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FlakSheet November 2011
All the News We Make Up to Fit
November 2011 The FlakSheet - the newsletter of IPMS North Central Texas http://ipmsnct.net/ Page 1
John Huggins displaying his 1/72 Lockheed C-5N, showing
the folded wings and tail to fellow NCT members.
The Prez Sez! Time to write another Prez Sez! It’s the morning after that
tremendous choke displayed by our beloved Ranger’s!!!!
Game six reminded me of that old Get Smart line…”Missed
it by THAT much!” Of course in this case we have to add the
word…”TWICE!!!!!” I’m glad I’ve never been a huge fan of
baseball. Comes from growing up with the Red Sox with
whom I spent the bulk of my youth learning the meaning of
the word choke!!
I’m on a new computer this month and it was a pain to get
all my files brought over. As a result, I’m still missing a
bunch of email addresses which is how this old boy
remembers who people’s names are. Therefore I will thank
our terrific Newsletter editor, Mr. Frank Landrus for filling in
the correct names when I mess them up. (With any luck you
the reader will never know that I missed them!) Was that last
auction a great time? I had a lot of fun and I suspect that most
of you did too. Thanks go out to our auctioneers, Frank, Sean,
and Jeff Bankston. Also we want to thank Trevin Baker and
Randy Spurr for running the money pit with their usual
degree of style and grace. Finally let’s not forgot all of the
members who showed up with a great variety of items for
those of us in the mood to buy. It’s rewarding to see such a
large group of people showing up at our meetings these days
and I trust it will continue.
This month our meeting will be held at the Lancaster
Airport chapter of the Confederate (ok Commemorative) Air
Force. Frank has inserted maps into the newsletter for those
of you not familiar with the area. I’m excited to only have to
drive 10 minutes to get to the meeting for a change. I’m not
exactly sure what is in store for the meeting but I’m sure it
will be interesting. I suggest that we all treat the meeting as
normal so please bring any items of interest that you’ve
acquired in the past month for your fellow modelers to
admire.
I have just returned from a whirlwind tour of several of the
local Half Price Bookstores and was able to find a BUNCH
of books of interest to me as a modeler, especially at the store
in Rockwall. I found a mint edition of Ullmann’s books of
Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings which was complete
with the color chips in the back. This is a great companion to
Merrick’s book that I already owned. Funny thing was that
the book I found still had its original MAL price tag on it. A
$59.95 book for 15% off of $28.49 (I had a calendar coupon
with me), who could I pass up that bargain!! This is an every
couple of weeks event for my wife and I can you can often
find some real gems to support your modeling work at least
with respect to reference materials. Just to give you an idea,
in addition to Ullmann’s book I also picked up today: Four
Osprey books I didn’t have, A color history of the F-5,
Squadron In-action #121 on the Hawker Hunter, Squadron’s
Fighting Colors USAF Europe, an NASM volume on the P-
80 and another on the FW-190, Legends of the Air Vol 1, F-
86, Mig-15 and Hawker Hunter, Jay Miller’s book on the
Lockheed Skunkworks, Thomas and Ketley’s book on KG-
200 and Bill Yenne’s book on the history of Rockwell
(including all of the info on North American Aviation) In any
case I’m still psyched by the haul. (NO I am not being paid
by Half Price Books!!)
I’ve been a bit busy to do much modeling this month
although I do have the fuselage buttoned up on my Ar-234C.
I’m got a perfectly good Hasegawa version and the Pro-
Modeler version sitting on the shelf but, of course, I decide to
build by old Hobbycraft version and stuff it full of resin parts
designed for the Hasegawa kit in the first place!! It took some
grinding but the cockpit is finally in place. I report more on
this kit next month after I have some time to build during
Thanksgiving.
Can you believe that it’s already the end of October!!
Thanksgiving is coming fast and Christmas won’t be far off.
Remember that we’ve moved the Christmas party to Dec 10th
at Doc’s house which is a Saturday. Also remember to bring
that extra gift for the donation box for the vets!! Probably a
good idea to wrap those donation gifts too so that disgruntled
gift game winners won’t be tempted to start swapping out
from the donation box. Keep in mind as we said at the last
meeting, the vets can use modeling accessories and
consumables as well. I’m certain that paints, glues, setting
solutions, etc would also come in handy for the guys who
have given so much in service to our great nation.
Let me wrap up now with a couple of final tidbits. I’ve not
had a chance to talk to Trevin by email because of this new
computer but he’s been in contact with the folks at Mesquite
Convention Center to set the date for ScaleFest 2012. We’ll
get a report at the next meeting and see where we are at
(Trevin, I hope you’re reading this newsletter!!) The final
tidbit is that when I restore my files to this new hard drive I
found an article I wrote for Scale Aircraft Modelling that
never got published because they changed editors and the
new guy didn’t want an article on such an uncommon subject.
It’s a 1/32 resin Alpha Jet. I’ve given the copy to Frank with
this email along with all the photos. See you in a couple of
week in Lancaster.
Happy Modeling Don
Don Capone, IPMS 45394
Proud IPMS NCT member since 2001
Don’t Forget!
The next NCT meeting is Sunday, 11/13/11:
CAF Chapter in Lancaster, Texas
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The VP’s Notes!
November 13, 2011
Lancaster Regional Airport – DFW Wing of the
CAF
We will meet at the CAF facilities at the Lancaster
Regional Airport. Steve Bennett, Wing Leader of the
DFW Wing, has agreed to give a briefing on the wing's
status and ongoing projects. CAF has two hangars at the
airport. The Lancaster Regional Airport is located at
730 Ferris Road, Lancaster.
December 10, 2011
NCT Annual Christmas Party
Doc and Jean Webber have generously offered to
once again host the NCT Chapter’s annual Christmas
Party. Please note that the party will take place on
Saturday night and will start at 6:30 pm. While the
Webbers will provide the location, NCT members
attending the party will supply food and beverages.
Please contact Doc or Jean at 214-348-3526 or
[email protected] to let them know what you would
like to bring or what they would like you to bring. One
of the highlights of the evening will be our annual gift
exchange challenge. Gifts should have a value of
$20.00 or more and must be wrapped. There will be two
exchanges – modeler’s types of gifts and women’s
types of gifts. You can decide which group you would
like to participate in. Models kits do not have to be
sealed but must be complete. Please do not bring
partially assembled kits. Address and directions will be
provided in the November Flaksheet.
January 8, 2012
Guest Speaker – Former B-25 Pilot
Jeff Bankston is making arrangements for a former B-
25 pilot to talk about his experiences in WW II at the
meeting.
John Walen
John Walen, IPMS 17482
Proud IPMS NCT member since 1982
Dallas-Fort Worth Wing, Commemorative Air Force
http://www.dfwwing.com/
Lancaster Municipal Airport
630 Ferris Road, Lancaster, Texas 75115
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In 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War, the
United States was thrust into the mainstream of international
affairs and gained status as a world power, acquiring as
possessions the Philippines and Guam in the Pacific, then
Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. In 1904, the United States also
established a naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to
ensure the safety of the Panama Canal, then under
construction.
President Theodore Roosevelt thorough out the eight years
(1901-1909) of his administration vigorously advocated the
upgrading and expansion of the US fleet in order to protect
American interests abroad. From 1904 to 1907, American
shipyards turned out 11 new battleships giving the Navy
formidable new battle capabilities. This was timely, for, in
1906 hostilities with Japan seemed possible; the Japanese
navy dominated the Pacific and posed a potential threat to
the Philippines.
America's problems with Japan arose shortly after
Roosevelt mediated the Treaty of Portsmouth in 1906, ending
the Russo-Japanese War. In that conflict the Russian fleet
had been annihilated by the Japanese. But despite their
triumphs over the Russians on the high seas, the Japanese
failed to get all they felt they deserved at the peace table and
blamed Roosevelt for it.
