Got me a nice Academy P-40 Tomahawk. I know I'm not a huge fan of Academy - but this was £20 less than the Hasegawa - and as I'm still learning...
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Looking forward to it
Nice one. Flying Tiger marking as well I see.
Yeah. I may not be doing camo though. I think I might just do Olive Drab...not sure yet.
I had a quick look in my library, and I can find only one colour illustration of an aircraft for the Tigers and its shown in a dark green and earth camo scheme with light blue undersides.
Thanks non38...that's pretty much what I found - but
a) I make models for fun - so I'm not too fussed about historical accuracy and
b) I use what I have - and I have no earth
Besides - looking at my B-17, I think the olive drab looks really cool...better than the earth/green
I already had to buy some internal green (that's probably not the same colour either) and I bought some light grey for the underside.
I'm not "down" on people who do this to the nth degree of accuracy...but it's not my bag. I'm just busy learning techniques and doing it for stress relief. I'll leave the historical stuff to the gurus.
AVG. Sweet!
AVG?
American Volunteer Group
£20 cheaper?!? How much was the model? :o
Sweet looking forward to this one JudgeDredd.
The Flying Tigers were made up of AVG then?
The Model was £12.99...others (Hasegawa, Tamiya) were over £35!
I love Tamiya and Hasegawa - but funds said I had to get the Academy. I had to buy a couple of solutions as well for the decals and a couple of tins of paint.
2 tins of paint, 1xMicro Sol, 1xMicro Set, 1xEduardo nask, 1xModel = £30.
anyone whos ever played WitP will tell you the AVG kick ass - its the best group of fighters you start with out in Burma. Read up on their history having being plastered by them in a PBEM game - awesome blokes.
Top model - looking forward to see how it comes along, accompanied by sneak peeks of random 1970s TV shows!
Quote from: JudgeDredd on September 28, 2012, 01:05:33 AM
The Flying Tigers were made up of AVG then?
The Model was £12.99...others (Hasegawa, Tamiya) were over £35!
I love Tamiya and Hasegawa - but funds said I had to get the Academy. I had to buy a couple of solutions as well for the decals and a couple of tins of paint.
2 tins of paint, 1xMicro Sol, 1xMicro Set, 1xEduardo nask, 1xModel = £30.
I believe American Volunteer Group was the formal name, and Flying Tigers the informal one.
True. 'Pappy' Boyington of Black Sheep fame flew in the AVG before returning to the USMC. After The US entered the Pacific War the unit was 'reclaimed' by the USAAF. It was originally a civilian company formed to promote Curtis aircraft overseas and contracted with the Chinese Gov't to build Curtis-Wright fighters and light bombers. After the Chinese started retreating back into the center of China due to Japaneses military successes the company started supplying 'instructors' to the Chinese AF through an agreement with the US Military. Air America was not the first private air force for hire it seems...
My Academy 1/48 P-40 and my daughters Hasegawa 1/72 P-51
Check the difference in the instructions!
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theyre not glued yet are they?
No - just checking fit
cool - looking at the instructions i thought youd forgotten to put the pilot in and his seat in!!
its something i would have done
No pilot - in either model
seat?
Seat = yes
Here's some other pics - long overdue but model making gets slow in the winter (bad eyes and light). I'm hoping to get a decent magnifying glass with light sometime soon.
I did some filling - though it may not have been a total success - but it was my first time. It HAS filled a couple of large holes. Also - I just used filler (as in household filler) as opposed to modelling filler (putty?) - and I don't have a selection of sanding implements - but I'll be looking at getting some possibly
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Looking good!
BTW, large decals such as the Flying Tigers mouth decals are a brass-plated bitch to apply correctly on irregular surfaces so if your model came with other squadron options I strongly suggest them. The RAF desert scheme would be a nice alternative.
Looking good Judge!.. Keep the pics coming!!!.. lol. one of these days I have to break down and start modeling again!
A couple of new screenies. Progress is slow, having only really got a Saturday/Sunday morning in the winter...but I'm in no rush
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Looking good Judge!
