GregWise Posted October 13, 2009 Report Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) a needed break from the fury. Edited October 14, 2009 by GregWise
ghodges Posted October 13, 2009 Report Posted October 13, 2009 Nice Rat! I especially like the way your fuselage stripe came out and the weathering on the botom. Looks like you repostioned the elevators...did you do anything else? Looks great! Thanks for sharing! GIL
Glynyrd Posted October 13, 2009 Report Posted October 13, 2009 Nicely done, Greg. I really like the kicked up dirt on the undersurfaces. I'd love to see the difference in size with one parked by a P-47! Glenn
GregWise Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) David- it's the 1/48 Eduard kit. Gil- I used the CMK interior set that included resin horizontals w/separated elevators, gear doors and a beautiful pit enhanced with the kit supplied photo etch. I replaced gun barrels and pitot tube with hypodermic needles I also drilled holes in the proper locations for the added gear retract cables(most people mistake the small oval panels inside the gear bays). Glenn- I'll shoot some comparison pics. Edited October 13, 2009 by GregWise
VonL Posted October 14, 2009 Report Posted October 14, 2009 Nice work! I like that weathering and the crud on the undersides.
Weedeater Posted October 14, 2009 Report Posted October 14, 2009 - This is a sweet looken build! I especially like that you gave it an application of mud under the wings where the wheels would have flung it up on them. Too few models (of aircraft that would have operated outta muddy airstrips) show this. I also like the none-sharp edged yellow fuselage band (see the 3 o/c view and the bottom shots). Looks like an authentic field application. - If I may.......looking at the side view shots, at the top where the rudder lines up with the vertical stab, it appears that the rudder is sitting a tad low. Unless that was done on purpose (for a reason I'm not aware of. Maybe there were really like that???). If that was not intended and it is not too late, maybe the rudder can be removed and reattached. Orrrrrr, leave it. The model still looks very cool. Model on Brother of the Sprue.
GregWise Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Posted October 14, 2009 weedeater- sharp eye! I have knocked that rudder off at least 1/2 dozen times one more time aint gonna hurt. glenn- here are a few comparison shots... sorry I ebayed my last P-47.
ghodges Posted October 14, 2009 Report Posted October 14, 2009 OOO OOOO OOOO, Mr. Kottah, Mr. Kottah..... How about posting more pics of the F-8 Greg? That looks SWEET! GIL
Glynyrd Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Wow, stubby li'l plane that is! And if you're going to show some more pics, I'd like to see some more of that VF-171 Phantom! Glenn
66Foxtrot Posted October 15, 2009 Report Posted October 15, 2009 Very nicely executed! I've heard nothing but good stuff about this kit...Imma have to get one, I think! JK
Guest Bun E. Carlos Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about a JOURNAL ARTICLE???????
GregWise Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Posted October 17, 2009 Bun- I just painted a trumpeter 1/48 mig 15 I'll post it when finished. as for the journal what kind of article and who would I submit it to?
guaguachong Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 nice job. and nice to see this little cute boy again. :) honoursly, i think it is as urgly as its brother I-15 :). In china, this one is very famous as his brother I-15, cause it serviced in chinese air force in WWII to fight against Japan. it did pretty good job before A6M2 first time joined the battle field. in that battle, about 20 chinese I15 and I16 were shot down by A6M2s and all A6M2 returned to their base. in Asian coutries, people still remember that war happened more than 60 yrs ago..... Personally, i like western culture of this parts. we remember ths mistake but not for revenge, but prevent same things happen again.
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