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Great idea Lou, That would be a great addition to aftermarket materials for modelers especially in the bigger scales, then the canopy PE would have a better scale appearance. But then there are techniques for working with ultra thin acrylic plastics that many modelers have tried and didn't do well... But it's like anything practice makes perfect.... -
Yeah brother!!! Bluejay four shouldn't take that long once I get past the cockpit.... just a little longer my friend... (I'm with Willie... "On the road again...... can't wait to get on the road again.....")
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Hey brother, yeah they do make attractive cockpit panels, much better than I could paint and at least are laid out accurately for the most part... they do work...
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I agree Harley, the technology of PE and Plastic Injection Molding has reached the point where what is the point? some of this is way past practical. But as long as people see a value in it, they will spend the bucks for it..... Great modelers don't need it and the average modeler can't install it... But, they sell the idea that you the average modeler can build the things you could only dream of before... and they get paid for hyping that dream... Thank you re: the research, I do like accurate info even if I can't possibly model it all..... EG
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Thanks Ken, (when I find the cupholders then I'll know I'm in first class) The tiny tiny details are what's slowing me down, thankfully, they provide extras in the PE sheets, but when folded they look like black grains of sand, (yeah, they need to be folded as well) and against the black panels? I really don't know how much they add to the look. the pre-painted panels add a lot but the rest? I'm not so sure that it's worth the eye strain to add it all.... heck unless you got some super close up setup for your camera, it's plain not seeable.... And that is with the cockpit out of the airplane.... (in the airplane, you ain't seeing any of it) Just a little advise to us half blind older modelers out there, you have to decide with some of this stuff if it is worth it..... to me IMHO? nope.... the panels are nice and add a lot to the look, but skip the 2 to 3 thousandths of an inch wide switches, knobs and lights... it just isn't worth the headache for what you can actually see. (and the color paint on them doesn't help, they are too small for the eye to pick it up) EG
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Well, part of the way done... Port and Starboard panels on throttle quadrant on and instrument panel mostly done... A little closer. I did the radar screen in gloss dark green, looked to be close to what I saw.... A few pull handles remain and a couple of switches but to be honest with ya, I can't see them. even in 1/32nd scale individual switches are so tiny you can hardly see them to install them much less photograph them.... Anyway I"m past the cockpit panels on to the seat and seatbelts.....
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Ok the base PE is on cockpit sides. this was critical cause they HAVE to fit... Left side Right side A total of five parts... bottom edge sits on the floor and top edge meets the corner of the side consoles... Perfect fit, I guess I got lucky for a change.... Painted.... I guess they are the first class magazine holders.... At this point I"m going to continue on with the PE and will post again when the tub is almost done. then we move on to the seat.... PS: I'll let you know when I find the ashtray and cup holders...... EG
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Tiger 1 by marktiedens - FINISHED - Dragon - 1/35 scale
Egilman replied to marktiedens's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
You must be an expert now at painting road wheel tires.... {chuckle} I still have friends that argue with me when I tell them there are 24 wheels/tires per side on a Tiger I.... Good Job, getting them to look right can be a task.... these look right.... Well done Mark.... -
Those invasion stripes can be a pain, but they make the rest of the finish just pop. It was striking and adds an element of contrast besides being quite attractive... Beautiful job.....
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It's just part of the journey brother.... it's interesting to us non-stick and rudder fellas.... (but no requirement my friend, some L&D situations are difficult for some to recount, we understand) Just a reminder of what many put themselves at risk of for the rest of us..... Thank you sometimes is just not enough, but thank you anyways
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As the two examples of a mach 1+ ejection from a starfighter proved...... But when your at the point of pulling that handle, it's the only path away from certain death.... last option type stuff. (and the F-104 got there very very quickly)
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The B-58 had ejection capsules.....
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Yeah that's what I thought, the silvery green nylon of the chute, the kahki of the restraint net, all look like examples of military equipment in those materials I've seen with my Mk1 eyeballs also... I think that "Cushion" was actually the drogue chute used to slow down the pilot after separation... but I could be wrong... Some of the stuff they could pack into relatively tiny compartments was amazing, just the material engineering boggles the mind......
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Yeah there are a lot of them out there about our favorite aircraft..... some of them are great, others stretch the truth a bit, but that's part of the fun of this. Drives me to learn more about it....
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Well parts are painted in light aircraft grey.... I painted the upper surface of the wheel well (hidden when assembled) in light ghost grey to give the contrast of the two colors I have.... The issue is this, one seat I have pics of appears a very blueish grey, the other appears a neutral grey..... Either color will work I suppose and of course the lighting on the two shots is completely different.... To me, the neutral gray seems to be the more natural color as the bluish tint comes from intense white light.... (learned that on the Bandit trailers grey paint) Intense white light flashes tends to show distance background detail in darkened backgrounds as well which you see in the blue tinted pic... Where in the "normal" light pic the backgrounds are just dark like they should be.... Any one else have an opinion? both pics look good.... and I know we have an airplane driver from this era here.... Suggestions? I'm leaning towards the natural light neutral grey....... EG
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Your a stick and rudder guy so I'm not going to argue with actual experience and knowledge brother, Thank you for your service.... On the other hand facts are facts... The F-104 had a downward firing ejection seat when originally designed true, but, it didn't last long. (I think only the first 70 or so had them) The issue was the speed of the aircraft and not having a powerful enough catapult motor to clear the tail fin at the speeds the aircraft was capable of flying..... so downward was the order of the day... The evolution of the seat started with the Stanley "B" model, There is this story from a test pilot of an ejection from a YF-104 over Rodgers Dry Lake.... Anyway the entire history of the F-104's ejection seats is here.... (it's where I got the pics from) The "C" model was the first model intentionally designed with an upward firing seat, ALL the "A" models were upgraded to the same seat the "C" model had the (Stanley designed/built) Lockheed C-2.... Chuck Yeager also describes his experience with the C-2 system during flight testing his YF-104A..... The europeans didn't like the failure rate of the C-2 system so had a Martin Baker Seat system similar to your F-4 system retrofitted to the Lockheed rails....
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Ok I think I'm ready for paint..... Light Aircraft Grey.... Yes the seat gets painted Grey also.... The last three pics show the seat with the pilots parachute still attached, sometimes they would leave the chute in the airplane cockpit still attached to the seat.... Off to paint parts.... EG
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I'm here to tell ya, I'm on my fourth tired, and staring the fifth in the eye... There is no light work at the end brother... There is no rest for the weary, and the wicked only take what is left....
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MRAP ATV by CDW - FINISHED - Rye Field - 1:35 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I love that Cat yellow against the desert yellow...... Perfect!!! Looking great my friend.... -
Man, this is going to be one tight fit..... First class accomodations only I guess.....
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Well Lou, if someone out there would help us out and make an aftermarket set for this venerable old bird, I wouldn't have this hacking problem....
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American Wrecker Truck by kpnuts - Italari - 1/24 - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to kpnuts's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I haven't been up on aliens in a long long time, but that one looks kinda familiar...... (just can't place it) -
I'm in brother....
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Don't we all?
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Masking fluid works well for doing hard edge camo, (as long as the base coat of paint adheres well) he's looking for that soft sprayed edge camo effect in the picture..... It's very doable with rattle can, (at least two different ways in my knowledge, probably more of them out there) but the technique is a bit more involved but not much different than his bluetack method. But you do have to see it done then it all falls into place..... Somebody will do one to illustrate the technique.... I'm sure of it...
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