Army_Air_Force Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) A friend did the original set of waterslides, but not all of them were reduced to the correct size. I applied the good ones and ordered some paper for myself to have a go and making my own decals. Edited November 15, 2017 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Very nice work, canvas came out great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Here's some more of the decals. and the real one. Edited November 15, 2017 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hal Marshman Sr Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Wow! you and Purina, eh? Great work, Hal Sr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Awesome bud! those inside ones must of been fun yeesh. I finished my tank, at least until I work on a base for it :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) The internal decals were removed from the backing paper on the end of a brush and then placed inside the vehicle, which had already been wetted out in the correct location. This helped drag the decal off the brush, after which it was pushed around with the bristles to the correct position and left to dry. With this project pretty much completed, I've moved onto a diorama which is a joint RAF/USAAF forced landing recovery operation. An A-26 Invader has force landed in the UK, and is in the process of being dismantled and loaded onto RAF Queen Mary trailers. The American crew are dismantling the aircraft while the RAF liasion unit ( usually one unit per USAAF base ) supervise the loading. For those who haven't already found it, the new diorama can be found here - Joint RAF/USAAF Crash Recovery Diorama Edited January 30, 2010 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Great scratch work there. Stare at it long enough and my eyes cross! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thank you. It was a fiddly build at times, but enjoyable. Really need to get a photo of it with the real truck this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Beautiful Work, Stephen ... I just love it ... such a nice subject too, often overlooked ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) After I'd had my real Jeep for three years, I decided I wanted something to stand out from all the other green Jeeps. Around this time my mate with the Dodge had just painted it checkered, though it still had the canvas back. Shortly after seeing the truck for the first time in its new checkered scheme I was chatting to Rupert about a Flying Control Caravan. He said he would love one, but didn't have the space to keep one. So I suggested converting the back of the truck and filling it with radios etc, as I'd seen many photos of vehicles converted 'in the field'. So a couple of months later, we had a building weekend, and put the wooden body on the back of the truck. The dome is an astro dome from an Avro Anson which Rupert got from a local aviation museum as a swap for some manuals. When I converted my Jeep to a 'Follow Me' vehicle, I wanted to be able to easily swap it back to all green should the need arise, and it wasn't long before I found a photo of a real airfield Jeep where only the canvas was checkered. So I did the canvas and the wooden 'field mod' side checks, and added the light box, radio, aerials etc. The canvas and sides can quickly be removed, and I still have a spare green canvas to look normal again! Going checkered has opened up several great photo opportunities starting with leading two P-51's along and airfield peri track at Breighton and a photoshoot with the BBMF Lancaster. In 2010, I had probably the most famous Spitfire, MH434 flown by Paul Bonhomme, follow me at Rougham. There have been others. Next Project - Joint RAF/USAAF Crash Recovery Diorama Thread Edited January 29, 2018 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) I recently got around to experimenting with some ink jet decal paper, and got the final markings on the Dodge. Edited November 15, 2017 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Update - I now own the real Dodge Flying Control truck. My friend just sold it to me. and here's a copy of the original Dodge build card, showing it was completed on August 11th 1944. Edited November 15, 2017 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Cameraman Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Update - I now own the real Dodge Flying Control truck. My friend just sold it to me. and here's a copy of the original Dodge build card, showing it was completed on August 11th 1944. Hi Stephen, that has to be the ultimate, having the 1/1 scale original, along with the model! Well done that man. Regards Reggie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Cheers. I must get some photos of the Jeep and Jeep model, plus Dodge and Dodge model together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) Makes you realise how small 1/35 scale is. You can just make out the model amongst the checkers on the real thing! Edited November 15, 2017 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 This is pretty cool. I like the checker look. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 This thread has now been updated to replace the pictures lost in the great Photobucket imaged hosting scandal! Seven years on, I still have the original Jeep, the Dodge and a second Jeep, a Ford GPW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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