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My 1/72 scale aircraft

Dean62 said:
Pre flight…
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In flight…

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I have video, but can’t post.
And a few of the N3N that I want to fly in next…

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And a few from the museum area…
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Anyway…was a great day, beautiful weather flying with the canopy open!
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Good morning Dean. Wow what an amazing experience. Did you fly solo..... a man of many talents. It is also really cool to see all your plane models on the shelves. That is quite the collection. Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Dean. Wow what an amazing experience. Did you fly solo..... a man of many talents. It is also really cool to see all your plane models on the shelves. That is quite the collection. Cheers Grant
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Thanks Grant! I did not fly the aircraft, I rode in it. The pilot is a commercial airline pilot and ex military pilot. So a lot of experience, which is required to fly a military aircraft and especially a tail dragger. It was definitely a blast! I’m going again soon!
Also, I am going to need more shelves as I have 65 aircraft on shelves and another 20 plus in boxes!
I’m going to take a break from aircraft and get some work done on the NL ship soon.
Right now I am in the middle of painting scenery on canvas…have not done any paintings in a while!
 
As I mentioned, I have been sidetracked lately doing a painting. I have done a lot of painting in the past, but never a paint by number.
So out of curiosity I ordered a paint by number canvas with a picture I liked. I had in mind that I would embellish the painting to add more detail.
Once started, I realized the detail was crude and the colors were not blended well and looked very cartoonish…
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This to me was hideous and I pondered throwing it away and considering it a lesson learned. But rather than give up, I decided to go ahead and see to what degree I had to embellish it to make it something worth pursuing…below was what I did next…

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I was not completely satisfied, but it motivated me to continue.

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I embellished the roof and cabin, and did the basic colors on the trees above the cabin.
I decided I wanted a wood shingle look to the roof and to embellish the trees…

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I also put a lot of work into the sky and chimney. It’s actually starting to look promising and I am enjoying watching it come to life, even though I am redoing everything. So this will most likely keep me busy for a while and then I can resume model building.
See ya next time…
 
Your embellishments do soften the harsh contrast typical of a PbN painting. This looks like a fun and challenging diversion Dean, I like it.
 
Daniel20 said:
Your embellishments do soften the harsh contrast typical of a PbN painting. This looks like a fun and challenging diversion Dean, I like it.
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Thanks Daniel, my embellishments have become a redo...ROTF ...I basically painted over everything they had and I am now avoiding that unnecessary step by painting it the way I want it and disregarding their numbered areas. I am now using their outlines as a basic guide.
 
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Dean62 said:
As I mentioned, I have been sidetracked lately doing a painting. I have done a lot of painting in the past, but never a paint by number.
So out of curiosity I ordered a paint by number canvas with a picture I liked. I had in mind that I would embellish the painting to add more detail.
Once started, I realized the detail was crude and the colors were not blended well and looked very cartoonish…
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This to me was hideous and I pondered throwing it away and considering it a lesson learned. But rather than give up, I decided to go ahead and see to what degree I had to embellish it to make it something worth pursuing…below was what I did next…

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I was not completely satisfied, but it motivated me to continue.

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I embellished the roof and cabin, and did the basic colors on the trees above the cabin.
I decided I wanted a wood shingle look to the roof and to embellish the trees…

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I also put a lot of work into the sky and chimney. It’s actually starting to look promising and I am enjoying watching it come to life, even though I am redoing everything. So this will most likely keep me busy for a while and then I can resume model building.
See ya next time…
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Your interpretation makes a lot more sense than the prescription does.
Looking forward to the final result.
 
Navy51 said:
I have also built 1/72 scale planes, my main interest is USN. I keep them in a dust free cabinet. I like your builds !
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Thank you, I like all military aircraft, and even civilian aircraft. But for now I am concentrating on military only. Still a vast amount of choices! ;)
 
RDN1954 said:
So much room for good dear old AL-FI to make this a unique masterpiece
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Agreed, that is why I chose to play around with a paint by number. I can use the basic image or picture as a foundation, but paint it as if I am doing so with a blank canvas. I typically start with a blank canvas, but wanted to try something different. And at times that is my approach to ship building...lol, I like to leave myself some room to be creative. If I get too caught up in historical accuracy, it feels like my hands are tied behind my back, and I lose interest. ;)
Rebus said:
Wonderfully done!
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Thank you!
 
Update…with the collection rearranged, I thought I would do a new image and name list per shelf...
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Above is the overall built aircraft display.

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Above Left to Right and front to back is:
Sopwith F.1/3 Comic
Albatross D.Va
Pfalz D IIIa
Nieuport 24bis
Fokker D VII
Bristol Bulldog
Spad XIII
Nieuport 27
Fokker Dr1
Junkers D1
Tiger Moth

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Above L to R front to back:
P-51D Mustang “Lou IV”
P-51D Mustang “Stinger VII”
P-51D Mustang “Jumpin Jacques”
P-51D Mustang “Big Beautiful Doll”
P-38 Lightning “Marge”
P-39Q Airacobra “Devastating Devil”
P-38 Lightning “Itsy Bitsy”

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Above L to R front to back:
P-36 Hawk
P-40 Warhawk
F4F Wildcat
F4F Wildcat
P-40 Warhawk “Flying Tiger”
TBF Avenger
F6F Hellcat
F6F Hellcat

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Above L to R front to back:
F8F Bearcat
SBD-3 Dauntless
P-43 Lancer
P-47 Razorback
F4U Corsair
F4U Corsair
T-6 Texan
BT-13 Valiant

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Above L to R front to back:
Spitfire Mk V
Tempest Mk V
Hurricane Mk II
LA-7
P-47D Thunderbolt "Angie"
P-47D Thunderbolt
Sea Fury FB Mk II
IL-2 Sturmovik

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Above L to R front to back:
Fw-190
Me-109
Fw-190
Me 262
Me-109
Bf-110E Tropical
Ju087G2 Stuka


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Above L to R front to back:
Ki-61 Hien/Tony
A5M2 Kokutai W-101
A6M5C Zero
D.520
A6M2 Zero
B5N2 “Kate” type 97-3
Ki-43 Hayabusa
D.520 N248


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Above L to R:
F-15 Eagle
F4 Phantom
F-86 Sabre
F-84E Thunderjet


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Above L to R:
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-18 Hornet
F-102 Delta Dagger
F-14 Tomcat

Well that’s the updated display thus far.

On another note, I just ordered a F-104C Starfighter. So I’m excited to add to the jets...there will be many more! ;)

See ya next time…
 
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