otftch
Staff Sergeant
Nice Oscar Saburo.
Ed
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Wildcat
Major
Awesome Wayne 
Wayne.
Heinz
Captain
Beautiful wayne!
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
You are welcome SE.
If I've understood, you bought for 10$,yes? But the cost of a model doesn't determinate its quality.The Academy models are rather good.All parts of them are moulded clean without overflows,the stamp traces are visible on inner surfaces only or aren't visible at all.All engraved panel lines are sharp ,thin, and mostly at the places where thye should be.Rivets are also there where they should be visible.Assembling of Academy kits is easy and a putty and sanding are needed at the standard places ( top and bottom of the fuselage,leading edges of wings and transition between the wings and the fuselage).Decals have been the weak point of the Academy kits but these can be replaced easly by other decal sets.The main problem of Academy kits geometry and measurements.Of course it doesn't mean that all models of the firm have the same problems.If you compare the kits to other model makers ones it appeares they are really enough to make a nice model.Additionally, I can tell you that also the Hasegawa models aren't free of mistakes.Some month ago I bought 1:48 Spitfire Mk.IX/IXc kit.It is very nice model but its demisions are incorrect,the ICM model of Spit is much better with its shape.So don't give your modelling up,please.I've just started assembling P 51B/C of Mastercraft ( an old INTECH kit).The cost of it about 5$.I've met there the same problems like with the Academy Mustangs.
regards,
Thanks wurger. I should really get back to the mustang. I decided to have a little break but its not far from completion so you should see some pics soon. Also nice job on the 190 wayne!
Thanks for the comments Guys!
Tpikdave, I used stretched sprue for the wire.
Tpikdave, I used stretched sprue for the wire.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
I was looking for something else, and came across these pictures of a couple
of my U-control models. The first is a Cessna 180, with an OK Cub .099
engine in it. I wrecked it so bad I had to rebuild the fuselage. The second
pic show's it with a new paint job, less black paint. The third pick is of the
Cessna and a Northrop Gamma, also U-control. Both of these were built
about 1954, and are still hanging in my neice's basement in Riva, Md.
I could only afford one engine, so I swapped it between the two planes.
The wingspan on the Cessna was about 36 inches, and the Gamma about
30 inches.
Charles
of my U-control models. The first is a Cessna 180, with an OK Cub .099
engine in it. I wrecked it so bad I had to rebuild the fuselage. The second
pic show's it with a new paint job, less black paint. The third pick is of the
Cessna and a Northrop Gamma, also U-control. Both of these were built
about 1954, and are still hanging in my neice's basement in Riva, Md.
I could only afford one engine, so I swapped it between the two planes.
The wingspan on the Cessna was about 36 inches, and the Gamma about
30 inches.
Charles
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Heinz
Captain
thats really awesome Charles
Looks as if you did a great job making them
Looks as if you did a great job making them
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
good work charles
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
U control is the same as line control Wurger...
Negative Creep
Staff Sergeant
Here's my first 1:48 attempt. I've decided to move onto this scale, along with larger 1:72, because at the end of the day most 1:72 kits are too basic and fiddly. So here's my Tamiya 1:48 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank" 2nd squadron, 11thth air fleet, Philippines 1944
This kit seems to date from the 1970's, isn't full of detail but still goes together very easily indeed. You get the good old 'literal translation' instructions,for example I followed the option of having a plane that 'is to be in a state of staying on the land'. The other downside is the paint guide is very vague only stating dark green and grey. So I went with their own J.A Green and J.A Grey, but this could be wrong.I painted the pilot as well, but have never got the hang of painting people so that bit looks a bit naff
This kit seems to date from the 1970's, isn't full of detail but still goes together very easily indeed. You get the good old 'literal translation' instructions,for example I followed the option of having a plane that 'is to be in a state of staying on the land'. The other downside is the paint guide is very vague only stating dark green and grey. So I went with their own J.A Green and J.A Grey, but this could be wrong.I painted the pilot as well, but have never got the hang of painting people so that bit looks a bit naff
Heinz
Captain
Looks awesome!
Im half way through a Zero of the same vintage, 1970s that is.
Love your weathering techniques given me some ideas.
Im half way through a Zero of the same vintage, 1970s that is.
Love your weathering techniques given me some ideas.
Catch22
Major
A very nice Frank indeed. I'm planning on doing the Hasegawa 1:32 myself, and this gives me ideas for paint schemes. Nice work, and very good stressing!
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
nice work negative creep!
