USAF NMF

[nerdling]

Ahem well - Just a quick idea of course (I'm sure the 'Professional' can come up with better ) -

I like Chefs one

I'll second that.

 

[Dave The Chef]

Thanks guys but I think it could do with a little more work myself but otherwise it's fine I suppose.

 

[moon puppy]

Why limit it to just USAF, how about any Natural Finish Aircraft?

Because the ribbon will look better with a star n bar on it silly :smack

Beside most of them WERE USAF :laugh:

Oh this one...ok.

I missed where Dave said USAAF so any P47 would be cool.

 

[Phil]

A thought occurred to me - don't be put off from joining this GB cos you may think you have to use Alclad or some other nonsense - I won't be. You can get very good results with Humbrol or Tamiya silver spray acrylic rattle cans amongst other alternatives. :zen

Mr Metal Color is another alternative for nmf, same brand I used on the B25 j gun nose for the CTA build

https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/call-to-arms/128137-cta-entry-phil-revell-b-25j-gun-nose-done?start=60

you need to let it dry for for a real good while and after polishing seal it with model masters Sealer for Metalizer #1409 AB straight from bottle


will be doing the F86 same way.

 

[MrT]

Let's make this campaign cover any natural metal aircraft. Just in case someone wants to do a Bolivian P-51.

Terry

 

[moon puppy]

With a sharkmouth?

 

[MrT]

With a sharkmouth?

:laugh:

 

[Adam Baker]

Ok, I'm in on this one. Still in w/ an F-86F, but it dawned on me this afternoon that I have an Academy 1/48 F-86F "Mig Killer" kit in my stash w/ a set of Microscale decals.

This is the kit.

And this is the decal sheet. Sheet does a QF-86F in the US Army and An F-85F in the USAF. I'll do the bird in the USAF. Its the one w/ the large colored stripes on it.

Here's a picture I found of this set of decals used, I really like how it looks.

So thankfully I dont have to buy a kit for this build. I still plan on doing the 1/32 F-86F Minute Men bird, but I'll wait till I get it figured out whether I can get decals or if most of it will have to be painted.

 

[moon puppy]

Yep that's the one. Great little kit, I've done two, yet to finish one.

 

[Phil]

Yep that's the one. Great little kit, I've done two, yet to finish one

same kit I'm guessing - with dif decals,

has always intrigued me why box art shows drop tanks still on the aircraft when in a dogfight..........

 

[Paulw]

 

[moon puppy]

Ahem well - Just a quick idea of course (I'm sure the 'Professional' can come up with better ) -

You know why I didn't know WTF was going on? I couldn't see the stupid photobucket stuff! :smack

Really nice job Dave, think we can use it.

 

[moon puppy]

And we're fired up with a Forum.

We have a start date of Oct 21 set. Will run a year.

And you know i'm in!

 

[nerdling]

I'm in. Will be building the ProModeler 1/48 F-86D

 

[moon puppy]

Dang, saw one yesterday.

 

[Sherman 18]

Can I do this one?

 

[moon puppy]

Not speaking for the Chef but I would say yes. Looks mighty shinny to me.

 

[Dave The Chef]

Can I do this one?

Of course that's just what we want - a bit of colour too is more than fine

 

[Dave The Chef]

I've given the ribbon a little tweak - what do you think -

 

[moon puppy]

More metallic? I know that's not easy to do in graphics. maybe take the bevel off the edges.