Non-railway modelling

[Steadfast]

Sort of modelling, customised my plain white flask with Martini Racing stripes. Rattle cans and Tamiya tape. Feels like it maybe needs a Lancia sticker? 

It's one of a kind, so if anyone sees a driver wandering round a station with that wedged in the side of his orange bag, that's me!

 

Jo

[Corbs]

22 hours ago, Steadfast said:

Sort of modelling, customised my plain white flask with Martini Racing stripes. Rattle cans and Tamiya tape. Feels like it maybe needs a Lancia sticker? 

It's one of a kind, so if anyone sees a driver wandering round a station with that wedged in the side of his orange bag, that's me!

 

Jo

Nice job! I think I have a helmet with those stripes on somewhere, it is a good colour combo.

[JZ]

One I have built before, albeit  50 odd years ago. Heller Saab J21A. Still the same old moulds, but at that time Heller were near the top of the game. It went together fairly well, the cockpit was a bit awkward, as was the undercarriage fitting. It goes in when you assemble the booms, which meant I had to brush the underside. Nice up to date decal sheet and they went on very well, just a little Micro-Sol on the underwing roundels as they went over a couple of protuberances. Replaced the front cannon with wire for strength. Still need to paint the exhausts and landing lights. The raised panel lines give away the vintage of this kit.

 

Not one of mine, but my Granddaughter Lucy's. Tamiya kit. While the pieces went together well, as you would expect from Tamiya, the matching of detail wasn't that good. I suspect they let the apprentice mould makers do these. A note on the instruction sheet says they date back to 1981. This was the first time that Lucy had done all the gluing and assembly herself and I think she did an excellent job. I have added a bit of filler around the base of the horns and back of the head. and a couple of other places.

Painting can wait until she is over again.

We used Revell Contacta professional. It is my go to now and great for children as it is almost impossible to spill.

[JZ]

Fokker Dr.1 of Lt. Josef Jacobs. Belgium, March 1918. Jacobs had two of these, on was fitted with an engine and propeller from a Sopwith Camel. The painting of the Devil spitting fire was a bit oversize, requiring me to cut down the cross and move it further back. Eduard kit in 1:72.

 

Next picture to give an impression of how small these WW1 aircraft were.

[Chas Levin]

On 21/08/2024 at 10:54, JZ said:

We used Revell Contacta professional. It is my go to now and great for children as it is almost impossible to spill.

 

Nice work as always Sir!

 

With that very narrow metal nozzle on the Revelle Contacta, do you ever get problems with it clogging? I tried a different brandm similar applicator, very prone, so I wondered if the Revell stuff's better?

[JZ]

10 hours ago, Chas Levin said:

 

Nice work as always Sir!

 

With that very narrow metal nozzle on the Revelle Contacta, do you ever get problems with it clogging? I tried a different brandm similar applicator, very prone, so I wondered if the Revell stuff's better?

Always replace the cap immediately after using. If it does clog, just poke it through with fine wire, 0.5mm fits nicely.

 

[sir douglas]

same, i always use these revell bottles just because of the fine nozzle and agree that as soon as you buy it, throw away the lid and replace with a length of bent wire

[PhilJ W]

Instead of a piece of wire I use a track pin.

[railroadbill]

 

Here's my cleaning tools,  .45 mm brass wire (handrails).

The contacta bottles are very useful imho, to get just the right amount of glue in right place. Lasts a long time as well.

[railroadbill]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stearman Kaydet PT-17 (USAAF) and N2S ( US Navy)  trainer, so  this one's an N2S.  It's the old Revell 1/72nd scale kit, which first came out, would you believe, in 1965!  (And I did make one then!)  Last reissue 2010 according to Scalemates timeline. This has been painted but not totally assembled in a drawer for some years, thought I'd do some more to it to finish it.

I made this because a late uncle was in the FAA in WW2 and learned to fly in the US on this type of aircraft , or maybe on some of the earlier Stearman trainers as well.  So it's a memento to represent  what he could have flown.

 

Really weirdly, when I set out the model and hanger to photograph it in the garden, an actual PT-17/N2S in similar colours flew overhead !😯

 

 

Edited August 30 by railroadbill

[SM42]

On 25/08/2024 at 21:40, Chas Levin said:

 

Nice work as always Sir!

 

With that very narrow metal nozzle on the Revelle Contacta, do you ever get problems with it clogging? I tried a different brandm similar applicator, very prone, so I wondered if the Revell stuff's better?

 

Waft a cigarette lighter under the nozzle.

 

Unclogs it every time.

 

Andy

[SM42]

It was not ìntended to be funny. 

 

Gently warming the nozzle will unblock it. 

 

 

Andy

[Chas Levin]

Thanks everyone for the nozzle unclogging tips - I'll probably go with the wire for now, and leave trying out the lighter technique for Christmas time... 😁

[JZ]

Currently finishing an Airfix Bf 109E-4. I have previously built a G and a B/C. I find the level of detail decals on 1:72 id now getting ridiculously small. and some, mostly the black ones, that will barely show against the camo' I will be omitting, or maybe just touch in using one of my new AK REAL COLOR markers. (Brilliant things by the way)

[GMKAT7]

Good afternoon JZ,

 

I agree entirely about the stencil/detail decals, they are so tiny.

 

I no longer attempt to use them and just stick to the national markings, code letters/numerals and aircraft serials.

Plus some individual markings such as rank pennants, pilot specific insignia, etc.

 

Cheers, Nigel.

[JZ]

1:72 Airfix  Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4.

Oberleutnant Anton Schön. Holland. 1940.

