Chris W. Balmer Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 This will be my first GB here so am hoping I can make something that resembles a half decent kit! I'm looking forward to THAT exhaust stain....Obligatory box pics to follow shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Good man - I'm doing a 6th SOS machine in Vietnam...more Sandy/Able Dog/SPAD's cannot be a bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghaynes Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Excellent Chris! Good luck with the build. Regards. Graham This will be my first GB here so am hoping I can make something that resembles a half decent kit! I'm looking forward to THAT exhaust stain....Obligatory box pics to follow shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 This will be my first GB here so am hoping I can make something that resembles a half decent kit! I'm looking forward to THAT exhaust stain....Obligatory box pics to follow shortly. You mean this exhaust stain? Excellent choice of aircraft and welcome to the friendly and very addictive world of the Groupies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) That's the one! Thanks for the welcomes chaps. Excuse the dodgy image qualities below - late night shots in the garage with an iPhone. Next photos will be done with a camera. Edited June 28, 2012 by Chris W. Balmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 gotta luv Spads..... Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I'm tempted to enter with mine after seeing yours and Andy's, I don't have the right decal sheet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Got some ROUGH pics of the bombs being made up (excuse the rubbish iPhone pics - I will get my camera into action for the next set of shots.... Basic bombs put together, then a thin layer of putty applied to the MK82's with extended fuses, then roughed up with a toothbrush and sprayed olive drab. Then a rough drybrushing with some metal... I was going for the textured look you often saw on those 82's. Hope it looks ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Like the textured finish on the daisy-cutters a lot! Good work. I'm going a different route I think - as I did a bomb-loaded A-1H in USN colours last year, so I want to have a different load-out than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Good idea for the ablative coating, like the tooth brush idea, think I'll try that Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghaynes Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Good idea with the Mk-82s. Not seen that one before. Regards. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Cheers fellas. It's an old trick I used as a kid to make waves on nautical dioramas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dragon Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I think the ablative coating was for U.S. Navy bombs not Air Force, might want to check. Cheers Phil Got some ROUGH pics of the bombs being made up (excuse the rubbish iPhone pics - I will get my camera into action for the next set of shots....Basic bombs put together, then a thin layer of putty applied to the MK82's with extended fuses, then roughed up with a toothbrush and sprayed olive drab. Then a rough drybrushing with some metal... I was going for the textured look you often saw on those 82's. Hope it looks ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The ever reliable wikipedia states that land based forces didn't typically use it, as it added extra weight, but it's a nice touch to the model so maybe they ran short and had to borrow USN bombs! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-pur..._bomb#section_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatcliffeDemon Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'm in two minds whether to use eight Mk 82s or a couple of Mk. 84 2,000lb bombs (I keep seeing the Mk. 84s being mentioned as a typical CAS load) on my Vietnam period Navy Crusader, but whichever I chose I'll be sure to check on the bomb coating now. I may steal this technique as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'm with Saintsphil here! My Sandy clearly raided a USN store... I'm just happy with the effect to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKER Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Looks good Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm with Saintsphil here! My Sandy clearly raided a USN store...I'm just happy with the effect to be honest. And so you should be mate - it's your model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Was the 'ablative' fire retardent coating introduced by the Navy after the Forrestal fire in '67? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ablative coating, from what I can find, was introduced around 1969/1970. The Forrestal fire was big news, but lesser known is the Enterprise fire in 1969 LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Finally got some time to get moving on this build... Pit just with some picked out colours and PE Resin seat in before proper painting Comparison with the OOB seat.... quite a difference The reason I have 2 pits here is a long story but I ended up with a "spare" Sandy kit after fluffing the fuselage trying to get a resin tub in.. well I could have salvaged it, but I wasn't happy to bodge it.... Edited July 23, 2012 by Chris W. Balmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Starling Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Ablative coating, from what I can find, was introduced around 1969/1970. The Forrestal fire was big news, but lesser known is the Enterprise fire in 1969 LINK There was also a big flight deck fire on the Oriskany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 The main parts are coming together now with a view to painting starting this weekend if SWMBO doesn't interrupt! :-) Like Andy, I have used the resin Yankee seat in this pit, but came across a fluke when inserting it... you have to shave a fair amount of the back of the seat to fit it in the OOB tub, and even then it obscures the slot for the control column to sit in - I managed to attach the control column to the base of the seat at a slight angle, allowing the seat and control column to be easily lifted out of the pit during painting/masking etc etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Nice stuff Chris and good idea with the Yankee seat. Some tedious masking of those doors, wells and cockpit to come! It looks like you are going to paint the cowl separately? If you are - a wise decision in my opinion you can get the paint right into that area behind the cowl and if you leave the exhausts off, even better. I tacked mine on to get the camo demarcations right and then sprayed it separately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W. Balmer Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 cheers for the tip on the cowling there fella! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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