Signifer Grumman Goose JRF-5
the box art
painting guide........
plastic body & wings
rest of the plastic
the resin parts
as you can see one of the seats is broken, lots of other broken little pieces too
nice detailed engines
great detail cockpit, but I wish they had made the sides seperate
the whole side broken off
the anchor was in several pieces
took days to clean up the resin pieces!
those nubs gotta go!
test fit not too bad
several push rod tubes broken
radio gear
instrument panel
seats
could have done a better job on the floor, but you cant see it anyway
seats didn't fit well at all
nose compartment
took a lot of work to get it all in there!!
nice gap eh
hella gappage!
lucky the props were in 1 piece, but i had to drill the holes for a pin. needless to say, they're crooked.
nacelles attached
tail etc attached
and primer.....
...yipee!
the 3 color paint scheme was a pain to mask
not half bad ??
decals on. the landing gear was so broken up and didn't fit anyway, so I had to do it wheels up
my attempted "wash"
It came with a plastic & Vacuformed windshields, neither fit well. I used the vac and masked the center. didn't work too well!
I used steel wire for the pontoon supports
and there she is........!!
Komentarzy
11 6 November 2016, 07:19
Erik LeijdensLooking great Robert! Have this kit in the stash as well, a very beautiful detailed kit. Only downside of your model; the US roundels on the wings are upside down..
7 November 2016, 07:27
Robert W MartelOH! You're right Erik. the single point should be forward. I didn't notice.... I must have been looking at it upsidedown...lol. You gotta give an old guy a break! lol Well, they're just gonna have to stay that way....I won't say anything!
7 November 2016, 17:44
Erik LeijdensStill a beautiful Goose Robert! WIll look at yours when I start mine 🙂
7 November 2016, 19:07
Robert W MartelThanks James, it was a PITA. Makes me cringe about some other kits I have w/resin parts. But, I've looked at them and the resin looks to be better quality. Like the Encore Models_F-102A Delta Dagger, that resin looks much better. I think the Signifer resin is just poor quality.
Eric, if you're doing the Signifer....be prepared...its no "shake & bake" kit !! It does have nice detail to
though.
7 November 2016, 19:53
Erik LeijdensHave it in the stash for a couple of years now Robert, still waiting for the day when I have the balls and skills to start it😄. Just checked my kit and luckily no broken resin pieces.
7 November 2016, 21:26
Robert W MartelThat's a good thing Erik. Mine must have gotten tossed around a lot, it had tons of pieces in the bags!
8 November 2016, 01:02
Landlubber MikeI'm coming in late on this one Robert, but you did a great job! I'm thinking about starting mine but a bit nervous looking at your pics and learning about the quality 🙁
17 August 2023, 17:02
Robert W MartelThanks Pietro!
Landlubber, The worst part was the interior, it just didn't fit! It was a lot of work, but worth it in the end.
18 August 2023, 15:22
