Recent content by jrw1238

I tried to do a post on here a couple of days ago. One of the ideas I had was using the crankcase on R-1340 and the jugs from another engine, just can't remember which one. Another idea that was suggested was to use the R-985 on one of the Williams brothers kits. For the time being at least this...

Guys, I need some help running down a 1/32 R-985 I was at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum in Tullahoma, TN last week and bought a kit for a 1/32 staggerwing. Since it could be built as a G-17S which was the last series built I couldn't pass it up. The kit is from 1976 and is a display model with...

A lot of work there, but the end result was well worth it. Excellent model. One of these days I will start on my GWH P-61A.

Nice job on the weathering. Good looking model.

I agree it is a great looking model. Back during the war the A-35s were built at the Vultee plant in Nashville, TN about 8 miles from where I lived.

What a tiny jewel. Very nice.

After doing some thinking about all of this I remembered that somewhere I had a book on U.S. Navy. USMC and USCG camoflage during WWII. So I dug back into the archives and found it. The book title is "Navy Air Colors" and here is what I came up with. On 22 DEcember 1942 a directive...

Hi Wurger, I have found 3 builds online, one Signifer and two Czech Master kits. The Signifer was in the light fawn, one one of the CM kits was in interior green and the other was in yellow zinc chromate. It gets to be a little confusing. John

My favorite WWII Navy fighter. Beautifully done.

Very nice! Nice break from the usual dark blue.

I have a Signifer 1/48 JRF-5 that I am about ready to start building. The Signifer instructiokn sheet calls out for a light fawn for the interior of the anchor locker, cockpit and passenger area. My initial thought that it would all be interior green. Does anybody have any information on this...

Here is anther place you be able to get some made. Keith did some P-38 racing plane decals on his ALPS printer. I sent him some photos and he made the decals from those. Red Pegasus Decals - Home

I also always thought it was a great looking airplane. I have a Classic Airframes 1/48 Whrilwind in my stash. I have not even opened the parts bag.

I received the correction kit from Fox 3 yesterday. Overall everything looks good. I will have to a small amount of cleanup on the fuselage, but that is about it. I had thought that the resin wing was just the bottom half, but it is a complete wing. I am also going to get the TRue details T-33...

Hopefully I will have it by the end of this week. I have already emailed Gerry Asher at Fox 3 Studios about his F-94A/B correction kit. This kit includes a corredted fuselage and lower wing in resin. For some reason I can't build a model straight out of the box. John