Roosevelt did not want a confrontation with Japan, as the
United States was ill-prepared for war. Most of our battle
fleet was concentrated in the Atlantic, and there were only a
handful of armored cruisers on duty in the Pacific. In the
event of war with Japan, this small contingent that made up
the Asiatic Battle Fleet would have to abandon the
Philippines for West Coast ports until the United States had
strength enough to go on the offensive.
Thus, to impress upon Japan that the US Navy could shift
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Roosevelt ordered the
Atlantic Battle Fleet to sail around the world. After the fleet
crossed the Pacific, Japanese leaders realized that the
balance of power in the Pacific had significantly changed.
Roosevelt also wanted to find out what condition the fleet
would be in after such a transit. As he stated before the fleet's
departure, "I want all failures, blunders and shortcomings to
be made apparent in time of peace and not in time of war."
But, more importantly, Roosevelt felt that a successful
cruise of this magnitude would provide the American people
with an example of naval preparedness, strength and range.
Such an impression, he hoped, would help him get the desired
appropriations for four more battleships. With the exception
of the few highest ranking naval officials, nobody was aware
of Roosevelt's intention to send the fleet around the world.
Even the President's own cabinet didn't know about it. All
anyone knew was that the fleet would be steaming from the
east to West Coast in a training exercise.
Once the plans for the cruise became public, not everyone
was impressed. Some critics felt that this show of force would
encourage a Japanese attack on the fleet. Others were
worried that the Atlantic naval defenses would be weakened
by taking away so many ships. Also, it was reasoned, since
the Panama Canal was unfinished, the ships would have to
pass through the Straits of Magellan, an area that posed
considerable danger because of tricky currents and great
storms.
Senator Eugene Hale from Maine, chairman of the Naval
Appropriations Committee, threatened to withhold money for
the cruise. But this didn't bother Roosevelt, who replied in his
typically brusque and forthright fashion that he already had
the money and dared Congress to "try and get it back."
Nobody took Roosevelt up on his challenge and the Great
White Fleet got underway on December 16, 1907 with the
coal-burning ships' stacks spewing billowing clouds of black
smoke into the gray sky. Roosevelt had selected Rear Admiral
Robley "Fighting Bob" Evans to command the fleet. Evans
had stated earlier that his ships "were ready at the drop of a
hat for a feast, a frolic or a fight".
Late on the first day of steaming, Evans passed the word to
the officers and men of the fleet that after a short stay on the
West Coast, the fleet would return home by way of the
Pacific, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean and
then to the Atlantic. In short, they would be transiting the
globe. When this announcement became general knowledge
the next day, countries throughout the world communicated
invitations for the fleet to visit their ports.
The battleships, dubbed the "Great White Fleet" because
that was the Navy’s peacetime color scheme, were manned by
14,000 sailors and marines.
The fleet was embarking upon a naval deployment the
scale of which had never been attempted by any nation before
- the first around-the-world cruise by a fleet of steam-
powered, steel battleships. The 43,000 mile, 14-month
circumnavigation would include 20 port calls on six
continents; it is widely considered one of the greatest
peacetime achievements of the US Navy.
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Route of the Fleet
On October 12, 1907 the armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington designated as the Special Service Squadron and
advance element of the US fleet departed Hampton Roads,
Virginia to reconnoiter the course of the coming battleship
fleet. The squadron’s port visits included Rio de Janeiro,
Montevideo, Punta Arenas, Callao, and Acapulco.
On December 28th
at Magdalena Bay, Mexico they
rendezvoused with the armored cruisers California and South
Dakota and waited for the battleship fleet to join them. The
California and South Dakota were Pennsylvania Class
armored cruisers.
In the early 1900’s the Tennessee and Pennsylvania Class
armored cruisers were the largest ships in the US Navy,
exceeding the largest battleship class by 50 feet. Also during
these years both battleships and armored cruisers were given
state names.
The battleships were also preceded by a torpedo flotilla
comprised of six new torpedo boats/destroyers (Hopkins,
Hull, Lawrence, Stewart, Truxton, and Whipple), as well as
several auxiliary ships.
Their route to San Francisco generally matched that used
by the battleships. They joined the fleet in San Francisco Bay
and were part of the greatest assemblage of US sea power in
the Pacific in the nation’s history.
The torpedo boats remained on the West Coast for most of
the next decade.
Special Service Squadron
USS South Dakota (AC-9)
USS Tennessee (AC-10)
Torpedo Flotilla
From the left: USS Hull (TB-7), USS Lawrence (TB-8),
USS Hopkins (TB-6), USS Whipple (TB-15), USS Truxtun
(TB-14); USS Stewart (TB-13) is at the end of the dock
Same ships different view – and yes that is laundry hanging
on rigging and not signal flags
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USS Whipple (Flotilla Flagship)
First Squadron - First Division
USS Connecticut (Fleet Flagship)
USS Kansas
In December 1907 there gathered at Hampton Roads a
fleet the likes of which the American people had never seen –
sixteen great battleships, none more than seven years in
commission and some like the Kansas, Minneapolis, and
Vermont, fresh from the builders.
The battleships represented five different ship classes:
Kearsarge, Illinois, Maine, Virginia, and Connecticut.
Displacements ranged from 11,500 tons to over 16,000 tons
and lengths varied from 368 to 450 feet.
The 16 battleships were divided into two squadrons and
four divisions:
USS Louisiana
USS Vermont
First Squadron - Second Division
USS Georgia
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USS New Jersey
USS Rhode Island (Entering San Francisco Bay)
USS Virginia
The Great White Fleet steaming out of Hampton Roads
The fleet off the coast of Virginia
Next month: Part 2 - The Battleships of the Second
Squadron (Third and Fourth Divisions), Auxiliary Ships, and
Adventures Along the Way
Source Material – Most of the information and pictures in
this article was secured from various internet sites of the
Navy Department Library (History and Heritage Command)
John Walen, IPMS 17482
Proud IPMS NCT member since 1982
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Mystery Ship
This Month’s Mystery Ship – Can you Name The Ship?
The last ship in a class of four, this ship was known as the
“Grand Hotel”. A notable feature of the ship was the
cantilevered gun-houses suspended over the wing turrets on
both sides and described as looking like “a pair of bow-
windowed parlors on a Regency townhouse.”
Last Month’s Mystery Ship
I’d bet most of you had no idea Sweden had monitor class
warships. The ship pictured is the HMS John Ericsson which
was the lead ship of the John Ericsson Class monitors built
for the Royal Swedish Navy in the mid-1860s. She was
designed under the supervision of the Swedish-born inventor,
John Ericsson, and built in Sweden. John Ericsson designed
and built the USS Monitor and several other monitor class
ships for the US Navy. The standoff between USS Monitor
and the much larger CSS Virginia during the Battle of
Hampton Roads in early 1862 roused much interest in
Sweden in this new type of warship as it seemed ideal for
coastal defense duties. The ship made one foreign visit to
Russia in 1867, but remained in Swedish or Norwegian
waters for the rest of its service.
John Walen, IPMS 17482
Proud IPMS NCT member since 1982
Capone’s Hit List
Fliegerhorst 1/32 Dornier / Dassault Alpha Jet
Introduction
I’ve been working my way up to this challenge for the
better part of the last five years. I began with the
standard fare of cockpit and interior components. I’ve
put off doing an all resin kit for many years literally
opening several kits in my stash and then gently placing
the parts back into the boxes without starting
construction for any number of excuses I’ve created
over the years mostly centring around the thought that
these all resin kits were just too much work, too
difficult or just too something!!!
My last jet build was a successful F-101B conversion
that had an entire resin front end grafted onto the
Monogram F-101B kit fuselage along with numerous
interior resin parts. Surely now I was ready to tackle
the challenge of an all resin kit. I chose for this first
attempt at an all resin kit the 1/32 scale Alpha Jet
produced by Fliegerhorst. Alpha is the first letter of the
Greek Alphabet so perhaps this is not such a strange
coincidence after all.
