fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 23 hours ago, Courageous said: So you're watching paint dry, very therapeutic . Stuart Seeing, my little grasshopper, is not the same as watching. (Used to say Master Sandpaper at the temple) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Got mine in the post this morning, all the way from Mexico. Surprised at how small it is in 1/48, yours must be tiny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Size isn't everything @Marklo - at least I keep telling my self that.....🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Quote Size isn't everything @Marklo - at least I keep telling my self that..... I'm afraid that's a myth, I've been told candidly many times that it does..... But I'm happy with my diminutive Seabee, means I can get more builds on the shelf before I have to put up my new Ikea Billy book case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Marklo said: Got mine in the post this morning, all the way from Mexico. Surprised at how small it is in 1/48, yours must be tiny. I always love to see other modelers suffer too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Marklo said: I'm afraid that's a myth, I've been told candidly many times that it does..... But I'm happy with my diminutive Seabee, means I can get more builds on the shelf before I have to put up my new Ikea Billy book case. It's not the scale you work on, it's what you do with it. (So told me my 1/72 figures to say to you) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Masking of the orange to airbrush the black: Black airbrushed: Masks off, with a sigh of relief, seen that the most sensitive bits, the fuselage and door battens, came out ok: Some little touch-ups will be needed, but the airbrushing sessions seems to have worked: 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, billn53 said: Looking great! Thanks, I am happy with it, so far so good. Fingers crossed 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Pretty cool look that. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 What a lovely and inspirational build, a real joy to go through what´s been done. Fantastic work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 The window masks are removed. Now it will go to the waiting area, joining the Vultee V-1, until the decals arrive. After the decals are applied, the remaining details will be added: 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 What a stunning Classic color scheme this is👀 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Wow! That is one colorful scheme! Looks like a Pumpkin GR1! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, janneman36 said: What a stunning Classic color scheme this is👀 cheers, Jan 13 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Wow! That is one colorful scheme! Looks like a Pumpkin GR1! Mike Thanks to you both. As soon as I saw the planes of the Fish and Wildlife service I liked them very much. The contrast of the colors and some elegance to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Not sure how I missed the start of this build Moa, you have again used you talents to beat this one into a beautiful build. Who says Mach2 kits are unbuildable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Who says Mach2 kits are unbuildable I DO! 🤣 Glad you enjoyed the thread. I almost did too 😉 Seriously: I have seen a few Mach 2 kits first hand that I wouldn't touch even with a stick. This one looked more promising, and yes, it can be built... but not without some hard work and dealing in some way with that awful transparency it comes with (and replacing that deforemd prop, and...). Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knb.1451 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Moa said: I DO! 🤣 Glad you enjoyed the thread. I almost did too 😉 Seriously: I have seen a few Mach 2 kits first hand that I wouldn't touch even with a stick. This one looked more promising, and yes, it can be built... but not without some hard work and dealing in some way with that awful transparency it comes with (and replacing that deforemd prop, and...). Cheers I'll second you on that motion, I have the Mach 2 AJ-2 Savage and it is horrendous, but it's also one of two plastic kits of that aircraft, so what is one to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, Knb.1451 said: so what is one to do. Find a Rareplanes AJ-2- it goes together a lot easier than the Mach 2 kit, believe me! Mike https://www.scalemates.com/kits/rareplane-rp8002-north-american-aj-2-aj-2p-savage--121927 We now return you to the program in progress! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 That's a very fetching color scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 46 minutes ago, Knb.1451 said: AJ-2 Savage 35 minutes ago, 72modeler said: AJ-2- Such Savagery! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, dnl42 said: That's a very fetching color scheme! What the blip do I know about colors, I am just a visual artist! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) @Moa, Too late for your build, but maybe useful for future projects or to put in your archives. (As if anybody would be crazy or masochistic enough to build TWO of these little spuds!) This actually popped up when I was searching for photos of Do-215 engine cowlings- go figure! See the link below for some Seabee engine conversion photos as well as a very nice photo of the original Franklin powerplant. The second link is to the homepage, and you can see photos of many Seabees; the Twin Seabee looks like it was made for you to replicate! Small gifts as payment for all the modeling and viewing pleasure you have posted. Mike http://www.seabee.info/seabee_engine_conversions.htm http://www.seabee.info/seabee_mods.htm Edited February 2, 2020 by 72modeler added link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 51 minutes ago, 72modeler said: @Moa, Too late for your build, but maybe useful for future projects or to put in your archives. (As if anybody would be crazy or masochistic enough to build TWO of these little spuds!) This actually popped up when I was searching for photos of Do-215 engine cowlings- go figure! See the link below for some Seabee engine conversion photos as well as a very nice photo of the original Franklin powerplant. The second link is to the homepage, and you can see photos of many Seabees; the Twin Seabee looks like it was made for you to replicate! Small gifts as payment for all the modeling and viewing pleasure you have posted. Mike http://www.seabee.info/seabee_engine_conversions.htm http://www.seabee.info/seabee_mods.htm Hi Mike This was one of my sources during research for the model. The original engine is the one I replicated for it. Engine conversions many times imply other modifications (wing tips, among others), so it's good to have if possible photos of the intended plane from several angles. I am sure these links will help other modelers, thanks for posting them. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 44 minutes ago, Moa said: Hi Mike This was one of my sources during research for the model. The original engine is the one I replicated for it. Engine conversions many times imply other modifications (wing tips, among others), so it's good to have if possible photos of the intended plane from several angles. I am sure these links will help other modelers, thanks for posting them. Cheers Sorry- I should have known better! You do internet research like I do, evidently- we're both slightly off of the centerline! 😥 Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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