popeye the sailor

great idea with the spoons.........never though to use such things love the sheen factor of the paint........the metallic colors especially .

awesome job! has the look of burnished aluminum looks good on the stand too! got any others?

ohhhhh, I dunno, I'm just a wingman something about those big birds......... hey.........whilst I'm here, I may as well post a few update pictures. I went a bit further on the paint work. first I masked and painted the blue areas on the wings, fuselage and rudders. one thing I noticed is that the wings don't possess the same panel texture and rivet detail. odd given the fact that the Atlantis and the other Revell kit are identical....then again, they come from the same molds. there are some minor flaws with the paint, but I will go over them once all the colors are on. after I gave the blue some time to dry, I began masking the wings. I just followed the panel lines as a guide. the ailerons were taped in place, so they could get their portion of the striping. I did the other wing by eye, keeping with the spacing of the above wing. I didn't do too badly.......I think this is some pretty good tape.......comes in three different widths. the tape I wanted to use.....I can't. I used it on the Futura....and I guess the thinner is the culprit.......but it left the adhesive on the part I masked up. it's been a task to remove it.....still more to go. once I made sure that the tape was firmly pressed down, it was off to the paint booth. the admiral wanted to go to the store.........so I had to hold off on further work. when we got back, I removed the tape to see how much {if any} crept underneath {I get mixed results}. I was happy to see that only a few visible imperfections occurred. real tiny ones I'm not concerned with....but there are some I will touch up. the rudders and stabilizer will be next. more soon

thanks! I still have the Atlantis B 25........ hoping that it comes out as well......surprising cutting out the side windows was good too.....adds more to the model. the window maker worked well in that respect. thanks again everyone.......glad you enjoyed the log, given the confusion

no different than automotive........I've got tool that I've only used a couple of times. stuff I'll probably never use again. learned plumbing from my dad..... ..came in handy when we owned our own home. ....and if our landlord keeps dragging his feet, I may have to do something here {pipes down cellar are look'in scary } congratz on 44 years!

thank you all.......it is an interesting rabbit hole. surprising that the kit built into as nice a model as it did, considering. I still wouldn't put the 'dinty' on it though...........unless your looking for a good challenge, or you just want something to practice paint methods. I think it would have looked better if the glass frames were painted, but I didn't care for the raised framing being on the inside of the glass. on the outside, it makes it easier to mask off. when you see how the landing gear is set up on the Warbirds kit, you will see the reason why I modeled them like this. the way I have them on this model is perfect in showing the gear in the up position......gear doors are closed and all you can see are the wheels. I'll have to look around and see if I can find another book on the subject. having such an obscure timeline shows just how secret the KG 200 was. the book has more information on B 17's.........the majority of the captured planes didn't survive. a few did get retaken. I did look into the Atlantis site, at the Pacific Raiders kit.........they had only the decal sheet to offer. to me, the Buffalo Bill decals sheet didn't look that good......chances are the Pacific Raiders decal sheet would look equally as bad.......cartoonish like I should have something on that model soon.....thanks for the kind comments and glad that you found this interesting to follow I'll see what I can come up with for #3.

it would be easy to come up with a sheet of dot decals the paint work would be enormous though.........not to say that what I have planned isn't. I'm giving the white a chance to dry more, before I go to the other colors. there are quite a few to choose from, but finding decal sets for some of them might be tough. there is.....still the MPC kit, cheap enough to toy around with.............I might still be able to get one glad your looking in

after the props were touched up, they were added to the model. this was the last thing to be done......the model is finished. as mentioned, I had to make a couple of things to accommodate the decals to a smaller scale, but I'm happy with the way it looks. I'm even happy with the wheels and how they are tucked into the wells........if I do this with the Pacific Raiders model, I will need to make a stand for her. the pictures do speak for themselves, so here they are. here's where I noticed the decal error...... I saw pictures where the area under the wing root was painted out........they supplied the decal, but didn't show it in their diagrams. the fate of Sunshine is not really known. she lost two engines and landed in Venegono in 1944, only to be detained by the Italians. the plane and crew were later handed over to the Germans. the crew was sent to Stalag Luft I, and the plane received two new engines and was flown to Germany for testing. it was then delivered to the KG 200 and possibly given the code numbers A3+FK. the plane would latter be used to infiltrate and monitor RAF nocturnal bomber chatter. at some paint the marking did change a little, but the nose art was kept intact. the plane seemed to disappear, until Jan of 1945, when a plane with the numbers A3+FK was shown to have logged in at Wiener-Neustadt air base. no further information was found until the end of the war, when forces stumbled on the wreckage of a B 24. there were no discernable markings on the plane to say either way, if it was Sunshine, but the fact that she was never recovered, would suggest that she didn't survive the war. Sunshine was the second B 24 to fall into German hands....the B 24, Blonde Bomber II was the first. information points that she never entered service with the KG 200. thanks to all for sitting through the debacle for my second installment....I'm sure you folks were confused. the KG 200 book lists many planes that were used by the Germans. from Mustangs and P 38's {only two were known of}, to aircraft of the British and French air forces.........one never can rule out that there may be another installment.......#3 thanks again for your interest and support

