BrandonK

Lookin' pretty sweet there, Toshi.

BK

 

Toshi

Hello Mr. Toshi,

It has been awhile my friend. Your build is absolutely amazing...everything looks great. You have advanced so much since you strated...I am not surprised. Be well my friend, and enjoy the remainder of the build.

P.S. - I hope Mrs. Toshi is doing well and remains well during her treatments.

Lookin' pretty sweet there, Toshi.

BK

I got these decals done while my grandson took his afternoon nap.  Of course I have to stop.  I wonder why? He got up.  lol!

Toshi

https://flic.kr/p/Y8LKhs

Here is what I did at 2:30am.  For some reason I woke up early and could not go back to sleep.  Everything That is not of NMF was hand painted.  I hope you enjoy my build.

Toshi

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tempestjohnny

This is coming out very nice. I like that thin stripe around the nose.

 

The black thin stripe was hand painted.  Everything that’s not NMF has been hand painted on.  Sometimes I really enjoy brush painting as oppose to the AB technique.

Thank you tempestjohnny for stopping by on my WIP thread and checking out my build while replying.  I am most greatful of this as well as our conversations my friend!

Toshi

1943Mike

Delighted that you're doing another NMF aircraft - so far I just don't have the courage to try one (but I'm working myself up to it ).

Looking at your progress I'm impressed. I like the really shiny metallic finish - especially with what looks like OD on the top of the fuselage in front of the pilot.

I sincerely hope that all goes well with Mrs. Toshi and that you both are going to be laughing with each other and loving each other for many, many moons to come.

 

 

I’m very pleased with the progression of this build.  The metallic finish really does stand out.  Yes, the anti glare paint is OD in front as well as behind the pilot.  I hand painted the anti glare.  That came out really nice in my humble opinion.

Since this very horrific and stressful ordeal, I’ve learned that I have a second chance in life with Mrs. Toshi.  We both cherish each day together as if it’s our last one.  I too hope and know that we will be laughing and loving each other for many many more years to come!

Thank you so very much 1943Mike, you’ve always followed my builds and I enjoy our conversations together.  You’ve been a great member and more importantly a fantastic friend!

Toshi

jeaton01

It looks real nice, Alan.

 

Toshi

M. Brindos

 

 

Toshi

 

 

M. Brindos

Lol yes I happen to remember AMC. My father and I spent years building trophy winning AMC's and now have a Gremlin project in his driveway.

I knew that Sterling Silver would really add some show quality to your build. Are you sure you don't want to keep it?

It's a beautiful color. :)

 

 

 

 

AMC had several racing teams back in the day, was your father as well as yourself part of these teams?  

 

I showed Mrs. Toshi your post, we’ve decided to keep it as such.  No changes will be made.  lol!  Thanks for the input!

Toshi and Mrs. Toshi

 

 

 

 

no we were never involved with any of the race teams. Although dad did get to take it around the track once. He didn't push it though. He didn't want to scratch it lol.

We have been to a lot of car shows over the years. ;)

These days I'm working on my Geo. It's starting to look pretty cool. :)

 

littletimmy

Wow !   Every time I turn around you have another kit on you'r bench. I'v been starring at the same car kit for over two months...... and still dont have it all together yet.

That Silver is a sight to behold ! Nice job !

I too have a P-47 but it's an old Heller kit 1/72 scale and only has about 20 parts. It's not in the lineup yet. still working out a few "bug's" in my shop. ( No.... really..... BUGS!   Dont know how they got in there.)

Looking forward to seeing you'rs cross the finish line.

 

Yes it is!  At first I thought it had too much BLING in it.  But M.Brindos and ManCityFan pointed out that after you add the decals and such, it’ll tone everything down a bit.  Plus, Mrs. Toshi not only picked out the rattle can color out, we both took a step back and liked it very much.  We both laughed about it and i had a great time building the P-47 kit!  

Even with only 20 parts or so, I’d love to see a WIP on it.  That would be great!  I hope you work out the bugs in your bench area.  They can be a annoyance at best.  Here in NE Ohio, we deal with nats all the time during this time of year.  Annoying they are.  

I’m hoping to wrap this baby up by the middle of October.  Then I have my last stash of a original still wrapped up Monogram Black Widow I found on eBay at a really nice price point!  My favorite thing about this kit is that I have every AM part.  Thank littletimmy for always following and supporting my WIP!

Toshi

Delighted that you're doing another NMF aircraft - so far I just don't have the courage to try one (but I'm working myself up to it ).

Looking at your progress I'm impressed. I like the really shiny metallic finish - especially with what looks like OD on the top of the fuselage in front of the pilot.

I sincerely hope that all goes well with Mrs. Toshi and that you both are going to be laughing with each other and loving each other for many, many moons to come.

It looks real nice, Alan.

Toshi

 

 

M. Brindos

Lol yes I happen to remember AMC. My father and I spent years building trophy winning AMC's and now have a Gremlin project in his driveway.

I knew that Sterling Silver would really add some show quality to your build. Are you sure you don't want to keep it?

