Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Extended Service Life and/or Back dated GB => Topic started by: Bryan H. on May 16, 2015, 11:09:27 AM
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Here's my Super Scooter... Sorry for the fuzzy cell pic - can't find the bit to download from my real camera. ??? She should be finished in a few more days.
Cheers & happy modeling, Bryan
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nice model, is RCN on the picture name meaning Royal Canadian Navy? bought as second hand? :)
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nice model, is RCN on the picture name meaning Royal Canadian Navy? bought as second hand? :)
Yes, trying to think of a good back story. Maybe, Canada bought & manufactured A-4's for it's light fighter instead of the F-5. Also, Canadian Navy bought A-4's for it's Banshee replacement and kept the Bonaventure until the mid 70's then replaced her with a CVV and did a Singapore/Brazil/New Zealand-type upgrade program on her A-4 fleet.
I've made good progress, painting is essentially finished but I think I'm going to need an extension as well - slight decal malfunction... :(
Cheers & happy modeling, Bryan
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Though I have not yet starting cutting plastic, I'd like to graft on a Harrier GR.3 nose to an A-4 so we can have a Skyhawk GR.1
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Here's the progress so far (and the problem...) Some of the decals were custom but didn't react too well when I tried to use them - ugh!
Cheers & happy modeling, Bryan
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Did the water get into the decal and make the ink run? :o
Really sucks to be close to finishing and have such a problem. :icon_crap:
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I'll make it work & possibly even look good - it's all part of the adventure of what-if! But it is kinda irritating...
Cheers & happy modeling, Bryan
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You could go with the extreme weathering/long time at sea look. OpTempo was so high that they were kept corrosion free and operational, but not "inspection ready?"
Either way, this is coming along very nicely and I look forward to your next update.
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Yes, trying to think of a good back story. Maybe, Canada bought & manufactured A-4's for it's light fighter instead of the F-5. Also, Canadian Navy bought A-4's for it's Banshee replacement and kept the Bonaventure until the mid 70's then replaced her with a CVV and did a Singapore/Brazil/New Zealand-type upgrade program on her A-4 fleet.
I've just seen a Canadian A-4 as agressor on the other site: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40650.0.html (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40650.0.html)
Will your one follow this direction or different?
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Will your one follow this direction or different?
Mine will be a regular RCN line aircraft. I think the story will include trials of a new eco-friendly paint formula - looks like the RCN is going back to the old eco-unfriendly formula for the time being... ;)
Cheers & happy modeling, Bryan
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She's finished! A few pictures and a short write-up are in the Completed Models thread. :)
Cheers and happy modeling, Bryan
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Very nice!