Steeds of the Aces Options

[ghodges]

I'm intrigued and amazed at the level of detail you're having to build in that "paper" airplane! It's much more complex than any plastic kit I've ever done!

GIL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley16.gif)

[Mark Deliduka]

Wow, that 'paper' airplane is coming along nicely. Thanks for the blow-by-blow account of how you've assembled the difficult assemblies.

I know I'm part of this Group Build, so I think it's time I showed my progress. I'm building the F-86F "MiG Mad Marine" alongside a Japanese Self Defense Force F-86, so these pics will include both aircraft. After all, they are almost the same kit so I figured why not build them both?

Here are the two cockpit/air intake assemblies I did. This was before I added the cockpit decals:

(IMG:http://the-lem.com/LEM_Gallery2/d/43978-2/WIP%20SabreJets%20I.jpg)

My apologies for the blurriness. I took this at St. Crispin's Hobby Day and had left my tripod at home.

Here are the two Sabres assembled for the most part. Now to sand them down a bit, fill some seams and add more detail parts. The one to the right is "MiG Mad Marine":

(IMG:http://the-lem.com/LEM_Gallery2/d/44068-2/WIP%20SabreJets%20II.jpg)


Okay, thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

[Mark Aldrich]

Ahhhhh.... I love the Sabre!!!!!

[Mark Deliduka]

Thanks Mark! Yeah, I like them too. Sleek, sexy and easy to build! I always thought that the horizontal tail surfaces were too small though.....

[Mark Aldrich]

The Sabre was the first real jet I saw up close and personal. Followed by the 102, 106 and then the 104. Loved that my Dad was in the FIS!!!!

[Mark Deliduka]

Sweet! That must have been awesome! And to think I have completed models of all those jets! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley20.gif)

BTW, I'm bringing my Sabre Dog to Phoenix.

[Mark Aldrich]

Way Kool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mark Deliduka]

Well, I got 'MiG Mad Marine' almost ready for paint. Here she is:

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Duke_Maddog/Works%20in%20Progress/WIPSabreJetsIII.jpg)

Enjoy...

[ghodges]

Looks good so far Duke. what NMF are you going to use?

GIL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley16.gif)

[Mark Deliduka]

Thanks Gil! I will most likely use up the two Tamiya rattle cans of silver/aluminum that I have laying around. I hope to get paint on them this weekend.

[cgutzmer]

Just got back from long vacation to france (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) glad to see this is still going along well! Hope to get back to building soon (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Chris

[ewahl]

It's been some time, but I am making progress on the ancient 1/72 Heller North American F-86F flown my Maj. James P. Hagerstrom. Lots of warped pieces to straighten. I'm converting the as-molded F-86E wing with leading edge slats to the F-86F wing with no slats and a flow fence on each wing instead. I filled the slats' engraved outlines with Mr. Surfacer 1200 from the jar and sanded smooth when dry. In the following photos, I've masked off the majority of the skin to paint the wing box and horizontal stabilizer centers semi-gloss black. This will be the undercoat for the overall Testors spray can Aluminum Plate (buffing) Metallizer that the whole airframe will receive (as shown in the third and fourth pictures). The black under the metallizer will provide a subtle change of hue to the aluminum. Then I will use metallizer sealer before starting on the decals.

Top shot with blue 3M painter's tape and yellow Tamiya masking tape with the black paint applied.
(IMG:http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/e-jwahl/F-86F3.jpg)

Underside masked and painted.
(IMG:http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/e-jwahl/F-86F4.jpg)

Topside with masking tape removed.
(IMG:http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/e-jwahl/F-86F5.jpg)

Underside with masking tape removed. The nose piece will be insignia red except for the small black radome.
(IMG:http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/e-jwahl/F-86F6.jpg)

Ed

[Mark Deliduka]

That's cool. I'll have to try the same thing on mine. Thanks for the pics!

[Rutek63]

Seeing all this tape and the preparation to paint you guys do is making me kinda happy. I'm glad that I don't have to do that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) . Good job though.

Finally I was able to close the cockpit and apply first two pieces of the of the fuselage skin. Unfortunately, not without an accident. A little bit of the fresh black paint from my mixing palette got on my palm and by the accident I transfered it onto the fuselage skin in the front of the cockpit. I didn't have any other choice but to tear that part of the fuselage off the formers and apply the new one.
(IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3061-0.JPG)

(IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3058-0.JPG)

I decided to switch from the standard kit formers to the laser cut ones. It saves me time that I can spend to build some scratch-build details. For example machine gun's shrouds. I hope that the pictures below explains the shroud's building process. I used very thin paper, 0.7 mm drill bit to give it the right shape, and O' glue for glueing and to keep the shape. I painted the flat part black before wrapping it around the drill. And in the end I used silver color pencil to break down that intensive black color.

(IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_2460-0-s.JPG) (IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_2420-0-s.JPG) (IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_2795-0-s.JPG)

It took me some time to align the machine guns, barrel's compartments and blast tubs in one line. To do it right I had to removed the machine guns off the cockpit, shave their bases and then put new guns in place.

(IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_2798-0-s.JPG) (IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3071-0-s.JPG) (IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3066-0-s.JPG)

As you can see in the picture below I decided to leave gun maintenance access hatch open and also on the port side I left openings for scratch build pilots step and the flare launch port.

(IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3062-1-s.JPG) (IMG:http://www.rutski89.com/peter/IMG_3059-0-s.JPG)

Regards!
Peter

[Weedeater]

Peter, Not sure if you are familiar with the phrase, "Peter, you sick bitch!" It is meant to be a multiple reference between friends, brothers, comrades, from one to the other of envy, amazement, humor and approval while still maintaining a "manly" posture without showing too much signs of weakness. It also conveys a sense of wonder at how you achieve such superb results where most craftsman would have gone crazy and given up, especially in such an unusual medium, paper! In this case, this is how I am applying the phrase. Your work is incredible and magnificent and I appreciate you posting your progress, "You sick Bitch, you." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley20.gif)

This post has been edited by Weedeater: Sep 2 2010, 12:42 PM

[Bob Dedmon]

I just finished Bob Stanford Tuck's Spit Mk Vb a couple days ago. It's Tamiya's kit I'm planning to build a collection of the most famous BoB fighter leaders which will be Tuck's Spit, Galland's 109, Molders 109, and I haven't decided which for Bader but I'm planning either a Spit Mk I or Hurricane MkI.(IMG:http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv169/the-dedmons/Models%20to%20show/SpitfireVb247.jpg) (IMG:http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv169/the-dedmons/Models%20to%20show/SpitfireVb248.jpg) (IMG:http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv169/the-dedmons/Models%20to%20show/SpitfireVb249.jpg)

[ghodges]

Nice classic build Bob! Tuck's Spitfire may be one of the epotomes of the term Ace, and you've captured that very well with your build! I'm guessing this was an OOTB build? Thanks for posting!

GIL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley16.gif)

This post has been edited by ghodges: Sep 2 2010, 06:24 PM

[Bob Dedmon]

Nice classic build Bob! Tuck's Spitfire may be one of the epotomes of the term Ace, and you've captured that very well with your build! I'm guessing this was an OOTB build? Thanks for posting!

GIL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smiley16.gif)

mostly, added gauge faces to the instrument panel and added P/E seat belts, should be in the members gallery next month. Thanks

This post has been edited by Bob Dedmon: Sep 2 2010, 06:33 PM