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Old 05-03-2018, 09:02 AM
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Snagged it! Not sure now what all the hoopla about the canopy was. It looks just like the one that Nobi did originally. Sorry for the confusion
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Old 05-03-2018, 04:24 PM
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Wings are finished. There was a little struggle with them. I hope that little misalignment on the fuselage stars didn't ruin my Devastator.
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Old 05-03-2018, 04:49 PM
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It doesn't ruin it. It just illustrates that as a repainter, sometimes
you have to correct markings and retest it.

I would adjust the marking, print it on regular paper, and keep tweaking it until
you get it to just the right position.

Or, did the wing fillets just get misaligned themselves?
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Got mine too.

Got three TBD's now. Thanks Nobi and thanks Kacper!
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Old 05-04-2018, 02:17 AM
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I would adjust the marking, print it on regular paper, and keep tweaking it until
you get it to just the right position.

Or, did the wing fillets just get misaligned themselves?
Interesting tip to print it again on regular paper. I'll see what I can do.

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Or, did the wing fillets just get misaligned themselves?
I don't think so. They're on their position.
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Old 05-04-2018, 10:03 AM
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I think I found what caused the misalignment of the wing fillets. Wings are just little to fat.
But like they say in Australia, no worries

Looks like a Devastator, isn't it?

On the pictures below you can see my technique of making wheels. I glue parts of the wheels on cardboard and then make shape of the tires using emery paper. After that, you have to paint these tires black.

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After some research, is it not possible the roundel is to large and to far forward?

Most pics and illustrations show it to be smaller and farther aft.

Just a thought.
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After some research, is it not possible the roundel is to large and to far forward?

Most pics and illustrations show it to be smaller and farther aft.

Just a thought.
Fuselage roundels?
Some Devastators had smaller, closer to the tail roundels and some had bigger roundels, closer to the canopy.
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Old 05-04-2018, 10:41 AM
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Yes. To me these roundels are kind of suspect. You just have to bear in mind that in this time in the Pacific war there were many more things to worry about than absolutely correct insignia.
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Old 05-04-2018, 11:08 AM
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Your model looks really great to me, Kacper.

With regard to evidence of markings, I have never seen an actual photograph of Ensign Gay's T-14 at the time of the Midway Battle, but as you probably know, the American filmmaker John Ford was aboard USS Hornet prior to the battle and filmed flight operations. He also captured most, if not all, of the Torpedo Eight crews. After the battle, he produced a memorial film, which is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajlKvA48IXU

No image of T-14, but at about 1:55, T-3 begins its takeoff roll and T-5 rolls past at around 2:00. Those images at least put us into the ball park of what Ensign Gay's aircraft and its roundels looked like.

Note that T-3 still had the red disk inside its port lower wing roundel and at around 2:20, SBD S-14 takes off. It has a white fuselage code. Clearly, there was a lot of inconsistency and variation in markings at that stage of the war.

In any event, it is worth viewing the film to remember the men of Torpedo Eight.

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