Small Scale Military Headquarters

Phil,

Again I say this is so sad!!! I am having such a blast with mine!!!

Hoping you reconsider and that Sally can replace yours.

Dean

Todd, I have had the front strut apart now several times. Very surprised it broke where I think you are saying. It looks like the hole was intended for a reinforcement rod, but left out for whatever. If you like, I can test putting a rod in mine to see how that may fix your break. I am rebuilding th...

Absolutely!!! It's a beautiful thing!!



Model Master Radome Tan

No more spots!!!

Dean

Just replaced the nose strut oleo with a section of telescoping tv antenna.

So awesome looking!

Front strut dissassembles - take care.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/maranatha_ ... 264261188/

Dean

Hey JSI F-14 crowd - What if I could make mine look like this?????

http://www.zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=6194

I would be so thrilled!!!!!

This is all so very sad! I was hoping everyone would be thrilled with their new birds. I guess I am one of the lucky ones in that my cat is almost flawless. I hope there are some of you out there in the same boat and really loving it. I still cannot get over the perfect engraving. Oh well....

Hey everyone,

I just checked out the rest of these decal sets and I checked the Miss Molly ones against the JSI Cat for fit.

These look like an incredible opportunity???? Nominal Cost????

Help me out here with some feedback

Thanks,

Dean

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=89637

Just found the markings for my bird!!!

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=697190

Yee Ha!

Here are some shots of the cockpit with the canopy extended to full up and the seats removed. I am doing initial planning of the mods and enhacements that will be made to the cockpit. Watch this thread for details and progress. Please e-mail me if you have questions or ideas. Thanks, Dean deankleine...

Is this the right paint to buy when applying with the sponge make-up pads? http://cgi.ebay.com/New-MODEL-MASTER-1730-FLAT-GULL-GRAY-1-2-OZ_W0QQitemZ380138295802QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58820211fa That is the correct paint if you wish to use the enamel. I would however, try to ...

I am estimating two at the most. These are .5 oz bottles.

$5 and a sponge make up pad!!! Go figure!!!

I was able to pry the seats loose with a flat blade screwdriver inserted from the back at the base of the seat. I turned the screwdriver to pry the two tabs loose from the floor.

Be very careful if you try this!

I am now free to detail out the cockpit and seats!!!

Yea!!!!

Unfinished and unassembled!

I have so much to do to this bird!

This would be too cool

What are the chances that JSI might sell unassembled & unpainted F-14 kits?

I would gladly pay 100 bucks for all the parts in a bag.

Any thoughts?

Anyone interested in taking this bird to a whole new level???

I just figured out how to get the canopy to stay open! With the battery compartment cover removed from the lower side of the cockpit section, you will find a slot which the clear canopy pivot tab protrudes down though. The tab has a notch which is supposed to engage the front of the slot and hold th...

Mike: Great job on your bird!!! I had my airbrush ready, but was so facinated by the sponge method and was really pleased with the results. I too would like to remove the canopy and seats to do some super detailing. Wonder if we can have a new topic for super detailing this beautiful bird? Regards, ...

Thanks out to Deankleines for his easy "makeup pad" method. I went ahead and masked the tampo prints and was going to airbrush but decided to try the makeup pad idea. It works great. I just dabbed the whole plane since I had it all masked off anyway. That way I didn't have any spots that were shiny...

Looks great Dean! I know there has been some back and forth about which Model Master color is the dead on color. Is it the Gull Grey flat or the Light Ghost Gray? Which is the best match? Thanks! The Gull Grey is the match. I only tested the light ghost grey because I did not have the gull grey in ...

deankleines wrote:New pics on my flickr page


Dean

This link works -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maranatha_ ... 7/sizes/l/

Then click:

deankleines@sbcglo bal.net's photostream

Today's pics should come right up

Dean

New pics on my flickr page

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/421 ... 1769_m.jpg


Dean

BPX Brian and all: The way this has progressed since bird delivery last week has been incredibly fun! Just did another test with a very ancient bottle of Model Master acrylic. I did not have gull grey so next closest off the shelf was light ghost grey FS 36375. Hands down, the acrylic wins over the ...

Being a professional car painter back in the day, I liken the difference between acrylic and enamel Model Master flats to the difference lacquer and enamel paints use to be on cars. Night and Day. You have viscosity issues and a whole host of other factors. With that said, I decided to just quickly ...

Tried Dean's method with Model Master Acryl. Started on a drop tank and found that paint was very thin. I couldn't achieve a mark free surface with the makeup wedges. I image Dean's enamel paint works better, maybe it is a bit thicker in consistency? Brushes may work better with Acryl. I've decided...

Just tried to disassemble and rebox the big bird so that I can take it to show my brothers. All I can say is - Amazing!!!!! Please take great care in learning how the gear fold up!!!!! Did some more despotting on the nose section before I boxed her up. It looks so good despotted!!!! Enjoy your birds...