Robin-42

I had this one a long long time ago. I don't remember it's eventual fate, but it was probably the same as most of our ship models, Burnt to the waterline and sunk in a local pond. Before you flame me for my lack of environmental sensitivity, I was young, and you can't imagine what the local factory was dumping in the river at the same time. Thanks for the nostalgia. Robin

You do realize this means you have to build the Zwilling next!

When you are masking a hard line, spray along the masking with the first colour, then spray the next one. It will seal the edges and any "creep" will be invisible.I am going through similar trauma with an F106. Tamiya gloss over Modelmaster is a bad idea. Don't ask me how I know that! Robin

Perfect finish, it looks like you could start it up and taxi away!

What might help with the clear nose is to paint the mating edges before attaching it. It will help disguise the thickness of the part-if you can't get a vacuform part. Robin

X29-F5 nose, F18 engine, F16 main gear, scratchbuilt wings, canards and intakes. Kitbashing full scale!

Shouldn't the wheel covers be inside the tire. I am working on the WNW kit and that is how they have them. The wheels are like motorcycle tires with fabric over the spokes.

I think the ground crew wants to chat with the pilot about the last landing-starboard main tire sprung off rim?

Personal attacks aside, I enjoy these threads. I learn more about the aircraft and get some tips on what I need to change and what I can live with on my model. More specifically, I will pull my half completed Airfix Whirlwind off the shelf of doom and finish it as a result. (or possibly, just pull it down and look at it). Robin

Personally, I find the layout just about perfect, but you will never please everyone with the possible exception of Windows 8 which pleases no-one, well no-one I know. But I digress. I am just great full we have these sites to admire, question and find things. I can't imagine a more thankless job than moderator.

Can anybody let me know what if anything goes in the hole below the fuel tank on the lower fuselage. Instructions say paint it leather. Is it an opening to access the fuel drain?

I wish you guys would stop posting pictures of pretty Tamiya Corsairs. It's deluding me into thinking I can duplicate your efforts and adding another kit to the stash that I have no time to build. Rant over, I love the sheen you have on it, just about perfect.

There is going to be one embarrassed F14 driver as he overshoots and gets raked with 20mm in the belly.

Lovely job. One small point, the intake on the stb side of the cowl is the carb intake and could use some black paint to make it look open. You might have trouble starting it otherwise! The in-flight photo is interesting. It shows that the fabric on the rudder has been shrunk too much and distorted the outline slightly. Airfix has it as DH intended. The cutout for the exhaust is non-standard as well. Just goes to show you can't trust 1:1 scale. I have a plan to build four models of the same Moth over it's lifespan as it still exists, including all the modern day changes. You could also substitute a jet pilot in the back seat and when someone tells you it's wrong, show the photo!

I would do the Air America scheme. If you take out the intro and driving the Porter into the C123 it's a pretty realistic movie. When you read the true stories, they were that messed up. The CIA actually had some C130's built with no serial numbers on anything so they could deny they were theirs. Since virtually every part of an aircraft has a serial number on it. It was a monumental and ridiculous task,and made maintenance a nightmare. I have never read a Vietnam novel. You could never make up the truth!

Thanks Bill, Inspiration to plow on with mine. Your panel lines look about right. Do you remember doing anything to reduce the trenches? Yellowed decals have affected some of my older builds as well. robin

My X29 was one of my favourite models until the decals yellowed. Sigh.... Also the FSW image pre-dates computer generated graphics. It's a good old fashioned model!

Good book, lovely model. You don't see a lot of them for smoe reason.

Is there a photo of said model lurking about?

Thanks tailspin. I had to read it four times, but I finally got it. But the way the Detail and Scale can by downloaded on any laptop by downloading the Kindle reader. I think its free. Robin

Just to muddy the waters. I looked at the only drawing I hadn't because I forgot it was there, in the new Detail and Scale book which was in the external stores section. It shows anhedral! It further states the source is the Navweps manual. I have taped the wings with zero anhedral and stared at them till I am crosseyed comparing them to photo's and I still think they should be 2 deg down. Tailspin, can you elaborate to the doc's you have? Nobby57. The kit is accurate in overal outline. I have had it in the stash for longer than I can remember. It is all Bert Kinzeys fault. The new volume is only $9.99 on my ipad so it went like this. Bought book, pulled out kit, bought Pavla canopy, Airwaves detail sets and some decals. This pattern probably sounds familliar. The panel lines are way too big and wide. I have filled them with primer and wiped them down leaving paint only in the "trench. The panels also have a weird effect on being at a differnet height, so sanding the whole fuselage is manditory. On a plane that used lapped joints it would look correct. Not on a Demon. For me the most interesting thing about the design is the intakes. They are only about 5mm deep on the kit. It has been a lot of work to extend them back but I am winning so far. Intake plugs would be far easier.Front canopy has an accurate outline, but a nasty seam due to molding limitations. Pavla canopy has no bulge so would look wrong as is. If I can figure out how to re-curve the front section I will use it. You need the Airwaves set for the airbrakes unless you like drilling hundreds of tiny holes closely spaced. A resin MB seat as well as the one in the kit was only used in the early a/c and was soon swapped out. Bottom line is, if you build it out of the box it will feel slighly embarresed parked next to a current F4 model. With some modelling it will sit proud. Well, I hope mine will!

You obviously have never bought a control grip kit! I hear the jets have several on them.

So, I appeared to be right when I was wrong. Zero it is. Back to the Ehmar kit. Sand, putty, sand putty. Repeat. Thanks, Robin

I finally found a nice picture of one landing that has the right angle on Hyperscale. I would link it, but I don't know the rules for that. In any case the nosewheel is compressed to it's limit, the stb main is off the deck and the fuselage is about perfectly level so I can judge the angle. Even with the stb wing slightly higher it shows anhedral .Two deg anhedral seems to be the winner till someone tells me I'm wrong. This makes most of the net drawings wrong-maybe. "What's your favourite colour?" Red, no blue. AAAAAAAAAHHhhhhhhhhh.......... Robin

There is no such thing as a "fatal flaw" for models (just humans). A modelling fatal flaw is translated as "modelling opportunity" Robin