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  1. Egilman
    I'm here brother, those 1/72nd kits are looking much better than I remember them eons ago... Never could get into them, but they do offer a lot more room for your battalions.... Looking forward to another masterpiece my friend...
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    Beautiful work Craig, wish I could work in paper that well...
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    It's called a step block, and the last time I saw one was 15 years ago... it looks like a block with a set of steps carved into it... has small round rods to set the Z shape for overlapping... In paper modeling they do the same thing in an easier way, you cut a backing strip and glue it to the joining edge of the part with half of it exposed, then glue the next part to the strip butting the edge of the other part for a smooth surface... It's easier and faster than trying to roll form a joining step in a part.... If it goes over a frame you adjust the frame to account for it... I made great use of the technique when doing sheetmetal models in the Boeing model shop, the only way to make a smooth joint that follows a contour....
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    I'm gonna get there brother, not too long now... I'll probably start designing the Marston Matting and get it to printing while I do the accessories.... The Muse is coming back.... {chuckle}
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    Thanks for the suggestion Jack, I tried them on the model sitting on my desk.... That's a huge improvement in depth of field... I just set the ISO to f16 and took a few just to see what it did... It darkened the shot a bit but not outside of reasonable, the other settings I've got to dive into the book to find out how to set them... I just snapped these like it was a Point N Shoot... I guess I'm going to have to learn a bit about this camera... I know it takes beautiful pics but if I learn something about how to use it the pics will come out even better... Thanks.... I'm learning something new today....
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    Well Brothers, probably the last photo spread before I finish the airplane portion of this excursion... Outside on a nice sunny day.... Small details left, probably a half days work and I can start in the base setting for it... They always look better in real sunlight... I've decided in a typical flight line setting marston matting, (which I will have to design and print) 50's Power Cart and the Clarktor tractor and maybe a sandbag wall... I I haven't decided on that for sure yet... Generally they didn't use revetments like they did in Vietnam, the flight line was a long strip of matting with usually a sandbag wall along one side, on an active flightline all you would usually see is a start cart, a tractor with tow bars and a portable fire extinguisher... Still sorting that out.... Anyway, tell me what you think... Onwards!
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    WE do, {chuckle} THE BEST modeling forum on the net... BAR NONE.... Besides, aeroplanes used to be called ships back in the day, (and occasionally a pilot get asked about his "ship" even to this day, so at least there is a historical context that fits)
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    Another short update : Details Details, Details.... The cables for the ammo door... The main landing gear doors were a lot more of a pain that I though they were going to be... And then of course the wing fillet that is removed when on the ground so the pilot can climb in and out of the aircraft... On McConnell's aircraft it hung by a cable off the wing root where it attached... (On most there was no cable and they just sat it on top of the wing) But since this is a specific aircraft It has to have it.... And of course right side up... And here it is the last publicity shot of the aircraft showing the wing root hanging... (this was after McConnell was on his way back to the states and they repainted his aircraft, notice the stars instead of the falling migs victory symbols) Getting close to completing the subject and soon will be doing the field equipment... Still not quite sure what I'm going to have but it will be period at least.... Onwards...
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    Thanks Brother... The Aires AM set for the doors are pretty spot on for the pics of the insides of the speed brakes, and it revealed an error on the kit, the doors of the kit are too long by about 2 scale inches... You don't see it when open so if your going to build this with closed doors use the kits doors, open, use the Aries set.... The Aires set uses a PE plate for the inside stiffener of the door leaving the lightening holes in their proper places and the slot for the hydraulic cylinders are scaled appropriately as well... The surface was painted with a very thin coat of Testors chrome silver and then sealed with future... That gave them the proper reflectance of bare aluminum which comes out in the photos... The greenish tint you see on the inside surfaces is the shine picking up the color of the build mat they are above and the interior green of the bay insides... True reflectance... A technique I learned many years ago... Your opinion tells me that I got it right.... Thank you...
