Adjustments

The N2S is going to a guy I've been building for from nearly day one. (Call it 25 years.) I'll call him Al. He's a fussy dude, but that's alright. I respect somebody who knows what they're looking at and can tell right from wrong on a model. (He's also a bigger smart-ass than I am, and apparently that's saying something. He never fails to make me laugh, even when he points out where I've screwed up. We get along.)

 He supplied me with a photo of his uncle standing next to 156 in a typical ready-to-fly hero pose. (His uncle does look like a movie star.) It's a 3/4 rear shot that doesn't show nearly enough of the airplane, but it does show one propeller blade. It's without a doubt wooden. Lindberg supplies what is without a doubt a metal propeller. Choosing that path of least resistance, I used that which Lindberg conveniently provided. Red flag thrown by Al. And he's right. So I rummaged some WWI kits and found a suitable wood two-blade, reshaped and painted and...

 
Al was also of the opinion that 156 was too shiny. Again I had to agree, and gave her a shot of very thinned flat coat.

 
 
So now I'm waiting for the verdict.

C'mon Al. Let me get on to something else.

Comments

[Douglas]

The kit looks great Pat and I really like the finish on the prop.

[Pat Hawkey]

Thanks! The wood grain is just raw umber oil paint kind of dry-brushed on Testors "wood" enamel (in the little 1/4 oz. jar.)