircraft I like have been well served by the plastic modeling industry in the last few decades. It seems that now they are redoing the redos. No complaints here.

     

    Back to the new Tamiya P-38. It seems to have everything, including weights to prevent tail sitting, like Eduard has done (P-39 family). Is there an estimated release date?

    P-38 - Does anyone agree we need a NEW one?

    in Props

    Posted

    Curt B, you get all the credit for this new P-38, well done.  I almost started my Hasegawa 1/48 P-38-F/G/H last week so I nearly got the credit for this. I actually just finished the Monogram 1/48 P-38 a couple of months before Hasegawa announced theirs back in the early 1990's so I get the credit for that one. A couple of new Tamiya 1/48 P-38s have been on the top of my dream list for decades. I had to pinch myself to make sure I was awake.

     

    Now, if we can just get a good 1/48 F-86E... It seems that most of the markings are for the -E while the avilable kits are of the -F. I could never figure that out.

     

    Also if we can just get new 1/72 A-7, F-100 and F-105 kits to replace the H.B./T. disasters the world will be looking OK!

    Brown and Green Mosquitos

    in Props

    Posted

    Yes. The Australians had some. Dark green and dark earth upper surfaces over medium sea grey under surfaces. From  Kumbhigram, India in 1945.

     

    Here is a link to a review of some decals: http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/esp48176reviewjk_1.htm

     

     

    Resin replacement intake for the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100 kits

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    37 minutes ago, TheRealMrEd said:

    Alleycat,

     

     In any event, it's darned sad that Trump didn't take the time to get it right -- these would clearly be the go to kits for the F-100 series.

     

    Best of luck,

     

    Ed

    The same goes for the 1/72 Trumpy Boss F-105s, A-7s etc., etc., etc. Why, oh why - so close but no joy.

     

    You make some good points Ed, and I guess no kit is perfect but I will need to think about this long and hard.

     

    Thanks again for the help.

     

    Greg

    Resin replacement intake for the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100 kits

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Thanks Robonth, I appreciate the response. I would never have found that. I really love this forum.

     

    Has anyone tried, or are there any comments on Renaissance or their 1/72 F-100 nose for the Trumpeter kit linked in the previous post? Accuracy? Detail? Fit? Not quite a full trunk is it? The shape looks better than the kit though.

     

    Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

     

    Thanks

    Hasegawa 1/72 EA6b Prowler

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Well I guess I was wrong about the raised panel lines on the early 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B. But in my defence I went back to the source I read it in (EA-6B Prowler in Detail & Scale vol. 46 by Bert Kinzey-1994) and on page 66, in the review of the Hasegawa kit, it clearly states "scribing is of the raised variety, but it is nicely done, being both accurate and petite". Kinzey implies that the raised scribing  did not change between kits #1137, #K14, #K14X and #SP105.  Can't believe everything you read. It is definately recessed in my kit #00893.

     

    I believe the "radiation warning" nose marking was applied to Prowlers while onboard the carriers. It was intended to let deck crew tell the difference between the Prowler and the A-6 Bomber aircraft. Evidently the EA-6B was heavier and the traping equipment had to be set differently. Well, that is what I read recently in two different books. I believe this as I have not seen many photos of ship bound Prowlers without some kind of marking on the nose. I do not know if this practice continued after the retirement of the A-6s. The marking can be seen on the VAQ-140 jet on the Cutting Edge 72207 decals shown above in this thread. They are black or dark gray in most photos I have seen. I do not know why CE missed this for the VAQ-132 jet as it is clearly seen in photos in numerous books. Maybe the markings were removed when the unit returned home to the beach after ODS.

     

    The one thing the 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B kit lacks is the option to lower the slats and flaps. At least they avoided the Fujimi A-6 blunder of lowerting the slats while leaving the flaps up. That can not be done on the actual aircraft. Fortunately Lone Star Models covers this with resin flaps for the Fujimi A-6 (P/N LSM 79370). They need some clean up but they do fit and are less trouble than building your own.

