Bobo1953 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 hi everybody. i am building the vf 176 buzz 409 lt. patton's skyraider bird. the kit is an hasegawa 1/72 combo of which i have already built a korean war able dog. patton's mount is not included in the options, and i have aftermarket decals for it. the instructions call for a silver/aluminum stripe on the wing's leading edge, but as for that it is indicated the removal of the outer 20 mm. gun for the period, albeit it is evident in every picture that patton had the original four 20 mike mikes. though, from the patton's pics i can't tell wether the "silver" stripe on the leading edge is present or not. may anyone advise? thanks, and have a great building! ciao. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I'd suggest that if you've got period photos showing the four guns, then go with that. I can't help with the LEs unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 thanks don. i actually got pics of the patton's ship with four guns. here, there's no doubt. the point is that in the same (few) photos i can't make it out wether the l.e. stripes are present or not. i have found many pictures of restored planes, but you know how it is, for accurate they may try to be, restored planes are not always a reference. also very credited modelers have published their excellent works, but it goes as for restoration: some are focused on certain details, some other on different ones... thanks anyway, and enjoy your modeling! ciao. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 For that time period it was common for Skyraiders to have the leading edges covered with coragard (silver paint) so I think it should have the leading edges painted a dull silver. In these time period photos you can see the leading edges are silver; https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F7c%2Fea%2F03%2F7cea03350cecb2d18c09be3ec2e19c2e.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F437623288773653734%2F&docid=8h07HQN22PEThM&tbnid=IUjdJ30ySRbJSM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwicvO2Cgd3UAhXMcz4KHU4bDbkQMwguKAkwCQ..i&w=504&h=401&bih=996&biw=1143&q=a-1 skyraider va-176&ved=0ahUKEwicvO2Cgd3UAhXMcz4KHU4bDbkQMwguKAkwCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8 https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F2%2F22%2FA-1J_Skyraider_VA-176_Vietnam_1966.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AA-1J_Skyraider_VA-176_Vietnam_1966.jpg&docid=7uzTZGQ5HslGeM&tbnid=w7fIZXIq7j-WxM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwicvO2Cgd3UAhXMcz4KHU4bDbkQMwglKAAwAA..i&w=2134&h=1665&bih=996&biw=1143&q=a-1 skyraider va-176&ved=0ahUKEwicvO2Cgd3UAhXMcz4KHU4bDbkQMwglKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 dear GW. thanks a lot. i have seen quite a lot of pics of the period, but none from 409 where one could state the coragard was definitely present. your first link takes to a buzz no 402 vintage photo where its application is evident. consequently, we must deduce that a/c 409 from the same va 176 had this paint too. right? well, one more masking job on my able dog. ok...one more, one less...it's all too many... ...but with hi viz navy birds it's always like that. and fortunately so! i find today's lo viz color schemes so sad... i will resort to some zen practice... again, thank you very much...sometimes you can miss the one picture among the hundreds. have a great day, and happy modeling. ciao. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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