Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Kerick on May 21, 2017, 03:08:11 AM
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Well I started something I've been kicking around for some time now. Picked up a Lindberg Victor kit a while back for half price at a LHS. I was really only interested in the fuselage so what to do with the wings? I had some thick plastic sheet laying around and well, anyway, now I have the start of a flying wing, British style.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4194/33971532423_16dcf7d921_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TKWZ3g)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4201/34648034691_b08f2b3e5b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UMJeAt)
Cockpit is from a 1/144th scale F-4.
Underside, lots of room for bomb bays.......
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4163/34617943922_ff63324c47_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UK51E7)
The open area around the cockpit has been filled with Aves epoxie sculpt. Lots of sanding to do. I wish I had lots of extra wheels as the Lindberg ones are over simplified at best.
Any thoughts on paint and markings?
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Interesting... ;)
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Interesting... ;)
Indeed
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Any thoughts on paint and markings?
What era? What role?
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Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss, that looks fantastic! :-*
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Any thoughts on paint and markings?
What era? What role?
Same as the Victor
Thanks for the interest and suggestions!
Thinking of going wheels up just to avoid those awful kit wheels.
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lovely !
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My vote is for anti-flash white with pale roundels. But hemp over light grey would be nice, too.
Chuck
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Oooohh this looks good. :-*
Colours? I can just see this in Desert Pink lifted from a Jaguar ....
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Boxed in the underside and added a second layer of Aves. Much PSR ahead.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4174/34636453792_9f0bd13911_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ULGSZN)
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My vote is for anti-flash white with pale roundels. But hemp over light grey would be nice, too.
Chuck
Ditto - maybe make it as an Armstrong Whitworth and tie it in with their A.W.52. Say Jack Northrop worked there somehow. Maybe the Armstrong Whitworth "Vengence" bomber part of the V-force
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Hemp over grey Vengeance is my vote!
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My vote is for anti-flash white with pale roundels. But hemp over light grey would be nice, too.
Chuck
Ditto - maybe make it as an Armstrong Whitworth and tie it in with their A.W.52. Say Jack Northrop worked there somehow. Maybe the Armstrong Whitworth "Vengence" bomber part of the V-force
Funny you should come up with that, I've got a plan to build an XB-35 or 49 for the RAF. Only it would have a short fuselage section sticking out the front for the cockpit/crew and front u/c. Something along the lines of the A.W.52. My story is that it was built by Armstrong Whitworth after the wing design was handed over by Jack Northrop to them because Northrop kept getting shafted by the US Government and he had enough of it.
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Maybe a bit like this?
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/image.jpg1_zpszzlugswo.jpg)
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My vote is for anti-flash white with pale roundels. But hemp over light grey would be nice, too.
Chuck
Ditto - maybe make it as an Armstrong Whitworth and tie it in with their A.W.52. Say Jack Northrop worked there somehow. Maybe the Armstrong Whitworth "Vengence" bomber part of the V-force
How about some folk leaving Northrop and moving to Britain after the cancellation of the Northrop wings and bringing their technology, knowledge, and ideas with them to Armstrong Whitworth? Along, perhaps, with preliminary sketches of more advanced wings.
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My vote is for anti-flash white with pale roundels. But hemp over light grey would be nice, too.
Chuck
Ditto - maybe make it as an Armstrong Whitworth and tie it in with their A.W.52. Say Jack Northrop worked there somehow. Maybe the Armstrong Whitworth "Vengence" bomber part of the V-force
How about some folk leaving Northrop and moving to Britain after the cancellation of the Northrop wings and bringing their technology, knowledge, and ideas with them to Armstrong Whitworth? Along, perhaps, with preliminary sketches of more advanced wings.
And then combined with the kinked sweep pattern to make it look British!
I like the Vengence name. I may have to look for some faded roundels to go with white or hemp.
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Oh, my! Flying wings - it's like a siren song for me!
"Please, sir, can I have some more?"
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White Vengeance would be superb, or how about overall PR blue, solid blue & red roundels, black leading edges? Vengeance sounds like a
Vickers name, but it suits the bird beautifully.
Top whiffing marks tho, great concept.
:-*
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Maybe a bit like this?
([url]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/image.jpg1_zpszzlugswo.jpg[/url])
Something like that Greg :)
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Kitbash brilliance. :-*
Yes, is Northrop gone British to build next improved version of flying wing. Looking super !
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PSR mode for now, not much to show.
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Round 2 of PSR.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4222/34169381723_54378394b8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/U4r1K6)
Underside is now covered.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4220/34592475670_6b3fcfafa9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UGPtQj)
I had to fill the ginormous gaps around the ailerons. You could throw a baseball through them.
Round 3 applied.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4251/34137268384_719682e78d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/U1AqyQ)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4273/34592463340_8ef2b4c7e1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UGPqaJ)
I'm going to search for alternative landing gear wheels and struts. Kit wheels are little better than plastic lumps and too big for this scale anyway. Maybe something from an airliner kit. Hmmm... I have a B-52 kit in the stash........
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Looking good.
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You could add a MAD boom out the back, refuelling probe and then do the hemp over grey as a maritime patrol aircraft version.
;)
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Interesting idea!
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Wow! Great! :-*
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Interesting idea!
I'm chock full of interesting ideas that _I_ don't have to execute! :-D
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Interesting idea!
I'm chock full of interesting ideas that _I_ don't have to execute! :-D
Bring 'em on! Never know what will bear fruit!