The kit comes well packaged in a sturdy box
dominated by the two resin fuselage halves. (1) The
larger parts are cast in a beige-coloured resin with little
evidence of pinholes but do have flash and residual pour
stubs in some areas especially around the cockpit and
intake areas. In general, the surface details were a little
on the soft side.
In some areas of the fuselage and wings the panel
lines fade out altogether. The smaller parts are grouped
into a dozen bags and are cast in a white-coloured resin.
These smaller parts have a noticeably different finish on
the opposing sides of the part. There was also quite a
bit of flash evident on these smaller pieces that needed a
bit of care to clean up prior to use.
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(1) The 200+ parts are well packaged in a sturdy box and
grouped by application into individual plastic bags.
The instructions are minimal and require the skills of
an advanced modeller to use for construction. I spent a
fair bit of time downloading hundreds of images from
the internet in order to have a good feel for the proper
location of many of the component parts. In effect, the
‘so-called’ instructions are only slightly better than
stating that the modeller should assemble the parts
contained herein until the result looks like a Dornier /
Dassault Alpha Jet.
The Fliegerhorst kit does comes with two excellent
multi-view colour drawings of two different subjects.
The modeller should exercise a little caution here as
there are some minor printing errors on the drawings.
In addition, the builder is provided with two large
sheets of stencils to match the illustrated versions of the
aircraft.
(2) The main gear wheel well mounts to the inside of the
fuselage half without the need to much filler. The
mounting location for the main gear is marked with the
arrow as the instructions do not provide much help in
this regard.
(3) The gaps in the cockpit floor were covered using 0.005”
styrene cut using cardstock templates I made by test
fitting ahead of time.
Construction The large fuselage is dominated by several alignment
pins which are both a bane and a blessing for the
modeller. They generally helped with good alignment
between the fuselage halves but did hamper prepping
the mating surfaces but not allowing a good wet sanding
on a flat surface. This would have reduced the amount
of filler required after the halves were assembled.
(4) The gaps in the fuselage seams were sealed with CA and then
wet sanded using Flex-i-files.
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(5) The sequence for the instrument panel begins with a base
coat of RLM66, followed by flat black instruments (a), flat
white enamel and oil-based yellow and red were used to add
detail (b), finally a drop of acrylic floor wax was added to
each bezel to simulate glass (c).
Prior to assembling the fuselage halves I installed the
combination main gear well/intake trunks on each side.
(2) These parts fit well with the removal of a little
flash. I then glued the halves together using medium-
thickness cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesive. I used
accelerator to aid in progressing with the build.
The cockpit tub is moulded as an integral part of the
fuselage casting but there were some large gaps evident
on the floor of both cockpits. As sanding in these areas
would be difficult I chose to correct this with floors I
made from 0.127 mm sheet styrene using card stock to
first produce templates to work from. (3)
(6) Mounting tabs ensure that the correct console goes in the
correct location within the fuselage.
All the fuselage seams were filled with CA, cured
with accelerator and then immediately wet sanded with
Flex-i-files from 150 grit to 600 grit before proceeding
with construction. (4) I began the cockpit construction
by spraying the tub area, all of the consoles and the
instrument panels with RLM 66 (black grey). The
detailed painting steps I used to complete the instrument
panels are illustrative of the process used on the
consoles as well. I began by painting the instruments
and boxes with Flat Black enamel. I then picked out the
dial details as best as I could with Flat White enamel
paint. This task was made more difficult by the lack of
crispness in the casting. Finally, I placed a small drop
of Future acrylic floor wax onto each instrument bezel
to simulate the glass. I finished up with some coloured
details picked out with an 18/0 spotting brush and oil-
based yellow and red paints. (5)
I mounted the finished consoles and instrument panels
in their respective locations within the cockpit. The
consoles have tabs cast onto them which aid the
modeller in placing the consoles into the correct
locations within the cockpit. (6)
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(7) Masking tape sprayed light grey is used for harnesses and
seat liners; added after installing the seats. The prominent
buckle was punched from 0.005” styrene and painted chrome.
I prepped and painted the two ejection seats, again
working from photos of the cockpits obtained on the
internet. Photos I found of the seats on the German
version of the aircraft had prominent seat liners with
integrated harnesses. I replicated these using masking
tape first sprayed with light grey enamel paints. (7)
To correct some of the soft panel lines, I scribed new
panel lines where needed. I used Dymo label tape for
this process as the adhesive backing holds the strip of
tape in place quite well and one strip can be used for
many scribe lines before needing replacement. For this
resin the Dymo tape did not stick as well as it does on
styrene and I had to use a lot more tape than normal. (8)
(8) Dymo label tape & a scribing tool were used to replace panel
lines missing from the casting or lost during wet sanding.
(9) The vacuum-formed centre section was held in place with
masking tape while the Testor’s Cement for Clear Parts dried.
I will have to admit to a bit of indecision with regard
to the canopy installation. For the canopy modelled in
the closed position the kit provides a complete one-
piece vacuum-formed canopy for use. For those who
want to model the aircraft with open canopies there are
two clear resin parts provided, one for the windscreen
and one for the fixed centre section between the
cockpits. The kit also generously provides two sets of
vacuum-formed canopies (just in case) and resin cutting
guides to aid the modeller in separation.
I initially used a section of the vacuum-formed single
piece canopy for the centre section and carefully
mounted it into place after masking. (9) I mask my
canopies with an adhesive trim foil made by Monokote
for RC aircraft. It is thin, adheres well, and is much less
expensive than using Bare Metal Foil. I attach clear
parts using Testor’s Cement for Clear Parts. I filled the
seams with Squadron White Putty (thinned with liquid
cement to the consistency of pudding) applied along the
seam with a small toothpick. I then sanded and blended
the seams into the fuselage as required.
The vacuum-formed centre section later proved to
have insufficient structural support for mounting the
front canopy and I replaced it with the clear-resin centre
section.
(10) The clear resin parts needed careful polishing inside and out
to provide an adequate level of clarity. The part was finished
by dipping in Future and allowed to dry under cover.
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(11) The antenna strakes on both sides of the rudder were
removed with a #11 blade.
The clear-resin parts had some pitting and an overall
fogged surface finish (the main reason I had gone with
the vac part in the first place). I carefully wet sanded
the resin inside and out using MicroMesh cloths
through 6000 grit and improved this quite a bit. The part
was dipped in Future and allow to dry overnight inside
a sealed container to avoid dust. (10)
(12) Lead strips were added to the space under the cockpit floor
through the openings on both sides of the fuselage. The
strips were held in place with a liberal amount of white glue.
(13) The air brakes were mounted in the closed position and
required a lot of filler to properly blend into the fuselage. The
exhaust parts are also shown prior to attachment.
The vertical stabilizer is cast with the strake antenna
used on the French version of the aircraft. I removed it
with a few strokes of a #11 blade along the bottom
edge. The parts break cleanly and required just a light
sanding to clean up. (11) I attached the stab with CA
and carefully checked the alignment with the fuselage
before hitting it with accelerator along the seam.
I decided the best location for ballast was underneath
the cockpit floor. This location was accessible through
the opening behind where the intakes would mount. I
didn’t weigh the lead but simply packed 0.5 cm wide
strips into the space until the balance point with the
wings taped into place was forward of the main gear
attachment point. Since the main wheels sit to the rear
of the gear strut this is sufficient. (12)
The air brakes were mounted in the closed position
and required a bit of coaxing to get them installed. The
white resin parts did not have the same curve as the
cross-section of the fuselage. I did some trimming
during the dry fit process to match the shape as closely
as possible. I then attached the upper portion of the
brake to produce the best fit since this would be the
most visible seam during viewing.
(14) The port wing mounting tab needed extensive rework so that
the wing anhedral was symmetric when mounted.
