Wdedig Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 This was a challenge due to trying to make the stripes a little rough. As these were not coming back I gathered they were not Perfect. Pictures seem to verify some straight and some rough. I decided on the rough edges. I had to add the rear tail braces and the guide wires. I look forward to the Horsa (just started) at least a little more Interesting Scheme..OD and Neutral gray..Along with those lovely black and white stripes. Fun and rather easy build, basic modeling skills Thanks for taking a look Comments welcome Regards Bill 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Well seeing as this was a disposable glider, the rough painted stripes make sense. Why bother doing a perfect paint job on something that's never coming back? What kit did you use for this? You've done a great job on it. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, dogsbody said: Well seeing as this was a disposable glider, the rough painted stripes make sense. Why bother doing a perfect paint job on something that's never coming back? What kit did you use for this? You've done a great job on it. Chris This was the Revell /Italieri kit from 1976 Thanks for the Positives Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Wow that looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thank You Hope the Horsa turns out as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 My first Horsa kit had a slight flaw on one fuselage half. On examination and a bit of picking, it ended up being layers of delaminated plastic larger than a quarter. I binned it and bought another. It looks okay. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Nice. The rough AEAF stripes look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 looks great! love the hand-painted stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Unusual kit to see. Brilliant build and paint job. Nice to see something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thank yo all for your positive feedback Cheers Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 fan Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Another great job, Mr. Dedig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Thanks Horsa under construction and FW 190 awaiting side markings near exhausts Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 You`ve done a lovely job on this Airborne workhorse,..... nice one, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Nice work, not a subject you see a lot of here. The stripes look good, I've seen photos of them looking rougher than that! PETE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_opland Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Not hardly my favorite Waco, but a real fine build, Bill! Regarding the stripes, most were applied in a hurry, many in the dark. German recon planes (should any dare fly over by 1944) weren't supposed to see anything that looked like last-minute preparations for an invasion, & this was all done at the last minute, so nice straight stripes with sharp edges would be the least authentic way to portray them. There was a lot of variation in stripe widths & coverage was pretty slap-dash too. Cheers, -Lars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) Nice job on the CG-4A. I don't think it is an easy build. I tried a different method to get an irregular look to the stripes, which I think is a challenge in 1/72. I placed monofilament under the tape and also wrapped the edge of the tape around the monofilament, and sprayed the areas. Edited March 17, 2019 by jeaton01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) Looking for illustration how rough in fact was painting for D-Day strips on Waco gliders I 've bumped on interesting case - D-Day stripes and old style star without bars! Some other cases (not too much of them - Horsas are much often seen) So I would name that they were painted "good enough for government work" Cheers J-W Edited March 17, 2019 by JWM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wdedig Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Great Photos Thanks...I used Tape for proper width and then used chipping fluid along tape edges. Will do same for Horsa, I liked the end result. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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