It's a beautiful color. :)

 

 

 

 

AMC had several racing teams back in the day, was your father as well as yourself part of these teams?  

 

I showed Mrs. Toshi your post, we’ve decided to keep it as such.  No changes will be made.  lol!  Thanks for the input!

Toshi and Mrs. Toshi

 

no we were never involved with any of the race teams. Although dad did get to take it around the track once. He didn't push it though. He didn't want to scratch it lol.

We have been to a lot of car shows over the years. ;)

These days I'm working on my Geo. It's starting to look pretty cool. :)

Wow !   Every time I turn around you have another kit on you'r bench. I'v been starring at the same car kit for over two months...... and still dont have it all together yet.

That Silver is a sight to behold ! Nice job !

I too have a P-47 but it's an old Heller kit 1/72 scale and only has about 20 parts. It's not in the lineup yet. still working out a few "bug's" in my shop. ( No.... really..... BUGS!   Dont know how they got in there.)

Looking forward to seeing you'rs cross the finish line.

Here is a little bit of progress for today.  I’ve haven‘t been working on the Thunderbolt as much as I wanted to.  Taking, being, and supporting Mrs. Toshi through her Photon Radiation therapy is very important to me.  

We’ve also have been watching our grandson Ezra whom is now one years old, is a job in itself.  lol!  He’s walking like a drunken baby and keeps me on my toes.  One area that is off limits to him is the den of which I have my bench in.  Other than that, he has free roam of the condo.  

Toshi

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I want to also thank Gamera for his very generous offer of sending me a sheet of AM decals for my P-47.  This was just in case my decals started to break up or crack in the water. 

That‘s the greatness of this Forum in of which Forum members like Gamera would actually send me an item if I needed it.  Once again, thanks Gamera!

Toshi

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151399853@N05/shares/z9t8mo

Thank you for the tip on the decal binder spray.  It worked like a charm.  Thank you so very much forum member fox!  Here is a test photo of the wing insignia.  As you can see, it held together and did not break up.

Toshi

lol!  lol!  It’s definately nice and shiny.

Toshi

ManCityFan

Hey Toshi, I like that color too!  Nice and shiny.  Mr. Brindos is correct that the color looks good.  After decals and some weathering, this will look GREAT!  Glad you are having fun with this, and gave Mrs. Toshi a laugh.  Send her my warmest regards. 

D

 

As for decals some other coloring and maybe a little weathering as I’m still undecided on the latter, it should look good.  I don’t know about great.  lol!  We will have to see.  lol!  

Mrs. Toshi and I cherish each day we have together since her ordeal.  We try to have fun every minute of the day.  Thank you for your caring words.  I greatly appreciate it my friend.

Toshi

Oh yeah lotsa BLING there!!! 

So bright I had to put my shades... 

And that's some nice work there on yours too BK! 

Hey Toshi, I like that color too!  Nice and shiny.  Mr. Brindos is correct that the color looks good.  After decals and some weathering, this will look GREAT!  Glad you are having fun with this, and gave Mrs. Toshi a laugh.  Send her my warmest regards. 

D

M. Brindos

Lol yes I happen to remember AMC. My father and I spent years building trophy winning AMC's and now have a Gremlin project in his driveway.

I knew that Sterling Silver would really add some show quality to your build. Are you sure you don't want to keep it?

It's a beautiful color. :)

 

I showed Mrs. Toshi your post, we’ve decided to keep it as such.  No changes will be made.  lol!  Thanks for the input!

Toshi and Mrs. Toshi

Lol yes I happen to remember AMC. My father and I spent years building trophy winning AMC's and now have a Gremlin project in his driveway.

I knew that Sterling Silver would really add some show quality to your build. Are you sure you don't want to keep it?

It's a beautiful color. :)

Here is the Thunderbolt with the Model Master Custom Lacquer System AMC Sterling Silver Metallic 3D No. 28141.  My experiment is done.  Although it looks really pretty, I’ll definately have to respray this in Vallejo Acrylic Metal Color 77.707.  lol!  At least Mrs. Toshi was greatly amused and we both had a good laugh at it.  Mrs. Toshi said; “It definately gots lots of BLING“.  

This is what life is about, I told myself in that when Mrs. Toshi recovers from her ordeal, I’ll cherish every moment with her and include her in my builds.  In this build it cost me approximately $3.00 with my Hobby Lobby discount card.  And it created a time in which I’ll never forget that we shared a jovial essence.  

This my fellow forum members is what you’ve taught me here on this forum, to have fun in really and truly having one heck of a time in my WIP building escapade.  Thank you FSM Forum Members for humoring me for this short period of time.

Toshi 

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https://flic.kr/p/Y2qiZi

MrStecks

Looks like this is shaping up very nicely Toshi. 

Cheers, Mark

 

Toshi

Here is the P-47 Thunderbolt with the attached drop tanks.

Toshi

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151399853@N05/shares/42GQ7B

Looks like this is shaping up very nicely Toshi. 

Cheers, Mark