Hewy Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Part two of my little gunship builds, and I'm doing the Hercules AC-130A ,the minicraft kit, its a simple construction, I've dry built it and there's nothing to report in the way of fit horror stories, even the wings will plug in after painting to make this far less stressfull while painting , theres a short shot on the underside of the port wing that'll need sorting first off , and you get a stand in the box too, so choosing the scheme, i was going to do "azrael angel of death", but the full wrap around sea scheme (surprise package) has seduced me ,I'm even tempted to do the early roman nose version of the prototype, also wrap around , it did see service apparently Short shot Schemes I like this one And this Next to its stable mate, dry built The wings do fit better than the photo suggests ,and although not shown, the clear section looks to fit quite well too Cheers all I'm off to do some glueing 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I am really glad that you have brought a Spectre to the party Glynn, she will make an ideal stablemate for your excellent AC-119. Looks like she should build up nicely once you have sorted that short shot. As for schemes I would really like to see the early Roman nose one as it just looks so different and is something I plan to do in 1/72. Really looking forward to this one mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Have you seen this site? http://www.spectre-association.org/listingsA.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 welcome along with another gun-toting beast!!!! I do like the squashed nose early model, you don't see these very often at all.....so that one gets my vote. Good luck with this build, one I'll follow with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triet Cam Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Hewy said: the Hercules AC-130A , 130A? I did not know that. Anyway, if the way your 119 came out, I'd expect this one will be spectacular also! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 8 hours ago, modelling minion said: Have you seen this site? http://www.spectre-association.org/listingsA.htm I hadn't seen that site craig ,cheers, an interesting read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 Ok , I've decided on the early prototype with the roman nose , Apparently when the camo was first applied the light grey undersides were left , "I'll be doing this interpretation" ,later they were painted green . before black?, the aircraft was christened in its later versions as "vulcan express" and super spooky, it now resides in the usaf museum in Ohio , please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on anything Ok ,a bit of rhinoplasty, and I've made some openings for the buisness end, Nacells have been assembled and the short shot has its second filling Other wing Cheers all 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Excellent start Glynn, looks like you will have that short shot sorted very quickly. Glad that you've gone for the early Roman nose, will really make her stand out from other Hercs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 I've got the fuselage together and made the cut to accommodate the roman nose,it fits quite well,as with my other gunship the 119k stinger (in the same scale) the wings will be able to be fitted post paint,which will help no end with the scheme, again it will be a wheels up in flight model, @Corsairfoxfouruncle i believe you like the roman nose 130, not our usual scale though 1/144 The buisness end Test fit of the wings, i sprue glooped the joins down the fuselage and all the joints need tidying, then, camo time Cheers all Glynn 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hewy said: Corsairfoxfouruncle i believe you like the roman nose 130, not our usual scale though 1/144 Im a huge fan of the Herkypig, but for some reason the early “A’s” with the Roman nose always appealed to me. The oldest one in the USAF used to be based at O’hare when I was in my teens. I was able to crawl through it more than once at local airshows. Id love to do a couple of C-130’s including at least an early and Late AC version. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Im a huge fan of the Herkypig, but for some reason the early “A’s” with the Roman nose always appealed to me. The oldest one in the USAF used to be based at O’hare when I was in my teens. I was able to crawl through it more than once at local airshows. Id love to do a couple of C-130’s including at least an early and Late AC version. We're in for a treat soon with the zvezda kit dennis,it looks a good one, and someone is bound to to a nose jobe conversion sooner or later,some great schemes to be had too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Good to see your Herc coming together Glynn, and very nicely too. The wings do look like they will be a good fit too which will help you with the painting. I hope that the Zezda kit lives up to expectations when it comes out and that it does well as, like you say, there are no end of great schemes out there for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 it's great to see her with the new nose on, I really do like the look of her with it, certainly different to the nose we all know. Good idea with the wings, that'll make life a bit easier, I wish I could have done the same with the tail of my Tornado! Looking forward to see some colour on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Thanks guys ,much appreciated comments, @trickyrich the nose fit flawlessly after i cut the other one off ,and for saying its an old,ish 1/144 scale kit i was quite pleased im ashamed to say other gbs have been a bit of a bridge to far to catch up on at present but i will look in on your tornado ,does look good with the roman nose though, @modelling minion i hope the zvezda kit comes up trumps too ,I've already got one ordered 🙄,been looking at schemes already, Ok I've got the herkypig in primer and the windows masked off ,I've rescribed the panel lines where they were sanded at the fuselage seams ,there looks to be some further work on the nose and where the panel lines meet the cockpit area, happy so far though Cheers all Glynn 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 The primer shows what a good job you have done on sorting any seems out Glynn. The contours of the old Roman nose are shown up a treat in your pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, modelling minion said: The primer shows what a good job you have done on sorting any seems out Glynn. The contours of the old Roman nose are shown up a treat in your pics. Cheers craig a little sanding here and there and it'll be sea camo time, early in the week hopfully looking at the props ,i reckon they'll need cutting off and fettling, and refitting ,but thats for another day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triet Cam Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Nice work you did. Look like very well surface preps that will no doubt improve the first paint layers later on. I like how the kit's clear parts were molded with surrounding panels. That helps a lot with sanding seams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 23 minutes ago, Triet Cam said: Nice work you did. Look like very well surface preps that will no doubt improve the first paint layers later on. I like how the kit's clear parts were molded with surrounding panels. That helps a lot with sanding seams. Yes ,the clear part with a bit of fuselage molded on turned out an easy fit , Cheers , mr surfacer 1000 is the primer straight out of the can, I've just fettled the nose area and rescribed it, all good ,I'll update tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 the primer coat certainly shows the nice work in getting the nose to fit and to blend in nicely, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Seeing as its Halloween i thought I'd spend the day working on something "spooky" 🤗, Still got the undersides to do, and a bit of fettling, but hopefully this one will make through, I've done the camo freehand without masking so far although I'll have to mask the wavey line of the grey, Cheers all Glynn And with the wings plugged in for a little look see 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 That looks fantastic Glynn, can't believe you did that paint job free hand, that's just showing off!!😁 Looks like the wings will be a good fit too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thanks craig, yes the wings fit really well and those panel lines do line up ,I'm looking forward to my zvezda 130 landing , crud and custard or that nice Japanese one in the box i reckon ,i finished the undersides tonight , i started the paint work yesterday ,my trusty cheapo airbrush served me well, i had to strip it down first though,and give it a deep clean , i got some good lines but for some reason the darker green which is a semi gloss was a bit more difficult to put down without being a bit thicker than I'd have liked,a semi flat coat should bring it in line , the undersides are done too now ,that was semi gloss but went down a treat, (strange ),maybe finished this week👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Sounds like good work to me mate. I think the Zvezda C-130 is going to be a very popular kit, a new one is long overdue, and the Japanese option does look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Decals, next a wash and a flat or semi flat coat 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Looks great Glynn, the wash will really help bring out the details of the kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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