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Hello all,
I finished this about a month ago. It's AFV Club's 1/48 AIDC F-CK-1C Ching Kuo built straight from the box. The paint is mostly Mr Color and the eagle emblem on the tail, along with the stylised ROC star, is masked using home made masks cut on a Silhouette cutter. The rest of the markings are from the kit. A full build article is available here: https://jonbryon.com/afv-club-1-48-aidc-f-ck-1c-ching-kuo/
Thanks for looking, and comments welcome.
Jon
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2 hours ago, Collin said:
May have already been asked....but can a F-4N can be built from the Tamiya kit? I know the N parts are in the Academy F-4B kit....I just haven't pulled the plastic wrap off my new Tamiya F-4B on the shelf to take a look myself?
Cheers
Collin
Early 'N's did not have the intake fairings, so you make those. Like this one:
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16 hours ago, Dave Williams said:
I think it’s strange that the kit only comes with the fin cap with the forward AN/APR-30 antenna. The kit includes both slotted and unslotted stabs, and alternate undernose fairings, but only one fin cap, which limits the options. Fortunately Flying Leathernecks has brought out alternate fin caps, but it’s strange that Tamiya didn’t include an alternate in the box.
Agreed. It's rather limiting as the markings I want to do have the early cap.
If anyone has an Academy kit lying around, could they try test fitting the early cap from that? I have a couple of those spare.
Cheers
Jon
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This is a wonderful model. The body work on that nose is excellent (as is everything else).
Jon
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3 hours ago, jpk said:
The F9F-8T was Kitty Hawk's second kit after the F-94 Starfire. Then they released the single seat Coug after that.
I don't think that's quite correct. There were a fair few kits between the F-94 and the TF-9. In 1/48 the F-35s, Mirage F.1s and Jaguars were all prior to the two-seat Cougar.
Jon
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You have done a lovely job on this. I am making the same F-CK-1C you made at the moment.
Jon
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40 minutes ago, serendip said:
Thanks Jon,
Very informative on your site.
Site seems to not be working to well however.
Marc.
Thanks. In what way? Is it just slow?
Cheers
Jon
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All while modelling or running:
On the bench
Scale Model Podcast
Plastic Model Mojo
Plastic Posse Podcast
Model Geeks
Just Making Conversation
In Our Time
More or Less
Mere Fidelity
Mortification of Spin
Page 94
Alaisdair Roberts Adversaria
Fighter Pilot Podcast
I miss the Scale Model Shed.
Occasionally listen to Jordan Peterson's podcast, Speak Life, Unbelievable and BBC Radio 4 Friday Night Comedy.
Used to listen to the Dicetower regularly, but I've lost interest in board games.
Jon
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This is wonderful news.
Jon
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On 2/20/2021 at 9:59 PM, MA Cooke said:
Another question, if anyone knows: am I safe to mask using Maskol and then spraying Mr Color lacquers? I'm specifically thinking of the canopy - I've always struggled with masking canopies using tape.
Yes, Maskol will be unaffected by Mr Color, but it will stretch when you pull it off and most likely give you a ragged edge.
17 hours ago, MA Cooke said:When you say "2:1" - is that 2 parts thinner and 1 part paint (for a 3-part total mix)? (Some may read that as 2-part solution, 1 part thinner.)
Yes, 2 parts thinner and 1 part paint.
Jon
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Seconded. I would especially like a GSB version for the HUP-2, since AMP don't supply one.
Jon
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Yes, attach the outer intake trunking to the lower fuselage before installing the inner trunking. This allows a pretty decent fit for the intakes.
Jon
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On 2/8/2021 at 2:56 AM, scotthldr said:
This whole crazy saga has set our hobby back 25yrs in the UK, struggling to get any kind of supplies shipped here now, whether from the US, Japan or Europe.
Just out of interest, what are you struggling to source?
Jon
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1 hour ago, Alpagueur said:
where can we frame these two birds? early or late? thin or wide wheels? thanks.
The lower one is an early F-4N from 1975. Thin everything.
Jon
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My KH kit arrived today. The schemes are spectacular. However, given some of KH's history with the accuracy of markings, I would love each and every one of them to be redone by Caracal. I've no idea which I intend to do, although if I had to plump for a favourite it would be the VF-21 GSB FJ-3 with the yellow tail and huge 'I' marking.