Judge, one thing that's nice is the pics that include Humbrol tins.
They were really big in the USA, but I haven't seen a decent supply since, oh 1990.
Good to see they are still available.
There used to be a brand, Imrie-Risley, that I cut my teeth on. Are these still being produced in the UK?
They were considered the gold standard over here, while oil based paints were big. However, once the government made them remove the lead stabilisers, they became pariahas. Once they were opened, you might have 3 - 4 months before the jar hardened and it was useless.
That's "one" thing stopping me going to spray gun - I love enamels and worked with them when I was a kid. Everytime I open a tin and I get that smell, my dad could be sitting next to me.
I've never heard of Imrie Risley.
the water based paints available to today are actually better, last longer and have more color options then the old enamels.
If you do get an airbrush, then acrylic (water based) is the way to go.. especially if you don't own a 'booth'..
Acrylics seem horrible for regular brush application though, or at least Tamiya is... But in an Airbrush, Tamiya is a dream to work with.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 12, 2012, 10:56:34 AM
the water based paints available to today are actually better, last longer and have more color options then the old enamels.
And the clean up is soooo much easier!
The light has been so bad I've had little time to get on with this - but there have been some days lately where the sun was out - so I managed to get a few bits on and give a second coat.
Next up is a shiny coat, decals and some weathering - something which I bought some solutions for but haven't really had the nerve to use yet.
I was thinking about putting a brown camo on - but a) I don't think I have the right brown (this green isn't actually the right green for the Flying Tigers anyway) and b) I kind of like the Olive Drab...it just might look weird with the Flying Tigers emblems - so when it is complete, just use your imagination that the aircraft has just been delivered to the Flying Tigers my the USAAF.
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^I'm partial to olive drab so it looks good to me.
Nice!
I was just thinking of a AVG model the other day and here you are posting yours. Jolly good show! :)
AVG model?
Well - I put the wheels on and the wheel doors and put some Florry Models weathering solution on. First time I've really used it and ws very wary. It seemed to take more rubbing off than the videos I watched suggested. Not totally sure I've done it right - but we live and learn.
Next (tomorrow) is some Klear, the decals, the solutions for the decals, some more Klear to seal the decals and then (possibly) some more weathering solution.
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You can see where this models fuselage didn't quite "fit" with the central intake(?) on the top in front of the cockpit.
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AVG = American Volunteer Group.
AKA, the Flying Tigers :)
Didn't we have this AVG discussion already, or am I stuck in a causality loop? :o
Quote from: Staggerwing on January 19, 2013, 05:52:44 PM
Didn't we have this AVG discussion already, or am I stuck in a causality loop? :o
I think we did.
Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834) Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834) Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834) Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834) Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834) Whew! I was worried there for a moment (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=3041.msg65834#msg65834)
Sorry :)
Proof positive of my very bad memory!
So - the finished product
So - my list of screw ups this model?
- Put the weathering solution on before the Klear making it more difficult to take off
- It was clear to me which part of the Tiger to put on first (it came in 2 parts!), and on the left side of the aircraft I put them on the wrong way round. I had already put Micro Sol on - and so couldn't reverse the problem (why did the emblem come in two parts and why did it not say in the instructions which way to put them on?
- Didn't totally align the fuselage before glueing and therefore there's a slight but noticeable mis-alignment
- Didn't use the correct colours and stayed with Olive Drab (not so much a mistake but a choice really)
Apart from that, I'm pretty pleased with the outcome - shame about the weathering - but I'll learn!
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And this is my collection at present. These are the ones I have kept because I'm reasonably proud of them.
I've always loved each of these aircraft. The He-111 is a Hasegawa 1:72. The Mossie is a Tamiya 1:48, the B-27 is an Academy 1:72 and the P-40 is an Academy 1:48.
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You can really tell the difference in the build between cheaper models (Academy) and decent models (Tamiya and Hasegawa)...but I like the Academy because they are very cheap and actually scrub up ok.
