Canadian Piasecki H-17B - Memoriam GB - Robert (Kitnut617)

[kerick]

Don't ya just love those molded in outlines for the decals? Might as well sand the whole thing smooth and forget about the rivets.   

[The Rat]

Don't ya just love those molded in outlines for the decals? Might as well sand the whole thing smooth and forget about the rivets.   

Yep, and on most kits of that era, the rivets, scaled up, would be the size of grapefruit anyway. 

[kerick]

The last couple of times I built one like that I used a file to get rid of the rivets. That way it avoided high spots where the rivets used to be.

[mat]

Don't ya just love those molded in outlines for the decals? Might as well sand the whole thing smooth and forget about the rivets.   

When I was a kid I did try to paint the markings on, using the molded in outlines. It didn't come out well 

[NARSES2]

Don't ya just love those molded in outlines for the decals? Might as well sand the whole thing smooth and forget about the rivets.   

When I was a kid I did try to paint the markings on, using the molded in outlines. It didn't come out well 

All parrt of the learning curve though   

[kerick]

I tried to put decals over those outlines but of course they wouldn't lay down over all those lumps and bumps.

[Wardukw]

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

[loupgarou]

The

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

The ancient Aurora kit.
Built all the series when I was a kid.

[Wardukw]

The

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

The ancient Aurora kit.
Built all the series when I was a kid.

Yup 😄 😊
The one I've got Lou is made by some crowd called
K&B manufacturing..a division of Aurora 😆
This one is numbered 1126 ..now that'll get the ol memory banks going 

[NARSES2]

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

Only problem with that is that you'll sand off the rib tapes, if it's got any that is.

I've never built any of those kits, but loved the box art as a kid.

[loupgarou]

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

Only problem with that is that you'll sand off the rib tapes, if it's got any that is.

I've never built any of those kits, but loved the box art as a kid.

Some of the Aurora boxarts were quite striking. In that series, in my opinion the best one was the Douglas M-2 mailplane taking off (or landing?) in the rain.

[frank2056]

It was molded in a shiny red metallic plastic.

[mat]

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

My younger brother had the Aurora 1/48 Gotha. He even tried to paint the lozenge. I don't think he ever finished it.

[zenrat]

I've got a 48th Gotha bomber with molded on crosses and when I build this ..which will be soon ..those are going bye-bye
I'm pretty sure I've got replacement crosses in my aircraft decal pile 🙃

My younger brother had the Aurora 1/48 Gotha. He even tried to paint the lozenge. I don't think he ever finished it.

Did they mould raised lines for the lozenge?
I wonder how well we could paint inside the lines now?

It's taking off, and the bloke in the raincoat is saying "WAIT, WAIT, I'VE GOT A MOTHERS DAY CARD HERE..."

[mat]

There were no raised lines for the lozenge. He tried to paint it on free hand. I think that made him give up the building.