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| jerry campbell, Image # 3316 | 20 Jun 07 13:54 |
For some reason the comment don't always post completely. The paint is Tamiya withe the yellow brown and light blue being mixed. I've still got to finish the marking on the tail, but so far I think its coming along. I should be finished in the next day or |
| jernst, Comment for image # 3315 | 20 Jun 07 13:47 |
| That's really nice jerry. How are you doing the colors - airbrush? chalk? The panel lines - how are they done? I really like the colors, and agree about seeing something besides chipped green. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3315 | 20 Jun 07 13:39 |
I've found my color scheme by pouring over one web site after another. The yellow brown may be incorrect, but I did find a plastic modeler finishing his in this color which I liked better than the more often seen green. Hope the color police don't find o |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3263 | 18 Jun 07 18:54 |
While the papering process was intermittantly drying I worked on the cooling flaps and exhuast stacks that fit into them. The flaps are stiff paper left over from a Hellcat kit and the exhaust stacks are carved from bass wood left over from a ship kit. T |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3262 | 18 Jun 07 18:42 |
This way of adding a wing filet has its good points, however I'm not sure how I will like it on other models. We'll see, I'm always ready for something new, especially if it works. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3261 | 18 Jun 07 18:33 |
The papering is done and the filets installed. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3260 | 18 Jun 07 18:19 |
Finishing up papering as well a repairing the the fuselage paper. The wing filets do not call for stiff paper filets as Guillows usually does, this Diels kit has the filet struture built into the frame so the filets are done during the normal paper and do |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3237 | 17 Jun 07 14:11 |
The wing has been installed and the belly stringers have been glued in place. The number of stringers on the fuselage are so many that it almost looks like a DD construction, but not quite. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3236 | 16 Jun 07 18:48 |
Aluminium tubing simulates the starter connection in the spinner. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3235 | 16 Jun 07 18:42 |
I find that plastic screen obtained at home depot to be easily trimmed to fit into the air belly intake. |
| jerry campbell, Image # 3234 | 16 Jun 07 18:35 |
With Diels kits you get plenty of sanding and shaping of parts, The spinner and the underbelly airscoop are both made up of layered balsa glued together. |
| mattolson, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 12:43 |
| DD is right. They have decal kits that come with paper and a spray bonder to print on an ink jet. One idea that is possible is to buy smaller scale decals, scan into computer and then scale them up to desired size. Of course it requires the computer equipment and a little PC savvy. I have the kit and may try in near future. I agree with your dilema though. There is tons of after market stuff for smaller scale plastic models. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 11:14 |
| I'm sure that with all the talent available on this site someone will be able to help you with exactly what you want. Just give us an idea of what you have in mind and let's see if we can "fix you up" or at least point you in the right direction. I'm a dumb ass on computers but I know they can be used to make your own decals. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 10:59 |
| You can order any decal sheet Guillows makes for about a buck, plus postage, and they usually include two. They make two kits with Japanese decals, the Rufe and the Zero, and I would think the Zero is close to the kits you're building in size. I also have several decal sheets from various plastic kits I've bought, in search of a good nose wheel, which are not at all realistic to a particular model but which do add lots of interest. It's nearly impossible to find after market decals for anything larger than 1/48 or 1/32 scale so one has to improvise and adapt what is available. Most airplanes, especially warbirds, allow a lot of latitude relative to the paint they wear, as long as the national insignia is visible. |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 10:51 |
| tain. For 40 years I did plastic models, in fact I use to own a hobby company specializing in plastic models. When I sold it and retired I decided to build stick and paper which I started on as a kid. I'm just surprised at how little after market is available to work with, especially after market decals. I'm really enjoying building. Looking the models and technique of others on this site my technique is improving rapidly, but the lack of markings frustrates me in not being able to finish a kit as I want to. I'm almost 70 and I have no intention of going to commercial art school. It's a hobby, among my other activities, although I do spend a huge amount of time doing it. |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 10:38 |
| I just have not been able to find useful decals for the color schemes I would like to do, and of course kits are not made for the decals I've been able to ob |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 3226 | 16 Jun 07 07:15 |
| What kind of problems with decals do you mean? |
| jerry campbell, Comment for image # 3226 | 15 Jun 07 21:30 |
| I'm looking at color schemes right now, problem is decals. I'm new here too, I've only built a few kits and this is only my second Diels kit. Jerry |
| jernst, Comment for image # 3226 | 15 Jun 07 19:25 |
| Looks great Jerry. Have you decided on a color scheme?
I have found that the scale dihedral that Dave's kits are designed for usually leaves a bit to be desired - at least for FF rubber power.
I'm new here, and i'm just learnig the 'ropes' - are you building for elec power? Any dihedral issues with any of your Diels kits?
john |
| jgood, Comment for image # 3226 | 15 Jun 07 18:03 |
| Looking very good Jerry. |
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