Canute
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Your pumper turned out great, Craig. Well done. -
On metals and resins, a swipe with acetone or denatured alcohol should clean most of that. I've washed resin boxcar kits in Dawn and warm water (not sealed up though) to remove mold release, plastic/resin dust and finger prints. Dry the kit, but don't touch it with bare hands after that. Rubber gloves are fine. Sometimes you may need to etch brass. Usually some kind of mild acid, such as white vinegar, does the trick. A short bath should do (5 min). Again, don't touch with your bare hands after you've cleaned it.
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1/48 Italeri Hawk T.1A (On Hold)
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Guys who used the "silk let down" say it hurt for several days. Neck, butt, some times arms. Like Denis says, assume the proper position. -
That's a good primer and light gray should work. It's the translucent yellow. Strip and redo or try a second coat? I'd try a second coat. If its still like that, do-over time.
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Good idea for the mud. It was a wet area for the battle.
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Yes, yellows are translucent, like the tube label says (as are reds) and the primer is critical. Add another coat of yellow, taking some of the sheen off to get the next coat to stick.
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1/48 Italeri Hawk T.1A (On Hold)
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yeah, you could get hurt, but that was/is true of many of those seats. All depends on body position when you fire the seat. -
Nice one. Love that green. I'm in, too.
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I believe those primers are lacquers, hence the stink/odor.
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1/48 Italeri Hawk T.1A (On Hold)
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Good old M-B seats. They work. (Not that I personally experienced them). -
Edward has it for the muddy, rutted road. Don't think they had many paved roads outside of the bigger towns. And yes, "wet" water to soak into the roadway dirt and such.
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Your farm diorama will look super with those structures, OC. And the ground foam scenery materials are easy to apply. Dilute some white glue, sprinkle the foam and ground covered. Use a blend of colors - look at your last photo.
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OC, no, it's a realistic view. Thankfully, you cared enough to roust his neighbors. Has to be a scary proposition lately with the lockdowns and such for some folks living alone. People need a focus outside of the day to day doings. We on MSW have such interests to keep our gray matter working designing, building and coloring. Model on.
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They were the model for all aerodynamic study. They invented or better developed a model wind tunnel and pushed the engineering of smaller, higher horsepower engines. And they used wing warping to turn the a/c. I remember NASA doing tests in the 80s or so, investigating adaptive wings which weer essentially warped wings. Glenn Curtis and co developed the ailerons, which were easier to adapt to the wings back in the day. The Wrights were geniuses.
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Beautiful field piece. Nicely done bucket!
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Really coming along nicely. What is the gizmo over the passenger side of the cab. Some kind of lighting?
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Coming along nicely.
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Also developed the all moving horizontal tailplane or stabilator(stab). Re-positioned it to get it out of the airflow behind the wings.
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Your top pic in #45 looks spot on. The green (?) is faint, though. The paint finish is nicely done.
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Using good, clear photos is your best source or evidence. They prove (or disprove) all our conjectures. Good research helps us build accurate models.
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Coming along nicely there, Mike. Keep them coming. If they were using mechanical locks on the flight controls, the ailerons would line up with the wing tips and I'd expect the elevators to remain level with the horizontal tail planes. The lock was put in place in the cockpit around/through the stick. Not sure on the flaps; they were probably mechanical linkages, too. Mine were hydraulic, so they drooped when the pressure dropped.
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Good save with the engines and nacelles, Denis. 😁 Our hindsight is always 20/20. Can you glue the struts in with just the openings you have?
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Nicely done, Tim. One of the prettiest aircraft ever built.
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Looks good Jack. Back in the 70s, our intel shop had a number of models of Soviet jets that were in similar appearance. No mistaking what that represents. Smooth finish will blend it all in.
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