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(15) Careful checking of the alignment as the wings are attached
to the fuselage is critical for any aircraft build.
I then “stitched” the part into place using drops of CA
in strategic locations. I then filled all the seams with
CA, applied additional filler where necessary and then
sanded everything smooth. (13) I used a similar
technique on the main gear and nose gear doors.
I cleaned up the exhaust nozzles and the fuselage
fairing and painted them with Testor’s Metallizer Paints
using Burnt Metal on the exteriors and Exhaust on the
interiors. These parts where then attached to the
fuselage using CA. I wrapped tubes of card stock and
slipped them over the nozzles to protect them from
overspray for the remainder of the build.
I initially dry fit the wings to the fuselage while
getting the nose weights installed and noticed at that
time that the anhedral was not going to be symmetrical
without modifying the attachment points. I solved the
issue by grinding the stub short and also tapering it on
the upper side to achieve a symmetrical fit to the wings.
(14, 15) I gave all the seams one more sanding and
filling check prior to painting. I filled the cockpit with
soft tissue covering the still vacuum-formed centre
section and wiped the surface with denatured alcohol to
remove and mould release from the resin. I completed
the major construction steps by attaching the horizontal
stabilizers.
Painting, Stenciling and those Fiddly Bits I began the finishing process with a coat of light grey
enamel along all the seam lines to double check the
quality of my prior work. I filled remaining irregular
areas with CA and then wet sanded again. I still had a
significant amount of additional work to do around the
seams as I began the initial colour coats. (16)
I was able to confirm from two different sources that
US Navy Light Grey (FS 36495) was a good match for
the RAL7001 underside colour. I only found
contradictory matches for the RAL 6014 and RAL 7012
upper surface colours and was forced to resort to
matching photographs. I made my initial selection of
Dunkegrun (RLM 71) and Grauviolett (RLM 75) from
the Testor’s ModelMaster enamel line of colours by
painting swatches onto small pieces of sheet styrene.
(16) This sequence of photos illustrates the work needed to remove
all vestiges of seams from the kit during painting.
I began by spraying the underside colour and allowed
it to dry overnight. I then masked the underside with
Scotch-brand 3M painters tape #2080 for delicate
surfaces which works well and is less expensive than
Tamiya tape. (17)
I began the upper surface by spraying a coat of RLM
71.
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(17) After painting the underside the entire surface is masked with
ScotchBrand #2080 masking tape.
I found a number of blemishes that required
additional filling and sanding before proceeding with
the camouflage. (18) I sprayed an additional coat of
RML 71 and allowed to dry overnight.
I masked the upper surface to receive the RLM 75.
(19) When I stripped off all of the masking I absolutely
hated the results!! The choice of RLM 75 had not
provided anywhere near enough contrast with the RLM
71 to match the photos I had of the aircraft. I did some
additional test splotches, this time against the RLM 71,
and decided that I would use Neutral Grey (FS 36270)
for the upper surface. I re-masked the underside and the
RLM 71 sections and sprayed the Neutral Grey and let
it dry overnight. The results were now much closer to
the photographic evidence and I felt comfortable in
proceeding with the finishing steps. (20)
The final step in the initial painting was to mask and
spray the anti-glare panel in Flat Black. (21) Note: The
weathering process on any aircraft is such that colours
fade with time and not always at the same rate for the
same portion of the aircraft surface. As a result the
exact colour is less important than just getting close.
Prior to applying the stencils I sprayed the entire aircraft
with a coat of Clear Gloss Lacquer.
The stencils are printed with a continuous carrier that
must be close trimmed prior to use with a #11 blade and
a straightedge ruler. (22) The colour stencils are
applied over a matching white base stencil in most
cases. This required two separate stencilling steps that
was a tedious but straightforward task. (23)
Unfortunately, the carrier film of the smaller coloured
stencils did not respond well to Solvaset, MicroSol or
MicroSet and some of the edges tried to curl away from
the surface during drying.
I mounted the nose gear and both main gear struts to
the aircraft. I chose a three step process to glue the gear
in place and help ensure good alignment.
(18) This photo shows a few additional blemishes still remaining
after the second coat of RLM 71. Taking the time to repair
these smaller defects is the key to great modelling.
I first glued the nose gear strut into place with CA
followed by the port gear and allowed them both to dry
completely. With two support points now in place I
mounted the starboard main gear strut using 2-part
epoxy adhesive.
I placed the aircraft onto its gear and propped up the
starboard wingtip so that the main gear would dry with
the wings level. Using the grid on my cutting board
really helped with this process.
By using 30-minute curing epoxy I had plenty of time
to adjust the final position of that starboard gear to get
the wings proper and the strut into alignment with the
fuselage.
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(19) The RLM71 is masked in preparation for the second
camouflage colour.
This required a bit of finesses and a little compromise
to get a satisfactory result as appeared that perhaps the
strut had come out of the mould a bit too soon and had
warped slightly.
I cleaned up and painted the wheel hubs with
Metallizer Buffing Aluminium, punched out tape circles
to mask the hubs and finished spraying the wheels with
Flat Black. I attached them to the gear struts in a very
similar process to the struts to maintain good alignment.
(20) The RLM75 was simply not the right contrast. I completely
re-masked the model again and painted the second
camouflage colour with Neutral Grey instead.
(21) The final painting step was the flat black anti-glare panel.
While the resin gear is strong enough to support the
model it could really benefit from white metal landing
gear. Perhaps we can persuade the folks at SAC
Productions to produce an offering for us. During the
weathering process I snapped the nose gear clean off
and performed a repair in the most inconspicuous place
I could find later in the build. (24) After breaking the
nose gear off (actually for the second time!!) I built a
support cradle from some Styrofoam sheet hot glued
together with which to hold the model for the rest of the
build.
I weathered the model with a combination of acrylic
washes and oil-pastels. Using an 18/0 round brush I
applied a grey/brown mixture of ground oil pastels
along all the panel lines on the upper surfaces. On the
lower surfaces I used the same technique with a mixture
more towards a medium grey with a hint of brown.
Working with one complete panel line at a time I
applied the pastel with the round brush and then swept
it off the model with a fan brush always sweeping in the
direction of airflow. The initial result is a bit distinct
but fades in the final weathering steps. (25) To
complete the weathering I sprayed a coat of tinted flat
clear lacquer over all the surfaces. For the major areas
of the upper surfaces I tint with a drop of Light Grey.
Around the edges of the wings and tail surfaces I tint
with a drop of two of Flat Black.
At this step in the build I realized that I had neglected
to paint the interiors of the intakes!!! I guess we all
make mistakes but this was a big one. I dealt with it by
cutting 2 mm wide strips of masking tape and carefully
masked around the intake and the surrounding areas
taking extreme care not to tape over any stencils. I was
then able to spray aluminium enamel inside the intakes
without damaging the finish on the exterior of the
model. (26)
The final task in the completion of this model was
mounting the open canopies.
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(22) The continuous carrier film of the stencils required careful
trimming before application.
(23) Many of the colour stencils had to be applied over the top of a
matching white background stencil.
(24) A small piece of styrene was used to repair the broken nose
gear strut.
(25) The panel lines were enhanced by applying ground oil-pastels
with a small round brush followed by a fan brush.
I removed the masking from the canopy parts and
cleaned up any residue using a bit of Goo Gone. (27) I
fashioned small hinge parts of styrene carved with a
taper fitting into the slot on the fuselage and a small
ledge to receive the vacuum-formed canopy.
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(26) The interior of each intake was sprayed with aluminium
enamel paints after masking. Caution: Please learn from my
error and do not try this at home.
(27) The canopy parts were dipped in Future acrylic floor wax
before masking and painting to match the rest of the aircraft.
(28) The final position of the canopies matches photographs fairly
well but the opening angles were too small.
