Mark Deliduka Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Oh man, this is looking sweet! I have a plastic kit of this plane in 1/72 scale that is somewhere in my stash. It's plaintive cry to "Build me!" is getting louder!
VonL Posted October 5, 2012 Report Posted October 5, 2012 Wow...just...wow. Super piece of work here. This kind of inspiring stuff is THE reason I'm an IPMS member.
ghodges Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Posted October 17, 2012 Painting has begun! The gull gray is on, though some touch-ups will be needed....It took two sessions, because the model had to be held by the nose and tail fin while painting the fuselage; and then held by the fuselage to paint the elevators and tail fin. As you can see, masking for the wing-walks has begun! The right wing is taped off to paint the dark gray cheat lines (took about 2hrs!). You can see the basic wing-walk layout on the left wing. It'll take a LOT more masking just to finish off the 2 color wing-walks. Once this is all done, all of the gray will be masked off and silver will be applied as a base coat for the white areas on the fuselage, as well as for the tail markings. More pics in a couple of days! GIL
WildBill50 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Posted October 17, 2012 Looking good sir! Do you have some dihedral on the wings? They look a little flat to me. I believe there is some on the aircraft and I would hate for you to get too far along in painting if it needs to be adjusted. Might be me though. Keep us posted. Bill
Rusty White Posted October 17, 2012 Report Posted October 17, 2012 What do you plan to do about the yellowed clear parts?
ghodges Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) Got the Dark Gray outlines painted this evening. Next will be to mask off those and paint the interiors of the wing-walks Dark Gull Gray. Bill: there is dihedral in the wings, and the tail planes. Hard to see in the picture angles I've posted. Oddly, it seems to show best in the picture of the bottom on pg4. Rusty: See pg2 and pg4 to see how I molded new masters and then smash molded new clear parts. GIL Edited October 17, 2012 by ghodges
ghodges Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Posted October 19, 2012 Wing walks are done! They need a little touch-up on some edges, but overall I'm happy with the results! Next up is the silver base coat for the white areas. Cheers! GIL
ghodges Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Posted October 25, 2012 Painting is about 85% done..... Props also only need one more color. Still haven't decided whether to paint the leading edge correguard, or decal it. Squadron emblem on the tail fin is half painted, with only the red left to apply. This will probably be the last pic until she's done, as there won't be a lot more visible detailing between now and then. Cheers! GIL
dmorrissette Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 That is coming out awesomely! Dave
ghodges Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Posted October 26, 2012 Took it to my meeting tonight and discovered one more thing needed....a BIGGER box to haul it around in! GIL
ghodges Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Posted October 29, 2012 Well, got the tail art and the props painted. They're kinda colorful, so I thought I'd share them. Drew the "bird" on paper and then used Frisket film to make masks of the drawing. All the props needed was a lot of masking! Cheers! GIL
dmorrissette Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Gil: That looks great. Seems to be an effort of love! Dave
WildBill50 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Gil, That looks fantastic. Markings look really nice. I hate this part...White, red, white prop tips. All the pic's I looked at show this. Your choice, they look really cool. Just an observation. Model on!!!! Bill
Mark Deliduka Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Oh man, that is SWEEEEET!!! Brilliant job on the props and the tail art! This is so cool! I can only hope my 1/72 scale plastic kit comes out looking half this good!
ghodges Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 Hmmm.....I painted the props red/white/red because that's the way they are in the color rendering in the rear of the world Airpower P-3 Orion booklet. Pictures in there also show the props painted both ways, though the white/red/white does appear to be the most commonly used. I still have white to paint on the model (gear and fuselage touch ups) so I might redo the tips. I could even just use red stripe decals for the tips if needed! Thanks for the heads up! GIL
ewahl Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Hi, Gil, Here's something to add a bit of confusion. The photo dates from February 2010. Ed
ghodges Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Posted October 30, 2012 Just goes to show..also notice some blades have manufacturer's logo, and others do not. GIL
WildBill50 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 It's a conspiracy, I tell ya! Paint each one a different way.
ghodges Posted November 4, 2012 Author Report Posted November 4, 2012 Still making progress (no pics though)....got the FOD covers all made and started repainting the prop tips (and I already regret that! ), and finished painting the gear doors. I also got the gloss coat onto the model, so it is prepped for decaling! Still have to paint the tires, add the landing lights (finally got them in the mail! ), add brake lines to the gear, etc., etc., etc.. It's surprising how many "little" things are left to do! But at least I'm inching towards the finish line! and to think....last May I thought I might get this done in time for the Nats! :P GIL
VonL Posted November 13, 2012 Report Posted November 13, 2012 Fantastic. Love this build. The tailflash indicates my brother's old squadron: VP-19 at NAS Moffett, CA. FYI...the crews referred to that emblem as the "Milpitas War Chicken."
ghodges Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Posted November 20, 2012 No pics...but the model is decaled and sealed with the last gloss coat. All parts have been made and the props re-painted. Just a little weathering and washing to do and the fiddly bits can be added! GIL
WildBill50 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) Can't wait to see it. Fantastic job so far, Gil. Bill Edited November 20, 2012 by WildBill50
ghodges Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Posted November 20, 2012 :smiley7: Grrrrrrrr.........and I'll promptly take one step BACKWARDS, just because I posted my progress.... Was putting on the final semi-gloss coat and managed to spill some of the clear from the cup onto the model! While it's not a disaster, it DID manage to leave a couple of runs across the bottom and wipe out 1/2 of the correguard leading edge on one part of the wing. SO.....I'll be doing some light sanding and repainting that section of correguard, as well as a bit of gull gray on the bottom. Sigh......... Like Led Zep sings....."no-no-nobody's fault but mine"! GIL
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