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Elbee,
I am having fun with both of you and learning a lot of new things. It is nice to share ideas with others that enjoy this detailing phase. Wish we were all in the same club. I have only one scale builder/flyer in our club and we brainstorm together on each project. Our other members think we are nuts to put our time in the details. Their Loss !
Dave, I think I showed pictures of you and your P-47. I studied these pics. when I built my Yellow P-47. Hope you enjoy them.
The last picture is what I will mail out to both of you tomorrow, hope they are up to your standards and work in your models. If you need more just ask.
Best Regards, RexLast edited by jetfool; Jan 4, 2023, 11:10 PM. Reason: Dave, Forgot to tell you the new details on the 47 are outstanding. Rex
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Originally posted by jetfool View PostElbee,
I am having fun with both of you and learning a lot of new things. It is nice to share ideas with others that enjoy this detailing phase. Wish we were all in the same club. I have only one scale builder/flyer in our club and we brainstorm together on each project. Our other members think we are nuts to put our time in the details. Their Loss !
Dave, I think I showed pictures of you and your P-47. I studied these pics. when I built my Yellow P-47. Hope you enjoy them.
The last picture is what I will mail out to both of you tomorrow, hope they are up to your standards and work in your models. If you need more just ask.
Best Regards, Rex
Thanks for sending. You obviously go back a long way in the hobby, too. I am really enjoying seeing the creative minds on this Hobbysquawk site and especially what you and LB are masterfully creating with your projects. This whole site has a lot of very intelligent, creative, and capable people where we can all learn from each other.
PS: looking forward to receiving those gear parts! Thanks!!!
Cheers
davegee
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Davegee,
Been building and flying all my life (67yrs old) Dad taught me at a very young age. I still have all his ignition eng. from the early forties. I keep them in running shape and most look new. Grandson is taking an interest now.
This site is great and many great builds from all.
Rex
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Originally posted by jetfool View PostDavegee,
Been building and flying all my life (67yrs old) Dad taught me at a very young age. I still have all his ignition eng. from the early forties. I keep them in running shape and most look new. Grandson is taking an interest now.
This site is great and many great builds from all.
Rex
Did very well at a bunch of other competitions around the country. Lots of fun, but lots of work, too.
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Davegee,
I was built/flying in those days too. I read all the magazines available at that time. I met Dennis Crooks back then and got permission from our local airport for him to practice flying his TBF Avenger just before they left for Reno and the Scale Masters. Always wanted to fly in those but work and raising kids kept me home. Dennis lives about 30 miles from me. USScale Masters was the ultimate back thin. Would love to have met Kent Walters and others at that time. I do go to Mike Barbee scale meet and enter (just a beginner in these contests) and my buddy and I are having a blast. We go to some of the Indiana Warbird meets also. Don’t really expect to beat the other guys but it’s great meeting everyone. Mike is a great guy to be around. Rex
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Originally posted by jetfool View PostDavegee,
I was built/flying in those days too. I read all the magazines available at that time. I met Dennis Crooks back then and got permission from our local airport for him to practice flying his TBF Avenger just before they left for Reno and the Scale Masters. Always wanted to fly in those but work and raising kids kept me home. Dennis lives about 30 miles from me. USScale Masters was the ultimate back thin. Would love to have met Kent Walters and others at that time. I do go to Mike Barbee scale meet and enter (just a beginner in these contests) and my buddy and I are having a blast. We go to some of the Indiana Warbird meets also. Don’t really expect to beat the other guys but it’s great meeting everyone. Mike is a great guy to be around. Rex
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davegee, beautiful airframes. Fine craftsmanship throughout. Do you remember from those days the name of the builder/flyer of the large Navy F-4 Phantom (Black Bunny) and later he built and campaigned a stunning SBD Dauntless? Best, SteveI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by davegee View Post
Hi Steve: I have seen those airplanes but don't remember who built/flew them. I'll see if I can dig up some info. Get back to you on that if I find anything.
Cheers
davegee
This is the maiden flight of Peter Brown's very large, very nice, very expensive Skymaster jet-powered F4 Phantom radio controlled model airplane.Nicely deta...
