Hans,

Congratulations on having lasted thirty years in the service.  That really is quite a feat!   Personally, I had my fill at six and a half and headed off to the private sector.

All,

I have one project to clear from my bench (it is about 90% complete), and then I will commence the building of the USS Tullibee.  I was fondling through the parts a couple of days before the scheduled start date, and this looks to be relatively simple, as it is a mostly resin kit.  Now that I have written that last comment, I have probably doomed myself to poorly fitting pieces and air voids.

Ken, that looks great so far! I cant wait to see how this one progresses. Very beautiful work on the Instrument panels and side consoles

Thanks, guys.  I hope the rest of the build is as enjoyable.  Seems that fixing up the cockpit is a fun part of the build for me, although it shouldn't be since these parts are so tiny - don't know how you guys do it in 1:72!! 

Ken

Build on!

I just wrapped up my Pfalz D.IIIa and Hansa Brandenburg W.29 for another build, so the USS Tullibee is up next on the bench.  I will keep you posted as I progress and will post photos as I make the time to take them.

Your Scorp is coming along nicely! And I hear ya about the weather. My paint area is on my garage. I just went out there and it is just too damn hot to be working there now... I can feel the heat radiating off the wall... I dont wanna do anymore building because I have so much pinting still needing to be done before I tackle more building.

Ken,

Looking good so far!  I am anxious to see the finished product.

Wirraway,

I finished the Tullibee (SSN-597) yesterday.  Being resin, there was not much to take in-progress photos of.  I will get a picture or two taken this week to post here, so keep your eyes open.

kbuzz01 wrote:

OK, fellow vets, I'm finally underway with the Revell 1:48 F-89J.  Below are some pics of the pit.          Ken

Ken, pardon me for barging in here, as I'm not a vet, but; F-89? Good stuff, what's your history?

Scotty/Ken.

Some nice work there.  My landrover is coming along.  I will post pics when I get all the resin bits on.  Then I have to wait for the paint to arrive (from U.K.)  White Ensign models was the only place I could find that sells Australian lustreless olive drab in tinlets.

Hey, Scotty - at my age, I have a small stash. 

 

It's cooled off a bit and the grandkids have left, so I've managed to do a little painting.  This is MM buffing metalizer.

 

 

 

Ken

Hey Wirraway, way to go - glad to see someone still knows there is a group build going on here.  Hard to realize that we are a third of the way into this 6 month build!! 

I've made a little more progress on the Scorpion, as shown below.  Hope to finish it soon.  It's not as tough a build as I thought it might be as a Revell.  Also, hope to have better pics next time.

Ken