     

    The Aires resin EA-6B cockpit set is one of the nicest I have seen and I buy a lot of resin cockpits. But I can not comment on the fit yet.

     

    Both the Hasegawa EA-6B and Fujimi A-6 kits could use some accurate exhaust nozzels. Hint, hint...

    Hasegawa 1/72 EA6b Prowler

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Gary,

     

    A few posts down I posted a topic asking about a possible resin replacement air intake/nose for the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100 kits. In it I mentioned a seamless intake product from XMM for the 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B. It can be found on this page: http://xmold-modeling.com/products/

     

    I have the 1/72 Hasegawa "EA-6B PROWLER VAQ-141 SHADOWHAWKS" kit # 00893. It looks nice in the box, with recessed panel lines and good clear plastic parts. My understanding is this kit used to have raised panel lines but was re-done at some point in the past. Which kit do you have?

     

    I also have the ICAP II Late Aires cockpit set but I can not comment yet on the fit, especially if both the XMM intake set and Aires cockpit sets are used together. Aires does not have a great reputation for fit. The cockpit and blanked-off intakes are the two areas of the Hasegawa kit that need attention.

     

    I have the Cutting Edge 72207 decals shown above (CE forgot to include a "radiation warning" decal for the nose tip, visible in photos of the aircraft taken during Operation Desert Storm) and plan to do the VAQ-132 "Scorpions" bird during ODS.

     

    Good luck with the build.

    Resin replacement intake for the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100 kits

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    I recently bought some seamless intakes from XMM for the 1/72 Fujimi A-6, 1/72 Hasegawa EA-6B and 1/72 Hasegawa F-4 (both Navy and Air Force versions). Alexander from XMM was pleasant to deal with and the items look very nice but I have not used any of them yet. I sent Alexander an email suggesting some other products including a replacement seamless intake/nose section for the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100 kits. This was his response:

     

    "I know about the problem of the Trumpeter kits in both scales. But I doubt the success of this development. This is not a very serious defect, and it can be fixed both manually and using parts from a large assortment of old models. In addition, correct air intakes for the Trumpeter kits are already produced in France
    Regards,

    Alexander"

     

    Two weeks ago I responded asking for the name of the French company that makes this item and I have not heard back. I have found that AMS makes a resin replacement intake in 1/48 but can not find it in 1/72.

     

    Can anyone tell me what is the French company that makes it in 1/72?

     

    I will not buy the 1/72 Trumpeter F-100D until I can find a way to fix the incorrect flat intake shape. I really hope Meng or someone else comes out with a better kit but I won't hold my breath.

     

    Thanks for the help.

    Help with A-1H seat

    in Props

    Posted

    That is good to know but will it fit the Aires cockpit (for the Tamiya 1/48 A-1H) , length and width, without jamming up against the control stick and scraping the side consoles too badly?

    Help with A-1H seat

    in Props

    Posted · Edited by Alleycat
    spelling correction

    Question: Does the 1/48 True Details 48424 "Stanley Yankee Ejection Seats for F-4, A-1J Skyraider" fit in the Aires resin cockpit set for the Tamiya A-1H kit?

     

    I saw a review that said it did not fit in the Tamiya cockpit because the seat was too long and too wide. I got the Aires cockpit set years ago but it has the non-ejection bucket seat. I have seen the TD Stanley on ebay but need to know if it fits before ordering.

     

    Are there any other sources for this seat? I think KMC did a cockpit set that has this seat but it is long oop.

     

    If anyone has one for sale or trade let me know. The TD set seat comes with two and I only need one.

     

    After getting the A-1H decals I needed from a fellow ARC member (thanks Tim) I discovered that the A-1H Aircraft I plan to do had the Stanley Yankee Extraction System installed. Two books and photographic evidence indicate that all VA-152 A-1H aircraft had the Stanlee YES mod installed prior to their July 1967 deployment to SEA.

     

    Thanks for the help.

×
×
  • Create New...