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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #25 on: June 19, 2016, 05:41:31 PM »
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Nope, but it appears to have worked! :D
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #26 on: June 20, 2016, 04:52:10 PM »
A plan huh? Well . . . . . (foot tapping) . . . . . give it up Wombat ::) ::)
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #27 on: June 28, 2016, 10:36:47 AM »
After a certain amount of PSR & repairing of 2 glazing panels that accidentally got popped in (That's not fun, believe me!), a moderately cunning plan has come together.

The Underbelly;


Nose-on;


Possibly flight-profiles, nose-on;



Top views;



Side views;



The nose gear doors have been lowered into the new profile by cutting part of the wheel bay area away with some of the fuselage sides, which have been spread out to the new width, adding some styrene sheet shaped to measure into the wheel bays & PSR'ing into the required profile to blend the different fuselage shapes.

I think it looks pretty good, though I'm sure there'll be flaws brought to light by a shot of primer which will need to be rectified. After which I'll figure out some panel lines.

Thanks for waiting & watching!

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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #28 on: June 28, 2016, 01:17:58 PM »
That new nose really stands out on that Skyray :)
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #29 on: June 28, 2016, 02:27:14 PM »
Thanks, Jeff! :D


I think?! ???


I'm struggling for a name for her but they all revolve around her nose;

1) Droopy Snoopy - for comic/cartoon fans
2) Droop Snoop - for the literal-minded
3) Bignose - for movie buffs
4) Camera Conk - another for the literal-minded
5) Cyrano de Bergerac - for the literati

Bearing in mind that any references (to movies, etc.) have to be pre-1984, when, in my time-line, she crashes & is scrapped.
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #30 on: June 28, 2016, 02:35:06 PM »
Nicely faired Wombatus!! Keep up the good work :)
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #31 on: June 28, 2016, 03:59:37 PM »
It's a duck nose!



Beautiful, ditto! Can't wait to see it finished!

Regards.
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2016, 04:38:51 PM »
Thank you, gents! :icon_alabanza:

Speaking of ducks brings Mr Percival to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Percival
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Skychase
« Reply #33 on: July 01, 2016, 03:59:38 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 28, 2016, 04:38:51 PM
Thank you, gents! :icon_alabanza:

Speaking of ducks brings Mr Percival to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Percival

Oh that looks like great fodder for a back story if I ever saw it...

Speaking of great, I'm really enjoying the play-by-play! It's a treat for me to watch the progress.

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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #34 on: July 13, 2016, 12:09:37 PM »
Well, in my absence modelling has been happening & this is the result:











No clean-up done, yet, just glued together (except the engine, which is only fitted for photo purposes).
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #35 on: July 14, 2016, 06:52:10 AM »
You've done well old son!! :) :)
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #36 on: July 14, 2016, 07:23:57 AM »
Rhinoplasty...goood goood  :D
Honestly,I really like it,has a very interesting and modern look with the new nose...this work promises a lot!
Keep up !
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #37 on: July 14, 2016, 08:40:05 AM »
Thank you, gents! :icon_alabanza:


She has a bit of a high-speed pelican look about her, so I'm leaning towards Mr Percival as a name (it also fits the time period). ;)
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #38 on: July 14, 2016, 10:00:58 AM »
From the Northern Hemisphere, I would say it has the Jimmy Durante look.

Good work Guy.
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #39 on: July 14, 2016, 10:38:28 AM »
Thanks, tBG! ... Oops, & Brian! :icon_alabanza:

Personally, I'm not keen on Jimmy Durante & the reference is far too obvious, plus he's not Australian.

The "Storm Boy" reference of Mr Percival is more appropriate for country & time period (mid-70's).


(Also, the Australian pelican has the longest bill of any bird. ;) )
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #40 on: July 15, 2016, 04:35:30 AM »
I am seriously tempted to copy that nose for a F5D Skylancer conversion
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #41 on: July 16, 2016, 07:14:25 PM »
Go for it! :)


I'm not copyrighting or patenting my ideas for that very reason. ;)



(I wish the RAAF would stop being hard-arse about their roundels being published on decal sheets for anything other than "approved" aircraft, too. ::) )
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #42 on: July 17, 2016, 05:22:16 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on July 16, 2016, 07:14:25 PM

(I wish the RAAF would stop being hard-arse about their roundels being published on decal sheets for anything other than "approved" aircraft, too. ::) )

Example?
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #43 on: July 17, 2016, 08:50:08 AM »
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Quote from: Old Wombat on July 16, 2016, 07:14:25 PM

(I wish the RAAF would stop being hard-arse about their roundels being published on decal sheets for anything other than "approved" aircraft, too. ::) )

Example?

Not heard of this, could you elaborate?
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #44 on: July 17, 2016, 05:28:00 PM »
OK, it's more something that I've heard rather than have 1st hand information on - a forum member elsewhere said that he had had to buy Aussie roundels "under the table" because the manufacturer had said that the RAAF would not allow them to print (for sale) any roundels or markings not specifically approved of by them.

However, the lack of RAAF roundels available anywhere (& I've been looking pretty hard over the last several weeks) except in sets for any but a few aircraft seems to support this. ???

If you guys know of anywhere I can buy generic RAAF early-WW2 & modern roundels, & marking numbers/letters & codes, I'd love to know where! :))
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #45 on: July 17, 2016, 06:16:08 PM »
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #46 on: July 18, 2016, 01:05:25 AM »
Thanks, Greg! :)
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #47 on: July 18, 2016, 06:29:11 AM »
Gosh that does sound very odd! Straight sheets of RAAF roundels maybe a bit hard to find at times so just raid specific aircraft sheets.

NovaScale have a great selection and can be found pretty easy on evilBay, plus Red Roo Models is a great place to get all things RAAF!
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #48 on: July 18, 2016, 09:46:25 AM »
Good to see the RAAF has its snout in the trough so to speak.

Nice proboscis work
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Re: 1/48 NARDU F4D-1P Spyray
« Reply #49 on: July 25, 2016, 09:04:54 PM »
OK chaps, just to prove that I have been doing something, I finally reached a point worthy of photo's.

Here's where I'm up to now. Colours are on, touch-ups & fixes required (luckily only small ones). Still needs a pre-decal gloss coat, etc.










Obviously I chose the easy colours! ::) :-\
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