T-51D "Sentinel" Trainer

[K5054NZ]

I second that. But shouldn't we move this conversation into the Morsair thread, Brian?

[Brian da Basher]

Oops good catch there Zac. My love of Marine Ground Attack kept me from seeing the topic line apparently.   :dum:

Brian da Basher

[John Howling Mouse]

Well, cowl casting went pretty well.   This was the "last chance" mold that I knew I'd have to clean up any castings which resulted anyhow.

As usual, the Smooth-On ™ casting resin created a lot of surface air bubbles as I find it often does in two-part molds.

The resin is injected using a large capacity syringe (helps to have a wife who's a Veterinarian).

[K5054NZ]

Nice work! You should get into the accessories business    

[Ollie]

There be air bubbles in yer cast nose matey!

:ar:

 

[John Howling Mouse]

Yep, like I said, on try number 3 here, I slathered the master subject with Vaseline and did not care about the surface condition, just the shape.

I was going to fill in all the surface pinholes but many of them are in a nice straight line with the mold separation line and look just like rivets.

So, wth, I might just leave them be!

 

[K5054NZ]

Progress? Is it forthcoming? I just thought it was worth a try, considering even Mr Fontaine has given up!

[John Howling Mouse]

The NICE way to put this is to simply say:

"Looks like I have some putty work ahead of me."  --sigh--







     :zzz:  

[cthulhu77]

Can smell the putty fumes from here !  Once done, that is going to be awesome...that'll snarl the jmn's to no degree...

[John Howling Mouse]

Yikes!  With the amount of Tamiya putty I use in a month, I figure I should be one of their spokesmen:



Close up of the carnage:

[John Howling Mouse]

It's finally white!  Seven coats of primer white have eradicated any hint of Monogram's raised details.

I will put in some very subtle (I hope) traces of panel lines etc. with a 2H pencil later.

She'll have near black anti-glare panel and walkways as well as red wingtips and tailfin.

[Eddie M.]

Sweet!!!! B) Here's an alternative to your what if. You could just add UN colors to it and becomes a peacekeeping observer.  Okay, sorry. I think I inhaled some putty fumes and it went to my head.  
   Eddie

[Brian da Basher]

Nice work there Mr. Howling Mouse! I'm looking forward to seeing this one completed!

Brian da Basher

[lancer]

It's looking very good, but I have to ask - Is this thing ever going to be finished

[John Howling Mouse]

It's looking very good, but I have to ask - Is this thing ever going to be finished

Well, MOST of the difficult parts are done now: shortening and blending in the aft fuselage, shaping, molding and casting the new nose c/w boxed in nosegear wheel well, scratchbuilding a two-seater cockpit, putting together a new T-Tail fin and stabilizer, cutting out and resurfacing the ventral air intake, relocating the main landing gear aft, sanding/puttying.

The remaining (huge) hurdle is shaping/molding/vacforming the new canopy to fit the custom cockpit aperture.

What, Me Worry?