Prior to mounting the canopies I cut some white decal
material to represent the det-cord on the interior of the
canopy. I propped the canopy into position while the
clear parts adhesive dried. (28) After mounting the
front canopy I checked the angles against more
photographs and decided that the actuator struts
provided with the kit were a bit too short to bring the
canopies to the proper angle and still make contact with
the struts.
(29) I lengthened the actuator rod and raised the canopies to
their correct height.
After mounting the front canopy I checked the angles
against more photographs and decided that the actuator
struts provided with the kit were a bit too short to bring
the canopies to the proper angle and still make contact
with the struts. So I removed the struts and kept the kit
cylinder but used a short piece of styrene rod to replace
the too short actuator. The clear parts cement takes
long enough to dry that I could then slip the lengthened
actuator rods into place and bring the canopies to the
correct angle. (29)
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), this kit is out
of production and is not currently available. Apparently
the master was being modified to the French version
and suffered significant damage (no French jokes,
please). This model definitely challenged my skills as a
modeller. I spent about 50 hours on the project spread
over several weeks. I’ve learned from my numerous
missteps during the build that I can put to good use on
my next resin build. Does anyone make a jet called
“Beta”?
Don Capone, IPMS 45394
Proud IPMS NCT member since 2001
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Floyd’s Fling
Vintage Eagle Publishing 1/48
th Captured Eagles: German WWII
Aircraft Captured by the Allies
Mfr. Stock No: VE001D
MSRP - $ 20.50
Vendor Website: www.vintageeagle.com
Reviewed by
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. IPMS# 26266
Released in conjunction with the book, “Captured
Eagles: German WWII Aircraft Captured by the Allies”
these decals cover four different aircraft. The decals are
quite unique in offering both dry transfer and water
slide decals.
The instructions are some of the best I’ve ever seen.
They are included in a 10 page full color instruction
booklet printed on high quality paper. The four aircraft
are shown on the first two pages. This is followed up
by four pages of individual aircraft stencils and
markings. Two pages explain the dry transfer and water
slide procedures. The last two pages have the top and
bottom views of the aircraft.
The decals themselves are quite unique with both a
sheet of dry transfers and water slide decals being
offered. The dry transfer decals are printed by
Hobbydecal from South Korea.
The dry transfers includes the stencils primarily, as
well as, the aircraft serial numbers. They should prove
easy enough to use.
I especially liked the wing walk areas which are very
thin. The water slide decals are printed by Cartograf so
you know they are the best in the world.
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They are printed in register and with good color
saturation. The Cartograf decals have the individual
aircraft markings and the German crosses. Swastikas
are included where they are allowed.
The first aircraft is a Heinkel He-162A-2 from 1./JG1
“White 4”. This is a typical He-162 with RLM 81 and
82 over 76. The next aircraft is a Bf-109G-10 from
3./JG27. This aircraft sports an upper surface
camouflage of RLM 74/75 and 83 with a bare metal and
two tones of RLM 76 bottom. The aircraft has a green
RVD band, as well as, a “Yellow 7” painted over a
previously over-painted number. A Fw-190A-8 from
2./JG301 has a fairly standard paint scheme of RLM
74/75/76. The power egg and rudder are painted in
RLM 83 which will add some flare to the paint scheme.
The yellow and red RVD band on “Red 3” adds a flash
of color.
The final aircraft is “Yellow 7” from 3./JG2. Being
from JG2 the aircraft sports the yellow/white/yellow
RVD and mottling that is more of a spot type of
application. The aircraft is painted in RLM 70/81/82
over a two tone RLM 76 and bare metal bottom. The
airplane is carrying a bomb.
The decal set up of dry transfer and water slide decals
is unique but it should provide a great looking model.
You will have a hard time finding a better instruction
book.
The selection of aircraft will interest most modelers.
Overall this is a great first release from Vintage Eagle.
When used in conjuction with the book these decals are
a first class affair. Well done Vintage Eagle.
Highly recommended
Thanks to Vintage Eagle Publishing for the review
copy. You can obtain your copy by contacting them at
www.vintageeagle.com . Let them know you heard
about it from me and from here.
There is also a deal if you buy the book and the
decals. Check out the website.
Floyd S. Werner, Jr., IPMS 26266
Proud IPMS NCT member since 1989
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Old School Modeling
1/35 Panzer IV L-70
Like many of you, I built models growing up. I loved
WW-I aircraft and had squadrons of them in a perpetual
dog fight on my ceiling. Cars and Girls replaced them in
High school. I did not get back into building till chance
intervened. A few years after High School, I got
married. My Dad helped me get a good job with Ford
Bacon and Davis Engineering company in Dallas. I was
a board draftsman/piping designer and had just started
to learn the trade. One day one of the lead guys came to
me and asked if I would like to transfer to his group and
help build a 1/32 scale model of a Sulfur Recover Unit
we were designing.
I jumped at the opportunity. Within a few weeks we
had taken on a few more guys from outside. Two of
them James Sharp and Lee Thomas were also in the
hobby and members of an organization I had never
heard of, IPMS.
One day they brought a few of their models to show
the rest of us. I had never seen such detailed and finely
painted models before. I was hooked! I pestered the
heck out of them asking questions. After a few years I
was pretty good at this new hobby. Lee and James had
been friends for a long time already and were like a dog
and a cat in a cardboard box. Always teasing, and
arguing about models.
The NCT chapter of IPMS, which we all now
belonged to, was having a contest. Sharp and Lee
started ribbing each other as to who was the better
model builder. Finally after a few traded insults, a
$20.00 bet was issued. I asked if this was an open
contest? I also offered to put my $20.00 up against them
as well. The challenge had been issued.
The pics show my entry, remember this was in 1974.
You guys don't realize how good you have it now. This
is a Nichimo 1/35 Panzer IV L-70 with tracks from the
Monogram Panzer IV. Zimmerit is from Green Stuff
putty. Skirts are scratchbuilt as is the exhaust and
interior. National markings and numbers are also hand
painted. Contest result? Sharp won 1st, I won 2nd and
Lee came in 3rd. I got my $20.00 back a few years later
with a scratch-built 1/35 T-60 Flying tank at the Salt
Lake Nationals.
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LSM 40432 1/48 Lohner L rerelease
Finally after much pressure from many customers I
have the Lohner L ready for rerelease. Somewhat
unchanged from the previous release except for the
brass parts set. Due to the increasing cost of the etched
brass I had to drop it as part of this kit.
The model has a resin hull, tip floats, beaching dolly
and wheels, tail surfaces and interior parts. The wings
are vacuformed and the original Austro Hungarian
decals are included.
Available in late November for $45.00
LSM 40438 1/48 VLR P-51 fuel tanks
110 gallon Very Long Range fuel tanks as used on a
number of P-51 Mustangs in the Pacific. Field made
wooden sway braces are included. $15.00
Tank on Hasegawa P-51D wing
LSM 40400 1/48 J-93/B-58 test engine
J-93 test engine for the Valkyrie project. Flown on a
B-58 out of Edwards Air Force Base. For use on the
Monogram kit.5 resin parts including the engine
exhaust interior. Decal also included. $35.00
LSM 40431 1/48 Gotha G-I
Coming in late November:
This is another long overdue project that has been
sitting on the shelf way too long. The kit will include
resin flying surfaces, wheels, seats, gun, tail surfaces,
props, and engine nacelles with the cylinders molded in
place. Aeroclub strut stock and decals are also included.
Some experience will be helpful building this.
$55.00
Only the lower wing is pictured below:
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LSM 70429 1/72 replacement
P-3 engine nacelles
A set of four resin nacelles with the scoops opened up
and interior trunking in place for a bit of added realism.
