Steve's Models - Page 63

Sailor Steve · 09-07-15, 09:40 PM

Decals are on.

There are more colorful Martinsydes, but not by much. One paint scheme had a large white 'A 1' on the top wing and a black version of the same on the bottom, with white '1's on the nose. I chose this one because it was a presentation aircraft with an Australian squadron and I liked the presentation logo. It turned out to be easy enough to do with my desktop publisher, and I used it to make the serial numbers as well.

Jimbuna · 09-08-15, 05:37 AM

Very nice

DragonRider · 09-08-15, 08:07 AM

Nice

Sailor Steve · 09-10-15, 07:59 PM

The same night I posted the last pictures the engine came loose. I tried using the brass wire to apply glue to places I couldn't see, and it didn't work. After a couple of hours I tried squirting some glue into the opening under the engine. It worked, but it also ran down the port side of the model, over the decals and under my fingers. The decals lifted of, leaving me cursing in frustration.

The next day I sanded down the spilled glue and repainted the port side. That night I replaced the decals. Yesterday I started rigging the port wings. Today that side is done.

em2nought · 09-11-15, 07:25 AM

Darned castor oil getting all over everything.

Sailor Steve · 09-11-15, 08:21 AM

Sailor Steve · 09-12-15, 08:29 PM

Main rigging is finished. The control wires, propeller, gun and pilot still remain.

Sailor Steve · 09-15-15, 07:17 PM

And another one's done. The Martinsyde G.102 'Elephant'.

The personal presentation marking:

I used a flash on these last two. In this one you can see the radiator behind the engine.

And the exposed front of the engine. The little metal panel covers the magneto and wiring harness. Propeller by Lang.

em2nought · 09-16-15, 09:41 PM

Looking at that nose, you'd think Republic built these.

Sailor Steve · 09-17-15, 01:33 AM

I had to think about that, but yeah, it does look like the nose of an F-84.

Sailor Steve · 09-18-15, 07:48 PM

Two years ago I posted pictures of my repaired Morane 'P'. Keeping things in the order they come up in the game I've had that model in a suitcase full of "old" models. Now it was time to move it over to the new case, but I felt there was something missing. I did some research and found a source for WW1 French squadrons. It told me which groups used the 'P' and what the squadron markings looked like. I copied, converted and printed the insignia of Escadrille 140, and added Morane-Saulnier badges and tail stripes, and after 25 years or more it's finally finished.

Sailor Steve · 09-19-15, 12:04 PM

This afternoon is this month's meeting of the model railroad group, and I'm hoping to finally talk to the guy who might be able to help me with the counter-rotating engine for the Siemens-Schuckert E.(.

Meanwhile War Times Journal came out with a set of pre-dreadnought ships I've been longing for, so I ordered them a couple of months ago and set them aside for a convenient time.

These are the 'Admiral' class barbette ships. The first, HMS Collingwood, was finished in 1887. The barbettes each hold a pair of early 12" guns. Five more were ordered - Anson, Benbow, Camperdown, Howe and Rodney. They differed from Collingwood in having 13.5" guns. Production of those guns was slow, and Benbow ended up with a pair of spare 16.25" guns meant for the big turret ships Victoria and Sans Pareil.

Since the models come in clear plastic I waited until I had them mounted and primered to take the first picture.

Sailor Steve · 09-24-15, 08:29 PM

The day after the last shot I gave them a white base coat. The next day I drilled holes and installed the bottom part of the masts. After two days of doing other stuff I got the masts finished today.

em2nought · 09-24-15, 08:50 PM

Those look nice.

Too bad they never made a Jutland set in the comic books for $1.50

Sailor Steve · 09-24-15, 09:58 PM

Considering how many ships were at Jutland, that set would probably have cost $20 even then.

09-07-15, 09:40 PM	#931
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Decals are on. There are more colorful Martinsydes, but not by much. One paint scheme had a large white 'A 1' on the top wing and a black version of the same on the bottom, with white '1's on the nose. I chose this one because it was a presentation aircraft with an Australian squadron and I liked the presentation logo. It turned out to be easy enough to do with my desktop publisher, and I used it to make the serial numbers as well. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-08-15, 05:37 AM	#932
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Very nice __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-08-15, 08:07 AM	#933
DragonRider Predator of the sea Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: England Posts: 139 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Nice __________________

09-10-15, 07:59 PM	#934
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The same night I posted the last pictures the engine came loose. I tried using the brass wire to apply glue to places I couldn't see, and it didn't work. After a couple of hours I tried squirting some glue into the opening under the engine. It worked, but it also ran down the port side of the model, over the decals and under my fingers. The decals lifted of, leaving me cursing in frustration. The next day I sanded down the spilled glue and repainted the port side. That night I replaced the decals. Yesterday I started rigging the port wings. Today that side is done. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-11-15, 07:25 AM	#935
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Darned castor oil getting all over everything. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

09-11-15, 08:21 AM	#936
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	__________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-12-15, 08:29 PM	#937
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Main rigging is finished. The control wires, propeller, gun and pilot still remain. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-15-15, 07:17 PM	#938
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	And another one's done. The Martinsyde G.102 'Elephant'. The personal presentation marking: I used a flash on these last two. In this one you can see the radiator behind the engine. And the exposed front of the engine. The little metal panel covers the magneto and wiring harness. Propeller by Lang. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-16-15, 09:41 PM	#939
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looking at that nose, you'd think Republic built these. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

09-17-15, 01:33 AM	#940
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I had to think about that, but yeah, it does look like the nose of an F-84. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-18-15, 07:48 PM	#941
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Two years ago I posted pictures of my repaired Morane 'P'. Keeping things in the order they come up in the game I've had that model in a suitcase full of "old" models. Now it was time to move it over to the new case, but I felt there was something missing. I did some research and found a source for WW1 French squadrons. It told me which groups used the 'P' and what the squadron markings looked like. I copied, converted and printed the insignia of Escadrille 140, and added Morane-Saulnier badges and tail stripes, and after 25 years or more it's finally finished. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-19-15, 12:04 PM	#942
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	This afternoon is this month's meeting of the model railroad group, and I'm hoping to finally talk to the guy who might be able to help me with the counter-rotating engine for the Siemens-Schuckert E.(. Meanwhile War Times Journal came out with a set of pre-dreadnought ships I've been longing for, so I ordered them a couple of months ago and set them aside for a convenient time. These are the 'Admiral' class barbette ships. The first, HMS Collingwood, was finished in 1887. The barbettes each hold a pair of early 12" guns. Five more were ordered - Anson, Benbow, Camperdown, Howe and Rodney. They differed from Collingwood in having 13.5" guns. Production of those guns was slow, and Benbow ended up with a pair of spare 16.25" guns meant for the big turret ships Victoria and Sans Pareil. Since the models come in clear plastic I waited until I had them mounted and primered to take the first picture. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-24-15, 08:29 PM	#943
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The day after the last shot I gave them a white base coat. The next day I drilled holes and installed the bottom part of the masts. After two days of doing other stuff I got the masts finished today. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-24-15, 08:50 PM	#944
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Those look nice. Too bad they never made a Jutland set in the comic books for $1.50 __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

09-24-15, 09:58 PM	#945
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Considering how many ships were at Jutland, that set would probably have cost $20 even then. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo