332nd FG...The 'Tuskegees'

[Deleted]

Good afternoon,Gentlemen... ;D,as the title infers,I am going to resurrect a project I started on another forum,and that I'm sure I've mentioned here.
With the 'office' set up,and the ole 'Moje' kicking in again,I intend to build one A/C example from each of the 4 Squadrons in this FG.There will be a bit of cheating,'cos 3 of these are nearly built already(Shelf Queens ),but there will be a P39,P47D,P51B and D...I did have a P40,but that went to the graveyard when I cleared out!!
Pics will follow of the queens,when I've taken them!!!!
(Might even look out for a Harvard as well!!)
Hope some of you will look in,or help out where necessary
Cheers,for looking in ;D ;D

[robbo]

Your home early

[Deleted]

Coupla days off fella!!! ;D ;D.....Doctors this morning..... ,for an MOT.......

[robbo]

Days off eh, nice one

I'll be lurking in here mate

[Deleted]

Cheers,fella!!! ;D

[bigjohn]

Nice CB!!!! Looking forward to this one. It's great to see the mojo returning fella!!!!

[bbd468]

Hey Chris,

You got tha MOJO back??? I sure hope so man. You build...im in!!!

Gary

[eastrock]

sounds great, CB!!

[Thom]

CB great to see you back at the bench, I'll be looking in on this one.

Cheers,
Thom

[deafpanzer]

OHHHH! Count me in if you can do a WIP here. Always wanted to do a P-51 from Tuskegee unit one day... If I see Tamiya 1/48 kit, I might grab it if it is pretty good?

[Deleted]

John,Gary,ER,and Thom...thanks for joining up for this fellas....Hopefully won't take too long,apart from my bad...definitely need a P40L for 99thFS and I've got 2 candidates for 100thFS

Andy the Tammy P51's are some of the best around fella,to my knowledge! ;D

Need an AM 'office' for a P40...I've just seen a HobbyBoss P40M in the clearance stash... ;D

[Deleted]

Ok,the candidates for finishing,repair,rework etc,are.....
P51C,this will be 'Daisey Mae',Capt.Woody Crockett,100thFS

P51D,'Creamers Dream',1Lt Charles White,301stFS

P47D Razorback,1Lt Gwynne Peirson 302ndFS

P39,'Quanto Costa,1Lt Samuel Curtis,100thFS

and a P40,yet to be determined,99thFS......but most probably 'Ace of Pearls',2Lt Herman Lawson.....

[406 Silverado]

woohoo, CB's back at the bench. Good to hear the mojo has returned mate. Fine start on those and am sure the rest will be great.

[fightnjoe]

good to see this. you have my attention sir.



joe

[Deleted]

Hey Boss,and Joe......thanks for joining up there fellas ;D......Gotta do something with the Mojo,cos I've lost the Black Cat decs for the Lynx!!!! >:(Gotta go soon,got some paint stripping to do.....then some more paint on the P51D.....

[Deleted]

Sorry I missed ya last post Neems ...Most remiss of me!!! It won't happen again..Promise
Anyway,reason I'm here.....did a bit of paint stripping,so now this...

Looks like this...

Needs a bit more,but I need more Power spray
and layed some more paint on the P51D,and his 'Ickle Bro'...or 'Mini Mustang',if you prefer....


I used Gunze 211 Chrome Silver.Goes on smooth as silk,straight out the bottle ;)and no primer!!!!!
The little fella,is the new 1/72 Airfix kit,that Martyn C sent me in exchange for the Mig....
As usual,ACW ;D ;D

[Tony Thunder]

The MOJO is back!!!

Glad to see the paint station is getting some use!

Tony

[Deleted]

Cheers Tony...and it's good to be able to just turn around,mix some paint and get the AB out,I have to say ;D ;D

[Deleted]

Great project Chris, I'll be tagging along buddy
The silver birds are my favourites

Nice to see you back all mojo'd up BTW

[modelfreak72]

Hey Chris great to see your mojo back. Love the idea with the redo!

[fightnjoe]

looking very good. love the silver subjects myself.




joe

[Deleted]

Dicky,yer right there,mate...passed first sniff!! ;D ...although Mrs Crispy did say the compressor was vibrating thru the ceiling! ....Sorted that with a bit of foam..

Steve,good to see ya tagging along mate, ..us wingies gotta stick together,eh?...yeh,me likes shiny too

Pete,cheers,fella...good to be back at the bench...I think!! ..Hope ya like how this turns out...

Mr S.....this little project wouldn't be the same without you 'riskin one eye',at least fella....Cheers!!! ;D

Joe....Yup....as above,I do like shiny,and for me the subject is a good'un.......Love these guys,or hate them???....You can't help it,but to admire what they achieved,eh? (I'm on their side!!)

[deafpanzer]

Your littlle planes lOOk great painted! You have made me curious how you had the paint stripped? It looked effective.

[danb.]

Great work CB lovin that silver finish buddy wish i had bought that now instead of the Alclads for me P47 im doing the hoppy foot dance at your P47 love it mate and the rest of em of course keep building em buddy your doing a mighty fine job will you put them on one base to show them all off?

Dan B

[Deleted]

Andy,57 Belair asked about stripping paint/chrome plated the other day....the gear I use is Fairy Power spray/Mr Muscle oven cleaner,but it is effective,although it does sometimes take more than one application.
I'll repeat the basic process here anyways....Spray over the items with said spray of choice,slip into a ziploc bag for 20-30 mins,remove and scrub with stiff brush(old toothbrush),until clean.Repeat apps if necessary.Hope that helps,mate!!

[`Boots`]

Crickey mate......................didn`t realise you had a sudden boost of mojo as bad as this... .......... i was unaware this lot was underway , good to see mucka and get cracking ;D ;D

[Deleted]

Dan...sorry mate,missed ya there...Yup!! basic plan is for one base for all,with Squadron emblems etc....but one step at a time,eh?....As for Alclads vs Gunze Metallics...the AC's are better,when used properly,but you know me ....all for the easy life,eh?....and the Gunze can be polished as well!!!!!

[Deleted]

Dicky...ROFLMAO!!!!! ;D ;D......Nah, ya Numpty,I sat the compressor on the foam!!!!
Boots,Yup!!!...I appears to have something called a raging Mojo,...that's what the doctor said anyway....At least,I THINK he said Mojo!!!!

[ogrejohn]

A veritable modeling machine you are Chris! Looking fine on the wingys and a nice subject matter too!

[Deleted]

John....I don't know about 'Modelling machine,mate.....3 of these were already built,I've just been patching them up,and recycling.The only new one is the shiny 'Stang,oh and the P40,if I can get a 'pit for it.But thanks for looking in fella ;D ;D

Butz.....Darn!!!!.....You let the cat outta the bag!!!.....That was on my mind,when I restarted this project.Just gotta pick up a B25,and the correct decs ;D