wdedig Posted May 29, 2011 Report Posted May 29, 2011 I was stationed at Galena for a year and I saw this photo and had the Encore Kit. New project From the start I am not concerned about Case XX vs Case X wings. This from Galena Alaska Some Resin Challenges Notice the Gap between resin and Plastic Very Nice Seat Very Nice Photo Etched Instruments Main body Will update as progress allows Thanks for viewing Bill
ghodges Posted May 29, 2011 Report Posted May 29, 2011 Looking great Bill! Isn't this the old Monogram 1/48 kit with a bunch of resin/pe stuff added? GIL
Dick Montgomery Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 That ejection seat is looking great! The 102 and the 106 have been favs of mine, but then I like the whole Century Series and especially in 1/48th. Looking forward to more images.
wdedig Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Posted May 30, 2011 Thanks Guys Yes it is the Monogram Kit, and includes all its challenges plus the resin pieces also. This is not a Shake and bake........More like a Hope and Pray. First coat of primer showed some serious challenges. More updates may take awhile. Cheers Bill
ClareWentzel Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 Looks great so far Bill. Nice ejection seat and IP. We will be watching the progress. I had expected the aircraft to be sporting large red areas, being based in Alaska during those times.
ClareWentzel Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 Duh!!! I didn't recognize that the first photo was B&W. A great scheme. Looking forward to watching your progress even more.
wdedig Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Posted June 5, 2011 The Beat Goes On.. Few little details I like MV Lenses for Formation lights after boring out the raised bumps in the plastic Futured Aircraft. The red looks discolored but it is not, just weird photo effects The black will be Alclad in the engine area...Painted the black then Futured it .We will see PS This is a LARGE aircraft in 48th Cheers Bill
ghodges Posted June 5, 2011 Report Posted June 5, 2011 That's looking pretty slick! I actually mistook a 102 for a 106 at the WR Museum yesterday, but it wasn't a completely stupid mistake on my part. I looked at the tail and it was squared off up top and pointed out the "106". A buddy quickly corrected me saying, "no, 102. Look at the bulging around the exhaust". It was then we realized that the tip top of the 102's tail was missing, resulting in the resemblance to a 106. That's going to be a very colorful Dagger! Looking forward to the finished pics! GIL
wdedig Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Posted June 15, 2011 She is Finished and what a LARGE plane this is I am in the process of writing a build article Comments are welcome Thanks for viewing
Dick Montgomery Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 Very impressive! And I assume it will have its own room for display purposes?
Mark Aldrich Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 Wow, Not even gonna do mine now. It would never match up! Great Job!!
ghodges Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 Gorgeous! I also like the way you turned the nose wheel for that more dynamic appearance. Congrats! GIL
ClareWentzel Posted June 16, 2011 Report Posted June 16, 2011 Great job!!! You sure made the intakes blend into the fuselage. Great work all around.
wdedig Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Posted June 16, 2011 Great job!!! You sure made the intakes blend into the fuselage. Great work all around. Thanks for the compliments Guys This aircraft goes way into lessons learned. I did have a passion for the project and thats what keeps me involved. Thanks again for the comments and next project is 1/72nd scale. Cheers Bill
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