Zenrat's Flying Circus

[PR19_Kit]

Was there ever an RW PR version of the Ford? I've got an Airfix one somewhere and your version looks rather good. 

[zenrat]

Not that I could find goggling.  Although I didn't goggle all the possible permutations concentrating mainly on looking for photo nose variants.  Of which I found none.
I'm hoping when I come to build this that I can cobble the nose together from 1/48 drop tank pieces.
Of course if I make it a PDRV PR bird it'll have to be Pru Blue.

Mainly car models today but I did also start painting the TurboStuka and did a bit more on the D9 Dozer.

[zenrat]

I've made a decision regarding the TurboStuka colour scheme (always good to do that AFTER you start painting it).
It will be White with colourful decals similar to those I made a while back for a courier van I built.

Car modelling again today though for the most part.  I'm building a gasser (1960's gas class drag racer) from a Revell '40 Ford coupe.  I spent today removing the body side trim, trimming the fenders (technically a violation of class rules but they overlooked it if it wasn't too OTT), deepening the body gaps and removing a myriad of mould separation lines.
I've set the chassis up for the engine & rear end from an AMT '62 T'Bird with the axle mounted on 1/4 elliptic leaf springs.  The front end will be a resin straight axle kit from The Parts Box.
Trouble is I can't finalise the axle locations until i've got the body ready with the separate rear fenders glued in place so I had to stop chassis work while I prepped the body.

[Captain Canada]

I do like the look of that Skyray !

The red paint on the car looks awesome....as does wee Porco !

[zenrat]

Thanks Cap'n.  The red on the car is all zero paints.  Red and yellow candy over white pearl and then 2 pack clear.

Started a new plane build today.  Inspired by (OK, lacking in original thought I copied) The Librarian I pull out a Hasegawa 1/72 Grumman OV-1B Mohawk.
Raised panel lines, flash, no locater pins, and a slightly odd parts breakdown all point to a 70's origin.
Prime whiffing material then.
Grumman originally proposed the aircraft could be fitted with a set of water skis to enable it to land on water and taxi to the beach.  I can't find any pictures of these and assume they remained a proposal only.  Food for thought though.
Or snow skis.
Definitely wingtip tanks though.

[Captain Canada]

Nice idea. Look in the whiffs you've found thread there is a VSTOL one there for inspiration ! The water ski bird sounds pretty wild. I saw a pic of a DHC Otter skiing on the web. Check it out. I think it just had the snow ski's on so somat similar might be an option.

PS-Love the Mohawk ! Talk about an aeroplane that needs to be re-released !

[zenrat]

There's one for sale here.
Only $269,000.
Doesn't have the SLAR pod although it does have "full military electronics".
Once you've landed on the sea and skied your Mohawk up the beach I assume that you then take off from the beach?  I can't see how, from a standing start at the waters edge, it would get the required 20 knots (their figure) to be able to ride the skis to enable it to take off from the water again.
A new 1/72 Mohawk of the standard of new Airfix would be nice.

TurboStuka has been painted white.  Kit's favourite shade - Appliance white.
Other than that I seemed to have one of those days where you fiddle with a lot but don't seem to get much done when you sit back and consider thingsat the end of the session.  I fettled the Savoia and the Curtis and a parcel carrying pod for the TurboStuka but I mainly cut away bits of firewall, transmission tunnel and floor from the '40 Ford so that the significantly (but not more than 10% in keeping with the rules) set back engine fitted.  This involved constantly dry fitting parts followed by taking them apart again and cutting bits off which I suppose ate up time.

[zenrat]

Today I think Kit put on his remote viewing hat and took control as I have extended the wings of the Mohawk.
This is fairly easy to do on the Hasegawa kit as in order to allow the same basic moulds to be used for the different variants of the plane it has the wing tips and elevators moulded separately.  I have just spaced them outwards with flat sheet and will make the profile back up with filler.
I may have hit a snag though.  Applying the balance it on a ruler test reveals that I have an awful lot of weight to cram into a rather small nose.  I should probably have put some in the fuselage before I buttoned it up.

[Captain Canada]

Sure I'll take the Mohawk. Might as well grab the pair of A-4s while I'm at it....

Not sure how to get around the beach takeoff scenario. I guess some kind of bleed air system blowing under the skis to help get her moving ? Or a ground crew. They could have pumps and a wee tamper to get the ground ready for take-off 

[zenrat]

Painted white and yellow parts of the Savoia & Curtis today.  Airbrushing on gloss enamels.  The beauty of these being anime planes is that the colours are just Red, Yellow, White, Blue and not any subtle shades so I am using cheap enamels from the DIY warehouse thinned with Tamiya enamel thinners.

I've printed the TurboStuka decals and they got their second coat of sealer today.  I'll put them on tomorrow.

[ericr]

  The beauty of these being anime planes is that the colours are just Red, Yellow, White, Blue

What else?

I can only agree 

[PR19_Kit]

Today I think Kit put on his remote viewing hat and took control as I have extended the wings of the Mohawk.

It's getting to be a pandemic, I tell you....... 

[zenrat]

One with no cure...

TurboStuka decalled today and then I was dragged out of the shed when the niece and the boy dropped in to drink tea, sell me raffle tickets and moan about his grandmother.
Coincidentally (yes Weaver, I know there are no coincidences) I have named the TurboStuka Mary-Anne after said grandparent as she was here when I was designing the decals.

[zenrat]

Started another one today.
Airfix 1/72 Hurricane Mk1 (fabric wing, 3 bladed prop).  It's going to be a more subtle one than my usual.  Painted & decalled OOB but with car doors instead of the sliding canopy.

[NARSES2]

Airfix 1/72 Hurricane Mk1 (fabric wing, 3 bladed prop).  It's going to be a more subtle one than my usual.  Painted & decalled OOB but with car doors instead of the sliding canopy.

Sounds interesting.