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New Model Kit News/Reviews / Re: ModelCollect
« Last post by The Big Gimper on April 20, 2024, 11:52:33 PM »Attached is a flyer of upcoming releases including an 1/48 A-12 Avenger II
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Aero-space / Grumman F7F-3 Tiger at What-If WIP
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 03:08:36 PM »Another project in the works. Not in a rush on this either. This was originally part of a kit bash with the Kinetic Models S-2 Tracker. The plan was to use the Tigercat wings on the Tracker fuselage. It was a lofty plan that almost worked. In the end the Tracker was destroyed while the Tigercat was spared. I still have plans for an attack Tracker but it will not get a wing swap. As I reflect on the mistakes made I think the wing swap would have been successful if the project had been done in 1/72nd scale where mistakes can be much easier to hide.
So as slow as this has been. My building efforts so far are the two stores pylons located between the engine nacelles and fuselage. The kit pylons had absolutely no substance to what they were to represent. I attached the kit parts two weeks ago and after looking at the things tonight I decided they had to go. Fortunately for me I had two sets of stores pylons from the Italeri 1/72nd scale B-57 Canberra available. The Canberra pylons were the perfect fit after I removed the small stub at the rear of each pylons. I used the stub at the front of the pylon to match up with the front hole in the wing where the original kit pylon was to go. Keeping errors to a minimum in that way I gave both of the replacement pylons a quick brush with my Tamiya liquid cement. Setting the wings aside now for a couple of days to cure before I do anything further.
So as slow as this has been. My building efforts so far are the two stores pylons located between the engine nacelles and fuselage. The kit pylons had absolutely no substance to what they were to represent. I attached the kit parts two weeks ago and after looking at the things tonight I decided they had to go. Fortunately for me I had two sets of stores pylons from the Italeri 1/72nd scale B-57 Canberra available. The Canberra pylons were the perfect fit after I removed the small stub at the rear of each pylons. I used the stub at the front of the pylon to match up with the front hole in the wing where the original kit pylon was to go. Keeping errors to a minimum in that way I gave both of the replacement pylons a quick brush with my Tamiya liquid cement. Setting the wings aside now for a couple of days to cure before I do anything further.
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Aero-space / Re: Douglas A-20 What-If WIP
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 02:41:02 PM »Thanks for sharing the image link. The life raft definitely has a square/rectangular appearance to it. That said l am not rushing out to purchase any additional True Details resin. I have plenty more tarpaulin shaped bits to use for things like this.
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Aero-space / Re: Douglas A-20 What-If WIP
« Last post by perttime on April 20, 2024, 01:11:11 PM »The life raft looks pretty square in the photo of this thread: https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/189426.aspx
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Aero-space / Re: Douglas A-20 What-If WIP
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 11:48:13 AM »Nothing significant done this evening beyond working on a inflatable life raft for the space behind the pilot that is dedicated to that item. None of the A-20 or P-70 kits have the life raft included so you either make your own or purchase the aftermarket product that includes the life raft. I have no idea what that life raft looks like when stowed but it was easy enough to modify another plastic part to represent the stowed life raft. I also purchased the Squadron True Details resin wheel set for the A-20 Havoc which includes a "life raft" shape piece of resin. Hard to decide if that is what a folded or rolled up life raft actually looks like but what do I know?
In the attached images I am sharing the pale yellow rectangular shape is the Squadron True Details resin life raft shape and the tan color object that looks like a loaf of bread in bondage is my attempt at creating a life raft shape for the A-20 (TB2D). I rather like my interpretation of what a life raft looks like when rolled/folded up for stowage. I modified by very aggressive sanding a tarpaulin of some kid from Italeri. It may have come from the 1/35th scale Opel Blitz truck kit but it was definitely from Italeri.
In the attached images I am sharing the pale yellow rectangular shape is the Squadron True Details resin life raft shape and the tan color object that looks like a loaf of bread in bondage is my attempt at creating a life raft shape for the A-20 (TB2D). I rather like my interpretation of what a life raft looks like when rolled/folded up for stowage. I modified by very aggressive sanding a tarpaulin of some kid from Italeri. It may have come from the 1/35th scale Opel Blitz truck kit but it was definitely from Italeri.
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Aero-space / Re: It's a Mustang, but not as we know it
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 10:17:43 AM »Malcolm hooded Mustangs are the best Mustangs!
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Aero-space / Re: It's a Mustang, but not as we know it
« Last post by The Rat on April 20, 2024, 08:35:07 AM »First coat of Tamiya X-1 black, looks a little rough but I'll work on it. And no, this colour is not a base coat for silver. 
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on April 20, 2024, 08:15:51 AM »It reminds me of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer proposal to replace the F-104 Starfighter in some ways, the larger tail not so much but the high-mounted wing definitely.
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Profiles and Pixels / Re: Apophenia's Offerings
« Last post by Gingie on April 20, 2024, 04:48:57 AM »Love this one!
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Aero-space / Re: 1/48 VAR-22 Osprey 771 Sqn RN
« Last post by Gingie on April 20, 2024, 04:45:48 AM »Really nice turn out smeds!