Hasegawa 1/32 N.A. P-51D "Cripes A' Mighty" IV SN 44-14906.

[KennyX]

KennyX

You are farther along in building than I, for sure. You quickly ramped up to speed by completing a series of mostly Eduard mostly Luftwaffe subjects, kits and subjects that are demanding of a certain skill set. Seeing you build with such confidence has been a great boon to everyone here, so you know sincerely what you do is appreciated.

What you are doing with painting reminds me of a body shop guy my dad used; the guy told me there are two kinds of painters, ones who take the car apart to paint it and others who leave it as much together as possible to avoid screwing up additional areas.

That said, I am positive I will follow one of John’s builds from beginning to end just like he did, his steps are always clear.

What I always appreciate is clear purpose—and I’ll take a moment to thank Carlos, because he is abundantly clear why he does what he does; and that matters.

That and calling a radio a radio.

I put so much of myself into my painting. Don’t get me wrong, I put a lot of myself into building too, but I recognize that I have a slight bias- the painting.

My father is a Physicist and and Engineer, and my mother is a Witch, Horse Trainer, and an Artist, I’m more like her than my dad in many respects. I program computers for a living mostly, but the algorithms I come up with are more “artistic”, if that makes sense.

I digress. What was the point I was making?

Ah yes- how I paint. I dislike when engineering and art have to happen at the same time. I don’t want to build the canvas while I’m painting on it. But that isn’t to say that other folks shouldn’t or that my way is superior. They should all do it however they want, and mine is only superior for ME. That said, there are advantages to painting ahead of time, during the building phase, as I am clearly seeing. And I’ve done a bit of that. What sways me is my fear or ruining the hard work and that piece of myself that I’ve imbued upon my subject during the painting.

In short: the old boy Kenny X is scared of fucking up the paint job HAHAHAA

AND TO YOU, and Carlos, and Kari, and Kahuna, and John, and everybody else here- I’m having a blast watching you build and paint in your own unique ways, I’m learning, and thoroughly enjoying myself.

[Stikpusher]

Telecommunications box?!?! It’s a radio!!! Probably with a SCR-___ nomenclature of some sort.... full of vacuum tubes and wiring in those days... ungodly hot and heavy equipment.... (yeah the commo sergeant in me is peeking out)

Seriously those those look to be a big improvement on the kit pats.

SCR-522 A

Stik—does the radio box look gray? I wonder if the radio box started out in a black finish paint until 1945-6, then became a gray finish. I keep wondering if the black and white photo I posted above is post war/early Korean War pony, with a black cockpit.



I stand corrected! Mercifully there is a strike out feature added. I am still trying to figure out what else is inside there on top of the interior fuel tanks.

No worries my friend. Technically speaking, carrier pigeons, smoke signals, and semaphore flags are all telecommunications devices.
But getting back to the radio, on old US Army radios that I have seen they come in one of two colors mostly, black and OD. I suspect that the radio in the top photo is OD. Dark Gray is not used, although I have come across some stuff in a medium gray colo, but that is from a later era. Black equipment will usually be in either a textured flat black, or a satin finish. But for a WWII radio, I'd stay with black as the most likely color.

[speedgraflex]

KennyX,

Well, Wiccan runs through my Mother’s side and science and rational thought ie Engineering runneth through my Father’s side, so I relate heavily. The only derivation perhaps is having the warriors in the clan, and the resulting prejudices, perhaps.

You hit the point about individual approach; I believe an emphasis on the individual may set SPA Modeler apart from other forums. Actually the reason I am here is fellowship. There are good people here, who do not judge; they only encourage.

I remember last year really struggling and nearly giving up painting late Luftwaffe camouflage and the mods and admin were incredibly supportive. I truly like to think I take a decent photo, do decent line drawing and make a good deviled egg. Beyond that I have a lot to learn.

[speedgraflex]

But getting back to the radio, on old US Army radios that I have seen they come in one of two colors mostly, black and OD. I suspect that the radio in the top photo is OD. Dark Gray is not used, although I have come across some stuff in a medium gray colo, but that is from a later era. Black equipment will usually be in either a textured flat black, or a satin finish. But for a WWII radio, I'd stay with black as the most likely color.

Thanks so much, Carlos. Black it is. I am so excited; I just received a big packing box stamped in blue “Revell” all over it.

[KennyX]

KennyX,

Well, Wiccan runs through my Mother’s side and science and rational thought ie Engineering runneth through my Father’s side, so I relate heavily. The only derivation perhaps is having the warriors in the clan, and the resulting prejudices, perhaps.

You hit the point about individual approach; I believe an emphasis on the individual may set SPA Modeler apart from other forums. Actually the reason I am here is fellowship. There are good people here, who do not judge; they only encourage.

I remember last year really struggling and nearly giving up painting late Luftwaffe camouflage and the mods and admin were incredibly supportive. I truly like to think I take a decent photo, do decent line drawing and make a good deviled egg. Beyond that I have a lot to learn.

Bruce,

Let me tell you brother, that’s why I’m glad I crash-landed here and not at one of those other places. I like that the individual approach here is supported and encouraged, and all the feedback. Positive and negative, is constructive. I really like and respect all you guys and I really enjoy the time I spend here.

And in my opinion, I think you take a great photo, and you do great work, too. I can’t wait to see this mustang when you’re done with it. I know it’ll be lovely*.

*”Lovely” is an inside thing between me and my late Zen Master Emma. Any time something was super-good, she always called it “lovely”. You Mustang is gonna be that kind of super-good, my man. Just keep on with what you’re doing with it.

[mustang1989]

Good stuff Bruce. If it says Mustang.................then you know I'm in.

[speedgraflex]

KennyX

Agreed... I could not agree with you more about SPA Modeler. A refuge from the river of doubt. I mean, Stik compares the madness to the tea party in Alice in Wonderland; truly apt.

[Stikpusher]

I don’t think that I will build another Mustang with flaps up again... this just keeps getting better and better!

And if this a tea party, I’m very partial to Long Island Iced...

[speedgraflex]

I don’t think that I will build another Mustang with flaps up again... this just keeps getting better and better!

And if this a tea party, I’m very partial to Long Island Iced...

So... this is my IP mashup—Yahu IP inset Hasegawa IP. I modified the Yahu, by trimming the sides down, then I carefully removed (and I mean carefully underlined underscored do not scream) the bezel of the Yahu IP... and then I just spent an hour hollowing out an opening inside the plastic kit part and set the Yahu behind the kit part.

[speedgraflex]

Good stuff Bruce. If it says Mustang.................then you know I'm in.

Mustang!

I kid you not I was going to ask if your name originated with the four-wheels and a motor variety or with the aircraft or with I dunno horses! I mean, that’s not out of the realm of possibilities here, is it?

I thank you for your words and all those builds. I was reading Der Beetle Bus, Arado with a lot of joy, because you are one hell of a dude.

I am glad you are here.