Jack12477

Only some old Testors Model Master thinners, OC. What dilution ratio would you recommend? I am using Testors Model Master brand paints. It is mostly enamel. For the non enamel stuff I am using Vallejo .

Yeah, OC, I need two hands just to hold it !

Orange, Ken ? You need a new monitor ! Looks almost fire engine red to my naked eye. Probably should look at and photograph it outdoors in real sunlight instead of daylight rated LEDs. And man is this enamel ever sticky. Not used to working with enamel. Got really spoiled by Floquil when I did the tanks.

Moving right along here at the incarceration center. I've completed the cockpit module, painted the exterior surfaces of the body, using ModelMaster Chevy Engine Red enamel to give me a glossy finish. Figured I would paint the hull first then install the clear plastic windows - save some grueling masking. I'm hand brushing the paint on with no thinner. I have an airbrush but have not had much success with ModelMaster paints. Haven't tried the newer brands yet. Some paint touch up will be done before I seal everything inside the hull. Photos follow:

I'm building this ! Where's the Minotaur ? Better brush up on Greek mythology I guess !

Beautiful house !

Thanks. Very interesting and helpful

Mother Nature did it for me ! The entire collection used to sit on an open bookshelf for years until the Admiral decided to remodel our den right down to the wall studs. So they got removed, dusted off with small brush, some compressed air, a Q-tip, and then stored in plastic storage bins. The "wind-swept dust" is what I could not remove without destroying the decals. Sometimes it pays to be a lazy modeler and not cover or dust your models. Thanks, glad you liked the collection.

Hi Mark.

@Egilman, thanks for the list of paints and sample photos. I think the model in MM Chevy engine red looks closest. I did find the Mr Color red madder at HobbyWorld USA in NH. Going to order some from there and see how it looks. I do have a bottle of the MM Chevy engine red in my paint stash.

Okey dokey Lou

Thanks Lou but this may be my only helo, if I stay in plastic I will probably go back to collecting armor again. Of course I still have those two enormous sized planes to build and more importantly find a place to display. Not to mention the AL US Constellation ship model to build.

Welcome Craig. Good to have you aboard

Ken, the color is called red madder. Mr Color has it, I think I can get it from a shop in NH.

Denis, If you mean the one in Egilman post, it is the Trumpeter item number for the 1:35 kit of the same helo as mine

1:48 is smallest I want to go anymore. Did try the 1:350 Trumpeter ships tho, wasn't too too bad except the PE was a bear at that scale. I do have my eye on a few 1:35 scale tanks tho. Maybe soon !

One of the Fokker tri planes was built by the aerodrome's founder Cole Palen. They have a weekly air show every summer and most of these planes fly

There are some reproduction full size Fokkers in the WW 1 Collection at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome

That's a steal compared to the hobby shops I looked at online, that's why I went with the smaller scale. Good ! Join the fun ! I found that Mr Color brand has most of the colors needed.

Thanks, Phil

Oh ! You mean one of these guys !

The Borg lost ! Resistance is not futile ! My next aircraft will be a somewhat smaller model than what is anticipated. That is until I can figure out where to display the other two behemoths everyone wants to see built. Some years back I was invited by a close friend who was career US Coast Guard, first as an Enlisted then as a Warrant Officer, to his Change of Command ceremony during which he assumed command of Coast Guard station Sandy Hook NJ. Attending his Change of Command ceremony were members of Air Station Atlantic City who decided to just fly over for the ceremony in one of their Dolphin helicopters. As they approached the beach to land the pilot executed a series of hold and hover maneuvers as the Dolphin descended, roughly at about 10-20 foot intervals; I was able to snap some photos each time he hovered. He is retired now after a 30 plus year in the Coast Guard. Those photos follow: On approach Hover 1 Hover 2 Hover 3 Hover 4 - couple of feet to go Touch down And Watching him descend and hold a hover was quite impressive. And now on to the build The obligatory box and contents and instructions On examining the contents it is a well made kit, like the other Trumpeter kits I've assembled, namely the 1:350 scale ships. The next update may take a while as I need to order some paints for this model. Stay turned !

Ah, but Jean-luc defeated the Borg ! Heh heh heh !

Both models finished are 2 ft in length, OC, takes a lot of bench space, even more to paint it....... have to do some thinking on this. That's why they are stll in my un-built stash.

Or a "skunk works" YF-12 Interceptor ?