Vengea-Cat

[PFJN]

Thanks ya'll :)

[Kerick]

I'll have to remember that zip tie trick!

[PFJN]

Hi,
I'm almost done, but may need a couple extra days.  The main things remaining are the arrestor gear and painting the main landing gear wheels.  I tried painting the wheels today, but when I removed my masking, the paint came off with it, so I am investigating other options.  Once I finish the last couple parts I just need to clear coat the model, add decals, and maybe do some very lite wethering. 

[robunos]

Looking forward to seeing this finished . . .

cheers,
Robin.

[PFJN]

Thanks.  I've decided to replace the aft machine guns with some from an Airfix Helldiver kit since the ones that came with the FROG kit look so over sized.  Other than that I jest need to finish painting the wheels, add the arrestor gear, and then the decals etc.

Pat

[Buzzbomb]

Thanks.  I've decided to replace the aft machine guns with some from an Airfix Helldiver kit since the ones that came with the FROG kit look so over sized.  Other than that I jest need to finish painting the wheels, add the arrestor gear, and then the decals etc.

Pat

If I remember them rightly, the old frog Vengeance guns look more like 30mm Grenade launchers than .50 cal MG, so a good choice to pick the Airfix offerings.

[PFJN]

Hi,
The actual building part of my plane is done now, except for the antenna which I acidentally knocked off, and the left wing, which I am not going to attach until after I finish the gloss coat, decals and weathering, since I figure it will be easier to do that before I put the wing in its folded position.  I probably also have a little bit of touch up paint to do as well.
 




PS.  Here also is a close up of one of the zip ties that I used next to the original Vengeance wing from the FROG kit that hopefully helps show how close the zip tie shape appeared to be to the dive brakes molded into the FROG wing.



Pat

[PFJN]

Hi,
I'm almost ready to start adding the decals.  Since the plane is meant to be a "Prototype" I figure I will only put on roundels on the tops and bottom of the wings and fuselage, a "Circle P" Prototype marker on each side of the fuselage, and maybe a tail flash, but won't add any other markings.  Since I'm a little short on cash right now, after having spent a bunch at a local model show, I figured I should scour my existing decal stash rather than trying to buy anything new.

The image below shows some of the existing decals that I have that might be suitable, alongside the original decals from the FROG Vengeance kit and the MPC/Airfix Hellcat kit, for reference.



The images from upper left to lower right include:

• Matchbox SBC Cleveland
• Heller SBC Cleveland
• Airfix Defiant
• Airfix/MPC Hellcat (sorry they got washed out since they are basically white decals on offwhite paper
• Airfix Fairey Battle
• FROG Vengeance
• Mark I Ltd Prototyoe Circles

In general I am trying to go for something similar to what is shown for the lower image of the Gloster E.29/38 in this image I found in an internet search.



Unfortunately, on alot of the decals that I have the Yelloe Rings on some of the roundels are out of register.  As such, I was thinking of using the Defiant decals, though the Blue and Red upper wing roundels appear as if they may be too big for the location where I would have to put them on my wing.  So I may end up using the Blue and Red upper wing roundels from the Matchbox Cleveland Kit with the other decals from the Defiant kit eventhough the red is just a little different between the two sets, since the Red in the Blue and Red decals from the other kits are much lighter than those for the Defiant and Matchbox kits.  And I will also probably use the larger of the two sizes of the Circle P Prototype markings since those decals were originally for 1/144 scale models.

Regards

Pat

[Buzzbomb]

In the almost there category.

Coming along nicely though, I can see the dilemma on the markings to get what you want.

I think the bottom line on the British markings is the later the period during WW2,  the bigger the red dot, so all would depend a bit on development timeline backstory.
Or not.. putting on what works and looks cool wins most times as well.

[PFJN]

Hi,
I've started adding the decals, as shown beelow.  The setting solution is still wet, so you can still see a couple wrinkles, but for the most part the side decals and wing botton decals have gone on well.  The wing top ones are taking a bit more effort, but the left one is now looking good, so I just have to work on the right one a little more.  Other than that, the Circle P decals that I had came out too faint against the yellow I used on the fuselage, so I ended up not using them.

Hopefully if I can get the right wing top decal finished I can seal and weather/stain the build soon, before Wednesday :)

[finsrin]

What a build 
So well researched, thought out, and documented 

[PFJN]

Thanks

[Buzzbomb]

Working out very well

[PFJN]

Hi,
I finished up last nite, but the pictures that I took didn't turn out so well, so I took some more today.





It was a fun build 

[Old Wombat]

 

[Robomog]

Nice work, well researched and very believable but more importantly looks good 

Mog
>^-.-^<

[apophenia]

Yup. And amazing how well those Grumman wing panels suit the Vultee 

[PFJN]

Hi,

Thank you all for the kind words