$15.00
LSM 1/48 40425
Solid Symmetrical P-61B nose
New Symmetrical solid nose for use on either the
Great Wall or Monogram kits. $10.00
LSM 70418 1/72 F-15 Reporter
Model by Phil Brandt
Conversion for the Dragon P-61 kit in 1/72. The kit
includes a resin fuselage, engine replacements, props,
cowlings and supercharger intakes plus an interior and
vacuformed canopy . Decals are also included
Available in late November : $30.00
Mike Mike West, IPMS 5994
Proud IPMS NCT member since 1974
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Upcoming Contests
November 5, 2011
GatorCon 2011
IPMS Acadiana Plastic Modelers
http://www.cajunarmor.com/IPMS-Acadiana.html
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1801 West Pinhook Road, Lafayette, Louisiana
November 13, 2011
Bassett Place Veteran’s Day Show Model Display
IPMS El Paso
Bassett Place Mall
6101 Gateway West, El Paso, Texas
January 28, 2012
Calmex XXVI
http://ipmsswamp.com
IPMS South West Area Modelers of Plastic
Managan Center
1000 McKinley
Westlake, Louisiana
February 18, 2012
Model Fiesta 31
Operation Torch
http://www.alamosquadron.com
IPMS Alamo Squadron
Live Oak Civic Center
8101 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, Texas
March 3, 2012
RiverCon 1
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sportmodelers/
IPMS Red River Modelers
Trends & Trains Hobby Shop
7143 Mansfield Road
Shreveport, Louisiana
March 10, 2012
MCMA Showdown 2012 Model Car Contest
http://www.themcma.net/
IPMS Metroplex Car Modelers Association
Dr. Pepper Star Center
12700 North Stemmons Freeway
Farmers Branch, Texas
March 24, 2012
Great South TigerFest IX
IPMS New Orleans Flying Tigers Scale Model Builders
St. Jerome K.C. Hall
3310 Florida Ave, Kenner, Louisiana
April 14, 2012 Cajun Modelfest XXVII IPMS Baton Rouge Scale Modelers http://www.brmodelers.com/
LSU MiniFarm 4-H Building
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May , 2012
Squadron ScaleFest 2012
IPMS North Central Texas
http://ipmsnct.net/
Mesquite Convention Center
1800 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, Texas 75149
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Upcoming Contests
May 26-27, 2012
WonderFest 2012
www.wonderfest.com
Crowne Plaza West
Louisville, Kentucky
June 9
th & 10th, 2012
Heartland Model Car Nationals
www.kcslammers.com
IPMS / KC Slammers Model Car Club
Overland Park Convention Center
600 College Blvd., Overland Park, Missouri 66211
June 21-23, 2012
Squadron EagleQuest XXI (Formerly Mastercon)
Theme: Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Squadron www.squadron.com
Embassy Suites Dallas
DFW Airport North Outdoor World
2401 Bass Pro Drive
Grapevine, Texas 76051
August 8-11, 2012
IPMS USA National Convention 2012
http://www.ipms2012.org/
IPMS Pelikan Model Club
Walt Disney World’s
Contemporary Resort & Convention Center
4600 North World Drive
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Local Events of Interest
November 3, 2011 (Thursday)
Lone Star Aero Club www.lonestaraeroclub.org
Ted Black
DFW Airport at Hyw 360 & FAA Road
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
November 5, 2011 (Saturday)
IPMS MCMA http://www.themcma.net/
Monthly Meeting
Heritage Park, 217 South Main
Irving, Texas 75060
November 12, 2011 (Saturday)
OBA / FACM / VMAP
2nd
Saturday Work-Party 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
http://www.ov-10bronco.net
http://www.facmuseum.org
3300 Ross Avenue, , Meacham Airport
Fort Worth, Texas
November 8, 2011 (Tuesday)
EAA Chapter 34 Meeting http://eaa34.org
TBD
UTA Campus Room 100, Nedderman Hall
416 Yates Street, Arlington, Texas
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November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Marauder Men of the Metroplex
http://webspace.webring.com/people/oj/jobiz/
Business Meeting
Spring Creek Barbecue, Cooper Street, Arlington, Texas
November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
B-36 Peacemaker Museum
http://www.b-36peacemakermuseum.org/
Dr. J’Nell Pate: Carswell Air Force Base
UNT Health Science Center Room 124, West Building
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas
November 19, 2011
Tyler Historic Aviation Memorial Museum
http://www.tylerhamm.org
General Meeting
Tyler Pounds Airport, 2198 Dixie Drive, Tyler, Texas 75704
November 21, 2011 [Monday]
IPMS Fort Worth Scale Modelers
http://www.fortworthscalemodelers.org/
Knox Bishop & Paul Metz: 11 Days of Christmas
First Baptist Church of Benbrook
1015 McKinley Street, Benbrook, TX 76126
November 30, 2011 (Wednesday)
Lone Star Aero Club www.lonestaraeroclub.org
Tommy Thomason : Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass
DFW Airport at Hyw 360 & FAA Road
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
December 4, 2011 (Sunday)
IPMS MCMA http://www.themcma.net/
Monthly Meeting
Heritage Park, 217 South Main
Irving, Texas 75060
December 19 , 2011 [Monday]
IPMS Fort Worth Scale Modelers
http://www.fortworthscalemodelers.org/
Christmas Party
First Baptist Church of Benbrook
1015 McKinley Street, Benbrook, TX 76126
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Babe of The Month
Lana Parrilla
Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-
American actress, best known for her roles on Spin City,
24, Boomtown and Miami Medical. She currently stars
as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills in the ABC series Once
Upon a Time.
Parrilla was born in Brooklyn, New York, the
daughter of Sam Parrilla, a professional baseball player
for the Philadelphia Phillies in the early 1970s. She
had roles in a few movies, including Very Mean Men
(2000), Spiders (2000), Frozen Stars (2003) and
Replicant. She was first noticed in the mainstream when
she joined the cast of Spin City in 2000, playing Angie
Ordonez for one season. After this, she joined Donnie
Wahlberg and Neal McDonough in the 2002 series
Boomtown, for which she received the Imagen Award
for Best Supporting Actress, in which she played
Teresa, a paramedic. Initially a success, Boomtown
began to struggle, and Lana's character became a police
academy rookie, so as to tie her more closely to the rest
of the show. That program was cancelled just two
episodes into its second season.
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Parrilla guest-starred in shows such as JAG, NYPD
Blue and Six Feet Under. In 2005, Parrilla took a
recurring guest role on the fourth season of 24 as Sarah
Gavin, a Counter Terrorist Unit agent. After just six
episodes, Lana was promoted to a main cast member,
but in the thirteenth episode, she was written out for
reasons unknown after her character demanded a
promotion from temporary head Michelle Dessler
(Reiko Aylesworth) which was denied.
In 2006, Parrilla starred in the NBC summer series
Windfall alongside Luke Perry, fellow former 24 cast
member Sarah Wynter, and Parilla's former Boomtown
castmate Jason Gedrick.
In 2007, Parrilla guest starred as a character called
Greta in the third season episodes of ABC's Lost,
"Greatest Hits" and "Through the Looking Glass"
In 2008, she starred on the Lifetime movie The
Double Life of Eleanor Kendall, in which she played
Nellie, a divorcee whose identity has been stolen. In
June 2008, she starrred in the CBS summer series
Swingtown as Trina Decker, a woman who is part of a
swinging couple.
In 2010, Parrilla starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer-
produced Miami Medical on CBS, which had a short
run towards the end of the 2009-10 television season
before being canceled in July 2010. From 2010 to 2011
she made many guest appearances of TV shows, such as
Covert Affairs, Medium, The Defenders and Chase.
Parrilla stars as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills in the
ABC adventure fantasy television series, Once Upon a
Time , which debuted in October 2011.