I shouldn't bother to show them........but I took them while I was decaling her, and there is sort of a candid value to them minimal trimming was done to the decals........for the rudders, the decal set supplies patches in which gives the impression that some markings have been painted over. I wasn't going to use them........I was simply going to paint the areas over with a lighter olive drab, making them as large as needed. I later opted to just overlay the swastika partially over the lower decal patch { the upper patch, the number, and the swastika is one complete decal in itself}. I did note that the port side was a little crooked....I have since fixed it. yea.........I vowed not to do anymore at my desk........old habits are hard to break the plane was supported by the lamp.....propped by the tail guns. all this while the glue was drying. the stand really doesn't do what it was intended to do. the prop job under way

I have seen B 24's that still had the armament, as well as the B 17 pictured above. I might just add them so the parts aren't added to my spare parts box.......I seem to be massing quite an array. just the nose {if any}, the tail and maybe the dorsal. they do fly reasonably close to the action before turning around.......be good to have some teeth, just in case I've book marked a few more sites pertaining to the B 24, even one that gives out free plans for large scale models. you have to become a member to get them, and I'm sure there is a fee in there somewhere. I did take a few pictures of where this model is at the moment.......you've seen the Chromate green on the visible inside surfaces.....I've done a bit more. the bottom part of the fuselage was painted with the med gray, and then later masked off to paint the white upper section. I had to do two coats of flat White...gosh darn ghosting was quite abundant. I will then mask off for the blue.......and then for the red striping. the upper tail parts and the ailerons........the rudders you see are waiting to be painted blue. the other halves are as follows........only the rudders themselves will be totally white, but I think I should do the lower part of the inner surfaces with the med gray, which won't be striped. I may have to correct one of the rudders......they are both facing the same way....kind of like painting two lefts >correction noted< the fuselage and upper wing surfaces have also been painted......the white was so stubborn. I just hope I didn't lay the paint on too thick. the field on the wings that will be blue is fairly large.......it will fit in conjunction with the roots of the fuselage, which will also be masked off for the blue. I'm either going to order some stars, or I'm going to have link my computer with the home printer....I think I just need to make it the default printer, now that mine has been uninstalled from my computer. I have other images that I need to look up. white decal paper is going to be the rule, since most generic printers don't print white. more to come

so.......the trilogy of Sunshine has been resolved. the props on the original kit I started with are being painted, and that will finish the model. the Pacific Raiders plane will be move over to the Atlantic log and will be done as a generic bomber, unless I get other ideas {I usually do }. this log will be devoted to the Warbirds kit........which led me to wonder.......what to do with this model. there were no decals with the model when I got it, and even if there were, they might be junk......just like the Pacific Raiders kit. I thought of two possibilities.........one choice would be a coastal patrol plane for the RAF.....the other alternative would be an assembly plane. both of these choices would be a pleaser for Lou {yes.....I do like the ideas you've given me in the past. I leaned more towards the assembly plane though, even though I have decals for both ideas { I should by now, don't you think?!?!?!} there are a few decal sets out there for assembly ships.......but I want to stay low budget and some of the paint schemes are a real daunter. one in particular came to mind..........sort of an American Flag motif. first.......I thought of a white upper fuselage and wings, med gray bottom. red stripes will run along the upper fuselage, with stripes from wing tips to fuselage. starting from a section of wing to the root and the area of the fuselage, will be blue w/ stars. the outer rudders will be blue....inside will be white and med gray.......rudder flaps will be white and red stripe. the stabilizer{s} will be white and red stripe, running the same as the wings second .......will be basically the same, but all stripes will run on the same direction as the fuselage. a third choice......... will be the same, but the fuselage is done in stripe bands around it, rather than along it. sounds like a head bender.........I believe there is a B 17 done in pretty much the same way.......the B24 I saw though looked like the stripes were like lightening bolts { a little too crazed}. I've seen the red 'n gray stripe in drab and yellow too... it will look somewhat like that...... good that I looked at these........I was wondering about the nacelles. from what I've read, assembly ships didn't have armament.....the planes were stripped of unneeded equipment. this one has them though , although I don't see the presence of belly guns. I will call her " 'ole Glory" and will likely be making the decals myself, if I don't have anything on hand. I won't be specific on a bomb group, unless I can cobble something together. I already started the paint trilogy............oh, did I say that I hate white!!!!!!