Excellent work JD I think it came out great!!
Merci :)
nice
Just a few heads up if you like.
Try look for a games workshop, they have a whole range of waterbased colors. They very easy to work with and if you water them down correctly you can actually paint without getting the stripes. Or invest in a paintgun. the one from GW even has a special holder for their paints so you can see how much paint and water to fill in. And dont worry paintguns arent really that hard to use, and with a little practice you can get great camo effects etc
Also from GW is a new filler product which is semi liquid. With a little practice it works great for filling holes etc
Excellent build JD! Each new build, you learn new things! Like the B17!
Quote from: jejo68 on January 20, 2013, 12:48:51 PM
nice
Just a few heads up if you like.
Try look for a games workshop, they have a whole range of waterbased colors. They very easy to work with and if you water them down correctly you can actually paint without getting the stripes. Or invest in a paintgun. the one from GW even has a special holder for their paints so you can see how much paint and water to fill in. And dont worry paintguns arent really that hard to use, and with a little practice you can get great camo effects etc
Also from GW is a new filler product which is semi liquid. With a little practice it works great for filling holes etc
You got a link for this as I couldn't find it online.
Quote from: TheCommandTent on January 20, 2013, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: jejo68 on January 20, 2013, 12:48:51 PM
nice
Just a few heads up if you like.
Try look for a games workshop, they have a whole range of waterbased colors. They very easy to work with and if you water them down correctly you can actually paint without getting the stripes. Or invest in a paintgun. the one from GW even has a special holder for their paints so you can see how much paint and water to fill in. And dont worry paintguns arent really that hard to use, and with a little practice you can get great camo effects etc
Also from GW is a new filler product which is semi liquid. With a little practice it works great for filling holes etc
You got a link for this as I couldn't find it online.
Nope sorry, the clerk in my local store showed it to me when I was down there. never heard of it before myself
Quote from: TheCommandTent on January 20, 2013, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: jejo68 on January 20, 2013, 12:48:51 PM
nice
Just a few heads up if you like.
Try look for a games workshop, they have a whole range of waterbased colors. They very easy to work with and if you water them down correctly you can actually paint without getting the stripes. Or invest in a paintgun. the one from GW even has a special holder for their paints so you can see how much paint and water to fill in. And dont worry paintguns arent really that hard to use, and with a little practice you can get great camo effects etc
Also from GW is a new filler product which is semi liquid. With a little practice it works great for filling holes etc
You got a link for this as I couldn't find it online.
I've used it. It's less intoxicating that the highly flammable green stuff you usually find in a tube, and a bit easier to work with. However, I figure it's about four times the cost (at least) on a per-volume basis.
Here's a link: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1500294a
Quote from: LongBlade on January 21, 2013, 01:37:03 PM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on January 20, 2013, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: jejo68 on January 20, 2013, 12:48:51 PM
nice
Just a few heads up if you like.
Try look for a games workshop, they have a whole range of waterbased colors. They very easy to work with and if you water them down correctly you can actually paint without getting the stripes. Or invest in a paintgun. the one from GW even has a special holder for their paints so you can see how much paint and water to fill in. And dont worry paintguns arent really that hard to use, and with a little practice you can get great camo effects etc
Also from GW is a new filler product which is semi liquid. With a little practice it works great for filling holes etc
You got a link for this as I couldn't find it online.
I've used it. It's less intoxicating that the highly flammable green stuff you usually find in a tube, and a bit easier to work with. However, I figure it's about four times the cost (at least) on a per-volume basis.
Here's a link: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1500294a
Thanks for the link and it is expensive, although I would expect nothing less from GW.
I think that came out really great!!!
Thanks GDS.
I've learned to put the weathering wash on AFTER I put some Klear on - to make it easier to come off. I think in some parts it looks good but there are patches where it looks like weathering wash that wouldn't come off properly.
Also AFTER I put the Klear on, it seems to have "run" with the wash slightly (behind the cockpit on the right hand side)
But overall I'm happy with it.