Jack12477

It appears to be the same pattern as on this 1917 Albatross D.Va at the Olde Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Photo from Rhinebeck Aerodrome website. 

I second EG also. 

Oh that flag will be a challenge!  

22 minutes ago, king derelict said:

A 1/48 C-130 must be a huge model too

Here it is along side the B36, B17 and F4.  Please excuse all the dust, it's been hanging for decades. I have no other space to display them.

9 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Thats a phenomenal model. Painting it must have been quite a task. I'm sort of tempted by the 1/144 scale one but the FW200 has me somewhat anti-Roden at the moment😄

Alan

It's a silver color. Don't remember if I painted or what.  Probably should take it down from ceiling and clean it up. It hangs next to a 1:48 scale C-130 which is painted in camo with rear door lowered. I also have an unopened 1:48 AC-130 Gunship kit.

Just now, Egilman said:

Time for a re-do?  {chuckle}

Hast tho no pity ! {double chuckle}

51 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Yep that Monogram release in 1/72nd scale is a monster, (B-36H, small wheels version) touted as the largest model aircraft available when it was released... (record is currently held by the B-1B lancer in 1/48th)

Yes but now some of the decals have dried out and are hanging down in places, some are missing, and it’s covered in dust. 

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

Postage is a bit pricey but they are heavy packages 

Yeah so I noticed ! 

59 minutes ago, king derelict said:

what are you thinking about Jack? American Civil War?

Continental Marine 1775

Crow Indian 1850-1860

2 hours ago, king derelict said:

 

 

You talked me into it. Nathaniel and a friend are on their way from Spain 

alan

After following the link you posted and looking around, I'm very tempted. Saw 2 I liked.  How’s the delivery time ?

I have a completed B36 hanging in my basement, from about 20 years ago. I think the wingspan is 39 inches. Awesome aircraft

Yea, he does look cool !

Very well done Alan! And the helmet came out well, looks well worn. 

Boy is that red line subtle in photo 1 

But they taste better than they look 😋

1 hour ago, king derelict said:

The green polishing compound arrived today so I might give the helmet one last polish

Be very gentle with the green stick ! I would leave the collar as is if it's that fragile. It will okay if it's a tad tarnished

Like the color on the figure Alan, looks real good 👍 helmet looks nice and shiny also

Alan, if you don’t have one of these WeCheer micro engravers (misnamed IMO) I highly recommend them. The take all the standard Dremel bit, get into tight places, portable, cordless and will stall if you apply too much pressure. I have two, one corded and one cordless (shown in link). You can use the cotton Dremel bits to do light buffing. 

This is the green stick honing compound I use. Along with my stropping pad. As an aside, you can use this stopping pad to rehone, resharpen, your Exacto knife blades.

Stropping pad

By the way the stick will last several lifetimes. I inherited it from a fellow woodcarver when he passed.

Here's a couple links Strop pad and Small green stick

Take some jewelers rouge on a Q-tip, try polishing it with that, it's a little grittier than silver polish. Finish it with silver polish. Another trick if you have a woodcarver friend, ask for a small chunk of their green stropping wax. Rub the Q-tip over the wax to load it up, then rub the helmet. I use the green wax on a piece of leather to get a very sharp edge on my knives, woodcarving as well as pocket knives.

I'm here too! Up in the nose bleed section. 

Wow ! Came out very realistic Alan. 

The toilet would have been less costly ! 

Is this the headless handless apparition that tormented ole Ichabod every night in Sleepy Hollow?  Certainly his attire is appropriate to the time. 

Interesting figure! Will be interested in seeing how you paint it. 

Yea, here in the Hudson Valley it is hot, humid, rainy, etc. In fact the air is so thick you can cut it with a knife, quite literally As I type it is 90 F