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Stikpusher 2020, Pass In Review!

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  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Stikpusher 2020, Pass In Review!
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:32 PM

This year I completed a modest six builds. But I was not able to start building until mid March after getting my workbench set up in my new home, so that works out to one completion every month and a half or so. Of the six, only one was a mostly completed build from a previous year. All the rest were started here, save for one, which was barely started, and I had to go and fix stuff on that one. So here we go:

 

 

1, Monogram 1/48 A-7B

 

 

2, Tamiya 1/48 DAK Kübelwagen

 

 

3, Testors (Hawk) 1/48 V-1 - the rollover build started in another year

 

 

4, Heller 1/35 Char Somua S35

 

 

5, Dragon 1/35 M46

 

 

6, Academy 1/35 M151A1 (last but not least)

 

One other bit of positive news is that only one kit that I started in 2020 was not completed. And that one is close enough to the finish line to be done quick enough in the next few weeks. Unlike many previous years...

 

Thanks for looking... Happy New Years!

 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:43 PM

Great stuff Carlos!

Thanks,

John

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  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 9:44 PM

Nice work Stik.   I'm partial to Gull Grey & White Cool

On the Bench: Too Much

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 10:03 PM

Thanks guys! CB, I know what you mean. That was a very attractive scheme and era for markings.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 10:57 PM

I would add any of those to my collection. Well done one and all.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

                              Tongue Tied

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  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 11:02 PM

Back then the Navy and Marines had more colorful than the Cammo paint schemes we had in the Air Force with only a few exceptions, the C-5a, C-141a, C-9, AND OV-10a.  The 1976 Bi-Centinniel paint jobs were even better.  I saw a lot of colorful aircraft pass through Little Rock A.F.B.

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, December 31, 2020 8:21 AM

Modest!?! I'll only get seven finished if I hit the deadline with the three I'm trying to finish for GBs tonight. I'd say you had a very productive year! 

And some fantastic work there- they all look great but I love the tiger-face Korean War M46...Heart 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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  • From: North East of England
Posted by Hutch6390 on Thursday, December 31, 2020 8:38 AM

I like all of those, Stikpusher, and I really like the A7, but my favourite has to be that amazing M46!  If I turned out only 3 a year to that standard, I'd be a happy bunny - well done on all of them.

Vell, Zaphod's just zis guy, you know?

   

TakkaTakkaTakkaTakkaTakkaTakka

 

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Thursday, December 31, 2020 8:59 AM

I think you did great, especially with the short build year. Yes

They are all cool, and that M46 and the Jeep especially got my attention!

 

 

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  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Thursday, December 31, 2020 9:42 AM

That is a nice collection.  I don't build much armor (only a couple of WWII-era tanks) but i sure do like looking at it.

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, December 31, 2020 9:47 AM

Nice line up there Carlos.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, December 31, 2020 3:15 PM

Thanks guys! I’ll have more flying things next year. I had planned to build a couple more, but then changed my mind... lol! 2019 I shut down my bench early to move. 2020, I lost a few months before I was able to build again. 2021 should be more agreeable for my hobby time.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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    January 2020
  • From: Maryland
Posted by wpwar11 on Thursday, December 31, 2020 4:10 PM

Just keeping working it Stik you'll get good at this modeling thing.   I had a sarcastic smiley face here and somehow it disappeared

Awesome builds.  I know with the move it can be tough getting back to a groove.  I'm mostly an aircraft guy so my vote is for the spectacular A7.  2020 was my first full year of modeling and I think I completed 4 or 5.  Still learning what works best for me and I'll use some of these photos for inspiration.

Hope 2021 brings you happiness and more success at the bench

Paul

 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, December 31, 2020 6:40 PM

Beautiful job Stik. I'm amazed you got that much done with moving and all

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by mustang1989 on Friday, January 1, 2021 2:50 PM

All I've gotta say is that you're one helluva model builder Carlos. Exceptional work on all bro. 

                   

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Posted by castelnuovo on Monday, January 4, 2021 11:30 PM

Super work stick, the Corsair looks great, and the Kubel...

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Posted by lewbud on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:37 AM

Well done Stik!  Now I need to find those A-7 decals in 1/72.

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 10:11 AM

Paul, Steve, Joe, Castel, and Lew, thank you one and all for commenting so kindly on my 2020 builds. Nothing means more to me in this hobby than such comments from fellow modelers such as you guys. All of you do great work yourselves, so this is very fine company to be a part of.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by Mopar Madness on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 10:33 AM

Six beautiful models there Stik. I'm pretty sure that's a few more than I made! 

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 11:09 AM

Thank you Chad. This year WILL be more productive for both of us!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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    July 2008
  • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
Posted by castelnuovo on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 12:38 PM

Stick, I am totaly inspired to build that Corsair. Any tips re weathering? Those panel lines look great, the whole thing...I would be super happy to get even close to something like yours.

Thanks

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 2:18 PM

Thank you Castel.

The weathering was extremely simple to do. Pin washes in all the recessed details, and pencil on all the raised detail, which was the vast majority on this older kit. I draw on the panel lines with a very sharp pencil, then smudge the lines back in the direction of airflow and/or gravity with a cotton ball. If I apply too much, I clean the area with a damp cloth piece of rag, then repeat the process. 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Hatboro, PA
Posted by Justinryan215 on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 11:36 AM

Goreous builds, but as stated by others before me, THAT A-7........

"...failure to do anything because someone else can do better makes us rather dull and lazy..."

Mortal as I am,I know that I am born for a day.  But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the Earth...

 

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 1:52 PM

Thank you Justin. Boy that A-7 sure does seem to be making some new fans here. Not bad for a “crappy old unbuildable” Mongram kit.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 2:37 PM

Do I have to choose ? Cause I ain't gonna! I like them all!

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:14 PM

Lol! Thanks TB. And no, you don’t have to choose.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    February 2011
Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 6:00 PM
You might have completed just six builds last year however they are amazing builds.
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:11 PM

Thanks Grey! Considering that it was a shortened year for build time for me, I’m good with the numbers. Before 2016 I averaged 8-10 completions a year. I did not finish one build in 2016, although i did have several major projects, two of which are sidelined and still need to be completed, before I lost my modeling moejoe that year and for some time afterwards. Anyways from 2017 on I have been slowly working my way up to those numbers again. 2021 will see me meet them!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    August 2015
  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Thursday, January 7, 2021 6:24 AM

Well done that jeep is special.

 

 

 Nick.

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