SigEp Ziggy Posted August 23, 2023 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2023 I plan on building and finishing this model in time for the IPMS show in Boise, Idaho Canute, Egilman, VitusBering and 5 others 8 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted August 23, 2023 I have to hit the floor running ... So, here are some photos mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, scrubbyj427 and 7 others 10 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted August 23, 2023 Share #3 Posted August 23, 2023 I'm in! 🍿🥤 SigEp Ziggy, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted August 23, 2023 Share #4 Posted August 23, 2023 Me too! Dave_E, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted August 24, 2023 Share #5 Posted August 24, 2023 Me three! Canute, mtaylor, Dave_E and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 25, 2023 Share #6 Posted August 25, 2023 Four's in! Egilman, Dave_E, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted August 30, 2023 I've painted and decaled the wings and will weather them using oils for the first time!?! Danstream, Old Collingwood, king derelict and 7 others 10 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted September 19, 2023 Of coarse I did not finish in time for the show, but I still went to the show Here are a few of the photos I took at the show... mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, Dave_E and 8 others 7 4 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) I did get a little farther on the wings, dark oil wash, clear coat, then gray and white oils to break up the monotone color Edited September 19, 2023 by SigEp Ziggy yvesvidal, scrubbyj427, king derelict and 9 others 12 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted October 16, 2023 Finally finished the wings Canute, Egilman, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted October 30, 2023 I added a piece of brass tube for a gun barrel. Big mistake. After researching, it should just be a hole, as the barrels are farther back. I would remove it, however, it would be difficult without damage, so incorrect it will be. hof00, Dave_E, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted October 31, 2023 Share #12 Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said: I added a piece of brass tube for a gun barrel. Big mistake. After researching, it should just be a hole, as the barrels are farther back. I would remove it, however, it would be difficult without damage, so incorrect it will be. Brother, I assume you used CA to glue it to a bulkhead or along the side, I would use a drill bit larger than the brass tube ID but slightly smaller than the OD in a pin vise and slowly remove it till it's gone or it spins off it's mount.... The drill bit will either remove the brass to the point of pushing the residual back into the fuselage where it cant be seen or grab it and twist it off... without damaging the plastic.... I've done it in the past for the same mistake... Don't use a power drill for this technique, way too much torque and if the bit grabs then you lose the model... Do it by hand so you have better control.... It's an easy mistake to make..... Edited October 31, 2023 by Egilman Jack12477, Old Collingwood, king derelict and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 31, 2023 Share #13 Posted October 31, 2023 The aerial cannons on many of our earlier jets, up thru at least the F-16s, are 6 barrel M61A1 20mm Gatling guns, capable of up to 6,000 RPM. The size of a jet's magazine, like the silver drum in the second opening, defined how many seconds of gunfire per jet. The F-4E had 640 rounds in it's magazine, so it had 10 seconds of cannon. This Tomcat looks like around the same size. We were limited to a 2 second burst or the barrels overheated and twisted into a pretzel. One of my squadrons in SEA had a warped barrel set in our lounge. king derelict, SigEp Ziggy, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted October 31, 2023 Egilman, drilling it out is a great idea! Thank You! Old Collingwood, Dave_E, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted November 1, 2023 I haven't tried drilling out the barrel yet, but I did glue the cockpit in and joined the upper and lower fuselage together! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyShooter Posted November 1, 2023 Share #16 Posted November 1, 2023 Interestingly, the same 20mm Gatling is found in the shipboard CIWS...and they all were evolved from the army AA version that was mounted on the M113 APC back in the 60's. Jack12477, Egilman, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Brad/NavyShooter Pending Launch: RMS Titanic - 1/100 - 3D Print - Pond Float display Build Log: HMCS Bonaventure- 1/96 - A Fitting Out Completed Build: HMCS St Thomas - 1/48 - 3D printed Bens Worx Completed Build: 3D Printed Liberty Ship - 1/96 - RC A slightly grumpy, not quite retired ex-RCN Chief....hanging my hat (or helmet now...) in the Halifax NS area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted December 8, 2023 It looks more like a bird, when it has it's beak! mtaylor, hof00, Ryland Craze and 5 others 8 Quote Your Shipmate, Ziggy Current Builds: USS Arizona and Memorial Columbus Ship Nina HMS Blandford Cross-section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennytimeline Posted January 10 Share #18 Posted January 10 I'm on a roll, I have finished not one, but two models, first time since 1982! I am almost ready to prime the fuselage and getting the rest of the part ready too Jack12477, mtaylor, BLACK VIKING and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennytimeline Posted January 15 Share #19 Posted January 15 I managed to get some primer on the fuselage Landlubber Mike, NavyShooter, Dave_E and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennytimeline Posted February 13 Share #20 Posted February 13 I put the clear coat on,... ... decals and wheels Dave_E, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennytimeline Posted February 21 Share #21 Posted February 21 Added the weapons... mtaylor, Tom E, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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