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Museums
American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum
http://www.crsmithmuseum.org
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com
4572 Claire Chennault
Addison, TX 75001
Cold War Air Museum
http://www.coldwarairmuseum.com/
Lancaster, Texas 76106
Corsair (Goodyear FG-1D), Commemorative Air Force
www.caf-corsair.com
Lancaster Municipal Airport
630 Ferris Road, Lancaster, Texas 75115
Dallas-Fort Worth Wing, Commemorative Air Force
http://www.dfwwing.com/
Lancaster Municipal Airport
630 Ferris Road, Lancaster, Texas 75115
Flight of the Phoenix Air Museum
www.flightofthephoenix.org
Hanger One, Gilmer Texas 75644
Frontiers of Flight Museum
http://www.flightmuseum.com/
6911 Lemmon Avenue Dallas, Texas
Hanger 10 Flying Museum
http://www.hangar10.org/Site/Home.html
1945 Matt Wright Lane
Denton Municipal Airport
Denton, Texas 76207
National WASP WWII Museum
http://www.waspmuseum.org
Sweetwater, Texas
OV-10 Bronco Museum
http://www.ov-10bronco.net
3300 Ross Avenue, Meacham Airport, Fort Worth, Texas
Ranger Wing, Commemorative Air Force
www.rangerwingcaf.com
Blackland Aircraft Corp. Hanger
Airport Blvd., Waco, Texas
Silent Wings Museum
www.silentwingsmuseum.com
6202 North I-27 Lubbock, Texas 79403
Texas Military Forces Museum
http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org
Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas
Tyler Historic Aviation Memorial Museum
http://www.tylerhamm.org
Jake Smith Exhibit Hall Tyler, Texas
Vintage Flying Museum
http://www.vintageflyingmuseum.org
505 NW 38TH ST. Hangar 33 South
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Local Plastic Emporiums
M-A-L Hobbies http://www.malhobby.com
108 S. Lee St., Irving, TX 75060
(972) 438.9233
HobbyTown USA Colleyville
Town Center Colleyville
http://www.hobbytown.com/txcol/
5611 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 160
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 581-1027
HobbyTown USA Dallas
The Corner Shopping Center
http://hobbytown.com/TXDAL/
8041 Walnut Hill, Suite 870
Dallas, TX 75231
(214) 987-4744
HobbyTown USA Arlington
http://hobbytown.com/TXARL/
4634 South Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76017
(817) 557-2225
HobbyTown USA Plano
http://hobbytown.com/TXPLA/
2100 Dallas Parkway, Suite 150
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 473-0800
HobbyTown USA Rockwall
Rockwall Crossing
http://www.hobbytown.com/Store/Profile/TXROC
935 East Interstate 30
Rockwall, TX, 75087
(972) 771-1233
HobbyTown USA Tyler
French Quarter Shopping Center
http://hobbytown.com/TXTYL/
4566 S. Broadway
Tyler, TX 75703
(903) 509-3000
Mason’s Hobby Lobby
6905 Grapevine Hwy.
Fort Worth, Texas 76180
(817) 284-0264
Roy’s Hobby Shop
1309 Norwood DR.
Hurst, TX 76053
http://www.royshobby.com/
(817) 268-0210
Wild Bill's Hobby Shop
535 East Shady Grove Rd.
Irving, Texas 75060
(972) 438-9224
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Cyber-Hobby 1/35
IJN Type 2 (Ka-Mi)
w/Flotation Pontoons By Cookie Sewell
Kit Number: 6699
Media: 315 in grey styrene, 31 etched brass, 13
clear styrene, 2 DS plastic track runs, 1
length of copper wire
Pros: Adds the flotation pontoon to the
excellent kit; pre-molded open hatches
makes installation of a full interior a
snap; wise inclusion of DS Plastic track
avoids frustration with itty-bitty single
links
Cons: Nothing major noted
Rating: Highly Recommended
Price: US $ 71.99
As I noted when the first (non-amphibious) version
of this kit was released, amphibious tanks per se are a
contradiction in terms, for as the old farmer in the joke
knows, “cast iron sinks” and so does steel. Items which
were created to stop bullets, shell splinters and
projectiles from penetrating them also did not need to
be 100% watertight to do that job well.
During the 1930s only two nations gave serious
thought to amphibious light tanks for scouting
purposes: the USSR and Japan. The former did it as an
analysis of the terrain of the country said they would
encounter a water obstacle which could not easily be
forded every 10 kilometers and a river every 50. The
latter did it for, as an island nation, they knew they
would need to move from island to island if they
wanted to defend their empire or expand it.
In order to have true sea-keeping qualities, the
vehicle must have a sufficient buoyancy reserve or it
will quickly be swamped even in a mild sea state (think
of the DD tanks at D-Day). The Japanese approach was
to make a larger, roomier hull but add large and bulky
pontoons at the bow and stern. Essentially the Type 2
was a seagoing derivative of the land-locked Type 95
Ha-Go but with more than enough sea-going buoyancy.
The Type 2 Ka-Mi (a 1942 design) was the most
prolific amphibious tank with about 185 of them being
built during the war. It did mount a 37mm cannon and
two 7.7mm machine guns, one of which could only be
used when the bow pontoon was dropped. The vehicle
weighed 13 tons with the pontoons mounted, and 10
when they were dropped. It was followed by the much
larger and heavier Type 3 “Ka-Chi” and Type 5 “To-
Ku” amphibious tanks with 47mm guns, but neither
one of them was much of an improvement.
Using mechanical components from the land-based
Type 95, the Type 2 used a new hull design with
pontoons held in place with “claw” type clamps that
could be jettisoned from inside the tank when the
vehicle no longer needed them. Divided into separate
compartments, the pontoons gave excellent buoyancy
at sea and proved to be effective. But like all
amphibious tanks designed to be amphibious first, it
was thinly armored and quite vulnerable to mines. Few
actions were carried out by Type 2 tanks with their
amphibious qualities put to the test, and most were
forced to fight on land which was not their strong suit.
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As a result, they were encountered by US forces
starting in 1943 but quickly eliminated. One example
captured by the Soviets (with its pontoons!) exists
today in the Kubinka Museum in Russia and several
others are still found where knocked out on Pacific
islands.
This kit was well received when released a few
months ago other than many modelers wanted to build
it with the pontoons in place. Dragon’s boutique
affiliate cyber-hobby.com has responded, adding 105
parts to the original kit but also at a much higher price.
The kit builds on the DML release, which came with
a minimal interior but all hatches separate for posing
positions. Some interior is included, such as the three-
piece “claw” connectors and handwheels, what appear
to be two either fuel or ballast tanks, and the machine
guns and the 37mm gun with mounting. The new
variant concentrates mostly on the exterior of the
vehicle with all of the “Rube Goldberg” (or “Heath
Robinson”) gizmos and devices needed to hold the
entire assembly together.
Assembly mirrors the earlier kit through step 7. Initial
assembly begins with making sub-assemblies of the
wheel bogies, idlers, clamps, muffler, main engine
hatches, and interior tanks.
These are installed in Steps 2 and 3, which also cover
the assembly of the upper glacis and bow machine gun.
Step 4 covers the assembly of the engine deck (which
is cemented in place as the kit comes with no engine!)
and upper hull details. Step 6 covers cementing the
upper and lower hulls together and initial assembly of
the 37mm gun.
The gun is a typically over-engineered Japanese
weapon of the time and the kit requires 15 parts for it
and its coaxial machine gun to form a single unit. As
this gun is only about 50mm long on the kit, that’s a lot
of parts for a very small gun.
Step 7 is when you begin to work on the pontoons.
These are complex affairs and the mold makers have
attempted to get it right, but there is a seam between
the left and right halves of the bow pontoon (parts L1
and L2). The directions are more than a bit confusing
here, as the attachment devices (either parts M8 or
B19) are for “disconnecting”. One is the open claw (B-
19) and M8 is a closed one, so apparently you use M8
when the pontoons are mounted and B19 if they are
not. You also mount the engine radiator intake trunk
(parts J12-14-18/19) in this step.