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    100% agreement... Anything below 1/32nd scale getting a decent "fuzzy" line is very difficult... It amazes me when those modelers doing 1/72 manage to do it... But then repetition is the practice that brings skills... There is like 4 different ways of doing fuzzy edge camo.... And the supreme consideration is what the builder wants to represent... All aircraft during WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam had both styles of camo, hard edge and fuzzy edge... (depending on the equipment they had to paint with).... Neither style is wrong... And I didn't mean to express the ideal that anything is wrong with either... Correct camo is more pattern than technique anyway and yes scale matters... For example a 4" overspray pattern (fuzzy edge) on a 1/32nd scale aircraft or 1/35th scale tank is equal to 1/8th inch in scale... Speaking from experience it is doable but not easy to do... (takes a LOT of practice and experimentation to get it right) 1/8th inch in a spray is almost impossible to execute with most spraying devices... What you have done is beautiful in my opinion accurate for pattern which on most British aircraft was done with masks during WWII... All I was commenting on is the technique for doing it is perfect, a minimum of fuss, best way to do it in my opinion for what it is worth... Sorry if I offended...
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    Just so everyone knows, UPS is pronounced "OOPS" in the United States...
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    Great job on the pattern! doing it the old fashioned way is the best way in my opinion.... Flat masks and a slight lift to the masks for the fuzzy edge... Beautiful work....
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    Hey brother, the folds are along the color division, the black box folds to the back side of the part, glued, then cut out from the front side... This colors the back of the part.... All of them with attached black boxes are fold in half and glue before cutting the part out.... A18a thru A18d, (both of them) The A18d with the box is foldable the one without isn't....
  14. Egilman
    Ok brothers another short update.... Speed Brakes.... Left Side... Right side... Tail view.... I still have the lower arm doors to install once I find a suitable scrap of PE to replicate them with... Letting them set up solid but otherwise, they are now installed.... A little bit every day, keeps the doctor away.... {chuckle} More later, onwards...
  15. Egilman
    Thanks Alan, it's been fun and it isn't going away just yet.... Thanks Mark, I dodged a bullet with that one... But it is a pretty solid model, I'm glad I decided on the metal landing gear, it's what saved me... I just finished installing the speed brakes, update in a few...
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    You could also acquire a Glencoe #05201 which is the McDonnell XV-1 convertiplane... In a yummy 1/32nd scale, price looks quite reasonable as well... We could do a dual build on her.... {chuckle} she would be perfect for the Rub-n-Buff treatment.... This one is mine... they are not hard to find and are still reasonably priced... Or perhaps a Bell XV-3 Convertiplane.... can't get anymore STOL that these... I just acquired one myself, there are several still available but they are becoming hard to find so the prices are going up.... It's only 1/43rd scale so it won't fit my collection unless I upscale her... I've got lots of projects as well, just not enough time for them all... {chuckle} EG
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    Creating compound curved panels...
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    I keep those right next to my Dapping set... they are perfect for creating fold lines as I'm sure you know, but they are also good for creating bumps in thin plastic (rivets) curls in softened plastic (overlapping edges) and many other miniature special effects....
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    Short update... Well I dropped her, yep, she slipped right outta my hand and flopped on the table... OUCH!!! Fortunately, I used the metal main gear they didn't break and gel CA to attach them, easy fix.... I'm doing a short update now in preparation for attaching the tanks and speed brakes... Fuel tanks... (just waiting for their seal coat) Speed brakes left and right just waiting on their seal coat as well... A bit out of focus but you get the idea.... I'm gonna try to get them and the landing gear doors on tonight... Therefore tomorrow I can finish her and work on the setting... It's been a long haul my friends thank you for following...
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    Thanks Ken, and ZZ is one of my favorites right up there with Hendricks and Black Sabbath... Thank you Chris, it's appreciated.. Geese, how fine is frog hair? {chuckle} Thank you Craig, without you guys telling me what you all think in your expert opinions I would think it wasn't good enough... It sincerely appreciated
  21. Egilman
    In that case, I went with a reamer.... Anything smaller than a half inch was reamed....
  22. Egilman
    You going to spray her or brush paint her?
  23. Egilman
    OK Brothers, time for an update.... Been plugging along.... She has legs!!!! And she knows how to use them... {chuckle} Need to do some decaling to the speed brakes and tanks and figure out how to add the cables to the ammo door and wing fillet.... But making progress... Onwards..
  24. Egilman
    Our Pleasure... That's the point of this fora, to pass on knowledge.... EG
  25. Egilman
    1/32nd scale....

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