RN Scooters Progress

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:43:20 PM

Latest and (no so) greatest. 1/48 FG.1 and FA.6 Scooters.

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:51:56 PM

FG.1 cockpit

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:52:40 PM

FA.6 cockpit

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:53:41 PM

Nose job

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:55:21 PM

New nose. Resin copy of A-4C sanded WAY down to fit. Matched panel (radome) lines but didn't like the look-too nose up. A small sliver of card and now I got the look I want.

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:57:54 PM

Sort of head on. Camera angle makes it look way out of square........and it is! But not as bad as pic suggests-I'm not going to mess with it. You know the old saying 'close enough for government work'!

Scooterman · July 23, 2005, 02:59:44 PM

Last one for now. Notice I forgot to add the intakes on the FA.6 before I joined the wing. Not looking forward to the cleanup of the bottom of the intakes.........

Radish · July 23, 2005, 03:01:11 PM

Looking good.
I shall be impressed.
My RN Skyhawk will be based on the Hobbycraft 1/48th A-4N, 899 Sqn, in all over Medium Sea Grey, nicely (ie VERY) weathered like a USMC A-4.

Damian2 · July 25, 2005, 04:18:51 AM

How did you do that wonderful little instrament panel??

AND I love your Skyhawks!!! I can't wait do build my FG. 1 ans FA. 6 too!!!! Oh man oh man!!!

-Damian

cthulhu77 · July 25, 2005, 05:01:08 AM

neat stuff !!! Should be cool looking...I kind of like the nose a bit off, gives it some character, and you can always tell a JMN that it was to correct for spin and roll.

greg

Captain Canada · July 25, 2005, 07:19:10 AM

Looking good, brad !

Love the new nose, especially the frontal shot...looks so tough like that.

Keep the in-progress pics acoming, son !

John Howling Mouse · July 25, 2005, 09:07:00 AM

Those are fantastic cockpit shots.

Also noticed you have an OTT-Lite™ ---- how's that working out for you?
Do you have any other lighting there or is the one OTT-Lite™ sufficient?

Been thinking about getting one or two but they're so expensive...

Oh, and I'd say it's officially time for you to change your signature line as it clearly no longer applies to you!

Scooterman · July 25, 2005, 09:33:13 AM

Thanks for the comments guys. Now for answers-

Damian2-not so little cockpit. This is 1/48 so it's easy (I normally build 1/72). Stock ins. panel with a few PE CRTs added and paint. Nothing fancy honestly!

John Howling Mouse-I LOVE mt Ott-lites. I have two. The one you see in the pics and a swing arm lamp just out of frame on the right that has a Ott-bulb in it. Best lighting IMHO next to the sun. Yeah they're a tad spendy but my wife can get them thru her work and use her discount. Oh there is also a window to the left that lets in a lot of general lighting.

And I'm not going to change my signature just yet. I STILL have a ton of plastic yet to do!

More pics later tonight when I get home.

Scooterman · July 25, 2005, 10:14:14 PM

poo-poo (with an english accent)!

Does this pic need any explanation other than me being a dumbass? Got caught up in the moment of doing the nose and forgot to weight it down. And I have yet to install the brass tube tailpipe!

OK a hour later she sits down. Lots of lead foil dropped behind the instrument panel and a few BBs behind the cockpit installed in the area that would have been blocked off if I installed the intakes earlier. Maybe the modeling gods were looking after me...........

Scooterman · July 25, 2005, 10:16:51 PM

More work on the FG.1 and a bit of clean up on the FA.6

Notice the FG.1 has its intakes BEFORE I install the wing. Oh and before anybody asks, I have half a metric ton of lead shot in its nose. This baby will have NO problem sitting on its gear correctly. Unless the rather frail nose gear gives way.........