Boatmans 1/200 scale USS HORNET CV8 BUILD AN LIGHTS for the Doolittle raid on japan

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

WELL GUYS thats both hangar walls done strb an port so next up before i do any more on the ship id better start on them planes that i want to have fitted in the hangar bay so i will be building them today so now the build is getting instresting
chrisb

 

[GCB]

Looking great!

 

[BarleyBop]

so now the build is getting instresting

... Now there's an understatement!
Good progress... Steady as she goes!

 

[BOATMAN]

HI ALL well

yes makin progress untill to day as ive found something thats even harder than the p/e an thats them tiny fighter planes not sure if it a hellcat or a avenger but i thought id brezzes through these tiny planes buildin them then i got stopped dead in my tracks as they dont fit AAAAAARRRCCCHHHHHHHHH SO today ive spent all afternoon on one plane to try an build it as the first prob was the plastic they are made from is so strong an hard i could not cut off the fusealarge with a brand new blade in my full size stanley knife so had to get out my nippers an even then it was a struggle to do the cut well ive struggled on near everything in this kit get the rubber room ready for me lol
anyway some pics of the first plane ive treid to build an it here one is on its spruses

 

[BOATMAN]

took a hell of a job to cut both of these fusealarges off the spruses oh boy

 

[BOATMAN]

AN Now tryin to fit in the wing into the fusealarge an it DONT FIT AAARRRRRCCCCHHHH
so ive spent about 2hrs this afternoon fileing an useing a small grind stone on my mini dremel to open up the holes in the fuselarge an boy is this plastic very strong an im nr ready for the rubber room lol

 

[BOATMAN]

well all i can say is p/e wasnt to bad compared to thes planes URG AN GOT 16 MORE TO BUILD an i only hope the 16 x B25 will build a lot easyier anyway one plane nr built but will do more work on it tomorrow

 

[BigGiraffe]

Wow, they molded the airplanes in "clear"? That looks kind of hard to work with (my eyes not being young anymore...)!
The ship looks amazing!
Best regards,
Kurt

 

[BOATMAN]

Wow, they molded the airplanes in "clear"? That looks kind of hard to work with (my eyes not being young anymore...)!
The ship looks amazing!
Best regards,
Kurt

AN HI Kurt yes im not crazy on this clear plastic but i will spray up the plane this afternoon an im gonna try out the idea that jack l told me as it may work an save a lot of build time but from how this big kit has fitted so far im not betting on it oh dear
an thank you for your kind words on the ship an your reply sir
ATB to you SIR an if you look in tonight you should see how the plane will look all sprayed up as i use rattle cans
CHRISB

 

[BOATMAN]

LOOKING at that tiny plane cane anyone tell me what plane it is eg wildcat or hellcat ?
chrisb

 

[Sailor]

HI ALL well View attachment 184575 yes makin progress untill to day as ive found something thats even harder than the p/e an thats them tiny fighter planes not sure if it a hellcat or a avenger but i thought id brezzes through these tiny planes buildin them then i got stopped dead in my tracks as they dont fit AAAAAARRRCCCHHHHHHHHH SO today ive spent all afternoon on one plane to try an build it as the first prob was the plastic they are made from is so strong an hard i could not cut off the fusealarge with a brand new blade in my full size stanley knife so had to get out my nippers an even then it was a struggle to do the cut well ive struggled on near everything in this kit get the rubber room ready for me lol
anyway some pics of the first plane ive treid to build an it here one is on its spruses

Boatman Boatman, now you are not crying over those huge 1:200 planes that came with your kit! Maybe you should have bought the 1:350 kit; at least the air craft are made out of normal grey plastic.

We know we have 16 B-25's; how many are you figuring on for the air wing? My best guess, from the the Navy, is 65. I have them about 50% complete. The hardest part was installing 130 horizontal stabilizers, in the right position, and keeping them there. My fix was after the liquid glue dried, was to apply thin Ca to the wing joins.

I noticed in your posts your hanger walls have some of the doors open. Did your kit come with pre-cut doors?

 

[128mm Tank Killer]

LOOKING at that tiny plane cane anyone tell me what plane it is eg wildcat or hellcat ?
chrisb

They better be Wildcats; Hellcats weren't around until 1943...

--Rich

 

[Ron2]

well all i can say is p/e wasnt to bad compared to thes planes URG AN GOT 16 MORE TO BUILD an i only hope the 16 x B25 will build a lot easyier anyway one plane nr built but will do more work on it tomorrow View attachment 184581

Is it typical that these planes are made out of clear plastic?

 

[BOATMAN]

Is it typical that these planes are made out of clear plastic?

HI Ron2 well i dont know about whither its typical or not but had a big 1/32 tamyia phantom that a freind sent me an that had a big clear plastic nose section so all the gatlin gun could be seen but i dint like it like that clear so i painted over it but ive not had an other kits with these clear parts so dont know sir
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

Boatman Boatman, now you are not crying over those huge 1:200 planes that came with your kit! Maybe you should have bought the 1:350 kit; at least the air craft are made out of normal grey plastic. We know we have 16 B-25's; how many are you figuring on for the air wing? My best guess, from the the Navy, is 65. I have them about 50% complete. The hardest part was installing 130 horizontal stabilizers, in the right position, and keeping them there. My fix was after the liquid glue dried, was to apply thin Ca to the wing joins
I noticed in your posts yea your hanger wallshve some of the doors open. Did you kit come with pre-cut doors?

