Kenny,................ SWEET!
Thanks for the link. Wish I'd have done more research on this one before I started. That also is a good reference picture for me to use when I get ready to do my carrier deck section.

Thanks again,
Hermon

HI Skipper, and thanks for the great advice.
I was trying to replicate the Wildcat I found on another site http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/us/laskodif4f.htm
I didn't realize that the plane I was useing as reference was a land based plane so that's were all the paint chipping and wear came from. Shouldn't take me long to fix those problems. Also, if you have any reference pictures I'd be glad to use them.
Thanks for the help and I'll get to work fixing the problem areas.
Hermon

EDITED by Skipper: Working link

Hey guys,
Here is where my Wildcat is at right now. Still a little weathering to do yet and I'm waiting on the carrier deck base and figures to arrive. I'll take some better pic's for the final dio since the "blue" in these pictures turned out way brighter than it is in reality.
Thanks for looking,
Hermon

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Any comments or helpful tips are appreciated. This is my first attempt at a Navy plane and I'll need some advice.

Hi all!

Here is my "Judy" with some color...

Next step will be to paint the yellow markings on the wing's leading edges, apply Future and finally decal the little beast (the plane isn't that big).
Maybe I'll find time to start painting the Carrier Deck this week-end!

Jean-Luc

Updates, anyone??? C'mon, Kitmaker's back up and running, what the hey are ya waitin' for! Show me what yer up too! Yo-Ho!!

Gunny

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Updates, anyone??? C'mon, Kitmaker's back up and running, what the hey are ya waitin' for! Show me what yer up too! Yo-Ho!!

Gunny

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Hi Gunny!

If you ask for it...



I made the hinomarus with masks as the decals were unusable. I noticed that while trying to put the instrument decal on the instrument panel at the beginning of the build: the decal ended in pieces! Even with a coat of Liquid Decal Film I couldn't even put on the markings on the tail! Well, I guess I will have to use spare ones...
I began to paint the deck. By the way, are the wooden deck of Japanese Aircraft Carriers painted over with Ocre color or was it the natural wood wich gave that particular color!?

Jean-Luc

Also Rodger if your out there or any one else working on one of the Revell Yorktown class ships. Could you tell me about where the holes for the cranes are supposed to be out side the rear hanger deck? There should be one on each side.
I think mine got filled in with putty when I leveled out the hanger deck.

tried posting photos of it but the gallery still is a bit quirky. From another poster here it seems that there are two holes but on the Yorktown only one of them is filled, with the crane. The other one I'll have to fill than the one aft and outboard. The best I can describe it the aft hole is nearly centered the two AA gun mounts, and lined up just about even with the inboard side of the square mount. The hole I used for the crane is nearly even with the aft end of the forward AA gun mount, and maybe 1/8th inch inboard from it.

Gunny thank you for getting me back into ships I'm loving this.

Ciao
Luciano

Back to track: Flattops!
I have changed my model entry:
instead of USS Lexington CV-2, that will be used for Leyte Gulf Campaign, I am going to make a ACV-26 Sangamon.
It is a resin model by AKI (from Japan), already have a dedicated PE set from Flagship Models and a some spare airwing to go with it!
I am scartching myself not to touch this model until I finish my Dreadnoughts entry :-)

Skipper