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Cool, it looks good,
Pappy
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G'day,
Looks lovely, definitely a huge jump in the amount of detail present.
I thought that the later Hind variants with black cockpits had corresponding black instrument and switch panels but it looks like you have painted the cockpit black and used the blue panels?
I have the Zvesda kit and looking at the picture of the resin gearbox it looks like it will be a very tight fit as the kit supplied assembly is a very snug fit, do you intend to display the rotor access panels open?
cheers,
Pappy
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Great progress Bastiano, getting very close now,
Pappy
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Lookin' good Bastian.
It is interesting that you apply the wash before the decals, it seems most modellers do the decals then wash but I prefer to do it before decal application as well. I have had instances where the wash has flowed around decal edges (the decals had been sealed) and doing the wash first avoids this. Also it means if you don't like the wash or if there if there is some accident you can strip and re-paint without losing the decals
cheers,
Pappy
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Noice!
Pappy
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8 hours ago, Dave Williams said:
The F-14Bs were not all new build. Some were converted from F-14As. Similarly, some F-14As were converted into F-14Ds (marked F-14D(R))
6 hours ago, GW8345 said:Question 1;
The A+/B's did not have glove vanes, they were fair'ed over during mod.
Question 2:
The lightning strip on the canopy was the same as the A's and D's, the A+/B used the same canopy as the A's and the only difference between an A/A+/B canopy and a D canopy was the thickness of the plexiglass.
BTW, the strip in the canopy was NOT a "detonation" strip (SMDC), it was for lightning protection in case the canopy was struck by lightning. For the A/A+/B, the canopy had to be jettison before the seats would fire, for the D, there were "canopy breakers" on top of the seats that would shatter the canopy when the seat came in contact with it.
SMDC - Shielded Mild Detonation Cord, i.e., the strips you see on the AV-8B, T-45, etc that shatter the canopy in order for the seat to pass through, the Tomcat never, NEVER had that.
hth
GW
Thanks very much gents, that has answered my questions. I did not realise that some As were converted to Ds. Also thanks for clearing up what the canopy strips (lightning protection) actually are,
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day,
I have a couple of Q's for the F-14 'experten'.
I am currently building the Hasegawa 1/48 F-14 as an F-14A+/B. I don't want to type that each time so I will just refer to it as an F-14B from now.
I know that the glove vanes were de-activated on the F-14A+ and were not incorporated on the F-14D. Since the F-14B started out as an F-14A, I presume that the glove mechanism was still installed.
Question 1: Were these glove vanes faired over on the F-14B or did they look like the F-14A just not operational?
The Hasegawa canopy has the correct 'Omega' cross section but it comes with a moulding seam that needs to be sanded off. It looks like there is thin grey strip in the top of the canopy on the real jet, perhaps some form of MDC strip? the strips do not extend the full length of the canopy, they seem to start at the back and extend forward enough to cover the area over the rear ejection seat then there looks to be a gap to the centre canopy bow and the strip starts again to cover the area over the seat and then another gap so it does not appear to be one continuous length.
Question 2: Should the F-14B canopy have these strips present and does anybody have some clear pictures?
cheers,
Pappy
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51 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said:
Thanks, just looking at the 2 greens being close to each other in saturation but that most likely is the lighting.
G'day Matt,
My impression is that the two greens are pretty close in colour in reality as well and itcan be hard to differentiate in certain light conditions.
Looking great Bastiano
Pappy
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7 hours ago, BastianD said:
And here they're green 🤣
Well, I entered 'Lakenheath F-111' into my browser to do an image search and I still think the pylons should be green. Although the models you have presented are very nice, I prefer to look at pics of the real thing. In the images with the pylons in good light they appear green. In several images the noses of the pylons are in good light and appear as green while the rest is in deep shadow.
It may be possible that there were some pylons painted black(hence the question) but it appears that the standard practice was to paint them green. If you want to leave tham black, that is cool, it is your build after all and you have the floor,
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day Bastian,
Lovely work, she is really coming together now.
One observation though, I thought that the underwing pylons were painted in the dark green (FS 34079) but yours are in black. Same goes for the launcher. Did the USAF paint them in both colours? In the Lock-On book mpost of the pics show them as vreen but in a few pics they look like they could be black but the pics are taken in deep shadow. Looking forward to the finished article,
Pappy
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On 10/22/2021 at 8:17 PM, Tank said:
What are your thoughts of the kit and what scheme are you planning on building? I have most of their 1/72 kits in the stash. I go back and forth on scaling up.
G'day Tank,
BLUF: Zvesda kit is really good, much better that the Revell/Mono kit and builds quickly and well, has great weapons and comprehensive decals incl. stencils
I also float between scales and have nearly completed their 1/72 Mi-24 ( needs paint)
My 1/48 will be a Cypriot National Guard machine in the last three tone sand scheme. It will require some minor conversion as the CNG birds have shorter wing pylons and fixed undercarriage. I have already have a converted a 1/72 Has Mi-35P in all over dark grey so I want to do the other sceme in 1/48. I have also started a 1/72 Zvesda Mi-35 which will be a little 'different'
The 1/48 kit is in many ways like a scaled up version of the 1/72 kit. In itself this is no bad thing as the 1/72 kit went together really well and really captured details like the IR jammer, CM dispensers (faired and unfaired), the weapons designator pod etc. The full engines and main rotor transmission are well executed and painted as is will look nice but with some additional plumbing they can look very convincing. The detail is stunning for 1/72 but in 1/48 it will need some more attention to look convincingly busy. The cockpit is much more accurate the the Revell/Mono kit which is pretty bad and OOB looks convincing, especially in 1/72 but would benefit from some AM in 1/48 due the visibility and the fact that the cockpit is a natural focal point. There is now heaps of AM available for the Zvesda 1/48 kit if so inclined abd if you were to purchase all of it equates to multiples of the base kit cost.
