Jump to content

Joanna

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    36

  • Joined

  • Last visited

About Joanna

  • Birthday July 29

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    joannaseaman.com

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Female
  • Location
    Pittsburgh, Pa
  • Interests
    Dioramas, anything with wheels, airplanes

Recent Profile Visitors

771 profile views

Joanna's Achievements

Newbie

Newbie (1/9)

160

Reputation

  1. Joanna
    That's really cool you live that close to that museum! I am just going to use the decals given with the model, which is triangle with a U. I'll put the picture of the cover below, but I think it is the 457th group(correct me if I'm wrong). I've considered ordering or printing a different set of decals but I don't want to overwhelm my self on this model as I already have a lot of learning curves ahead of me for this model.
  2. Joanna
    One step closer to painting! I've built and started to remove the seam lines on the bombs. I'm going to use a total of 7 bombs in this build, but as you can see, they only gave me 4. My plan is to 3d print the other 2. I have to test the printer since I haven't run it in a while, but that should go quickly as I already have the file ready to go (second picture). The cockpit is ready for the base coat of paint, and I've cut out the bomb bay doors. I finished applying the wire to the bomb bay door to make it look more realistic. Look to the last post for pictures of the bare fuselage that was missing the stringers/ frame. I started to apply the wire to the fuselage, but procrastinated on finishing it so I still have the rest of the bomb area to do. Until next time, Joanna.
  3. Joanna
    That's great @bar side and @pablomellis to hear that y'all like it!! I should have an update up in the upcoming week for this build. I'd love to see your builds when you all get around to them!
  4. Joanna started following Testor's Pt-20 Ryan Trainer Finished , Hi from Adelaide , B-17 Flying Fortress: El Lobo II-Build and 3 others
  5. Joanna
    Welcome to the forums! I'm from Pennsylvania. My builds are mostly military aircraft with a speckling of random cars. I usually just use OneDrive. They offer a way to turn photos into a link that can be embed into posts.
  6. Joanna
    So I've done a little bit since my last post, starting with removing most of the pieces for the interior of the aircraft. I've started quite a bit of assembly for that(the pictures are a little behind in where I'm at). Anyway, I've started a few of the necessary modifications for this build. As you can see in the pictures, half of the fuselage doesn't have the same details for the bomb bay and tail wheel areas. This is a bit of a problem since the bomb bay is going to be open for all to see. I've added sharpie lines to mark the general area where the airplane's frame/stringers are, and I'm going to glue down wire to simulate them. I have yet to cut out the bomb bay doors, but I've started to modify the bulkheads to make them look more realistic as they also had no detail present on them. Lastly, I've adjusted the tail wheel to be in the folded position. All I did for that was drill an angle into the preexisting holes for the wheel to be fastened in. I cut off the bottom cylinder protruding from the tailwheel bulkhead to create a more streamlined appearance. I'm quite happy with the finished placement in the fuselage, shown below. Hope you enjoy it! Until next time, Joanna
  7. Joanna
    No problem! I enjoy the hunt (most of the time), it gives me something to do while I'm bored and can't work on the model.
  8. Joanna
    Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Looks very helpful!
  9. Joanna
    I'm going to look around and see if I could buy something, and if not I own a cheap 3D printer that I might use to print the crew. Though I'm not very good at designing things, so I'll probably have to find predesigned figures.
  10. Joanna
    My next build is Revell's 1/48th scale Flying Fortress. My plan for this model is the El Lobo II paint scheme, with the landing gear up and bomb doors open. Since this model will probably be hung from the ceiling (I don't have a lot of room left on my shelf 😬), I'm going to use string to create bombs coming down from the bomb bay. It'll be a little tricky since this model doesn't have an option for putting the landing gear up and I'll have to cut out the bomb bay doors. But I'm excited to see the results! Below is some photos of the model out of the box, except for a few pieces I've removed to begin the model. I've been working on the interior first, however I'm reading quite a few posts that say the interior is not a shade of green and instead bare. If you have any thoughts, let me now. Until next time, Joanna
  11. Joanna
    I've been on a hunt for primers and varnishes to use with my Vallejo paints. I don't normally prime or clean my models before I paint them, and just started to use varnishes on a few of my models. However, I just switched from using Testor's enamels in my airbrush to Vallejo's model air. I don't want my paints to react with anything I do end up getting. As far as primers go, I can't seem to find something that is just an overall good primer. It seems that Vallejo brand primers get a really bad rap and don't "adhere to the plastic, just create a film on top of it". Throughout the research I've done, Stynylrez primers seem to be a favorite. I'm also considering Mr. Surfacer 1200. Is it worth mixing brands or do Vallejo primers work well enough? And is there a certain color I should get? And for Varnishes, my paint set came with a couple of varnishes- Gloss, satin, Matte. I did use the gloss but it seems to have not done mush with the surface of the airplane after about 3-5 coats. With this, I'm not sure if I was doing something or it was the varnish its self. I'd like to get some GX100 since it seems to be a great clear coat from what I read. Any ideas of what I should do or past experiences you can share? - Joanna
  12. Joanna
    I'm not exactly sure since a friend did the basic build. I received it built, I weathered and 'destroyed' it. However, I wasn't able to find anything else that looks like it so it probably is.
  13. Joanna
    I'm proud to announce my first diorama! I'm sure it'll be followed by many more. It's not based on a specific crash as all of the ones I saw were a bit more complicated then I wanted to attempt, or didn't have enough photos to go off of. It was a nice change of scenery (no pun intended) as it was less repetitive then making an airplane or car: the build, paint, stare at the drying paint waiting to build more, repeat... Anyway, lets get into logistics! The airplane was a friend's completed model that I could tell was sitting around for a bit (yellowed decals, peeled paint, etc.) and that was when I first decided to tear it apart further. I used a lighter to gently melt and form the plastic to make it look crashed, thinner to streak the paint, and some other mods. I used Vallejo Model Air paints and drywall plaster to create the dirt and static grass with moss pieces. In short, the idea was that the P-38 was in a dogfight when it was strafed down one engine and the back one of the booms. Too far from any base, one engine cut out due to loss of oil and overall damage. A crash landing in this uncultivated field resulted. Comments, suggestions, critiques and questions are always welcome!! As always, I hope you like it! Until next time, Joanna
  14. Joanna
    I'll definitely look into this in the future if I have problems with other builds!
  15. Joanna
    So I have been kind of busy lately and couldn't give you the blow by blow of this build. I'd be happy to answer any questions if you had some about this particular model. Here's the link of it finished. Enjoy!
  16. Joanna
    This was a great little kit to build. It fit nicely and was a very fast paced model. I used a matt black undercoat with Vallejo's aluminum color. The pilots are painted with Testor's enamels. The one problem I had with this model is that the some of the decals shredded. They were out of the package but I kept them out of the way and covered so I'm unsure of what could've happened. If you've experienced this and know what might of happened, please comment! Enjoy the photos! -Joanna
×
×
  • Create New...