Creepy Pete

Hi all, Here's my just finished 1/72 Diamond T Asphalt Truck. It's the IBG kit, which I got from the hobbyshop last week. Great little kit, with excellent detail and fit. The only slight dissapointment are the headlight guards, which are not clear. I used some MRP Olive Drab on it. Thanks for looking, I hope you like it. Pete

They are this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Identification_Panel

FWIW, Nautilus Models has vinyl straps in their range. I've used these on a Hasegawa F-4 without trouble in the past. I'm not sure how these would fit on these newer kits, but it might be worth a try. Clicketyclick

Here's one, XV490: https://www.airfighters.com/photo/156408/M/UK-Air-Force/McDonnell-Douglas-Phantom-FGR2-F-4M/XV490/ And XV498: https://www.airfighters.com/photo/44530/M/UK-Air-Force/McDonnell-Douglas-Phantom-FGR2-F-4M/XV498/ And XT911: https://www.airfighters.com/photo/44529/M/UK-Air-Force/McDonnell-Douglas-Phantom-FGR2-F-4M/XT911/

I have a picture of XV575 with 43 Squadron, also grey with a black radome.

Leonardo has a facility at Liege airport. I guess they did some work on that helicopter.

Alright, found the sheet. It has small and extra small star 'n bars. The extra small ones have a circle diameter of 2.4mm, and overall length is 4.5mm. The other ones are 3.5mm and 6.2mm. It also has US AIR FORCE decals, which are 1.9cm long and 2.2mm high, and USAF decals, which are 7.2mm long and also 2.2mm high. If you want some, I'll send you some. There are 12 of the extra small roundels, and 24 of the larger ones.

I have a bunch of small stars 'n bars and US AIRFORCE decals from the Italeri B-52 kit. They are meant for the cruise missiles, so pretty small. I'll have to dig out the sheet to measure them.

Here is a pair of A4D-2's with roadrunners on the intakes. The anti glare panel is harder to confirm. https://www.skyhawk.org/sites/default/files/images-buno-142416-142953/142870-a4d-2-ddmmm61-va-36-ac-601.jpg I've looked at the cruise books, but good pics are rare.

Thanks guys! @Jackson Duvalier I've read somewhere that the AIM-54 noses were actually ceramic. Sometimes they would shatter when dropped accidentally, and the shards were quickly collected by the deck crew to be used as sharpening tools for knifes and such. @binbrook87 I didn't have much trouble with the FCM decals. One of the tail markings did tear when I tried to put it in its position, but I got the pieces to match up again.

Hello, Here's my 1/48 Tamiya F-14A. Great kit, but I'm sure that's well known by now. I used FCM decals to do it as Tarbox 210 from VF-33 in 1986. I did use nationality markings from a Furball sheet, as FCM gives you full colour ones, which isn't right. Other aftermarket includes chin pod and gun vents from Phasehangar, tail stiffeners from Crossdelta and missile markings from TwoBobs. Painted with MRP, Tamiya, Vallejo and Alclad. Thanks for looking. Pete

Shaped, yes, more or less. Sized no. The Mk.79 is 167.96 inches long, the Mk.84 only 151.5 inches. It is also lighter because the skin needs to be much thinner to make it work. It has to rupture to spread the napalm. The Mk.84 has a much thicker skin.

Some good stuff in the gallery. おつかれさまでした!

Thanks guys! @cpoud117 I'm not sure yet. I'm currently working on a Tamiya Tomcat as well. I think I will finish that one first before I start something new.

Paragon did some exhausts for it, along with some other stuff. Neomega did a cockpit set, but I'm not sure for which version it was

Here's my 1/72 Platz FS-T2 Kai. Markings from the kit, painted with Mr. Color Thanks for looking! Pete

Calling this one done. Great little kit, if not a little fiddly. I decided on a light load of a CBLS and some fueltanks. Thanks for the kind words everyone. More pics in the gallery.

The largest I can find is the 1/72 Belcher Bits kit. Maybe you can find someone who could do a 3D print? A missile seems like a fairly simple thing to design, if you know the dimensions of course.

In general, the newer their kits are, the better. Especially their Gold range in the black/gold boxes are pretty good. I've built a few Kinetic kits and they were all buildable, their F-104 being the best of the bunch. The Hornets are very nice too, with a few minor fit issues, but this seems to be a Hornet thing in general.

Thanks guys! @bianfuxia Yours is looking good too! As nice as this kit is, the Hasegawa one might be more fun to build. This one feels a bit over engineered. @cpoud117 Yeah, Cartograf, so pretty thin. Didn't have any trouble with them, except one little silver dot that moved after putting it on and I didn't see it until after sealing it. Got all the decals on the plane itself, and gave it a coat of VMS Satin, Now it's time for all the smaller bits.

Clement! You're back! And what a lovely return to the hobby this is. Good work. Pete

Hmmm, I think it's the Automatic Direction Finder antenna. That's what it says in multiple books. Looks like a typical unpainted fibre glass cover, some sort of grey/tan color would probably work.

It appears to be the M989 HEMAT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer). This was later replaced with the M989A1, which had a lower profile, and the wheels moved to the front and rear for better stability.

If you like lots of stencils, this is the kit for you! Actually, I quite like doing these, it just takes some effort to find the decals on the sheet, they are all over the place,

Got most of the paint on. I'm not unhappy with it. A few touch ups and it's ready for decals.