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IDF Widgeon
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Bulkheads added, primed and zinc chromate -For now. Best information I can get using Bill Norton's book, and internet re...
Prosjekt: IDF Grumman G-44 Widgeon
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Motorhead HE111
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Placing greenhouse on piece by piece AFTER painting- bottom of greenhouse mimics album cover, no glass, sanded smooth an...
Prosjekt: Motorhead HE-111
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Casey BeckettOutstanding decals - thin. flexible. Brilliant resolution and colors. Very highly recommended. Will be getting more from Nazca
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Trippple Coral Atoll Qs 
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Vallejo Insignia White and Insignia Blue 25:1, 2 drops thinner (After three other tries, I am happy with this shade) L t...
Prosjekt: Trippple Airacobra speed build
4+All comments (8) » 25 3 September, 00:25
Łukasz GlińskiWhat a great comparison and tutorial, thx for sharing all the steps 👍
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Casey BeckettGreat new kit, a few wee issues - scales out darn near perfectly.
Seen several reviews complaining about fin cap shape - it is darn near spot-on. I worked on A-6s for over ten years, know this airframe intimately.
Couple small things I've caught as I contemplate my build -
- Big complaint from many, but not quite correct - some A-6A WERE IN fact retrofitted with MB GRU-7 seats, so this should not be a huge issue - anyone doesn't believe you, get this book - Intruder: The Operational History of Grumman's A-6 by Mark Morgan
- the 'slime lights' on the wing tips and fuselage above and forward of the speed brakes are wrong for an A-6A. A-6A did have a small formation light on the fuselage.
- Pitot tube is far too thick and too long
- 'v' shaped tabs on rear of radome are far too thick, in real life this very thin steel straps
- A-6A had one anti collision beacon on the nose door, not one one each intake belly as the kit has. So; one, not three as the kit has.
- Cockpit got the B/N lower and to the rear of the pilot pretty well.
-Instrument panel as molded would be a great depiction of a KA-6D tanker for starters, as the B/N had very little in front of him.
-Engine face is way too far forward - real aircraft the fan face was almost below the main wing root leading edge.
- Canopy is crystal clear and I think nailed the slight 'bulge' of each side of the canopy.
- several small vents are wrong for the -A, but correct for an -E or Tram model.
I won't complain about ordnance, they do all look pretty sketchy! (Fuel tanks look ok)
Overall, I am very happy to have a new mold, and will be getting the Tram version too
All comments (8) » 6 17 March, 02:28
RandoTotally agree. I'm building an SEA plane or two in my future but they're all so similar. I've been eyeballing Navy F-4 schemes, especially like the VF-161 Chargers with the black back and red lightning bolt on the tail. Lately I've been all about my Crusaders, with Sword and CAT4 opening up so many options it's hard to want to do anything else.
14 June, 01:48
Tim BullockChiming in here Rando. They didnt omit the nose gear doors. They are parts F4 and F23 - both of which are on the sprue and also in the instructions.
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Gordon SørensenWill be watching. I have the Academy P-39Q in my stash I want to do in Free French markings.
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Casey BeckettHi Gordon!
I have spent a bit of time comparing the kits - Academy is a fair kit, a bit underscale and the lightest on detail, but will look just fine. Academy has done well with most of their kits, and for much less than the the newer kits.
If you do another P-39, going by Bert Kinzey's P-39 Detail and Scale book, the RS Model is spot on for dimensions. The ARMA kit is very close, a wee bit underscale, but it is the best detailed out of the box. And with ARMA, you get masks, and cool weights designed for the kit. ARMA did some great research!
Trying to figure out the colors for the sand/pink/ whatever color the P-39s were painted in the field during their brief time on Canton Atoll. Seems we modellers have been debating this for many years!
I think my little project will be fun - spent the evening correcting ech kit's panel lines -most for a close to accurate '"Q" model are small eliminations to the wings. The Academy kit is very well done, only needed a few filled in.
Free French will be a cool scheme.
Cheers from North Carolina!
Casey
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Beech bomber 1948
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Finally dealt with the awful putty/paint lump on the belly, marking centerline for RAF bomb racks next to go on.
Prosjekt: IDF Bonanza 35 1948
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Mil helicopters rotor shock absorber for Mi-8/14/17/171
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Mil Mi-8/-14/-17 resque winch – PE and resin parts
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Martin-Baker MK5 Ejection Seat Belts/Straps/Handles
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Trumpeter 1/72 A-6 Issues? 
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Often seen closed on display aircraft - did Trumpeter model a museum bird? This is the A-6E outside of MCAS Cherry Poin...
Prosjekt: VMA(AW)-533 Hawks A-6A
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RandoMan thanks for sharing this!! Makes plenty of sense. Great reference photos from someone who knows this plane as well as anyone!
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Oleg Bogoleifolllowing!
Even if forward part of gear door could be closed, there should not be flat wall between them.
So many mistkes(((
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Conversion set for HobbyBoss/Zvesda kit
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Casey BeckettGot mine today -Looks like a BT-67.
Initial assessment , not too bad!