Steps 8-11 cover the turret and its details, which are
many and pretty clunky in design (not DML’s fault –
speak to the original managers on that one...) The turret
comes with a ring and drive as well as optional choices
for the viewers and periscopes. Also a choice of what
appears to be an AAMG mount on the rear of the turret
is offered. However, in step 13 you also install the
conning tower which consists of four parts plus six
clear styrene view blocks. It also requires the copper
wire be installed to the rudder control and rudder yoke
at this time.
Lastly are the tracks but as they are DS plastic and
identical not a problem in sorting. As with most tracks,
DML shows them being installed “V” shape down
when looking at them head on. While DS tracks tend to
“run large” as most Japanese light tanks are usually
seen with loose fitting track this may not be a problem,
moreso if used in a diorama and “burned out”.
Technical work is credited to Hirohisa Takada and
Shin Okada and Tom Cockle and Gary Edmundson are
the technical consultants.
Three (to six) marking options are provided: vehicle
101, Kwajalein Island 1944 (grey, halfmoon insignia
with white 101); vehicle 105, Papua, New Guinea 1944
(grey with white 105), or vehicles 601-604, Papua,
New Guinea 1944 (grey with white 601, 602, 603 or
604). Decals are a targeted set from Cartograph.
Overall while expensive this great little kit does offer
the pontoon fans a chance to built the complete vehicle.
Thanks to Freddie Leung for the review sample.
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Sprue Layout A 25x2 Road wheels, drivers, return rollers, bogie
assemblies
A 12 Idlers, final drives, details
B 63 Clamps, locks, pontoon fittings, upper glacis,
machine gun, ball mounts
C 49 Gun, turret details
D 47 Propellers, skegs, hatches, handles, tanks
F 7 Clear styrene
G 1 Upper hull
H 1 Lower hull
J 19 Rear pontoon decking, engine intake trunk,
conning tower hatch
K 6 Front pontoon decking, rear section
L 2 DS Plastic Track
L 3 Lower pontoon sections
M 32x2 Pontoon mounts, fasteners, rudders, conning
tower
R 6 Clear Styrene
MA 31 Etched brass
MB 1 Copper wire
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Crow’s Nest Models 1/32
Mercury Spacecraft
Porthole Version By Sven Knudson, IPMS 32490
www.ninfinger.org
The kit box has an artist's depiction of Freedom 7 in flight.
Kit contents: 73 resin parts
1 resin escape tower assembly jig
15 photoetched parts
6 cast metal parts
5 clear parts
#20 craft wire
thin craft wire
decals
marking guides
Summary
The resin parts are superbly molded with crisp details
and no visible airholes. There is some flash on a lot of
the parts that will require some minor cleanup. Some
parts will also need to be removed from their pour
plugs.
Here's what you get in the kit. The parts are carefully
packed into plastic bags.
The main capsule part has remarkable detail molded
into both the interior and exterior surfaces and visible
seams. The escape rocket part in my kit does have a
seam that will need cleanup.
Parts are included to depict both the launch
configuration with an escape tower or in flight with the
periscope and destabilizing flap deployed. Parts for a
completely detailed interior are also included, as is an
astronaut figure. The resin rocket nozzles are nicely
hollowed out and, in the case of the posigrade rocket
nozzles, quite delicate.
Cast metal parts make up the escape tower legs,
aerodynamic spike, and cooling hoses, and have a
minor seam that will need cleanup. A resin jig is
included to help assemble the escape tower. Small bits
of clear rod depict the interior lights or you can install a
separate lighting kit for real interior lights, also
available from Crow's Nest Models. Craft wire is
included to depict interior cabling and the cabling on
the retrostraps. A complete set of decals are provided
by Space Model Systems and printed for Crow's Nest
Models by MicroScale.
This begins a series of rotated views of the capsule, recovery
compartment and antenna fairing parts.
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This continues the series of rotated views of the capsule,
recovery compartment and antenna fairing parts.
This continues the series of rotated views of the capsule,
recovery compartment and antenna fairing parts.
This ends the series of rotated views of the capsule, recovery
compartment and antenna fairing parts.
Here's a look at the detail molded into the interior of the
capsule.
Here are the rear bulkhead and heat shield parts.
Here's the flip side of the rear bulkhead and heat shield
parts.
Here's a closer look at the hatch, forward bulkhead,
porthole frames, periscope, periscope door (and an extra
one in my set), escape tower base, destabilizing flap and
antenna fairing cover parts.
A photo showing the kit parts, a blurb for the interior
lighting set, and marking guides for the spacecraft and
escape tower by David Weeks are also included.
What's not included are the actual assembly
instructions, which must be downloaded from the
Crow's Nest Models website. They are well illustrated
with step-by-step instructions. But the real gem to be
downloaded is Phil Smith's Guide to Building the
Crow's Nest Mercury Spacecraft. It is profusely
illustrated with drawings and photos and has great text
descriptions of how to assemble the kit, including the
interior lighting.
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Here's another side of the parts (other than the periscope
door I neglected to overturn).
Here are the astronaut figure, couch, control arm, duct, and
escape tower jettison rocket parts.
Here's another side of the parts.
Here are the rest of the resin interior parts, including the
nicely detailed instrument panel.
And another side of the parts.
Here are the resin escape rocket and retropack parts.
Here's your last look at resin parts.
Here are the cast metal parts.
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Here's the flip side of the cast parts.
Here's the sheet of photoetched parts.
Here's the flip side of the photoetched parts sheet.
Order from: Crow's Nest Models
web: http://www.crowsnestmodels.com
email: [email protected]
Price: $ 170.00 http://www.ninfinger.org/
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Flying Low with
François
1929 International Wrecker
1972 Volkswagen “Easy Rider”
1946 Ford Super Delux
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1972 Chevy Nova SS
Lancaster 09/03/11
1963 Corvette
Photos Copyright © by Frank Landrus
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IPMS NCT Group 1/72 Viper Build
Country Variant Decals available Kit Builder
Bahrain
Model Alliance ML72185 World Airpower Update #3
Richard Hanna
Belgium
Richard Winston
Chile F-16D ABZ72016 Zotz Vivacious Vipers#2 Hasegawa Michael McMurtrey
Denmark
Pat Villareal
Egypt
Zotz Vivacious Vipers #1
Greece
Zotz Greek F-16
Sean Glaspell
Jordan
ABZ72016 Zotz Vivacious Vipers#2
Indonesia
Blue Spot Scheme
Don Capone
Israel
Eagle Strike EP72081 F-16 Baraks
Pete Jung
Italy
10 Grupo del 37 Stormo Hasegawa 01913 Buddy Wolfe
Morocco
Brad Hoskins
Netherlands
Orange Jumper scheme
Ed Grune
Norway F-16A Block 20 MLU Zotz Nordic Tiger 2004 (80-3671) Revell 04691 Frank Landrus
Oman
Pakistan
Brad Hoskins
Poland
Model Alliance ML72155 World Airpower Update #1
Mike Zimmerman
Portugal
Portuguese 2007 Tiger Meet
Chris Norman
Singapore
RSAF Black Knights
Mike Quan
South Korea KF-16C Kit Decals Academy MH12418 Dave Hibscher
Taiwan
Thailand
Model Alliance ML729042 Royal Thai AF
Tom Mitchell
Turkey
Turkish 2007 Tiger Meet Hasegawa Robert Fawcett
UAE
Kit Decals Hasegawa 01944 Mike Quan
USA YF-16 Prototype
Mark Wilson
USA
John Huggins
Venezuela Aztec AT72023 Venomous Vipers Randy Spurr
http://www.vectorsite.net/avf16_2.html http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-16/viperversions.shtml http://www.zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=231
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Tail Shot
Kjeller PK X-1, experimental helicopter constructed by Paul Kjølseth at Kjeller in 1955 at Gardermoen Museum
Photo © by Jay Miller, IPMS #45, Proud IPMS-NCT member since 1964
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