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by JollyRoger
Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 1/18 Detroit Miss
Replies: 1
Views: 744

1/18 Detroit Miss

Was Detroit Miss ever produced in 1/18 scale?
by JollyRoger
Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:41 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell ya!
Replies: 6
Views: 5139

Re: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell

Oh I forgot to add that the pics of the P-38's were taken recently so I would consider adding some kind of lifting device to take the weight off the landing gear and your work of art will last many years.
by JollyRoger
Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:41 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell ya!
Replies: 6
Views: 5139

Re: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell

Oh I forgot to add that the pics of the P-38's were taken recently so I would consider adding some kind of lifting device to take the weight off the landing gear and your work of art will last many years.
by JollyRoger
Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:24 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell ya!
Replies: 6
Views: 5139

Re: 1/32 Revell HE219 nose weight experience? Ha! lemme tell

Looking like its coming along great. A very long time ago I made several Revell 1/32 P-38's. Back then I loaded the nose and areas behind the props with worn out Carbide lathe inserts from a machine shop. They are very heavy. I was thinking about making the landing gear out of steel or aluminum rod ...
by JollyRoger
Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Museum Display with 1/48 aircraft
Replies: 1
Views: 2855

Museum Display with 1/48 aircraft

I had posted awhile ago with the 1/48 scale Birdcage Corsair that I had made depicting 2nd Lt. Nick Mainiero's Corsair as it looked just before his mission where he returned with most of his tail blown away. Well being that the museum is an all volunteer and the few of us wear several hats we finall...
by JollyRoger
Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:58 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: My last Me262B
Replies: 18
Views: 9251

Re: My last Me262B

Excellent work, I always liked the Me-262 and you did a beautiful job. Did you have to use a large amount of weight in the nose?
by JollyRoger
Sat Feb 18, 2017 5:07 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton
Replies: 7
Views: 5148

Re: Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton

Thanks for the positive comments guys. Working on a second one to maybe throw up on Ebay. Not sure which would be more desirable OD body with OD canvas over cab & bed or OD body and tan over cab & bed. Suggestions? Will post pics of build when done.
by JollyRoger
Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton
Replies: 7
Views: 5148

Re: Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton

Thanks grunt1,
I was just looking for something in WWII. I recall a lot of OD canvas covers at the military shows. I am not a military vehicle person, I am more on the aircraft side.
by JollyRoger
Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:04 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton
Replies: 7
Views: 5148

Reworked 21st Century 1/144 2.5 Ton

We got a few 21st century 1/144 2.5 Ton Trucks at a decent price. We didn't have one with a canvas cover over the back cargo area and decided to try making one. http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh623/repligun/IMG_1547.jpg The big chunck of plastic that was used to screw the truck to the base was ...
by JollyRoger
Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Finished Me262B Night Fighter
Replies: 13
Views: 7614

Re: Finished Me262B Night Fighter

Beautiful Work
by JollyRoger
Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:11 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48 Corsair finished for museum display
Replies: 3
Views: 3410

Re: 1/48 Corsair finished for museum display

Thanks guys, the biggest honor I have is to have known the pilot of the aircraft and to have had many conversations with him before his passing. If you have a minute please go to the Connecticut Air & Space Center museum's website to read about him. This is a man who took a shell in the cockpit whic...
by JollyRoger
Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:56 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48 Corsair finished for museum display
Replies: 3
Views: 3410

1/48 Corsair finished for museum display

The 1/48 scale Corsair model for the Ct. Air & Space Center museums display of 'Home Town Heroes" has been finished and delivered. The base color is Model Master Intermediate Blue. All the other shading and hues were achieved with pastel chalks applied by scrubbing or brushing with Q-Tips or paint b...
by JollyRoger
Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:06 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/32 Horton on Ebay
Replies: 6
Views: 4328

1/32 Horton on Ebay

Thought this would be found interesting by the readers. The price is steep but the model is beautiful.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Professionally- ... SwZQRYd1dC
by JollyRoger
Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:18 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: Museum 1/48 scale display
Replies: 0
Views: 1963