So, what I see - fuselage is stretched. Clear parts are rough,(pits and not clear) - but do install from the outside of the fuselage, so that's a plus. Sprue gates are in some not too good locations, (leading edges, sides of wing/belly center section, a few others will need some careful separation. Detail looks mediocre, but a good start. Instrument panel is flat. Yokes and rudder pedals are awful thick. You do get weighted or unweighted tires, a nice touch. Minimal flash, but it is there. Sink marks are few but large inside the fuselage. Full interior although simple. The tail cone on mine was separated from the spue, it looks to be tough to clean up. Small short part, 4 radii, and leading to a point.
Panel lines - well they certainly are THERE. Far too heavy, have not compared them for accuracy with a proper line drawing of the aircraft.
Decals look great, particularly the Australian and Canadian flags. The prop logos are bit out of register. Carrier film looks to be just the right amount.
Now the big question, which scheme? So many lovely options for this airframe! The 3 in the kit are all good. One BT with is based near me in Smithfield NC, purportedly for "paratroop training" terribly boring scheme on that one, all white with two lime green? or gold? cheat lines - rumor has it it's a government plane used by our three letter agencies. I am leaning toward the "White Desert " scheme of Theia Aviation.
A replacement windscreen is a must, it's just too thick and pitted. Shame there.
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Casey BeckettStumbled on this for us A-6 geeks - if you don't have this book, get it.
The Operational History of Grumman's A-6 by Mark and Rick Morgan, published by Schiffer
The subtitle doesn't do it justice because it also covers development, configuration changes, and in-service problems.
Just as an example for the speed brakes complaints from builders -
Due to problems encountered in flight test and Navy evaluation, wingtip-mounted speed brakes were added at BuNo 149940 and the perforated fuselage-mounted speed brakes were deactivated shortly after the first A-6As were delivered to operational squadrons. The fuselage speed brake assembly was deleted entirely in production at BuNo 154170 and replaced with a blank panel. However, earlier A-6s, including those subsequently converted to A-6Es, retained the original perforated structure covering the speed brake well until it had to be replaced for cracking or corrosion. More than 10 were still flying with the original panel in 1991 while deployed for Operation Desert Storm. This is an example of a former A-6A in June 1983.
So, while I rarely saw a a perforated brake panel, they WERE still some in the fleet squadrons until the type was retired -
tailspintopics.blogs..-vs-6e-intruder.html
The Operational History of Grumman's A-6 by Mark and Rick Morgan, published by Schiffer
The subtitle doesn't do it justice because it also covers development, configuration changes, and in-service problems.
Just as an example for the speed brakes complaints from builders -
Due to problems encountered in flight test and Navy evaluation, wingtip-mounted speed brakes were added at BuNo 149940 and the perforated fuselage-mounted speed brakes were deactivated shortly after the first A-6As were delivered to operational squadrons. The fuselage speed brake assembly was deleted entirely in production at BuNo 154170 and replaced with a blank panel. However, earlier A-6s, including those subsequently converted to A-6Es, retained the original perforated structure covering the speed brake well until it had to be replaced for cracking or corrosion. More than 10 were still flying with the original panel in 1991 while deployed for Operation Desert Storm. This is an example of a former A-6A in June 1983.
So, while I rarely saw a a perforated brake panel, they WERE still some in the fleet squadrons until the type was retired -
tailspintopics.blogs..-vs-6e-intruder.html
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RF-4B Havelock, North Carolina 2 FEBRUARY 2024
RF-4B marked from VMCJ-2, based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. She's been outside and the paint shows it - ca...
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Jennifer FranklinThanks for sharing the photos of this plane. It's too bad they've stored her outside.
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D.C. 1952 UFO Incident F-94 Starfire
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references galore, finally found ONE documented serial number at the right time, with this particular squadron, but no p...
Prosjekt: July 1952 D.C. UFO incident
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Casey BeckettPopped open second CF-5 kit, corrected the aux door mistake Erik politely pointed out, have a contest in 3 weeks. Contest theme is "All things Recce" so this is getting bumped to the front of the bench.
The Kelik 3d set is AMAZING, I can highly recommend them, I have ordered more.
Front gear leg will be a correct version with the scissors forward, and the front gear "hiked" 13 scale inches (more or less!) as Norwegian jets did this to increase attitude on takeoff roll.
Adding some bits from the Wolfpack photoetch set, most noticeable in the gear wells and at the exhaust area.
PJ Productions pilot will fit perfectly without any body part removal such as feet!
Love these ESCI F-5s.
May be adding a Recce Kfir RC-2 with Tzniut nose if this keeps going this well.
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All comments (10) » 46 23 November 2023, 21:56
Moreno BaruffiniI agree with the above! Super interesting, thanks for posting!
19 December 2023, 06:45
CaptGPFHoly cow! How you don't mix up the parts between the kits is a feat in its own right. Love how they are coming together!
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Casey BeckettAllows slow speed drilling for screwdrivers and drills
¼ inch hex shanks fit screwdrivers and drills
Works with cordless and corded drills and screwdrivers
Holds bits from #61 to #80
Allows drilling of plastic and tiny detail work
Precision Micro Drill Chuck
Micro-Mark
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Intruder Airframe Stencils (High-Viz) A-6A, A-6E, A-6E TRAM, & KA-6D
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Grumman
A-6A/A-6E Intruder - Pitot Tube, Angle of Attack & Refueling ProbeMaster 1:48
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