actually, the more critical time was landing. the pilot had to be steady, because too much pitching from side to side, would allow the wing to hit the ground.........and that could be very bad. some did not end well. there were structural issues down the road with the top wing strut mounts rotting. this would cause the plane to lose the top wing in flight. I think it happened to Lothar, the baron's brother. head injuries and engine problems added to the cons of this aircraft, and when the D VII rolled off the assembly line, all orders for the Dr 1 was canceled.

oh....oh........someone's going to the 'quiet room' hey there Jeff.......catching up on your progress I see you have made much.........even some small work on the over spray there... it's a good thing the deck wasn't cemented on. she's looking very nice.......the detail and paint is really good. I did have to laugh.......in one of the pictures, I noticed that your using Humbrol and White Ensign paint { I saw the tins}. I have quite a selection, that I got from grumpy Lou >snicker, snear, and chuckle < ...I do have some that is for IJN ships........I got to do some research for the colors used for the Shokaku. she's coming along great mate........great job!

I'm still relatively new with PE as well........please don't give up. the larger stuff can be added.......and to me.....if one can't see it, then I won't add it. some is better than none, and if it enhances the model, the happier you will be. so far, I have dealt with a couple brands of PE, and yes.......there is a difference in tinsel and thickness. I wish you well with the project and look forward in seeing more

my word Alan........she quite a ship your building! I think you and I share the same thoughts about PE..........daunting to add, but not adding it would leave the model looking bland. your doing a spectacular job the detail is awesome! I'm trying to branch out and look at some of these projects. I used to look at so many, I hardly had time at the table. the more I look at these projects, the more envious I get.......I have three ships....a 1:350, a 1:450, and a 1:500 in my stash. I'm itching to start one, and seeing these projects isn't helping my moderation, considering the projects I already have in the works. but I do enjoy the eye candy, and glad to include your to the list

the deck looks perfect! really pops on the model the weathering and detail looks so good.......top notch job!

hi Mobbsie........I am so happy to have stumbled onto your log! I see your back at it in your usual style.......she is an awesome looking model! is that how they show to stow the cannons?......I like how it looks.....it's a whole new take on their position on deck very nice and very ornate.......the masting looks great as well. pleased to follow along mate! Popeye

the admiral saw some of the wagon kits on Model Expo.......she looked interested {or at least, one can hope}. I've got two kits in the stash.....the Lindberg Stagecoach and the Clydesdale wagon {Budweiser}........hoping to get to then one of these days. are you thinking about having horses?

your off to a good start.......quite a few parts to this model

catching up on your antics OC............so sorry to hear about your admiral glad to hear that she is doing better......I hope she makes a full recovery. I can sympathize.......my admiral fell back in 1994. the surgeries and the meds have been her life........the drugs are now beginning to have adverse effects however, and that's what we're dealing with now. I've worked very hard through the years to keep here from needing a wheel chair, preventing her from doing anything that might trigger it.........but we live in the wrong part of the country {snow is the big hurdle}. she had digressed to using a walker, but she refuses to use it, stashing it in a closet.......she's so stubborn! be on the look out though for post problems......injuries that don't show up right away. I wish you both well........ nice progress on the farm.......I sure hope you got the right size case for it.......sounds like it's growing like a weed love the paint work.......very nice!

sweet look'in model..........very nicely detailed!

there's an update coming...........it will be the end..... at the moment, the plane has been decaled.........with a couple give and takes considering the scale differences, but it worked well in the end the stand.........well.......let's just say that a jot of cement took care of the issue. it was like a dead fish....this one is definitely a tail dragger! the props are the last parts to go, and once they are in place, I can present her to you. the log will continue with the Pacific Raiders model. I've yet to look up a suitable victim, but it will finish as an American Bomber . more on Sunshine when I present the update. thanks to all who have looked in

the can doesn't look too old though.........it didn't do it when I laid the paint over the testor's paint.......just when I gave the upper section the second coat. the body has had quite a bit of time to dry......I could try buffing them out. I'll have to look at it....... thanks for the kind word folks!

agreed!.....very high marks for realism! the drill press looks awesome

really nice job on the plane.........even more impressive is the lighting shaping up for a very nice display!