A6Intruder Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) Hi Mates, today i would like to show some of my recent builds. You have seen the "big builds" of this series before: The early B-17 B: www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235003937-early-b-17b-academy-172#comment-2386108 The early Catalina: www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235002009-an-early-cat-by-academy-172/#comment-2349281 Now let`s have a look on the smaler Birds with yellow wings. Let`s start with a Matchbox Helldiver, which represent the Air Group Comanders Aircraft on Board the USS Enterprise in 1940.As allways strait out of the Box, Paint, done by Brush, from Agama. There will be a Boing P12, Wildcat, and Buffalo follow. So stay tuned. Best regards Stefan Edited November 20, 2016 by A6Intruder New plane added 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hello Stefan; Yellow wings aircraft have always been my favourites. But I had some questions about your SBC Helldiver: I think (but am not 100% sure) that the blue chevron should be on the upper wing, instead of the fuselage; and the cowling could be painted either the upper half, or the lower half, or the whole cowling for the leader, but I never have seen both sides of it. I also think, if you allow me, that the coloured bands on the propeller tips are a bit to broad. But a good job. I also do like your early Flying Fortress and Catalina very much. Cheers and have a good Sunday. Polo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looking good, the helldiver looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 48 minutes ago, polo1112 said: Hello Stefan; Yellow wings aircraft have always been my favourites. But I had some questions about your SBC Helldiver: I think (but am not 100% sure) that the blue chevron should be on the upper wing, instead of the fuselage; and the cowling could be painted either the upper half, or the lower half, or the whole cowling for the leader, but I never have seen both sides of it. Cheers and have a good Sunday. Polo. Hi Polo, i do not really know. I did it from the Box and did not research if it`s is 100% correct.. Thanks for linking. Best regards Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looking good. The paint finish of the yellow on all the models is excellent for brush painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 What a superb collection from a great era in Naval aviation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 The Agama paint is lovely. I wish it was more widely available; the postage costs from Jadar to eg where I am, make only extremely bulk purchases viable. You've done a lovely job. You could probably still soak the blue chevron off the fuselage and re-apply to the wing? This link has some nice yellow wing pics: https://laststandonzombieisland.com/tag/sbc-helldiver/ All the best TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I like all three models lots, my favorite being of course the Matchbox Helldiver one of which I have waiting to be built in my stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hi Stefan: Congratulations for this little one!!! The end results of the silver paint big effiort are stunning and the overall results are great!!! Thank you very much for sharing, Cheers, Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice builds, the paint finish looks very sharp on all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice work on these, the academy kit looks nice? Really like your schemes very colourful! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 What a beautiful collection! I like the Catalina best. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Excellent work, nice to see some early examples of these types 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hi guies, thanks for your kind postings, even for your helping hand to correct the mistakes of the SBC. There will be a new one from Heller with several addons from Starfighter decals soon. So stay tuned i will show you when it`s done. Now lets have a look on an early Wildcat. The Kit is from Hasegawa and quite superb. To fit an early F4F3 you have to use Quickboost`s non foldable wings. I also used again Starfighter Decals to fit this plane as a plane of the VF-72, now at the National Naval Aviarion Museum. Paint, as allways Agama and done by brush. Hope you like her. Best Regards Stefan PS: For screwcounters: The Prop does not have any Prop-Markings and late Prop-Tips in Yellow not three colour as early style. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 A great Wildcat. I do agree with the markings this time. But I think that the number 7 was only on the upper side of the wings (not on the lower ones). Whatsoever you built a beautiful and colourful model. Congratulations. Polo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 On 7.11.2016 at 9:41 PM, polo1112 said: A great Wildcat. I do agree with the markings this time. Congratulations. Polo. Hi Polo, i did some research about the Helldiver. The Colours and the Chevron seems to be right!! Starfighter decals had on older sheet with this plane on: only the blue chevron on top wing is missing! Have a look at the blue part of the Motor-Crowling. Find here a picture of the Original plane: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curtiss_SBC-4_of_the_USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)_Air_Group_Commander_c1940.jpg Best regards Stefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 OK! When I see the photos I can only agree with you A6Intruder. But I have to say that I am very surprised to see such curious and non official markings. I always thought that the US NAVY has always been ruled by very serious laws about markings, but I must admit that is wasn't always so. I do apologise about having criticised your model; you were right. Sorry. Polo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 There are still two planes missing. Today i will bring you the Boig P-12 from good old Matchbox, the decals, once more from Starfighter decals. I removed the Bombs, comming with the Kit. In my Eyes they do not look right to me. I replaced them with other ones, honestly they are a little bit to big for this little Fighter. Have a Look: Best regards Stefan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Awesome!!! Fantastic!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Cardoso Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Beautful models. Edited November 13, 2016 by Andre Cardoso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Today, the last plane of this series. It`s a early Buffalo from Hasegawa. OoB, Paints Agama done by brush. Best regards Stefan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 What a wonderful and colourful collection of aeroplanes. They all certainly stand out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Very nice models, and always good to see planes in markings that I have not seen before. Very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Brilliant series of yellow winged aircraft! Congrats! A couple of points nonetheless: I do not believe the Wildcat would have had chevrons painted on the underwing. Only the wing top ever carried such markings. As far as the Heldiver is concerned, there should be something on the top wing. Before wing chevrons were introduced, there used to be full color triangles centered on the mid-wing, which is what Starfighter decals' sheet is showing. I can't comment whether there should be a chevron or a full triangle, but there has to be something. At the end of the day, I am nitpicking, as I am a yellow wings' fan and I really enjoy looking at your models! Well done! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Really awesome !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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