Small Scale Military Headquarters

Somehow or another this got double-posted......Waiter? Check please!

OK...little misunderstanding, but let me correct a little. The pics of the nosecone were taken in my office (didn't have the time to take them at home so I brought them in and photographed them there). The work bench is at home. They're not too crazy about letting me work on the models at work, but ...

If you want Ghetto Tech work benches, you should see mine. These pictures were actually taken in my Sergeant's Police Office (notice the Stalker Radar manual under the nosecone)...and the truth be known my office is a dumping ground and extra storage space. You want work bench clutter? http://pages....

It took awhile but I finally got that nose-job started! http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ralph.jeffries/_uimages/Canopyf18003b.jpg http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ralph.jeffries/_uimages/Canopyf18001b.jpg See what I mean about thick? The good part is the cavity in the nose is great for the radar tray.....the b...

Dude....you're killing me! This is turning out much better than I think my version is. I posted on the other thread where I'm headed, but it's all catch-up from here. I guess another trip to the local hobby shop is in order...running low on raw materials.

Dude...the canopy actuator looks perfect! Awesome job...and "YES" I would be interested in the measurements and fit problems you encountered. I have fabricated the decking and most of the siderails from the aft canopy along both sides up to the forward bow. I have to drill the "lightening holes" yet...

I am so far behind right now it's pityfull. I finally got the nosecone off...It's ugly! I had to razor saw the thing off. The good news is the radar bay looks pretty good. The bad news is the entire nosecone is un-usable. I'm going to try vacu-forming the two halves of the cone and brace them intern...

I get slightly different measurements, but not enough to really matter. TBF/TBM-1 Specs Wingspan....54'2" (36.1" in 1/18th scale) Length......40'0" (26.6" in 1/18th scale) Height.......16'5" (10.94" in 1/18th scale) P-38G Specs Wingspan....52'0" (34.66" in 1/18th scale) Length.....37'10" (25.22" in ...

Here's the bad news. The rubbery nose piece is just a thick rubber shell covering a plastic nose piece underneath. I'm going to saw the entire nose off at the break where the radar cone seperates. Most likely, I'll have to thin the edges and cover with a "frame" around the entire circumfrance and fa...

Bookmarked for printing later. Thanks dude....I can always use more reference material. Oh....and the last person that fooled with Texas was Pancho Via....and he's dead. During Desert Shield/Storm....my hummer had a 3X5 Texas flag on the antenna that was much easier to see at distances than an Ameri...

I hate to throw a wrench in....but the fuse on an Apache is not carbon-fibre. There are sections of the fuse made from composite materials, but the overall frame and skin is stressed aluminum, steel, and composite metal. Most of the "armor" for the Apache is buried under it's skin or designed around...

What....you guys think helicopters don't have a reverse????

Balls dude! It's dead on.....Did you get the short read on removing the canopy?

First...to remove the canopy. Put something flat and wide, but not too thick (say 1/4 inch?) along the lower aft end of both canopy rails (nearest the hinges, but not on the aft bulkhead). Then close the canopy and push down on the forward edge of the canopy at the windscreen and hold it down with y...

Hey dude...looking good so far to me. From the pics I have you're dead on. The actuator bar that connects the canopy frame to the mechanism I considered making a two-piece friction slider....not exactly accurate, but might simplify the raising and lowering of the canopy. I have removed the canopy an...

Here's a comparison split of Jabo and Eileen. Excuse the messy desk and don't read the warrant in the background. What are you looking at? http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ralph.jeffries/_uimages/Jabo001b.jpg http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ralph.jeffries/_uimages/Jabo006b.jpg Both are impressive...but both ha...

Razor The AT-7, AT-11, C-45, and SNB-2 were basically the same Beechcraft twin engine design. Each was specifically modified to fill a seperate role as trainer/light cargo hauler during and after WW2. The AT-7 was called the "Navigator" as it was rigged for navigational training. The AT-11 (SNB-1 in...

As much as I like Robert Taylor art, I have to disagree with him on the markings. I now have several pictures taken just before or just after the attack that clearly show the buzz numbers like the first picture I posted above. There's even another painting done by Tom Freeman showing Welch downing a...

Dude...if you only knew how close to right you were. I first started drawings and details pictures for a B/D conversion, but I realized that the soft plastic would be near impossible to work with. I still haven't dropped the idea of a two-seater, but I just don't see it happening right now. If BBI r...

I have both examples....P-47 bubbletop "Eileen" and a razorback "Jabo". Jabo is in natural metal and Eileen is OD green upper sufaces. I personally like Eileen better because 21C saw fit to put a brace behind the pilots armor that goes from side to side attached to the canopy. In order for the canop...

Weathering can be done in several ways...plus and minus for each method. Drybrushing: If done correctly, exhaust stains will be both resistant to handling and realistic. Exhaust stains are NOT mostly black, however. Especially on natural metal surfaces, the staining is more towards sepia brown aroun...

Hey Moth...looks like Lockheed beat you to the suggestion of upgrading the P-38 for long range escort. Check this out http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?met ... 0Lightning on the "Chain Lightning".

Your welcome...glad to help. Here's two more pics I found. http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ralph.jeffries/_uimages/p40Hawaii2.jpg This is a pre-Pearl Harbor picture of a P-40B. The tail stripes are still present and the waist circle/star has not yet been added. Circle/star insignia is applied to the uppe...

Looks like I get to muddy the waters even further here. The above picture shows "18P" on the fin....that's the correct fin marking (18th Pursuit Group was the higher HQ for 47 Pursuit Intercepter Squardon). However, the national star was on ONLY the left upper and right lower wings surfaces. "US ARM...

The flat paints used are similar in makeup to primer paints today. They are porous and allow some of the water vapor to penetrate all the way to the metal surface. Not good for long term care of metal. Military colors involve flat paints to take the "sun glint" away....in other words to prevent an e...