HI Sailor yes i am cryin over these huge i/200 planes that came with the kit lol an im bloody glad i dint buy the 1/350 th cos they be in the bin lol an you my freind dont get hand shakes do you ? an the B25 wil be what come with the kit an thats 16 on how many went on the dolittle raid to bomb japan an yes the kit came with full hanger doors but i trimmed them down so the planes in side can be seen ATB SIR

They better be Wildcats; Hellcats weren't around until 1943...

--Rich

thanks rich for plane info
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

WELL GUYS ive been at this plane since 11 am so all afternoon an freinds poped in so i could not fit on the decals today ive treid an fixed the prop as it broke 6 times an i nearly lost it but i must have a stubbon streak in me an the under cart broke 4 times but kept at it but not a bad effort for a first try but must get better an i dint notice that the tail plane is not centrall but will watch out for that in the futer an yes the undercart is a bit high but i think i will leave this off on the next planes an use brass rod an cut off the wheels to fit to the brass rod now some pics of my first attempt on the plane say what you all think if you think its crap then say so but i was fairly pleased but yes room for improvement an you can see how small the plane is compared to my finger tip

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[Ron2]

HI Ron2 well i dont know about whither its typical or not but had a big 1/32 tamyia phantom that a freind sent me an that had a big clear plastic nose section so all the gatlin gun could be seen but i dint like it like that clear so i painted over it but ive not had an other kits with these clear parts so dont know sir
chrisb

Seems odd they would make the planes out of clear plastic. Very different type of plastic.

 

[Ron2]

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Looks good. If I were you I would add the props at the very end of the build- right before you display it.

 

[BOATMAN]

Seems odd they would make the planes out of clear plastic. Very different type of plastic.

HI Ron yes different plastic i think very hard an brittle
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

Looks good. If I were you I would add the props at the very end of the build- right before you display it.

HI Ron i did do that fitting the prop on last but it was cuting it off the sprues as i said it very brittle plastic an even though i went gentle to cut out the prop it broke an same with the undercart so im goin to fit on brass rod an then fit the wheels to it
cheers Ron for you reply
chrisb

 

[BarleyBop]

very brittle plastic

I hear ya... with very delicate and/or brittle parts, it is very to hard slice or nip them from the sprue, just the action of the nippers can be enough to crack or damage them.
I have had some success with micro saw blades that fit into your standard hobby knife handle, something like this:

Look for thin and a high tooth count.

I have a different brand, for which I no longer have the packaging, but Tamiya makes some, same idea: ultra thin (like .1mm) blade that is itself PE!
Click on this Hannant's Tamiya link to see what they have listed online under 'razor saw', along with others.

 

[BOATMAN]

I hear ya... with very delicate and/or brittle parts, it is very to hard slice or nip them from the sprue, just the action of the nippers can be enough to crack or damage them.
I have had some success with micro saw blades that fit into your standard hobby knife handle, something like this:

View attachment 184705
Look for thin and a high tooth count.

I have a different brand, for which I no longer have the packaging, but Tamiya makes some, same idea: ultra thin (like .1mm) blade that is itself PE!
Click on this Hannant's Tamiya link to see what they have listed online under 'razor saw', along with others.

HI B/B YES IVE used them on this glass spruses an the action of saw movment still broke a part as i used a saw to cut off the tail wheel which is micro scopic but it still broke yester day so its just goin to be do what i can on these planes an see how it turns out
CHEERS chrisb

 

[Wig41]

Your patience and perseverance is unmatched !!

 

[BOATMAN]

Your patience and perseverance is unmatched !!

HI MR Wig41 thank you very much sir for your kind comments well after yesterdays efforts my patience an perseverance is near run out as the stress level im at so im gonna just mass produse an build about just 4 of these wildcats an then build the deverstaters an the other if poss but im gonna have a day off to rest my eyes today then begin again tomorrow so im just gonna put on the tiny decals an have a rest day cheers sir for your reply
ATB chrisb

 

[128mm Tank Killer]

WELL GUYS ive been at this plane since 11 am so all afternoon an freinds poped in so i could not fit on the decals today ive treid an fixed the prop as it broke 6 times an i nearly lost it but i must have a stubbon streak in me an the under cart broke 4 times but kept at it but not a bad effort for a first try but must get better an i dint notice that the tail plane is not centrall but will watch out for that in the futer an yes the undercart is a bit high but i think i will leave this off on the next planes an use brass rod an cut off the wheels to fit to the brass rod now some pics of my first attempt on the plane say what you all think if you think its crap then say so but i was fairly pleased but yes room for improvement an you can see how small the plane is compared to my finger tipView attachment 184700

Did you use a primer first?

--Rich

 

[BOATMAN]

Did you use a primer first?

--Rich

HI Rich no i cant see the point of usein primer on the plane as it will be just viewable throught them hanger doors which are on the ship model only about a inch wide an its sprayed up ok in my opinion
ATB SIR
chrisb

 

[BigGiraffe]

HI Rich no i cant see the point of usein primer on the plane as it will be just viewable throught them hanger doors which are on the ship model only about a inch wide an its sprayed up ok in my opinion
ATB SIR
chrisb

I wonder if he meant that perhaps painting the parts with something, first, would help? They wouldn't be clear parts anymore.
Best regards,
Kurt