Icarus Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Hi all. Will be contributing this "oldie but goodie" As you can see, there are a fair number of extras to add. I will use the "front office" bits of the Eduard F-105G PE sheet. The decals look a bit faded but should be ok. I have spent a while trying to decide which of the two colour schemes to do. The "Ohio Express" version was my initial choice, as I did my surgical residency in The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and that job was very much "Ohio Express". However, in the end the WW2 era kills eventually swayed me towards "Arkansas Traveler". Mind you, I haven't yet had a chance to start the Helicopter GB Wessex due to clinical commitments. Ever the optimist.... Thank you for looking! Icarus Edited August 20, 2020 by Icarus 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 You can never have too many Thuds in a GB, welcome aboard with a classic kit. I built the F version a couple of years ago and it is a pretty good kit still and a big one too. Arkansas Traveller is a great choice of markings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 welcome along and yes it's great to see another F-105 and classic model in the GB....hopefully we'll see even more. Great choice of scheme to and always nice to see some AM stuff in a build as well. Good luck with the build I expect there will be some interest in this classic build as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Morning folks. Having now finished the lovely Italeri 1/48 Wessex for the Helo GB, I now have time for this oldie but goodie. Had fun painting then building the cockpit last night, with a mixture of kit bits and Eduard extras scrounged from an old F-105G set (front room parts only!). Being an old Monogram kit I expect this to build up fast with accurate profiles. We shall see.. Thank you for looking! Icarus 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thats a great start Icarus. Monogram's cockpits were always pretty good OOTB but adding a bit of Eduard goodness has certainly enhanced it. Having built their F a couple of years ago you should be okay with this one, just take your time with the alignment of the main parts and you shouldn't lose many of the raised panel lines to any sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thank you - very much my plan. Test fitting of the fuselage halves last night looked promising! Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Hi Icarus, Looking good. I had forgotten you had entered this as there are so many builds listed - great to see another Thud in the GB. Hope the instructions are a bit clerer than the ones on my Trumpeter "G". Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thanks Pete - they're typical Monogram/Revell - pragmatic and clear. The build actually looks pretty simple (famous last words), so I decided to go to town a bit on the cockpit, as this will likely be the focus of the eventual build. Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 gee that cockpit looks great with the addition of the Eduard bits. I agree with Craig, the more time you can spend on test fitting and getting everything fitting right the better. It'll save you heap in having to clean up any joins, especially so with those raised panel lines. Great work, keep it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 OK, only a bit of work last night. Oil pin wash of the cockpit, then both fuselage halves were glued together, with the addition of the front u/c bay, gun port and wing spar (nice touch Monogram) Careful alignment, with multiple pieces of kabuki and clamps, means there is very little clean up of the seam to do - handy, as this model comes from the era of raised panel lines. Enjoying this oldie but goodie! Thanks for looking, Icarus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 You have done a great job of joining the fuselage together Icarus, looks like it won't need much tidying up at all. She's a big old bird in 1/48 isn't she. Monogram did a good job on the engineering on this one and nice touches such as the wing spar help to make for a sturdy well aligned build, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 Morning. A bit more construction on this last night. Unfortunately, despite my initial optimism the fuselage joins did need a bit of sanding - nothing too dramatic. Need to fill up the nose cone with liquid gravity attach it, paint up the cockpit coving then attach and mask the canopies, then I'm into priming already. Another fun build, to follow the great Italeri Wessex I've just finished. Thank you for looking, Icarus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Canopy attached (temporarily for the rear canopy) and masked, and base layer of primer down. Looks fine to proceed with colour scheme (apart from that seam aft of the tail, which I have just spotted!) Will touch that up with a swipe of putty later, then get started on the lower surface FS 36622. Thank you for looking, Icarus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 That is a very nice smooth looking coat of primer, and it did it's job by highlighting the gap behind the tail as sometimes these can be easy to miss on a kit moulded in a quite dark plastic such as the green Monogram used on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) So, got the USAF SEA colour scheme down last night. Looking to do a couple of touch ups tonight, then varnish ready for the (old...) decals. Tailplanes are only blu-tacked on at the moment Thank you for looking, Icarus Edited October 29, 2020 by Icarus 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 That paint job looks really nice Icarus, an excellent job. I see the nose cone has been added too, did you get a good fit with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Thanks. The nose cone fit was fine. You can see a bit of reflection from a slight rim of glue at the join in the above photo, but that disappeared with the varnish. Great kit to make, and I did Revell/Monogram a disservice - there is actually quite a lot of engraved detail there. Icarus Edited October 30, 2020 by Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Oh wow!!!! She looks awesome with some colour on her! That's a very nice paint job you've done and the demarcation lines between the colours looks spot one. Plus you can tell you did a nice job on the surface prep as well, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thank you Trickyrich. Interestingly, I used one of the cheap Chinese Iwata "clones" for this. It is a bit temperamental, but as long as you are very careful when cleaning it not to disrupt the O ring on the nozzle, early results seem to be promising. Looking to do a 1/48 Macchi C.202 Folgore with "smoke ring" colour scheme in the not too distant future, so that will be the real test! Thanks for looking, Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 9 hours ago, Icarus said: Thank you Trickyrich. Interestingly, I used one of the cheap Chinese Iwata "clones" for this. It is a bit temperamental, but as long as you are very careful when cleaning it not to disrupt the O ring on the nozzle, early results seem to be promising. Looking to do a 1/48 Macchi C.202 Folgore with "smoke ring" colour scheme in the not too distant future, so that will be the real test! Thanks for looking, Icarus Just did one using an Iwata HP-B+ With the .2 needle. If you need help/info when the time comes my link to the build thread has some info and more links to info. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Indeed Dennis - I have been watching your masterful work with great interest! Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 So, after varnishing I started decaling this last night, but as I feared the decals fell apart. I managed to reconstruct these ones, but I fear for the large white tail unit markings that are next in line to be added. I have resprayed the decals with Future, so we shall see tonight. If this doesn't do the trick I may be heading for an alternate scheme (perhaps the a/c with 3 MiG-17 kills?). The joys of model making. Thanks for looking, Icarus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Sorry to hear about your decal issues, something that seems to be plaguing a few of us in this GB. If you can't get them sorted I might have some spares in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Thank you Modelling minion. I seem to have mostly muddled through, although the one decal I have not been able to resuscitate is the final white "4" on starboard fin unit marking. Unfortunately, as it is white, making a new decal for this is nigh on impossible. I have put on a "7" as a temporary measure, but if you had a spare I can pay you back. Icarus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Icarus said: Thank you Modelling minion. I seem to have mostly muddled through, although the one decal I have not been able to resuscitate is the final white "4" on starboard fin unit marking. Unfortunately, as it is white, making a new decal for this is nigh on impossible. I have put on a "7" as a temporary measure, but if you had a spare I can pay you back. Icarus Give me a day to have a look through the decal stash and see what I have, I may even have a set of the original Monogram decals somewhere. And I don't want anything for them, if I have any that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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