popeye the sailor

here we go again.........this time I think I can come up with a captured American B 24 I'm still gonna finish the Atlantis model, but I'll keep it as a no named generic bomber....there were plenty of them out there. finding out the futility in acquiring the suitable decals for that model, I flirted with the idea of getting a model of normal scale. that proved to be an easy task......this one came up on the radar within minutes...... it was on evil bay listed @ &9.99.....I ordered it! thinking that it might take a while to get here........I was surprised to have it in my hands within a week! the model depicts a plane called the Blue Streak. I soon found that it is an actual plane, with an amazing history...... 41-11613 Blue Streak opening the box was a bit of a shock.......... the kit was produced according to the box and instructions, in 1964......the color of the instruction sheet, as well as the texture of the paper, was a dead give away. the first thing I noticed, was that the decal sheet was missing.....I would need to source out for decals......second is that one half of the fuselage had been marred by sanding I have no idea why this was done.......some of the riveting is still there, so I guess I can count myself lucky with that. I can scribe out the panel lines and call it repaired. the next thing is something I tell any new modeler NOT to do.........NEVER take the parts off the sprues until your ready to use them! I can only guess that the parts were bagged by the modeler....but then again, if that were so, the decals might still have been in here. the condition of the box is fair, but in this state, unbagged would have stood a good chance of lost parts! I took an inventory of what was in the bag...........it looks like it is all here. landing gear parts......... wing parts....... rudder, stabilizer, and cowl parts........ aileron, and flaps....... and props...........I saw one of them was broken the gear doors, turrets, and associated parts seem to be all there as well. all of the clear parts are present too. having been removed from the sprues presents it's own problems.........were the parts damaged in the removal process? the parts need to be cleaned up of minor flash and edgings, but I'll know more when I get into doing it. hopefully, I won't see any craters or damage left by the sprue points. all of the main parts are here........this is good! I can deal with the minor stuff.........and if anything is missing, I should be able to cobble something together without much hassle. I was going to dry fit as much as I could, and then show a comparison of these two planes, but I'm sure you know....... there is a big difference between 1:72 and 1:92 more soon!

they do have a few glues out there.......JB weld and liquid steel. the CA would be the cement to use on the plastic and whatever 'rigging' {rope or hose} that needs to be done. I guess experimentation is in order, if you have any cast off material to work with. I just noticed that they supply a drill bit in the parts pile....very nice addition

looks like an interesting project.......what would be the glue of choice?

that's what happens when I decide to tinker with something.......before I know it, it's too late to turn back nice start on this one........look'in to be a fast finish {guess that sculpy stuff dries faster than we thought } look'in forward to the camo paint.

really nice job on the tank Alan.......I'm sure this new project will come out just as good

very nice

gotta hate that! I'm in the habit of cleaning up the edging around the part.........either it's not square, or the mold leaves {for lack of a better word} flash around it. fit the part in place and your presented narrow gaps.......or exaggerated panel lines. very nice repair

that is correct.........as I read, they were stock. not to get too far off track here, the L6 was a 235 C.I. small blocks were next with the 283 C.I. {the best engine in my view. larger engines were the 348 C.I. { you could get it turbo charged and with fuel injection. the 350 C.I. , 409C.I. and larger came into place a couple of years later. what surprised me, is that fuel injection went back that far.......heard about it { like the maintenance free battery}, but never read up on it. the kit is in the post.........there will be a log I haven't seen the '59 kit yet, but these kits do not supply the engine as an option. they only come with the V8......last time I looked in the box, it had the triple carb set up. I have never seen one of these cars with a V8, let alone this carb set up {not even four barrel}. as for the Liberator, I forgot that I had found another site devoted to captured aircraft. some of the plane look quite interesting....... Harold A. Skaarup web pages ......and for anyone looking at getting one of these kits? Atlantis Plastic Model kits Made in the USA! ......and for those who are looking for decals... kitsworld Model Decals & Photo Etch for the Modelling Enthusiast

blew my mind too Mark.........the things one finds in research?!?!?! been an interesting turn of events going on here........the Revell kit will be a separate log. I found some interesting information to go along with it. I went back into the Mega Hobby site to find decals. it wasn't going too good....there are no aftermarket decals for Dornier or Heinkel aircraft {this is where I was going to get the call letters from}. but then.......I saw them! there is a decal sheet made by Kits World {warbird} for the B 24 'Sunshine'. they were done depicting the captured plane. as I looked further.......I was bummed to find that they were 1:48 scale........noooooooooooooooooooooo! I contacted Mega Hobby asking if they had them in 1:72 scale.......they replied with a no....... I didn't bother inquiring about the decal I already got.....my fault for not reading thoroughly. I did reply to them, telling them....that's OK......I still love ya, and proceeded to look up the Kits World site. I not only found them, but I found the decals too! naturally, I ordered them straight away! I still need the call letters........I could use what I have, but they may not look correct........at the moment, I'm walking on eggshells I have the Revell / Monogram '60 Chevy Impala hardtop kit......it's what my dad drove when I was a kid. on the old Model Kit site, they have a '59 Chevy Impala {bel-air} hardtop........My mother drove this one {it was her first car}. I always referred to them as Chevy Bel-airs. the past week I was bummed to see that someone was buying it..........today I looked and they must have decided not to, because it was back into 'cart' status. so after a bit of 'carrying on about it', the admiral gave in...........but I fear that I burned the last of my bridges. she was pretty stern when she said....'no more!" one thing I need to look into with these two models, is that neither had a V8 engine. as I recall, they both had the L6 engine {I'll have to look up the CID}. my dad's car for certain........after all, I fell on the hood with the tricycle, piercing the hood and the valve cover!

