I’ve finally got a little something done on the hornet.
I’ve sprayed the deck and did some weather on it.

This was my first tempt at weathering on a ship and don’t know if it turned out right or not.
You guys think it looks realistic?





Keep up the fantastic work, mates, and I'll talk to ya later!






Hard to tell, it's a very small pic!
Do you have a larger pic?
jean-luc you've got to show how you did your vac formed cockpit in greater detail-
I just heated a small plastic sheet (transparent packaging) over a candle flame and stretched it over the original part... that's all!
I really thought vacuforming a small canopy part was a hard job but it is not! You should try it and you'll see how straightforward it is!
i am enjoying this build and learning all the time with this.


Update
Here is a pic on the progress so far of my Magna Models Supermarine Attacker.I have painted it (apart from the wheels), futured it and will soon be applying the decals. This plane has tryed fighting me every step of the way, but i'm winning :-) . Apart from a couple of problemsi am enjoying this build and learning all the time with this.
Any comments good or bad welcome.
P.S front bottom right is a piece of the undercarraige which fell off
Andy
. Photos as soon as they are available.
Update
Here is a pic on the progress so far of my Magna Models Supermarine Attacker.I have painted it (apart from the wheels), futured it and will soon be applying the decals. This plane has tryed fighting me every step of the way, but i'm winning :-) . Apart from a couple of problemsi am enjoying this build and learning all the time with this.
Any comments good or bad welcome.
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P.S front bottom right is a piece of the undercarraige which fell off
Andy




Hey Gunny....
I'm going to get two birds with one stone this weekend. I'll have my Flattops entry done times 2 and get a preview of Gator's Paint Mask new line, "Aces Series" done. I'm doing Vraciu's F6F Hellcat from the Intrepid and Kepford's F4U Corsair (in 1/72 scale). They'll both be on flattop bases. I'm also doing Gabreski's P-47....but that's USAAF. Photos as soon as they are available.
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Hi Andy
Vacforms can be very tricky and I am glad you managed to go this far with this one - a good learning curve , right?
She looks great, but I might say that the colours look a little off - what brand are you using for FAA?
I know it is not the same brand, but check this:
1/48 scale Supermarine Attacker
See some details, like the drilled air entries near the tail, colours...
I think you are doing a good job - and I hope this helps a little improving your Attacker
Skipper
.How did the warpage problem work out?
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Just a little update on my Hornet.
I’m getting around to finishing up the hull and have just added the black stripe and chipped paint. After everythings good and dry I’ll hit it with a gloss coat and add the decals and then finish the hull.
I’m also still getting the island puttyed together.




Gunny I’m going to take some more pictures of it after finishing up the decals on the hull and hopefully have the island ready to paint.
I’ll be dry fitting everything together for them.
Ran out of paint for my modern Armor campaign entre so I’m back to the hornet for awhile.




Its a M2A0 Bradley during the Gulf War. It’s the Academy kit and has the interior for the troop compartment.
I have some pictures of it in my gallery if you want to see it. But the pictures are a little old so theres more done on it now.
, but what do you think of the kit, Jacob? I build a little Academy modern stuff too. If you want to pm me that's cool so we don't hijack this thread!






Ok Gunny....Day 1 of the triple header. I got the cockpits together and detailed (with some help :-) ). The fuselages are glued together and ready to be sanded. I should be able to put paint on them tomorrow.
Kenny (and Ian aka Lil' Subhunter)![]()
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hi all! just to let you guys know i've not fallen asleep on this one. i've been doing whats known as "piddling" on this kit i,e. rather than having a big blast on it i've been just doing 15-20 minutes in between other stuff.however it struck me today its beginning to look like a flattop. the flight deck isnt stuck on yet but i should get quite a bit of work done on her today
My eyes are taxed, but I can't go any further until this step is done...I gravitate off to working on the airwing from time to time to break up the monotony...But I'm still having a ball with my model, and I hope you are to, cuz' that what it's all about, maties! Keep up the good work and keep the reports coming in!




with the massive white ensign p/e set i'm putting on piddling is the best approach,
one question now, is it easier to paint the red bottom first or the grey sides? i,m thinking which one might be better to mask due to the curves of the hull
) If your ship also has a black waterline division stripe now is the time to get this on while you still have half of the boat masked off. Like I said, Bro, this is how I do it, and someone else will most definitely do theirs differently...take it for what it's woth, mate, and have at it!
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