I'll keep looking.
Dave
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I've been working on various parts of the P-47 OLE COCK while I wait for the graphics from Callie to arrive. This is actually good for me as I can do most of the detailing I want to do before I start applying the graphics.
The past few days I've been working on the cockpit. I really hate that goofy looking kit-supplied pilot, but he fits, and I rearranged his arms to be a little more realistic and my wife totally repainted him. I am expecting a 1/8 scale Warbird Pilot to arrive in the mail, but I think since this canopy is going to be closed anyway, I'll save him for another project down the road.
I did add some details to the cockpit like a Mk .VIII gunsight as was used earlier in the war as this model depicts, a scale seat back, headrest, and if you can check it out a scale cord for the headset with a period looking two part red/black phone jack. Also, the oxygen hosing was completely redone to a scale appearance as was on the real aircraft. I'll be closing up this part with the canopy later this week and that should be it for this section. Last, included some scale looking shoulder harnesses for the pilot.
Attached are some pics.
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Originally posted by jetfool View PostDavegee,
Pilot looks great. Congrats to your wife on her painting. I like the headphone wires, ox. mask, gunsight, It all looks good. Are you adding the armor glass in front of the pilot?
Rex
Cheers
Davegee
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davegee the P-47 is shaping up nicely, Sir. Detailed pilots are a complicated venture to say the least. The assist from your CO is a wonderful thing and the work is excellent.
I am impressed once again at the detail you add. Bravo Zulu. Best, LBI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Yes, always good to be in favor with your CO!!!👍👍🤣
Cheers
davegee
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Originally posted by jetfool View Post
Also really like the details for the radio antenna and the rivets. How did you simulate those rivets? I used to use a small brass tube attached to the end of a small hobby soldering iron, and gently pressed it against the plane that was in primer. You could get pretty consistent, and making thousands of them to simulate how the plane was riveted together.
Cheers
davegee
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Davegee,
I bought the kit at Toledo from Yellow the last year they attended. Bought all the scale parts they offered too. I remember it was the most $$$ I had ever spent on a kit. Wife wasn't mad, I just had about 3 mo. of Honey Do's to do. Started the build that winter and would bring it out each winter to work on it. Job, kids and life kept getting in the way so it took several years of building. A couple of years ago I put the build on Radio Control Scale Builder and put a DLE61 in it. Maiden was flown then the details started. I still own this plane and I keep adding more details. Hope to get it active in some of the warbird events this summer. I did the rivits as you describe and it does go fairly fast. I did the Silver Lady scheme which many aces flew it in 1944. Look up RCSB and go to Yellow forum, My screen name is Jetfool. I scratched the cockpit and made the little details. I guess I'm a slow builder but I enjoy the journey.
Best Regards, Rex
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Originally posted by jetfool View PostDavegee,
I bought the kit at Toledo from Yellow the last year they attended. Bought all the scale parts they offered too. I remember it was the most $$$ I had ever spent on a kit. Wife wasn't mad, I just had about 3 mo. of Honey Do's to do. Started the build that winter and would bring it out each winter to work on it. Job, kids and life kept getting in the way so it took several years of building. A couple of years ago I put the build on Radio Control Scale Builder and put a DLE61 in it. Maiden was flown then the details started. I still own this plane and I keep adding more details. Hope to get it active in some of the warbird events this summer. I did the rivits as you describe and it does go fairly fast. I did the Silver Lady scheme which many aces flew it in 1944. Look up RCSB and go to Yellow forum, My screen name is Jetfool. I scratched the cockpit and made the little details. I guess I'm a slow builder but I enjoy the journey.
Best Regards, Rex
Also, I did get the bearings you sent me for the Corsair. Thanks so much, appreciate them! I'm not sure how to actually change out the bearings on my Corsair as I had washers and other things to make everything fit. Could you give me a brief primer on how to set this up? I see the silver parts look like possibly wheel collars, although I don't see a set screw on the side for them, so maybe they have a different purpose/location? Thanks!
cheers
davegee
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