 

 

 

Built a Gustav and a Caesar/Dora (Condor legion) in the past, but this is my first Emil. Swastikas were from Kits-World, as not supplied. I replaced the wing machine guns with 0.8mm brass wire, the aerial with 0.5mm wire and the underwing pitot tube with 0.45mm, as these were all rather frail. Camo' on the side is a pain in the arse, but glutton for punishment that I am, I have ordered Eduard Friedrich and Gustavs.

Among the PITA camo's to do. I have a couple of Fw190s and this MC.202 Folgore.

Maybe I need to think about how I can paint things before I buy them.

Edited August 29 by JZ

[SM42]

The Me109 camo was one thing that put off a 10 year old me from building another. 

 

The fuzzy spots on the underside of the nose never got done. 

 

It was lucky it got beyond staying in light blue plastic

 

The Fw190 was the same. ( a strange silvery grey plastic was used for this kit)

 

Even now I struggle to think how I would achieve it without an airbrush. ( which I don't have) 

 

I had no chance at 10 years old

 

Andy

[JZ]

8 hours ago, SM42 said:

The Me109 camo was one thing that put off a 10 year old me from building another. 

 

The fuzzy spots on the underside of the nose never got done. 

 

It was lucky it got beyond staying in light blue plastic

 

The Fw190 was the same. ( a strange silvery grey plastic was used for this kit)

 

Even now I struggle to think how I would achieve it without an airbrush. ( which I don't have) 

 

I had no chance at 10 years old

 

Andy

On this, there is a hard line between the splinter camo and the underside colour. I used a stipple brush for the fuzzy. One of the 190s have a soft edge, so airbrushing may be the only option. I think the same goes for the later 109s.

[JZ]

Pondering how the Royal Mail works.

The two 109s I purchased on Tuesday from Jadlam Racing Models (JLR) were despatched on Thursday and are presently in London, Greenford Mail Centre. On Thursday, I purchased an Eduard Dual Combo P-51D set, again from JLR, this was despatched same day and is now showing at Bristol MC. Both packages on 48 hour, free, service. Now JLR are 19 miles from me, about 35 minutes drive. Both JLR and myself are in the BA (Bath) postal area. The first package will have a trip of  about 270 miles, the second, about 70.

Just wondering the efficiency of this. Can't really complain as JLR offer free postage options and how it gets to me is out of their hands.

 

Update

The package sent yesterday has arrived.

Edited August 30 by JZ
Update

[JZ]

After my post a day or so ago about the stencil/detail decals. I have now looked at the ones provided with the Eduard P-51D.

With some repeated, it totals 170.

And a reminder that this is 1:72 scale.

[pete_mcfarlane]

The Airfix 1:72 Phantom has at least double that, by the time you've worked your way through the aircraft and all of its stores. In the old days you just got roundels, squadron markings, serial numbers and the ejector seat warning triangle. Simpler times.... 

[JZ]

28 minutes ago, pete_mcfarlane said:

The Airfix 1:72 Phantom has at least double that, by the time you've worked your way through the aircraft and all of its stores. In the old days you just got roundels, squadron markings, serial numbers and the ejector seat warning triangle. Simpler times.... 

Fine had a look at my Fine Molds Phantom and that also has loads and does not include any armaments.

Decided the next kit to do will be a Tamiya P-51D and that has not that many, fortunately.

 

[railroadbill]

On 21/08/2024 at 10:54, JZ said:

One I have built before, albeit  50 odd years ago. Heller Saab J21A. Still the same old moulds, but at that time Heller were near the top of the game. It went together fairly well, the cockpit was a bit awkward, as was the undercarriage fitting. It goes in when you assemble the booms, which meant I had to brush the underside. Nice up to date decal sheet and they went on very well, just a little Micro-Sol on the underwing roundels as they went over a couple of protuberances. Replaced the front cannon with wire for strength. Still need to paint the exhausts and landing lights. The raised panel lines give away the vintage of this kit.

 

Not one of mine, but my Granddaughter Lucy's. Tamiya kit. While the pieces went together well, as you would expect from Tamiya, the matching of detail wasn't that good. I suspect they let the apprentice mould makers do these. A note on the instruction sheet says they date back to 1981. This was the first time that Lucy had done all the gluing and assembly herself and I think she did an excellent job. I have added a bit of filler around the base of the horns and back of the head. and a couple of other places.

Painting can wait until she is over again.

We used Revell Contacta professional. It is my go to now and great for children as it is almost impossible to spill.

 Thought your SAAB J21 looked very impressive.  (There was a later jet version but I don't know if Heller did that one as well). The older kits might have cruder and less detail, but the current standard decals really raise the realism. I've read that Thunderbirds etc model makers added stencils, warning signs and panel lines to their models to make them look more plausible. So some stencils will work (if you can see them, perhaps with contrast like black on silver or white on green like the SAAB) but as you say the Eduard decal sheets you've got may include absolutely every stencil but  some are far too small to show up!  Guess they would be ok with a large scale aircraft but 1:72nd fine without them. Sounds like it's a common dilemma!

[JZ]

3 hours ago, railroadbill said:

  (There was a later jet version but I don't know if Heller did that one as well). 

Special Hobby do the J-21R. I have not built one of their kits, but the reviews are favourable. It comes with etched and resin parts. One on ebay at the moment. For what you get, the price seems quite reasonable.

[JZ]

Using the Eduard etch set on the Tamiya P-51D. Cruel blow ups, but it looks so much better than painted detail and the kit only comes with decals for the main instrument panel, as does pretty much other kit.

Comes as two parts. Backing with dials and a front part giving depths

 

 

This is pretty much it for the cockpit, but there are also grills, tailwheel doors and hydraulic lines for the main undercarriage. Oh, forgot seatbelts.

 

For your info, I use Deluxe Glue 'n' glaze to attach parts.

 

Edited August 30 by JZ
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