The weapons are very well done and far superior to the Revell/Mono offering, and the Zvesda kit really has eclipsed that old stalwart in all areasexcept one - surface texture. The Zvesda kit has nicely recessed lines (unlike the Reverllogram kit) but the surface is completely devoid of any rivet detail which is quite prominent on the Mi-24/35 family. Revellogram does have raised rivets and of course is much cheaper. Still on weapons, I do't think you need the aftermarket weapons but obviously they are slightly better detailed. The BV-8-20 rocket pods look very nice and have shallow 'dimples' to help in drilling out the tubes if you are game. The main advantage in using AM weapons would be you get to avoid cleaning up the seams but OTOH you have to separate resin casting blocks, apply PE and ensure correct alignment/squareness when using CA which can be unforgiving.
You pays 'yer money you takes 'yer choice!
Back to the Zvesda kits, they go together really well and if you don't want to have all theengine details on display, the panels fit well in the closed position. The only area I had an issue with was the mutli part canopy, especially the rear section. There is a tricky join that follows the curve of the forward vision panel. Zvesda uses the same breakdown in their 1/48 kit so not looking forward to that part.
Decals are very comprehensive with a swarm of small cyryllic stencils to apply, even the weapons have stencils so top marks there,
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day Tank,
Thankl you very much, that was perfect.
It will be the Zvesda 1/48 Mi-35VP (Hind F)
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day Tank,
Thanks for the reply. I cannot open the second pic but the Britmodeller pic suggest blacl but hardto say as the left side is in shadow. I never realised how hoard it was to get a pic of this area before now. If hope you find something in your Hind refs,
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day people,
I would like to know what colour the left sidewall immediately behind the pilot would be. This is is the 'access tunnel' between the main cabin and the pilot's cockpit. The right wall on the opposite side is dominated by avionics racks and is basically light blue. The pilot and gunner cockpits are all black but I cannot find a pic of the left side, it seems that photographers favour the more interesting right side,
cheers,
Pappy
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11 hours ago, Cubs2jets said:
I have a complete sheet for the Revell/Monogram kit. Yours for the asking and a PM'd address...
Monogram Huey Hog.pdfUnavailable
C2j
G'day C2j,
Thanks very much for your kind offer but I already have the kit decals
10 hours ago, Lupusprimus said:Cool, thanks for the links,
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day people
I want to build a 1/48 Hog/Frog and I have the kit and necessary conversion skills, what I don't have are decals.
Does anyone know of a current source for 1/48 UH-1C decals?
I keep turning up dead links or out of production/stock messages.
There was not a lot of choice to begin with and the few sheets that were produced have long since sold out
cheers,
Pappy
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On 5/25/2021 at 3:45 PM, BastianD said:
Exactly, those grills
The boundary layer bleed air ducts were usually painted the same camouflage colour as the rest of the fuselage, I would also run a wash into them to represent the louvre openings
Pappy
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G'day people,Well after nine months of waiting, several e-mails and little to no response (apart from automated replies) I am happy to say that my replacement canopy finally arrived and it is flawless.
Very happy 🙂
Pappy
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G'day fellas, thanks for the info, especially the correct seat. I did not realise that the Testors kit is a re-pop of the Fujimi kit, that is very helpful, thanks very much!
cheers,
Pappy
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G'day people,
The 1/72 Fujimi A-7E kit is a little scarce at current time and I prefer not to to use the Italeri/HB kits.
Is a conversion of the A-7D to A-7E feasible? I know that the USAF socket type AAR fairing would be left off in favour of the USN style probe and drogue bolted to the right side of the forward fuselage. The nose gear unit would be different due to the catapult launch bar (I am thinking an in-flight model so this could be a non-issue?) and I also think that the USN A-7Es had external wave guides on the rear fuselage, were there any other external differences that I am missing?
I am thinking of doing a Gulf War A-7E so I would also assume that means a NACES seat (in lieu of the earlier ESCAPAC seat),
cheers,
Pappy
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On 1/2/2021 at 10:04 AM, hawkwrench said:
Pappy, we see no pic!
Tim
G'day Tim, I have now added a link in my previous reply.
When I attempted to add an image all I got was the URL address and no image
cheers,
Pappy
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Wot, like this
Page 3, post #42
http://www.zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=29021&page=3
Sorry for the link, I cannot seem to get the images to attach to the message. I punched some discs out of some 'holographic" Christmas decorations.
The decoration material is quite thin so I glue it to a sheet of clear packaging material using PVA glue and allowing to dry overnight first before punching the discs out
Pappy
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FS36375
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They may not be as warlike but how about a SUU-20 practice bomb dispenser or even an MXU-648 travel pod? Both of these stores were carried and the travel pod (whose design is based upon the old NAPALM bomb) was usually a canvas for the resident unit artist and could be quite colourful as it was hidden away in the weaps bay. It wouls certainly be quirky and different to all the other F-117s on the table?
Pappy
F-16 store identification help please
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Posted · Edited by Pappy121
G'day people,
Can anyone please identify the white 'missile' under the right wing please?
https://www.f-16.net/g3/image_block/show/30813
Initially I thought it may be an AIM-120 (CATM) but the ogive does not look quite right as it is too short and the natural metal portion just aft of it also is not usually seen on AIM-120s.
Perhaps an IRIS-T inert acquisition round without the fins installed?
cheers,
Pappy