ErnieL
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Definitely not a knock. It might have been a poor choice of words though. These guys need to do dissimilar air combat to learn how to fight as it will most likely be. I’m an ex freightdog so I know nothing of the go fast boys other than they’re almost certifiable. And they do a wonderful job of converting a lot of kerosene into noise. The Red Arrows we’re here last year and I missed them. I was out of town, unfortunately. I’m told it’s a show full of grace and precision, much like the Snowbirds, and they fly a full 9 plane formation as well. My best friend was a Navy GIB in F-4s and he talked about dissimilar ACM all the time. Against SLUFS and Scooters mostly. I’ve been told that the F-5 does a marvelous job of emulating MiG-21s.
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Exactly. Big power is super cool, but big stick and rudder skill is what I notice.
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Our local show here rotates Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, Snowbirds. So every three years we get the Snowbirds in their Tutors. 9 planes welded together. Close in, noisy, and slow display. Unbelievable actually. The Blues and T-birds are all power and fury, and Snowbirds are precision and grace. They're all cool, but as an old stick, I appreciate the precision of close in and using the wing, not the engine, to get you through the show.
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This is a nice kit if you ever fancy doing one. The fit is dicey in a few places, but fitting, sanding, and a bit of filler helps. The canopies are a bear to close. They were designed to be open, but KH wanted them all closed so grabby hands at shows don’t knock them off. It took some carving and surgical removal procedures to close them up.
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I’ve seen pics, but never in person. I’ve seen VFC-111 fly theirs, and hey do a very good job at emulating Russian built fighters. A few of the guys have stick time on MiG-29s and even MiG-21s, so they can fly the F-5 pretty similarly. I really need to drag out my Hood one of these years, but I want a few wood models under my belt first. I’m comfortable in plastic. So wood is good. Ha
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Agree! Especially as aggressors. You KNOW a guy just HAD to do a Sundowners scheme! The one below is the blue Sukhoi scheme I did the grey MiG scheme on the bottom. Each one gives a different look in the air for wannabe fighter jocks.
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The night stalker as the only one I had freedom on. The other two were built for others and they had to be built exactly as shown, including the lemon flippin’ yellow. I’m looking to revisit the Zorro’s attack bird and perform a few updates like reducing the sheen on the figures. Plus a yellow trainer with me having some freedom to work is on my short list. Commission builds are nice, but building to spec can be a real drag.
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I’m a sucker for T-28s. The white B was the first built in the USA The SEA AT-28D-5 is a heavily kibashed B The T-28C was a pre production kit built as the KH display model
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Displayed at the Kitty Hawk table at the US Nats last year
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A nice easy build of the first one available for Kitty Hawk USA to use as a display model. My bulletproof shipping to the distributor almost worked perfectly. It only lost a tailpipe and it’s pitot tube, both of which were quickly reattached
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B-25 Mitchell "Meet Miss Runyon" by Javlin-HK-1/32
ErnieL replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Bleedin' 'ell! that collection is amazing. The big Mitchell turned into a stunner!! I have one of these as well, and it's a well and truly stalled build. Mine is the cannon nosed H model, and I'm bound and determined to do a late Pacific war Marine Raider PBJ-1H troublemaker. Every possible piece of PE known to man, a Profimodeler 75mm cannon, and AMS and Brassin resin everywhere. I burned out on the internal ribbing, because the South Pacific Marine birds had the waist windows removed, every single internal rib needs to be installed... aaaaaargh! plus a full PE bomb bay to showcase the parafrage the Corps used, and I'm going to be there awhile. Yours gives me what may be some needed inspiration to haul it out and restart it all. -
truth be said james, I'm truly enjoying this project now. It's a much welcome change of pace from the plastic bashing and as long as I don't make a cock of it all, I might succeed in convincing a few more fellows to attempt one as well.
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I took a few quick snaps while on my way out the door this morning. Notice my exquisitely clean work area with not a single stray project in sight. More to follow.
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I have the portside gunport pattern on and nicely fitted now. I resoaked and reapplied, after I did a bit more fairing on bulkhead #4. If seems I went a touch far on #5, (counting back from the stem), si I shimmed it out a tiny bit. It looks somewhat decent, and I’m a tough critic. Derek, I saw you talking bout that in your build log, nd I’m certainly going to try your method on the starboard side. Any time savings and stress relief methods are good in my book. I don’t like pinning or clamping anything with the wood under tension, even if it does lay down perfectly. It’s king for alignment and out of plumb issues down the road, never mind the constant threat of glue failure. Again, I overthought stuff and ended up reinventing the wheel.
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Like the time I glued my left hand to my cellphone? not cool....
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I'm thinking if nothing else, then the trusty Finger, Mk.1a could be of use.
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I have some bigger woodworking C Clamps that I though I might be able to Rube Goldberg into reachin around the entire hull, but unless I had them exactly perfect, they'd probably damage the MDF. So no, I won't be doing that either. I'll just undo the one on there tonight and check the bend. Then adjust as needed and reattach permanently. Remember, I just wet it and held it in place to dry. No glue so far.
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Yep. I need clamps that have a big enough throat to reach around and down far enough. Most of my tools are aircraft and plastic model tools.
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I approach planking with complete trepidation. I’m not even close to being in my wheelhouse here, but we’ll go slow and easy and try not have a cock up on anything. So first, I soaked the port side forward gunport pattern in very hot water for 30 minutes, then pinned and clamped it in general position on the hull. I’ll let this dry overnight and check it tomorrow. If it appears close,, I’ll finish applying it and move to the starboard side forward piece. Right now, I’m a bundle of nerves. The lower edges aren’t as smooth as I’d like, but we’ll look closer at that tomorrow.
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Nice problem solving here. I looked closely at your planking and believe I took some of your pitfalls to heart. I picked up my Speedy and prepped the prow just a wee bit more.
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I’m gonna look at Chuck’s method of ironing the wood. I haven’t touched an iron since I took my discharge 25 years back....
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Guys, bring it on, seriously. I’m soaking it up. My modeling expertness lies in other realms, but wood is still a medium to use, and once mastered, it’s another tool in the belt
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Pin driver
ErnieL replied to ErnieL's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
No problem, now I'll just grow a couple extra arms and I'll be golden.
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