BOATMANS 1/48 th B58 hustler build with lights

[Ron2]

With respect to metallic paint, I rolled the dice on Alclad metallic lacquers a year ago (having never used them before). I applied them to an ancient F100 kit I rehabilitated from the 1970s. Alclad recommends laying down their gloss black primer first. I'm not sure that's necessary or if it is just their means of selling more paint, lol But I did as they recommended and was very pleased with the results! So much so, I have some aircraft kits in the stash I'm looking forward to doing in all-metal and Alclad will be the choice for me.

I'm a big fan of gloss black coat as base coat for metal finishes. It is supposed to help reflect the metal color. I've tried it both ways and do feel the metal looks best over black gloss.

 

[BOATMAN]

Looks more like a rocket!

WELL Ron this plane was like a rocket as she was the plane that broke all the rules an she was very fast easy hit mack 2 OR MORE

 

[Wolf Star]

Really nice man. I have the old Revell F-106 in the stash, we should do lunch lol.

 

[Edbert]

AN NOW the spruces with the long thin fusealarge an there should be 3 canopyies but im leaving it as it is

Awesome choice BOATMAN! She's a beautiful bird, and quite large!

This stuff really helps with very old or thin decals. Pantherman

I understand it helps prevent fracturing, but what can be done for 24 year old decals (probably stored improperly) that will not separate from the backing paper?

They are yellowed but sunshine can bleach that out, what if anything, can be done for glue that will not soften?

 

[BOATMAN]

Awesome choice BOATMAN! She's a beautiful bird, and quite large!

I understand it helps prevent fracturing, but what can be done for 24 year old decals (probably stored improperly) that will not separate from the backing paper?

They are yellowed but sunshine can bleach that out, what if anything, can be done for glue that will not soften?

HI EDBERT WELL my decalls for the hustler are over 60 yrs old so its goin to be a finger crossed job but im goin to fit on that decal film an hope for the best
ATB SIR HOPE YOU NOT TO HOT as its cookin here
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

Really nice man. I have the old Revell F-106 in the stash, we should do lunch lol.

HI WOLFSTAR YOU have be nice to see you built it on here as yes i love the planes from the 1950's as there were so many different sorts not like now where they are all just stealth planes an yes be nice for lunch lol
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS hope you all not to hot an as KENHETH WILLIAMS said frying tonight lol an thats how i feel phew an now to what im posting as IVE built them complicatied main under carts phew an now fitted them in the lower wing


an the wheel bogie tilts just like the real undercart an they have 16 wheels on them an with the 2 front wheels she a 18 wheeler like in the lorriyies

 

[BOATMAN]

an here they are now fitted in to the lower wing an they look fairly good an i have now fitted in the main undercarts struts

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[Edbert]

HI GUYS hope you all not to hot

We hit 40C yesterday.

But we also have huge 18-20 SEER air conditioners

 

[Bear43]

That's looking very good, Boatman.

 

[BarleyBop]

anyone know what paint i should use for the burned metal

I have no idea, but I seem to remember @Edbert having experimented a good deal...

 

[BOATMAN]

I have no idea, but I seem to remember @Edbert having experimented a good deal...

CHEERS B/B i'll have a look see or ask him
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS well im still fitting lights now in the tail section in the HUSTLER an ive had to pack up for a bit as got the shakes tryin to solder all these tiny wires togeather as if i pull the wires a bit to hard then the tiny wires will pull off the tiny 2mm leds so its have a rest an model room not to hot so im goin back up in a little while to carry on an solder the tiny male an female plugs on the wires an yes so far all lights ive fitted work great an here some pics of how they have been fitted in the model an first off the wires from the undercart all 8 of them glued down in the wings bottom

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE in the big tail section actulal size as the models tail ive fitted in three lights an it was a job to try an solder the tiny wires togeather to fit to the tiny eletric plugs but near done an all lights work ok

 

[wjbrandel]

Nice work so far Boatman

 

[BOATMAN]

CHEERS SIR
CHRISB

 

[Jakko]

You're getting there. Just stop and continue another time if things don't want to cooperate.

 

[BOATMAN]

You're getting there. Just stop and continue another time if things don't want to cooperate.

HI Jakko yes ive done that several times this week as i was getting tired tryin to work out how that undercart all dry fitted so i asked jen an she dint have a clue either so just as well i stuck at it as i must have dry fitted the main gear several times before i got it to look right before i gluded it up an that was fingers crossed as it was so complex an the pics i had to work with were a joke just as well ive a lot
of patience as had to like on them hornets planes
thanks for your reply sir
ATB SIR
chrisb

 

[Down Time]

I'm sensing a bit of a WOW moment is on it's way

 

[BOATMAN]

I'm sensing a bit of a WOW moment is on it's way

HI Downtime yes this plane should look WOW when built an all lights goin but ive got to stop an think ahead on how these wires an eletric plugs should be fitted in the model as its easy to get ahead of myself an then it time for regret an wishing id taken all things like fit an where the wires an plugs should have been fitted into account as on this big model there are wires goin in all dircetions an im hopeing to fit 1mm FIRBE OPTICS into the instumment panels with differnt coloured light if poss an enough space to fit them all in but at the moment this may be just a pipe dream but ive orederd the 1 mm F/O to have ago as i used these in my big USS ENTERPRISE with good effect ATB SIR
chrisb

 

[Jakko]

FIRBE OPTICS into the instumment panels with differnt coloured light if poss

If you paint the end of the fibre-optic with transparent paint, you can give them any colour you like with just one white LED behind the fibres.

 

[BOATMAN]

If you paint the end of the fibre-optic with transparent paint, you can give them any colour you like with just one white LED behind the fibres.

WELL DONE Jakko yes ive done that before on a model but this time i just dint think of it as ive got all the main tamyia clear paints so i can try an do it many thanks for your suggestion sir as that what i'll try an do hopefully should look good an the plane has a fairly big cockpit glass on it so the lights can be seen hopefully
CHEERS SIR
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HI ALL well im still working on the hustler an here ive now jioned up the tail sections with the lights inside but yet to be painted an its has its eletric plug all fitted so all ready to plug in to the fusealarge plug an the main eletric uptake is a mini plug socket an can be see near the tail bottom

 

[BOATMAN]

an here the fusealarge elertrics that plug into the tail plug to work all the fusealarg lights an undercarrt lights an this is a big model so more wireing to be fitted to take the power to the front undercart an cockpit an strobe flashing lights

 

[BOATMAN]

AN IVE now finished that complex main undercart an boy talk about make me think on reseach of old pics

 

[BOATMAN]

 

[BOATMAN]

front veiw an how complex they were its a wonder they worked at all an they now have their undercart doors fitted on but god they were fragile i sweated in case i broke them undercart stays