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Nice Ducks guys! Yeah, I remember Murphy's War, I liked that flick.....might try to find it again.
1/72 Airfix Grumman J2F Duck WIP
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Outstanding scratch building there!
Very Nice! doing a great job!
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thanx folks...
i wonder what proper USAAC/USN grey color should be appropriate fro this aircraft? as i find the prescribed neutral grey a tad dark...and if the vertical tail rudder colors are accurate or would the horizontal red and white stripes be more appropriate? hmmmm....
btw, the kit was a freebie from a local hobby shop, ergo the missing parts...
i wonder what proper USAAC/USN grey color should be appropriate fro this aircraft? as i find the prescribed neutral grey a tad dark...and if the vertical tail rudder colors are accurate or would the horizontal red and white stripes be more appropriate? hmmmm....
btw, the kit was a freebie from a local hobby shop, ergo the missing parts...
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After pinning down the actual timeline for this duck, historical reference happens to state that a J2F-5 would be the appropriate version for this build, which were assigned in Cavite during the evacuation before the Japanese invaded the Philippine islands, given the fact that the J2F-6 would only come into service on 1941.
A top mounted intake scoop, created from styrene sheets needed to be incorporated and the front fuselage side blisters needed to be deleted.
I also wanted to show an open cockpit, so I decided to replace the sliding canopy for the pilot with a thinner version, made from recycled clear plastic sheet from an appliance packaging (a blow dryer came in handy for this process) as the original clear part is a tad thick.
A top mounted intake scoop, created from styrene sheets needed to be incorporated and the front fuselage side blisters needed to be deleted.
I also wanted to show an open cockpit, so I decided to replace the sliding canopy for the pilot with a thinner version, made from recycled clear plastic sheet from an appliance packaging (a blow dryer came in handy for this process) as the original clear part is a tad thick.
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Benevolens Magister
Very nice work there - looking forward to more.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Sweet!
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A4K
Brigadier General
fantastic work mate, very nice and precise!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great scratchbuilding there sir!
Heinz
Captain
Looking great Wingnutz!
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The canopy needed more attention...
The cowling need to be shortened and the prop boss backdated for an earlier version for the dash-5 version...
The front intake opening need to be filled and repositioned above the pontoon panel line and new louvers added...
The cowling need to be shortened and the prop boss backdated for an earlier version for the dash-5 version...
The front intake opening need to be filled and repositioned above the pontoon panel line and new louvers added...
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Great work as always 8)
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Oustanding detail.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
It seems this is another build that's slipped by me. It's a great build, very detailed and I love the way you have recorded each move with good picture info. Good one mate, it's going to be a stunner
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice progress Wingnutz!