awesome model Wefalck....the realism is astounding!

this has to be the fastest I've ever gotten anything from Evil Bay! I ordered the Warbirds B 24 on June 29th, and I got it on the 2nd........just like they said! I'm tempted to piggyback the Warbirds kit with this log, but the model is much more detailed and is considerably larger. one thing I found that is refreshing, is that the model depicted is of a real plane! I also found something that is quite interesting........ Memphis Belle vs. Hot Stuff: How History Came to Celebrate the Wrong WWII Airplane | Ann Arbor District Library it's quite a story........I'll continue with this model soon

that's funny OC......... we were in the grocery store the other day.........we were in an isle with another woman {she kinda followed along}. we got to the end and I looked up and said something to her...........she complimented us and said that she enjoyed listening {we're not shy with 'cutting up' in any store} then I did my Popeye laugh, and the rest was comic history since I have gotten my dentures, the laugh has gotten better........I had to practice though.......nothing is going to stop me from doing it!

very nice progress.......neat and tidy.......very well done looks like you'll be done in no time!

be careful.........your skirting very close to her not looking the work boat she ought to be that's what I did with the first attempt on my Lobster Boat.....I added wainscoting and made her look too clean. a little grime will put you back in the subject focus. the engine must have come from a 1:16 firebird model kit, AMT and MPC put one out.....the emblem makes me wanna guess {nice touch BTW}. I read through your last post and the comment on the windows. what I do is save the clear cello packaging from products......most electronic stuff, toys, and household stuff comes in this type of packaging. some of it is thin, while some of it is a bit thicker.......I've even made use of the formed parts....curved, cornered........for instances of the more intricate 'glass' needed. if I want windows that don't 'need' to be see-through, old computer floppy discs work well for this purpose. you can even purchase auto window tinting kits that will achieve the same results. I found mine a year or so ago, while I was out in the field across the road, walking Gibbs {have no idea how it got there}. guess it's the 'pack rat' in me

really nice with the added extras I must have missed it, but I notice that some of the PE doesn't look to be brass.........a different type perhaps?

very nice.........

nice job on the flag bearer! your over the top! {it's an amazed and astounded face} really top notch

are the struts brass rod or paper? great progress......no matter how small looks great!

very nice progress.........the press looks really neat we use to use a couple of those old screw jacks........back then, J.C. Whitney used to be big! I remember the stack of catalogs by my dad's lounge chair.

for clear parts, you can use canopy glue. it dries clear and won't mar the glass. Testor's put out the one I use.

Burkhaulter's staff car? cool!

nice progress

looking really good Alan........the detail on these small models is amazing

quip of the day......... the admiral just suggested she should talk to the doctor about water pills.................I said, "what.....you don't get enough water?!?!?!?!"

so the new {updated} model room is almost complete. I've hung some pictures and added more wall shelving on the back wall. the details of the room switch and move can be seen in my PT 109 project, in case your confused on what I'm referring to. we are in the midst of the heat wave that is affecting the country right now.......I haven't been doing much. there has also been some home renos going on here as well, and that has caused some upheaval in activities. a bit of a story, but I also took Mon and Tues. off from work........the boss insisted so who am I NOT to take it! this gave me the time to go into searching for decals a bit more........that turned to be a huge bust. I bookmarked the Atlantis site.......the Pacific raiders kit isn't available at this time { just what's floating around out there}, but I can order the decals if I want to. nawwww.....I think I'll wait and find the kit I even entertained the idea to locate the old Revell kit and compare the two for retooling and other changes made to the kit since it's initial production........but I think I should get my head examined instead {the admiral would do it for me anyway}. Old Model kits has one for.......get this........145.00! I ordered a decal pack from Mega Hobby.......the Warbirds B 24 lettering and number sheet in 1:72 scale. what I got were these........ these are clearly NOT 1:72 scale..........more like 1:48.......or even 1:32! I am going to bring this to their attention, but won't be asking for any compensation....I'm sure I can use these somewhere down the road. I had the Lindberg "Legends of the sky" Heinkel He111 kit. I trashed it due to missing and broken parts, but saved some of the parts, along with the decal sheet. that kit was in 1:48........the decals being too large to use as well. here are the decals in relation to the Warbirds decal sheet......... other decals to show the relative of scale.........these decals came from the Profile series kit of the B 25 from MPC. the sheet from the Atlantis kit are here too for reference. the Warbirds decals I ordered {I found out later} are part of a set that would depict the 486 BG. there are three parts to this set. it is a compilation of six planes, all named after a Zodiac sign. Virgo, Sagittarius, Aquaria, Aries, Cancer, and Pisces. ........all pretty cool if you wanted to build all six ........Wait!.......seven {let's not forget Leo}. I did a dry fit of the plane, checking the fit of the wings......hard to stuff them in the wing wells. if I were to put this plane next to a 1:72 scale B 17, you would see a significant difference in scale....mainly due to the obvious scale production. I even gave a thought to look into HO scale to see what they have available. my head hurt too bad..........so I abandoned the crusade. my quest hasn't diminished........I still want to do the captured German plane. my hunting did produce a solution.........I won't try to bend the 'will' to me.........I'm going to flank the problem! I ordered this off of Evil Bay yesterday this is a kit in 1:72 scale! I think decals will be much easier to find.........and with a lot more detail too! I got an e-mail this morning.........already sent and I should see it by July 2nd! that's fast.........I got the decal sheet just as fast I like Mega Hobby! admiral's crabb'in............gotta take Gibbs out..............