AWACS-RESIN

Thanks Steve. I used my decals for the stripes. At first I thought about whether I should paint the stripes because of the curve on the nose. Cheers, Jost

Update on the OC-135B. Painted the fuselage and applied most decals on it. Next will be engines and wings. Thanks for your comments and best wishes.

Thanks all for your comments. More work on the KC-130J. I painted the fuselage and after drying I did some masking for more painting. The base of the EO/IR was changed.Thanks Ron. I found a good close up pic. If I install the EO/IR I don't know yet. I am not satisfied with it.

Continue on the Herc with the optical sensor on the nose dome. Since I still don't know 100 percent whether the color is FS36118, I did a test painting with Xtracolor FS16118 on the vertical stabilizer, the tanks and the engines. Comparisons with good pictures show that the color fits well. I will paint the whole model with the color. If it was a different color number, I was out of luck. Then the other Luftwaffe C-130J-30 that I would like to build will be sprayed in the other color.

After a brake on the model I continued with all the antennas and altering the boomer station, the fuselage will be painted next. Also, I have to finalize the decal sheet.

Thank you, Ty. Yes, I used the kit parts but altered them before like Steve did on his great Ghostrider. Also casted them for more models. Jost

Thanks Dutch. I took the fairing from the AC-130J and made them from resin. Later for the German Herc, they need slide modifications.

After building a few C-135 Withe Tops, I need a change. The German Air Force's brand new KC-130J and C-130J-30 and the beautifully built AC-130J model of A-10 LOADER (Many thanks to Steve for inspiring me to build a C-130) inspired me to build a German KC-130J. It's a daring project because there isn't much information or good pictures to be found yet. I also don't know what color the German C-130s are painted. FS36118 or RAL 7016? Whatever, I'll give it a try. The starting model is the Zvezda kit of the C-130J. A nice kit, but it needs some changes and additions. Maybe one or the other alread

Chris, make sure the inner wing is glued straight to the frame. After gluing the upper and lower outer wing parts together, I push a 3 mm / .012 inch brass tube to the end of the wing tip and glue the visible part of the tube with super glue. I flatten the end so that it can be pushed up to the wing tip. After gluing the wings together, they should all be nice and straight and at a slightly increasing angle. The distance to the ground at the wing tips should be approx. 4.2 - 4.5 cm (1.65 - 1.77 inches) when the model is standing on the landing gear with wheels. Without wheels approx. 3.5 cm (1

Great build Fred. I will start to build the BPK P-8A Poseidon mybe this year. Your in progress thread will help me definitely. Best wishes, Jost

Thank you, STORM.

When I built the first AMT/Ertl models of the EC/RC-135 and also received all the caracal decals, the idea of making some tails came up. To do this, I cut off the entire vertical tail of the model and made a mold. Now I was able to cast a lot of tails. I mostly used Caracal decals. But I created the decals for the Alaska ANG and New Jersey ANG myself. There are more to come, as there are still plenty of decals available. The labeling is still temporary at the moment until I find a good solution.

Thanks a lot Dutch, Greetings, Jost

Thanks DET1460

Thanks Drifterdon. Already in progress is an OC-135B Open Skies. A Rivet Joint is planned for later. Since I build already a NC-135W, which looks similar to a RC-135V, I possibly will build an earlier version.