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by A-10LOADER
Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:45 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

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by A-10LOADER
Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag160/FLIGHTLINEPHOTO/1_18th_F-14B_in_progress/IMG_3210_zpsf3e2e46f.jpg Got a little something done today. This was scavenged from one of my sons broken toy jets ( a GI Joe F-22 ) sitting in the closet. Now it will seve as the RIO's control stick. I had to saw of...
by A-10LOADER
Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:33 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 1/18th Scale A-10 Advanced Planning Stage Input Needed ! !
Replies: 155
Views: 63992

Re: A 1/18th Scale A-10 Tentative Start Date Mid-March ! !

Yes for me ! Thanks for taking this project on. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:32 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 1/18 scale Predator ( Plane Not Alien ) do we need it ?
Replies: 15
Views: 5971

Re: 1/18 scale Predator ( Plane Not Alien ) do we need it ?

No thanks, not a big fan of these things.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Wed Feb 27, 2013 6:20 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

Thank you, appreciate it. I'm glad you liked it. When the sun comes back out here I will take some shots of the underside of the jet.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:09 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

Decals have to be applied to a glossy finish. This helps them conform to the surface better so you don't get any silvering in the decal. The final coat of flat seals everything in.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:47 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

I sprayed it with gloss black to save a step for decalling. This way once the decals were finished I only had to spray the flat coat.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:17 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag160/FLIGHTLINEPHOTO/1-48th%20Monogram%20F-117A/IMG_2936_zpsa722eea6.jpg This was a whole other project in itself. The tarmac was made using .020" sheet plastic. The joints between the ramp sections were all scribed. I used a 1/48th scale rule to get the ramp se...
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:15 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

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by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:14 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

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by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

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by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

Re: 1/48th Monogram F-117A

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by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:12 am
Forum: 1/32nd Scale -N- Smaller Forum
Topic: 1/48th Monogram F-117A
Replies: 21
Views: 4705

1/48th Monogram F-117A

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Recently took some pics of my finished models after all these years. This one was finished back in January of 1998. Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy them.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:31 am
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

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Another view of the new clear lens installed in the TCS. Looks alot better than the red lens IMO, what was JSI thinking ??

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:12 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

The pod was removed using a jewelers saw. Very thin, fine blade. How many lenses do you want ? I can punch them out but, it's up to you to get them to fit. You will have to do some sanding around the outside edges of the lens to get it to fit into the pod.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:32 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, & Trade Forum
Topic: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!
Replies: 5
Views: 1925

Re: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!

Gotcha, good luck. Keep your eye on E-Bay. Would like to see photos of your version.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:07 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, & Trade Forum
Topic: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!
Replies: 5
Views: 1925

Re: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!

So what are you trying to accomplish ? What is the loadout going to be for your Cat ?

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:20 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

I removed the red lens by slowly working around the edges and prying upwards. Then I made the new clear lens out of scrap clear plastic that I had in my model "spares bin". I ordered a hole punch set from a model supplier years ago. The disk is 3/8" in diameter. Once I had the disk punched out of th...
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:54 am
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

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by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:53 am
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

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Hard to get photos of this because it's small but, here is the chin pod with a new scratch built position light and lens for the TCS.
by A-10LOADER
Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:18 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, & Trade Forum
Topic: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!
Replies: 5
Views: 1925

Re: Want to Trade: JSI F-14 LEFT WING PYLONS!

How about BOTH pylons from the VF-154 Cat for BOTH pylons from the VF-84 jet ?? I am converting my VF-84 to a B model and need both.

Steve
by A-10LOADER
Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:42 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: Choice your most wanted plane and helicopter for 1:18 ***
Replies: 80
Views: 26892

Re: Choice your most wanted plane and helicopter for 1:18 **

PA ANG markings, I was with the PA ANG, as a weapons loader on the A-10, from May 1994 til Sept 2011.
by A-10LOADER
Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:02 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag160/FLIGHTLINEPHOTO/1_18th_F-14B_in_progress/IMG_3189_zps26e31876.jpg This shot shows the new panel tacked in place. Once it is painted black and the little details added it should look real good. It's hard to see, sorry. When I preview all the shots on the com...
by A-10LOADER
Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag160/FLIGHTLINEPHOTO/1_18th_F-14B_in_progress/IMG_3183_zps5652c510.jpg This is a before shot of the cockpit of the F-14A. Since I'm converting mine to a B model, the rear instrument panel needs some attention. This would have been ALOT easier to do without the c...
by A-10LOADER
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:16 pm
Forum: Customs & Mods
Topic: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???
Replies: 646
Views: 312805

Re: JSI Tomcat - Super Detailing???

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Templates used for the tail stiffeners.

Steve