Museum 1/48 scale display

The Connecticut Air & Space Center Museum's latest work in progress is a display to honor three of it's residents. It is aptly named Home Town Heroes. The display was initiated and erected by a local young man in pursuit of his Eagle Scout Badge. The 6 door size panels are divided into 3 separate se...
by JollyRoger
Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:02 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D NOW it's Finished
Replies: 1
Views: 2619

1/144 B-24D NOW it's Finished

I went back to look at the aftermarket .50 Cal waist guns once more. They are really molded nice and just a tad oversize. I reworked a pair down to where they looked adequate enough for me to be installed in the waist windows. These two pieces were the last items that were needed for me to put the a...
by JollyRoger
Sat Nov 12, 2016 1:55 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D Finished
Replies: 1
Views: 2528

1/144 B-24D Finished

Tom, Ketelone thanks for the positive feedback. After waiting a few days I looked over the way the left side decals came out and I decided to continue and apply the decals to the right side nose, tail and nose wheel hub. Once those decals had set I touched up some places with the Olive Drab, Red, Bl...
by JollyRoger
Tue Nov 08, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: B-24D 2nd UPDATE
Replies: 2
Views: 3173

B-24D 2nd UPDATE

Well this set of homemade decals is really testing. My son Chris did a fantastic job of redrawing and sizing them. (We seem to work on a lot of model projects together that’s why I always make the reference of “we” in my posts). We decided to try something different this time, seeing that we would h...
by JollyRoger
Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:44 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D UPDATE
Replies: 3
Views: 3760

Re: 1/144 B-24D UPDATE

Thanks Tom, we have a lot of stars from kits and many different after market company's so they are not the problem. We do try to make our own specialty markings for the specific aircraft we want to make. It ends up being a hit or miss deal. We have found that the ink from the inkjet printer has to d...
by JollyRoger
Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:27 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D UPDATE
Replies: 3
Views: 3760

1/144 B-24D UPDATE

After putting a few stars on I was researching where I had to drill a hole in the starboard side of the nose glass for a gun, I then realized I made a mistake by cutting in the side nose window. The B-24D did not have the window on this side. I had to fill it with putty and fix it http://i1255.photo...
by JollyRoger
Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:53 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D
Replies: 2
Views: 3091

Re: 1/144 B-24D

Thanks krieglok I will put up some pics when we get some decals made up and she is finished.
by JollyRoger
Mon Oct 31, 2016 3:48 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 B-24D
Replies: 2
Views: 3091

1/144 B-24D

Hello all, I haven't posted in awhile. We have been seeking for a long time a decent looking 1/144 B-24D. Being spoiled by CafeReo's beautifully mastered B-24J's didn't help the situation. Hobby Master does make a nice looking rendition but they are expensive and would be a shame to change the marki...
by JollyRoger
Sat Nov 21, 2015 5:07 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Finished
Replies: 19
Views: 10153

Re: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Finished

cnq and p51 thank you for your responses. I still have the bug so I might grab one of the P-40's from Chris. He has a lot of work to do with the diorama base and searching for figures. He has sent for trees and foliage from all parts of the world. There are some vehicles that go along with the diora...
by JollyRoger
Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Finished
Replies: 19
Views: 10153

Re: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Finished

After comparing the sizes of the stars many times I finally decided not to use the ones that I had been waiting for and used some decals that Chris had in our stockpile. I did the bottom decals first seeing that they were the least noticeable in case something happened and I was right. I brushed glo...
by JollyRoger
Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:37 pm
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Finished
Replies: 19
Views: 10153

Re: 1/144 P-36 UPDATE Friday 11-20-15

The P-40's that Chris has been waiting for have arrived. They seem to be molded very nicely. http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh623/repligun/Picture%202611.jpg Also in the same mail delivery were the decals that I have been waiting for. We have purchased several decal sets from MYK Designs and th...