king derelict

Thank you very much OC. This is new stuff for me so I’m keeping it fairly simple. The details are going to be a challenge. The instructions are very vague and no locating features of course alan

This update really shows the work prior to getting dusted off by the tornado. The metal finish was airbrushed using Vallejo Metal Aluminium which went on easily but I'm afraid it shows I need to do a better job of the surface prior to painting. However I think the shine is about what is needed for this aircraft. I masked some panels (based on some Yak 27R photos) and sprayed Vallejo Dark Aluminium and added some Vallejo Jet Exhaust lightly sprayed at the hot end of the engine nacelles. That could be heavier but I didn't want to overdo it. The canopy came out okay considering the frame details were nonexistent. Time to start adding the details and then the landing gear which looks a bit of a challenge. Thanks for looking in Alan

Picking up again on the work bench. Most of the progress predates the tornado. The arm and guitar had already been added to the body and the paint touched up. Today was really parking him on the stool. adding his shako to the base and painting and adding his sabre briquet. The yellow piping on the sleeves leaves a bit to be desired but I think its as good as I can get. The uniform may have a few errors but it follows the general uniform of a grenadier in a line infantry regiment. Thanks to OC @Old Collingwood its more accurate than the original Art Girona artwork. Thank you for all the likes and the helpful comments as this developed. I think this one is finished. Alan

The water at the stern looks very real and the water streaming from the ports is excellent alan

A beautiful finish and excellent detail alan

Thanks Mike. That’s really helpful. I must try the Mr Surfacer primers. I’m still missing imperfections in my filling and sanding and then not sorting them out in time. im tending to airbrush primers at about 30 psi undiluted and then I spray the Metal paints at around 20. I do like the way they go on but I need to improve my preparation. Alan

I just got the metal finish sprayed on before everything went upside down here. It looks better than my attempt with the FW200. I worked harder at getting a smooth surface and used gloss black primer under mist coats of Vallejo Metal aluminum. I still have a lot of room for improvement though. I think I will leave the gloss varnish off to be more like the finish that Dan @Danstream noted. I’m going to try a few panels with different shades of metal and some heat affected areas of the nacelles. your NMF is way ahead of mine and looks great. alan

Thank you OC. It seems tornadoes are a whole different thing to hurricanes and shutters are not a complete protection im definitely appreciative of the benefits of electricity 😃 Alan

Thank you Jack. The cats are decidedly jumpy but the days are beginning to feel a bit more normal. I’m about tidied up so I might go and look at the Yak tomorrow alan

Thank you Jack. The cats are decidedly jumpy but the days are beginning to feel a bit more normal. I’m about tidied up so I might go and look at the Yak tomorrow alan

Thank you Andrew. It was a lot wilder than I like. Hopefully we will get the repairs done before we get a lot of rain. The contractors were very efficient talking the deposits and now it’s gone rather quiet alan

Thanks EG. Didn’t have to tell the cats “We’re not in Florida anymore “ alan

We are an older community so there are a number of people who need a hand and you are right it feels a lot better to be helping

Thanks Chris starting to get back to the usual reality. Some silver linings emerge. My next door neighbor has grown a papaya tree on my easement and it beats up my gutters in any wind. The tornado took it off three feet above the ground. It also cleared out the trees and brush behind me and restored my lake view alan

Yep, had to empty the freezer and refrigerator into the bin. Most annoying but at least I still have the refrigerator! 😃 alan

Thank you very much OC. Slowly easing back into normal alan

Thanks Ken i think it’s going to be slow. Reputable contractors are snowed with work and supplies like roof tiles are in high demand. Hoping we don’t get a lot of heavy rains in the near future alan

Wonderful work. It’s so realistic alan

Thank you all for the kind thoughts and wishes. It’s been a grim week but I have to remind myself that I am fine and the cats are safe. Everything else is just money. So many people have been hit much harder. There is a house among others in the next development that has nothing standing a few feet above the foundation. might be a little while before I pick up the paint brush alan

Well, I’m back although not with much of a progress update I’m afraid. Hurricane Milton in itself caused very little disruption on the east coast with winds about 30 mph. Unfortunately and unusually there were a large number of powerful tornadoes riding the thunderstorms on the front of the hurricane. One came through my neighborhood with my house on the edge of the track. I’ve got roof damage and smashed windows, trees down. I’m comparatively fortunate and importantly the cats and I are fine, just a bit traumatized in our own ways. On the other side of the street the houses are untouched. But behind my house maybe 150 feet away there is extensive damage and several houses are completely destroyed. It looks like a war zone there. Debris and furniture across the street and glass everywhere. The power was out for eight days and came back on Wednesday. I’ve been clearing debris at home and for neighbors. When the windows blew out glass was shot right across the room and after several sweepings and vacuuming I’m still finding shards. The rooms are off limits to the cats for now. So things are notionally back to normal for me, I have signed up contractors for the repairs and now just have to wait but I look out of my window and see shattered homes. I’m still in shock at how close I was to losing my house and belongings and I feel wretched about the people who have. im afraid I haven’t felt like picking up a model yet. I need to work through some of this. Sorry to be long winded. It’s been a wild week Alan

That’s good. I used 3/8 to stop it flexing because my wood working skills are lousy. It’s just a simple acrylic box on a base of acrylic sheet

The case looks great Jav. I’m guessing that it weighs a bit. I made a very basic acrylic one for my 1/48 Flower corvette and could hardly lift it over the model. alan

I miss my old VW Jetta diesel. I could get to Atlanta on a tankful - but traffic like that would probably affect my mileage. I must be very scary being in traffic like that watching the gauge slowly drop stay safe all alan

Thank you OC. I’ll finish the shutters tomorrow afternoon. Meanwhile it’s nice to have a bit of light. It’s been about three years since I huffed the panels round the house from the garage. Someone has been adding weight to the sliding door panels in the meantime. Maybe I should get serious about accordion shutters. Hobe sound now has a coastal flood warning but so far we seem to be just that little bit higher than nearer the beach. Looking in the freezer to choose something expensive to eat for dinner in case we lose power in a big way stay safe all alan

Thank you Phil. They are a lot of fun. Alan