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Picked up a Testors paint pen in silver yesterday. I've used it before to prime filled areas to see what needs to be refilled. No prep, no cleanup and nice reveal of flaws. I'll try to get some pics tonight.
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That is a thoroughly awesome combination and some mighty brave PSR!
This is definitely one to watch!
Brian da Basher
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Here is the topside with the silver from the paint pen.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4313/35992362956_d7de041a59_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WQwgy1)
And the bottom side.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4299/36034091445_035828f76f_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WUd8YH)
And more putty.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4326/35223937973_f4cea806ba_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VEBTzp)
And more putty.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4312/35644386610_4ff9a56c32_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WiLNiQ)
I had some trouble with the putty sticking to the silver paint when I tried to apply a thin layer. I don't recall that being a problem before. Either the putty pulled away from the paint or the paint came off and mixed with the putty. Oh well, just something to keep in the old tool box for when it works best. At least it revealed flaws so I could fix them.
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I had some trouble with the putty sticking to the silver paint when I tried to apply a thin layer. I don't recall that being a problem before. Either the putty pulled away from the paint or the paint came off and mixed with the putty.
It probably has a lot to do with how much paint you're putting on and how thin the putty is. The two likely react with the same solvents so transferring ink and putty or picking up putty on the ink is not that surprising if that's the case. You may have just been lucky before? :)
Paul
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Or Testors changed the formula...
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Painting issues again! A couple coats of gloss white from the hardware store and then it wrinkled up in different spots. Sanded down but what to use so it doesn’t happen again? The hardware store paint may have been old so I don’t want to use it again. Probably should just spend a couple bucks and get some spray acrylic. Going for anti flash white.
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Poor Kerick, sorry my skills are not high enough to provide you with a cure. But I hope this great model may be finished someday... ;)
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While it definitely doesn't cure every problem, using spray bombs from the hardware store is probably the least controllable application method. You can't vary the pressure, viscosity, spray amount, anything.
An airbrush, even a very cheap one from China, is the way to go for this sort of application.
That said, I've had better luck using a spray bomb with multiple light coats, especially for things like white that tend to be a bit translucent, than trying to get good coverage in one or even two coats. It also gives you the opportunity to do some light sanding between coats if things are looking a bit too thick in areas.
Paul
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You are right on all counts my friend. Just wish I could keep from spraying on "just a little bit more". Gets me every time.
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Well this one has sat around long enough. Time to finish it. I’m battling a cold right now but I was messing around with landing gear options. I found a good looking nose gear and scrounged up some main gear wheels. They won’t all match perfectly but hopefully it will be good enough when painted. I might go with the hemp over grey version yet but I’m not sure. At least the paint that was driving me nuts has had lots of time to cure and off gas and whatever else it might do. Hopefully things will behave whatever scheme I decide on.
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Excellent! :smiley: :smiley:
So is your astonishing transformation also a scale-o-rama? I note that the Lindberg Victor kit is 1/96 scale but what about the Phantom (?) cockpit section? Is that in 1/72nd?
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Oh Man, I love a zombie project :D :D
Especially one as interesting as this... go for it :smiley: :smiley:
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Holy thread revival! Good to see this getting some attention. LMK if you need a set of Vulcan wings for the same purpose.
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Excellent! :smiley: :smiley:
So is your astonishing transformation also a scale-o-rama? I note that the Lindberg Victor kit is 1/96 scale but what about the Phantom (?) cockpit section? Is that in 1/72nd?
The Phantom cockpit is 1/144 scale so that rescales everything.
Holy thread revival! Good to see this getting some attention. LMK if you need a set of Vulcan wings for the same purpose.
Sounds interesting. Too many things going on right now. I just have to finish some stuff that’s been laying around far too long. I’ll keep it in mind.
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The Phantom cockpit is 1/144 scale so that rescales everything. ...
Yow! So this flying wing is now 1/144th ... this sucker is going to be huge :smiley: :smiley:
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Hmmmm….. Now I will have to measure the wing span and calculate a RW number. Easy peasy.
I’m working on some main gear and nose gear. I’ll use the kit main gear wells but the nose gear well will just be black decal. It’s solid plastic and putty anyway.
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Sorry I missed this the first go round-but I'm glad to see it revived. I really love the concept.
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I'm so pleased this is back on your bench!
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It’s in the “need to finish this” line up. Now if I can hold off from starting anything new!
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I should also on on record as liking the idea of a maritime patrol aircraft in, ah, hemp...
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I should go on record as supporting the Maritime patrol idea in a scheme of, ah, Hemp...
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Finding a paint brand that carries hemp! Doesn’t seem like a very popular choice.
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Finding a paint brand that carries hemp! Doesn’t seem like a very popular choice.
It's a fair cop. Where would you be ordering from? I can do some looking.
EDIT: This is my usual supply source-it might not be the best place for you to order from depending on location, but it has the available brands and
stock numbers. https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/browse.php?kw=Hemp (https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/browse.php?kw=Hemp)
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That’s a good option. It’s in the states so no problem for postage at least. The Vallejo looks good.
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Finding a paint brand that carries hemp! Doesn’t seem like a very popular choice.
There's a number of brands carrying some variation on BS381 Camouflage Beige aka 'Hemp'. Although I'm not absolutely sure that was the kind of hemp that Doc was referring to ;)
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Finding a paint brand that carries hemp! Doesn’t seem like a very popular choice.
There's a number of brands carrying some variation on BS381 Camouflage Beige aka 'Hemp'. Although I'm not absolutely sure that was the kind of hemp that Doc was referring to ;)
(enters, narrows eyes. Exits, coughing)