Trooper111

Jost, Please continue this Model or update us on the progress with more pictures.

Finally Finished Just tonight I was finally able to get long wire antennas on and pitot tubes in place. Long wire antennas are my wife's black hair.... I have tried stretching sprue but still suck at it. Round windows are made from Testors canopy glue, with a drop or two on a toothpick and inserted into the round hole, then round n round until surface tension takes over and the glue film is complete. Then I slowly reinsert toothpick a few more times to remove excess glue, which makes the windows thinner. Overall, the Zvezda kit is the perfect choice for such a modificati

I am in search of parts V-9 & V-12 from an early version Model collect B-52h. These parts are the "Tear drops" on the rear fuselage that were not even thought of yet, let alone being installed during the 60's as depicted in the model paint scheme and "early version" I am gathering parts for my next B-52h... Memphis Belle IV as she was during operation enduring freedom and the teardrops are a necessary, noticeable item. If anyone has an early version model collect B-52h (Kit # 72208) and are willing to part with their "teardrops" as they will definitely be spares/not used...

I am as close to being finished, without being finished as I am out of dull coat for the win. After that will be the antenna masts and pitot tubes. I have worked on this one a little bit each night all this week. I have to say that the decals from "Draw Decals" are pretty sweet. they all fit and with a little patience, they snuggled right down. However, a bit of caution for you all that choose to use them... they release from the glue paper very quickly. Having done decals for a long time I am used to dipping each one in the water and then keeping them on the tweezers w

I don't get to work on my model every night like most of you all here do, but I'm making slow progress on my Senior Hunter/Senior Scout modified C-130h that will be marked up as Dyess 74-1673. I've managed to get 98% of the antennas on it already... Just a couple more to go. I've gloss coated it and began putting on the decals. Hopefully this weekend I be able to get most of them on. No banana for scale but I promise you these antennas were a PIA to hand make. The wire that goes between the dipoles on the troop doors were a test of my patience and steadiness. More to come

Thank you Steve.

Alright Everyone, I need to poll the group and get a correct answer for the model that I'm building. I worked on C-130h's for many years but never really noticed the two " silver discs" behind the nose flare dispensers. I'm pretty sure they are not a landing lights as those are hinged into the bottom of the wing and landing gear doors. does anyone have an answer and maybe a suggestion on the best way to make these on a Zvezda 1/72 H?

I apologize now for the time in between posts here but I'm a busy guy and although a lot of you in model land have dedicated time each day/night for your models... I do not. With that being said, I have managed to progress on my Senior Hunter/Senior Scout C-130h that will ultimately become 74-1673 from Dyess AFB, Texas, curtesy of Draw Decals and the kit decals. I have spray painted in FS 36173 that Vallejo Model Air has named Neutral grey, but whatever the name is, it looks like AMC grey to me. I still have the canopy masks in place for the gloss coat/dull coat still to come.

I was at Dyess assigned to the 317th Maintenance Squadron, First AMS in the Back shop, Then OMS on the Flightline, Then AMXS, which was a re-invention of the wheel from 2000 to 2009 when I retired after 20 years of service.

A bit more progress today as it was an "Inside day" here, because of the cold. I had to reglue and Bondo the left horizontal stabilizer because of my clumsiness. I sanded smooth yesterdays Bondo on the wings & belly then added the rear troop doors with the base for the antennas on them already. Added the two inside engines after sanding the wing/fuselage seam but may need a bit of touch-up with Bondo here and there, just to smooth the seam/gap on the two engines. I was able to coax the windscreen into a better fitting shape with about 30 mins use of hot water and minima

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I've got an EP-3E in the stash waiting for its turn at being built like everyone else here... Send the pics. They are always useful.

Dutch Sir, Knowing that you are in a direct path for this second impact of a storm, I hope you have battened down the hatches that were left open on the first impact... fridges don't like being horizontal, it's not good for the freon inside. Stay safe and let us (the community) if there is anything we can do for you and your other half once this is over. Home is Fort Pierce on the opposite coast, so I understand what you are going thru right about now... Keep safe

Da SWO... Yes Please to the pictures!!! I have sent a couple messages on ARC to a few people but no replies yet. You can send the pics to my E-mail directly at Usafecm@yahoo.com.....Thanks, Trooper

Yes, A Senior Scout C-130h. I'm still adding features to the external fuselage right now such as the beef up stringer that goes along the rear fuselage. The fuselage beef-up plate, in case the propeller separates from the engine(s) at the moment and such. This is the 1/72 zvezda C-130 model, so itll be tons better than the Italeri one. I'm working on it a bit each day. I have Drawdecal brand for the Dyess markings of an H... the rest will be scrounge