Jon
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4 hours ago, Paul Boyer said:
That is so cool! But . . . There is but one Cessna 150/152 limited-run kit out there (civilizedmodels.com) in 1/72, and no kit at all in 1/48. Might have a bit of trouble selling decals on this one.🙁
No idea if it's any good or not...
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/minicraft-model-kits-11666-usaf-t-51a-cessna-150--186923
Jon
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6 hours ago, Dave Roof said:
The only item that sticks out as being completely wrong is the USAF specific sensor on the nose. For the Marine Corps Osprey, the slot on the nose where that piece would go needs to be filled in. It doesn't appear to be noted anywhere in the instructions, nor was it mentioned in the review. Overall though, the kit looks really good......not sure it's over $100 USD good, but good nonetheless. The biggest problem at the moment is just finding them!
Thanks Dave. I'll keep an eye out to see if it gets discounted before considering a purchase.
Jon
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I watched this earlier. I hope someone who knows what they're talking about is able to offer a critical review to assess the accuracy. I think for a £100 it looks disappointing, especially when I'm waiting for the Su-33 to come out at a similar price point and rather more impressive moulding and details.
Jon
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1 hour ago, Bravosierra001 said:
One of my favorites and as you know has motivated me to do the two seat version. I went to your website and read your article. I would like to respectfully disagree with you about your freehand finish. Had you used masks I think the model would have looked toy like. I have worked around theses planes and your paint job is spot on and very realistic for a newly painted aircraft. I looked a lot at the pics I shared on SMCG with you and then at your model. I think it is about perfect for a clean unfaded build.
Brandon
Thanks Brandon. I hope you have fun with the two-seater!
Cheers
Jon
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On 1/1/2021 at 9:48 AM, Joerg said:
That turned out great. Love it. Having the kit, I know what you went through to make it look that nice. 👍
On 1/1/2021 at 1:58 PM, Stephen said:Great build, I echo the comments about the build of the kit.
30 minutes ago, ST0RM said:Quite impressive work you've put into this. Especially like the paint job and the fade.
Thanks guy for your comments. Much appreciated.
Jon
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Hello all,
This is the last kit to make it to the finish line in 2020. It's been a productive year.
This is Kinetic's 1/48 F-16B made from the F-16A/B NSAWC Adversary boxing. The decals are from the kit, although I did not like the 'TOPGUN' marking (too wide) so masked and sprayed it. The blues are MRP and the greys are Mr Color. I've really struggled to photograph this one and it's not quite blue enough.
The only aftermarket are some Wolfpack resin seats and an Eduard resin nose wheel. The pitot is brass tubing.
The kit is a pig that was no fun to build whatsoever. You can read my diatribe at https://jonbryon.com/kinetic-1-48-lockheed-general-dynamics-f-16b-fighting-falcon/
Comments welcome and thanks for looking.
Jon
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1 hour ago, 82Whitey51 said:
One at a time. I try and stick to one model being built at a time, if I have a bunch kicking around in various stages...one or the other is going to get rushed.
This, absolutely this. It seems quite a rare approach, but I credit it with me actually finishing stuff.
Also, I do force myself quite often to model when I don't feel like it. It's like exercise: there's an activation energy to overcome, but the results are worth the effort and discipline for me.
Jon
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How about the F-CK-1 in 1/48? There are two decent kits out there but practically no aftermarket decals and I hear that the AFV Club kit decals are not great.
Jon
HobbyBoss 1/48 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
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Hello all,
Here is my latest project: HobbyBoss' 1/48 Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat. This is from the F8F-1B boxing and with decals by Superscale. In the end, most of the markings are masked and painted and only the stencils on the rudder are from that sheet. The wheels are by BarracudaCast. My additions were seatbelts (Eduard generic set), the whip antenna, underwing pitot, small pylons (from Hasegawa late F4U kits) and the light on the top fuselage. Paint is Mr Color 365 Gross (sic) Sea Blue.
A write up of making this kit is available here: https://jonbryon.com/hobbyboss-1-48-grumman-f8f-1-bearcat/
Thanks for looking
Jon